Comparison

EYT Card Sorting vs Handwriting Heroes

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

Head to head
About

EYT Card Sorting

This iPad-based game assesses children's cognitive flexibility by having them sort objects based on changing rules. It's designed for quick, engaging evaluations of executive functioning in young children. Data can be emailed for research purposes.

Highlights
  • Cognitive flexibility assessment
  • Rule-based object sorting
  • Executive functioning evaluation
  • Data export via email
  • Multilingual support
  • Research-based design
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Early Years Toolbox (EYT) Card Sorting is an iPad-based assessment of children's cognitive flexibility (i.e., ability to disengage from one task/rule and re-engage in another). In this game, children are presented with rabbits and boats that vary along two dimensions (i.e., shape and colour). Children and are asked to sort each the rabbits and boats first by one dimension (e.g., colour) and then, after a number of trials, by another dimension (e.g., shape). This game takes approximately 5 minutes to complete. Scores are presented on the final assessment screen. For more precise research applications, there are options to have the item by item data sent to a user-specified e-mail address or database. For more information, training videos and analysis resources, please visit http://www.eytoolbox.com.au Languages embedded: English, Afrikaans, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Mandinka, Norwegian, Portuguese, Shangaan, Sotho, Spanish, Swedish, Xhosa, Zulu, and more in progress About the Early Years Toolbox: The 'Early Years Toolbox' (EYT, for short) is comprised of brief, engaging game-like assessments of children’s self-regulation, executive functioning and vocabulary. These assessments are based on well-established and widely used measures, yet have been adapted and optimised on the basis of 20+ years of research experience working with young children. NOTE FOR RESEARCHERS: If using this app for research and/or publication purposes, please cite the following as the original source article: Howard, S. J., & Melhuish, E. (2017). An Early Years Toolbox (EYT) for assessing early executive function, language, self-regulation, and social development: Validity, reliability and preliminary norms. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 35(3), 255-275.

About

Handwriting Heroes

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Handwriting Heroes is a systematic Pre-K through 3rd grade curriculum that has revived handwriting instruction in classrooms across the nation! Let our playful heroes teach your students how to form their letters through memorable tales, hilarious animations, and catchy tunes. The format is simple, and the pace is fast! Please visit www.handwritingheroes.org for more information.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Handwriting Heroes at Free against EYT Card Sorting's $9.99. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Handwriting Heroes is free to download; EYT Card Sorting costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EYT Card Sorting ships an update every 3 months, Handwriting Heroes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EYT Card Sorting versus Handwriting Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEYT Card SortingHandwriting Heroes
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB653 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of WollongongCheryl Bregman

In-app purchases

None

EYT Card Sorting

No in-app purchases

None

Handwriting Heroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EYT Card Sorting free?
EYT Card Sorting costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handwriting Heroes free?
Handwriting Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EYT Card Sorting or Handwriting Heroes have ads?
Neither EYT Card Sorting nor Handwriting Heroes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EYT Card Sorting or Handwriting Heroes?
EYT Card Sorting ships an update every 3 months, and Handwriting Heroes every 2 months. Most recently, EYT Card Sorting was updated on October 29, 2026 and Handwriting Heroes on October 27, 2026.

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