Comparison

Splat vs Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Splat

This vocabulary game helps students master synonyms and antonyms through four engaging activities. It tracks student progress, saves data for up to six users, and provides performance reports. Features include listening mode for word pronunciation and adaptive difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Synonym Splat activity
  • Antonym Attack activity
  • Context Contest activity
  • Lightning Round timed challenge
  • Progress tracking for multiple students
  • Listening mode for word pronunciation
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
Features
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Splat-O-Nym Lite is an engaging, independent vocabulary game that helps students learn synonyms and antonyms through four fun activities: Synonym Splat, Antonym Attack, Context Contest, and Lightning Round. Students enter the game in level one of the Synonym Splat activity and move up and down through levels one through four of the 24 levels included with the full version of Splat-O-Nym and between the four game activities based on their performance. The game keeps track of total points, saves the level and points for up to six students between sessions, and generates a Results report that provides a snapshot of a student's performance in the game after each Lightning Round. In all activities but the Lightning Round, students can switch to listening mode and tap on words they would like to hear read for them. Synonym Splat The student splats (taps on) the synonym for each target word presented earning points for correct answers and losing points for incorrect ones. Splatting the correct synonym for four target words in a level before tapping two wrong answers moves the student to the next level. Tapping a word that is not a synonym for two target words in a level (before splatting correct synonyms for four target words) moves the student down a level. A splatted synonym remains on the screen with its target word for a moment to reinforce the connection between the words. Target words for which the student tapped an incorrect answer come back after a couple of new target words to give the student another chance to splat the synonym. If the student taps an incorrect word again, the synonym remains on the screen for a moment with its target word to help the student learn the correct answer. Context Contest If the student taps a word that is not the correct synonym for two target words in a level, Splat-O-Nym Lite presents the Context Contest. This game gives the student a chance to earn back the points lost on the two wrong answers by popping the bubble of the synonym of a target word as it is used in a sentence. Antonym Attack When the student earns enough points playing Synonym Splat, Splat-O-Nym Lite presents Antonym Attack. In this activity, the student zaps each of three monsters carrying a target word flag by sliding the correct antonym into the horn and tapping it. Tapping on a word that is not the correct antonym for the target word causes the monster to growl and the word to bounce back to the horn. The student slides and taps word options until tapping the correct antonym for the target word. Splat-O-Nym Lite awards points based on the total number of antonyms tapped correctly the first time. Lightning Round Each time the student accumulates 20 splatted target words, Splat-O-Nym Lite presents a Lightning Round with those 20 target words. During the Lightning Round, the student taps as many synonyms as he or she can in 30 seconds. Splat-O-Nym Lite awards points based on the total number of synonyms tapped correctly in 30 seconds.

About

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

This app helps children learn cursive handwriting through interactive tracing, engaging games, and customizable features. It supports various fonts, phonics, and progress monitoring for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Interactive cursive letter tracing
  • Customizable word lists with audio recording
  • Engaging games and animated stickers
  • Progress monitoring and tracing replays
  • Support for multiple fonts and left-handed mode
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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• Editor's Choice Award (96/100) - Children's Technology Review • "Simply an amazing app for kids to learn cursive writing." - 5/5 - Top Pick - smartAppsForKids.com 142,000 units sold (including 62,000 to schools)! • Teach and reinforce the accurate tracing of cursive letters, as well as the proper way to join letters within words, utilizing our proprietary technology • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Customise by adding your word lists (and record audio for each word) • Enjoy engaging tracing with 50+ animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that bring letters to life at the end of each tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Phonics and letter names • Monitor progress through reports that allow the replay of the child's tracing • Introduce toddlers to shapes tracing activities, fostering early developmental skills • Left-Handed Mode • Create printable Worksheets to assist your child with handwriting practice on paper • Apple Pencil support • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Cursive Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 5 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Upper and lower case letters, numbers + word lists • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • Left-Handed Mode • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ "Cursive Writing Wizard is just as wonderful and well-designed as the original Writing Wizard" 5/5 - AppyMall.com _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • External Links: Protected parent sections are available where you can send us a mail and check out our others apps. Before accessing a parent section, an addition must be solved so that young kids cannot access it. Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard at 4.4 against Splat's 3.0. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months). Splat's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Splat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Splat's written reviews are positive against 62% of Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splat ships an update every 15 months, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Splat versus Cursive Letters Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplatCursive Letters Writing Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.4% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRead Naturally, Inc.Pierre Abel

Customer experience

Splat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

All ratings1,981 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative34.2%

Bugs and requests

Splat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased content not unlocking
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free content and letters
  • Improved navigation and usability
  • Support for multiple fonts and languages

In-app purchases

None

Splat

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access - Monthly$2.491 Month
One-time3
  • Add Your Own Words$5.99
  • All Letters and Numbers$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is Splat free?
Splat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursive Letters Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splat or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is rated higher. Splat averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cursive Letters Writing Wizard averages 4.4 from 2K ratings.
Do Splat or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard have ads?
Neither Splat nor Cursive Letters Writing Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splat or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
Splat ships an update every 15 months, and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. Most recently, Splat was updated on October 3, 2026 and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard on October 22, 2026.

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