Clever Crazes vs Channie’s Visual Alphabet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clever Crazes
This app offers free, fun educational games and activities for children in PreK-8th grade. It covers STREAM subjects, literacy, financial literacy, physical fitness, art, and social-emotional learning. It's designed to be a safe and inclusive resource for all learners, including ESL students.
- STREAM-based educational games
- Learn-to-read and literacy program
- Math and financial literacy
- Physical fitness challenges
- Visual art, dance, and music activities
- Social-emotional learning
- ESL learning support
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Clever Crazes for Kids is Always FREE and Always FUN! Online educational games! More fun than ever! Perfect for schools, after-school programs, and homes! • FREE website and app • FUN educational games and activities for PreK-8th grade kids STREAM-based (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) • “You the Reader” – our premier learn-to-read and literacy program • Math, money, and financial literacy • “Step It Up and Kickstart Your Brain” physical fitness challenge • “You & the World of Art” – visual art, dance & music • Activities that promote self-esteem, good citizenship & inclusivity • A good resource for ESL learners of all ages • Check out our newest album, Born to Lead – 9 empowering songs teaching kids to always be remarkable, exceptional & ethical • TRUSTe certified child safe
Channie’s Visual Alphabet
This app utilizes a unique visual format to help children learn and practice writing letters. It focuses on consistent letter size, proper spacing, and straight-line writing, making learning fun and effective for young learners.
- Consistent letter size
- Proper spacing guidance
- Straight line writing practice
- Visual learning format
- Fun and easy learning
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Channie’s is the ONLY App that uses one Visual Format to Ensure: - Consistent Letter Size - Proper Spacing - Straight Line writing Make learning fun and easy again!! The ONLY tool that worked! “This is a fantastic resource for your classroom!!! I had the privilege to be one of the first teachers to try this product in a classroom. As a kindergarten teacher I watched my students struggle with forming letters correctly and writing letters to large. This was the only tool that worked. Writing skills went from illegible to legible." —Ms. Motley, Kindergarten teacher This product is MAGIC! "My son has writing issues due to some learning disabilities and has really been reluctant to write because he is also a perfectionist. We are a homeschooling family and I’m always looking for good tools to help him, so I purchased this after reading the reviews. I have to tell you this product has been an absolute GAME CHANGER" —Mom Amazing!!! "As the mother of a dysgraphic child this product is amazing! I love that it allows him to see the writing space in a different way. I had previously tried many, many different ways to help him write on a line or within a certain space but nothing helped. This is a fantastic tool!" —Amy, Homeschool Mom
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clever Crazes at Free against Channie’s Visual Alphabet's $4.99. Clever Crazes also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 50 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). Channie’s Visual Alphabet's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Clever Crazes is free to download; Channie’s Visual Alphabet costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Channie’s Visual Alphabet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clever Crazes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Clever Crazes ships an update every 2 weeks, Channie’s Visual Alphabet every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clever Crazes | Channie’s Visual Alphabet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 50 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clever Crazes for Kids | Channie's LLC |
Customer experience
Clever Crazes
Channie’s Visual Alphabet
In-app purchases
Clever Crazes
No in-app purchases
Channie’s Visual Alphabet
No in-app purchases
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