Item: Writing Wizard - School Ed.
Rating: 90
Author: Dinsun

Dinsun Review

Let's be upfront: reviewing Writing Wizard from the perspective of a 40-year-old hardcore gamer is like reviewing a spreadsheet for fun. This isn't a entertainment title; it's a specialized educational tool built to teach kids how to trace letters and practice handwriting. But when you evaluate it as software for its intended audience, the level of polish and customization is genuinely impressive.

Parents and teachers can input custom word lists, adjust stroke difficulty, and review detailed progress logs to see how a child is developing their fine motor skills. The touch tracking is smooth and forgiving, and the reward animations provide just enough positive reinforcement without becoming obnoxious. It won't give you any thrills or challenge your strategic thinking, but if you have young children learning how to write, it's a remarkably well-designed digital workbook.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

Highly customizable word lists and tracing parameters
Detailed progress tracking for parents and educators
Smooth touch response and intuitive child-friendly interface

Completely lacks appeal or content for adult gamers
Repetitive tracing loop can bore children over long periods
Requires tablet hardware for optimal drawing space

Technical Report

Performance: Flawless touch tracking and instantaneous stroke rendering.

Accessibility:

Difficulty Presets

Audience Fit

Buy if: Parents and teachers looking for a customizable handwriting and letter tracing app for young children.

Skip if: Adults or traditional gamers looking for entertainment software.

Similar Games:

LetterSchool
ABCmouse

Reviewer Context

Reviewer: Dinsun
Hardware: iPad
Playtime: 2 hours
Status: Tested Features

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

631446426

$13.99 4+★4.3 3334 reviews

Author : Pierre Abel

Pubish Date : Mon May 18 2015

Last Update Date : Wed Aug 26 2026

Support Languages : English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish

Genres :

Version 5.5Wed Aug 26 2026

• New sight-word lists: We've added the popular Dolch and Fry sight-word lists, the most common words children meet in early reading and writing.
• Smoother tracing: We've improved how tracing is detected and drawn, so letters and words feel more responsive as your child writes.
• Bug fixes and stability: We fixed several crashes and a number of smaller issues to make practice time more reliable.
Thank you for using Writing Wizard! If you have ideas or run into a problem, we'd love to hear from you at support@lescapadou.com
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
"Fantastic, customizable tracing practice with fun rewards." 5 Stars - Common Sense Media
470,000+ units sold (including 260,000 to schools) !
Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace letters, numbers, and words through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation.
• Show and enforce how to trace letters correctly
• 16 Fonts available (including 3 most popular USA fonts)
• Fun tracing using 50+ animated stickers, sound effects and interactive games that animate letters at the end of tracing
• Letter names and phonics
• Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers and words
• Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word)
• Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...)
• Check progress thanks to reports that display what the child has traced
• Shapes tracing activity for toddlers
• Create PDF Worksheets and print them to help your child to write on paper
• Use Apple pencil to write at very small size
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ACCOLADES
• "Writing Wizard is the most complete and intelligent letter tracing app we’ve seen"" AppoLearning.com
• "This brand-new app should be the go-to for every parent, teacher and therapist to work on handwriting" - TOP PICKS - 5 stars - SmartAppsForKids.com
• "Writing Wizard by L’Escapadou is everything a parent wants in a handwriting app, and more." 5/5 - kids-app-reviews.com
• "L’Escapadou has made handwriting fun." AppyMall.com 5/5
• Listed in "20 best educational iPhone and iPad apps for kids of 2013" - appsplayground.com
• Editor's Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children's Technology Review
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PERFECT FOR KIDS
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 50+ 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 - and record their voice for each word
• They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode
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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 fonts in the US (ZB, DN & HWT) and 13 international fonts (UK, Scandinavia,Australia, germany, France)
• Upper and lower case letters, numbers (and word lists)
• Letter names and phonics (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,...)
• In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a)
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Note that a free to try version is available (search for "Writing Wizard -Starter" on the App Store)
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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)
• Does not contain in-app purchases
• 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. *

Ratings & Reviews

4.3 out of 5 with 3334 Counts

★★★★★

Age Rating 4+

Writing Wizard - School Ed is a premier educational tool crafted to help children master handwriting fundamentals. Trusted by teachers and parents worldwide, the app guides young learners through tracing letters, numbers, and words using a fun, gamified approach. With customizable word lists, progressive difficulty levels, and rewarding animations that celebrate success, it turns handwriting practice into an engaging and encouraging daily activity.