There is something about handwriting apps that gets the staff at Smart Apps for Kids excited! There are so many handwriting apps available, but some truly stand out above the rest. We recently discussed which apps were our favorites for teaching and helping children practice their handwriting. This discussion led to the creation of this list, which was so popular we just updated it with even more great apps! Do you have a favorite app for handwriting? Share in the comments section below.
You may also want to check out Jenni's list of top 12 apps to help encourage kids to write!
Monkey Word School Adventure — rated 5 stars by Eleanor
(This app offers more than just handwriting! Includes phonics, spelling, and word recognition in 6 fun games in one top app!)
Get ready for adventure...Monkey Word School Adventure! Join Monkey and his jungle friends as they explore a fun-filled world of letters, sight words, phonics and spelling. Seamless game flow and behind-the-scenes performance adjustment allow your child to jump right in and begin playing and learning.
$1.99 (iPad/iPhone)
iTrace — handwriting for kids — rated 4 stars by Jenni
Finally, the app that really TEACHES handwriting.
Your kids will learn to write:
・Upper-case letters
・Lower-case letters
・Numbers
・Their name
・Words
$3.99 Full version (iPad/iPhone)
Free Lite version (iPad/iPhone)
StartDOT Handwriting — rated 5 stars by Heather S.
Developed by an occupational therapist with 20 years' experience working with handwriting for young children and children with special needs. All the depth of a classroom experience, in your own home, with the fun and simplicity of the digital environment. Proven learning methods combined in an app that truly teaches letter and number formation!
$4.99 iPad Only
Writing Wizard — Kids Learn to Write Letters & Words by L'Escapadou — rated 5 stars by Heather H.
From the creator of award-winning educational apps, Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation.
The app is fully customizable to suit every child's needs, and lets you check their progress through a system of reports and profiles. You can even add your own word lists!
$2.99 iPad/iPhone
Cursive Writing Wizard — Trace Letters & Words by L'Escapadou — rated 5 stars by Heather H.
Kids want to have fun, and Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process !
• They can trace using 26 animated stickers and sound effects
• Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 4 games that animate letters
• They can trace any word - like their name - as the app is customizable
• They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode
$3.99 iPad/iPhone
Handwriting Without Tears: Wet-Dry-Try Suite for Capitals, Numbers & Lowercase by Handwriting Without Tears & Get Set for School
Make handwriting practice fun! With our Wet-Dry-Try Suite App, children learn and practice correct formation habits for writing capitals, numbers, and lowercase letters. The app simulates our Slate Chalkboard and Blackboard with Double Lines and helps children learn handwriting skills in the easiest, most efficient way. The result truly is handwriting without tears!
$6.99 iPad Only
Endorsed by tens of thousands of satisfied parents, teachers, and kids the world over. Little Writer is a tracing app that's done just right. Little Writer is super fun and so easy to use that your kids will think letter tracing is a game vs. a boring chore.
iPad/iPhone
Pro version $1.99 FREE lite version
Kids love learning to write - especially when they can use shaving cream, paint, and jello! "Touch and Write" was developed by real classroom teachers, and recreates the fun and effective teaching strategy used in classrooms every day: learning letters by writing with shaving cream, jello, finger paint, and more!
$2.99 iPad/iPhone
Cursive Touch and Write by Fizzbrain LLC
Kids love learning to write cursive — especially when they can use shaving cream, paint, and jello! "Cursive Touch and Write" was developed by real classroom teachers, and recreates the fun and effective teaching strategy used in classrooms every day: learning writing with shaving cream, jello, finger paint, and more! Practice single letters in "Single Letter Mode" for more support, then switch to "Whole Word Mode" to write entire words with connected letters! (Note: "Whole Word Mode" is only available for the iPad version.)
$2.99 iPad/iPhone
LetterSchool by Sanoma Media Netherlands B.V. — rated 4.5 stars by Heather H
Kids practice essential skills as they play four exciting games per letter/number:
INTRO - discover the letter’s shape, name and sound
TAP - learn where to start, change direction and finish by tapping the dots
TRACE - learn the letter trajectory by tracing it
WRITE - test your knowledge by writing from memory
$2.99 iPad/iPhone
Help Mr. Crab collect the numbered balls by dragging him with your finger - and drawing the letter at the same time.
Once all the letters in the word are drawn properly, a cute drawing appears.
Slide the letters into the spinning hole and advance to the next level.
iPad/iPhone
$2.99 Full Version Free Lite Version
An innovative education app from the developers of the widely acclaimed Rescue Me - the Adventures! Aimed at preschoolers and first graders, My First Letters turns letter tracing from a boring task to a spectacular adventure. While helping the little ladybugs to find their way to their mother, your kid will learn writing without even noticing it.
$2.99 iPad/iPhone
Though the following apps do not focus on writing letters, they can be utilized for pre-letter creation and are really good at getting kids interested in trying to form letters. So here are two bonus apps to our Top 10 list for handwriting.
CHALK WALK's colorful, fanciful maps offer children a journey through the unique sidewalks of places like Kitty City and Crown Town. Players collect alphabet puzzle pieces and chase prizes as they make their way to Silly Town, where they are encouraged to create their own designs with loops and squiggles that will give their hands—and imaginations—a workout!
$0.99 iPad Only
Draw with Stars! Play with Musical, Animated and Glowing Shooting Stars! by L'Escapadou
When touching existing stars, these are turned into shooting stars which fly away in a 3D-like animation and eventually exit the drawing! Share your drawings via Twitter,Facebook or email (v2.0 update!). You can use the app to create original greeting cards, personalized invitations, tender words, etc. Draw with Stars! is also full of sound effects : musical chimes when stars are created, background summer night sounds, "fly away" sounds...
Free iPad/iPhone
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Rachel H has always had poor handwriting skills. People think handwritten notes from her family were written by her 8-year-old and not an adult.
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