Comparison

Calligraphy vs Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

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

Head to head
About

Calligraphy

This educational game helps children learn the alphabet through interactive handwriting practice, coloring activities, and vocabulary building. It utilizes a Montessori-inspired approach to teach both uppercase and lowercase letters, fostering motor skills and memory development.

Highlights
  • Handwriting practice worksheets
  • Alphabet tracing and dot-to-dot
  • Coloring book with animal drawings
  • Vocabulary building exercises
  • Montessori learning method
  • Uppercase and lowercase letter practice
Features
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With this alphabet coloring book game, learn ABC letters, practice handwriting worksheets, color drawings of animals, objects, numbers etc. and improve your vocabulary. Calligraphy – Learn Alphabet is a wonderful game to practice handwriting, calligraphy and to learn alphabet letters with worksheets. If you are not fully familiar with alphabet letters, you can play alphabet game to learn letters correctly. Trace the lines or connect the dots. This is a great alphabet game for users who need still to learn ABC letters and need to practice in handwriting. Color each worksheet page with drawings of animals, objects, fruit etc. and learn new vocabulary. A quick and easy way to learn handwriting; • Choose a letter to practice • Practice writing capital letters and small letters (uppercase and lowercase letters) • Connect the dots and improve your eye-hand coordination • Learn vocabulary and color the drawings ABC learning games are also perfect for brain training with its educational background. Besides contributing to the development of vocabulary and memory, it also helps to improve motor and coordination skills. Based on the world famous Montessori learning method, our application allows you to learn how to write capital letters and small letters while learning new vocabulary and enjoying our coloring book activity. Learning letters has never been fun before! With these alphabet games, you will enjoy every moment! If you like our app, please rate and comment to help us improve! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

Develop pencil control and fine motor skills with interactive worksheets. Supports Apple Pencil, stylus, or even printing for traditional practice. Offers drawing, coloring, and tracing modes with new content added regularly.

Highlights
  • Interactive activity worksheets
  • Printable PDF export
  • Drawing, coloring, and tracing modes
  • Monthly new content
  • Finger, Apple Pencil, and stylus support
Features
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An application designed for adults and children to develop pencil control and fine motor skills on your iOS device using an Apple Pencil or a stylus. If you don't have a stylus or Apple Pencil, don't worry, you can simply print out the worksheet and use a regular pencil, pen, or felt tip pen. FEATURES * Lots of activity worksheets for adults and children * All worksheets are able to export to PDF format and print. * Drawing, coloring and tracing modes * New activity worksheets added monthly * Fully supports finger, Apple Pencil, and third-party stylus inputs * Premium Access provides unlimited access to the entire library --- PREMIUM ACCESS Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. --- Privacy Policy https://www.sprinnet.com/privacy EULA https://www.sprinnet.com/terms

Screenshots

Calligraphy4 screens
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Calligraphy at 5.0 against Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's 4.3. Calligraphy also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 31%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (461 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Calligraphy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calligraphy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Modern Handwriting Calligraphy has 461 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Calligraphy's written reviews are positive against 31% of Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calligraphy ships an update every 4 months, Modern Handwriting Calligraphy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calligraphy versus Modern Handwriting Calligraphy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalligraphyModern Handwriting Calligraphy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (461 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3461 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria GasconSPRINNET

Customer experience

Calligraphy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

All ratings352 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Calligraphy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Pencil doesn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • More spelling lessons
  • Make more content

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Calligraphy

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly plan3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time2
  • Quitar anuncios$2.99
  • Forever plan$19.99
8 purchases

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Access$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Premium7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$32.991 Year
  • Annual Access7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • One time payment$44.99

Questions

Is Calligraphy free?
Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Modern Handwriting Calligraphy free?
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calligraphy or Modern Handwriting Calligraphy?
Calligraphy is rated higher. Calligraphy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Modern Handwriting Calligraphy averages 4.3 from 461 ratings.
Do Calligraphy or Modern Handwriting Calligraphy have ads?
Calligraphy shows ads; Modern Handwriting Calligraphy does not.
Which is updated more often, Calligraphy or Modern Handwriting Calligraphy?
Calligraphy ships an update every 4 months, and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy every 2 months. Most recently, Calligraphy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy on November 7, 2026.

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