Writing Wizard - School Ed.5.5 - App Store

"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. *

Version History • 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 5.5 Aug 26 • iOS 26 compatibility and now available in Brazilian Portuguese, including letter names and sounds (phonics) 5.3 10/10/2025 • New font: ABC Boum (Québec)
• New accented letters added to the UK 2 font
• New simple shapes have been added
• New tiny font size is now available in the settings for the 5-star mode
• The Complex Child Lock mode is now even more... complex

As always, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). And don't hesitate to rate the app, it is very important for us! Thanks :-) 5.1.2 05/29/2024 • New font: ABC Boum (Québec)
• New simple shapes have been added
• New tiny font size is now available in the settings for the 5-star mode
• The Complex Child Lock mode is now even more... complex

As always, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). And don't hesitate to rate the app, it is very important for us! Thanks :-) 5.1.1 04/11/2024 • New font: ABC Boum (Québec)
• New simple shapes have been added
• New tiny font size is now available in the settings for the 5-star mode
• The Complex Child Lock mode is now even more... complex

As always, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). And don't hesitate to rate the app, it is very important for us! Thanks :-) 5.1 04/10/2024 [For Schools] Using your MDM, you can now remotely erase and deploy word lists 5.0.7 10/19/2023 • New behaviors when the app detects that the child's finger, or the stylus, is out the correct path. There are now 3 possible behaviors : “Stay in Place”, “Back to the Last Validated Key Point”, and “Back to the Start of the Letter”
• New font used in Australia (Queensland)
• Possibility to add a child lock before going back to the homepage (so the child stays in a specific activity)
• Update the 'f' in the Australian NSW font
• (For Schools) New settings can be remotely set via your MDM 5.0.2 09/09/2023 • New behaviors when the app detects that the child's finger, or the stylus, is out the correct path. There are now 3 possible behaviors : “Stay in Place”, “Back to the Last Validated Key Point”, and “Back to the Start of the Letter”
• New font used in Australia (Queensland)
• Possibility to add a child lock before going back to the homepage (so the child stays in a specific activity)
• (For Schools) New settings can be remotely set via your MDM 5.0.1 03/02/2023 • New behaviors when the app detects that the child's finger, or the stylus, is out the correct path. There are now 3 possible behaviors : “Stay in Place”, “Back to the Last Validated Key Point”, and “Back to the Start of the Letter”
• New font (Queensland)
• Possibility to add a child lock before going back to the homepage (so the child stays in a specific activity)
• (For Schools) New settings can be remotely set via your MDM

As always, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com) ! 5.0 02/01/2023 • Apple Pencil: New Setting to only allow the Apple pencil to write letters and words
• New Settings to customize the guiding lines displayed when writing
• Printable Worksheets: New Settings to customize the background color
• New German font (Grundschrift)
• (Schools) New Settings can now be remotely set using your MDM (including Letter Size, Difficulty and more)

As always, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com) 4.9 10/13/2022 • Improved import of word lists from text files (you can now specify the lists precisely as well as the titles)
• You can now Import Word Lists from the Web
• (Schools) New Settings can now be remotely set using MDM 4.8.1 02/18/2022 • Improved import of word lists from text files (you can now specify the lists precisely as well as the titles)
• You can now Import Word Lists from the Web
• (Schools) New Settings can now be remotely set using MDM 4.8 02/15/2022 • Schools can now configure some settings remotely using MDM (contact us for more information)
• New setting to hide the More Apps button 4.7 01/21/2022 • Two new fonts (15 fonts are now included)
• Ability to disable or enable each activity in the settings
• The tracing of the model is now much faster is the maximum speed is set
• Sámi letters are now available in the Scandinavia and UK fonts 4.6 09/01/2021 • New shapes to trace
• "My Words" section: Playback of long recordings is now possible
• Reports: you can now filter the letters or words displayed in the "View Tracings" section
• New setting to disable the failure sound when the child is tracing
• Improvements to the UK font
• iOS 14 optimization

As usual, do not hesitate to send us your suggestions for the next update (support@lescapadou.com). Thank you! 4.5 05/10/2021 • 3 new fonts (12 fonts are now available!)
• Apple Pencil: improved support 4.2 09/16/2020 Version 4.0! New features include:
• (iPad) New setting for the size of the letters: Size can now be very small, the use of an Apple pencil is recommended for small sizes
• The maximum word length is now 20 characters
• New font (Swiss-German)
• New shapes
• New animation to show the tracing that the child must do
• Updated all fonts for better character spacing
• Optimization of animations for high-end devices

New settings:
• Choose between the sound of the letter, or the name of the letter, or both
• Option to automatically repeat the drawing of the model
• 5-star mode: parameter to define the drawing speed of the model

As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-) 4.0 02/03/2020 • You can add spaces again when you add a new word (eg "an apple")
• Better support for iPhone X, XS, XS Max & XR
Don't hesitate to send us suggestions for the next update! 3.8 04/07/2019 • Optimization for new iPads & iPhones
Don't hesitate to send us feedback and suggestions for the next update! 3.7.2 11/28/2018 • iOS 12 optimization
• Adding words containing apostrophe is working on all iOS versions
Don't hesitate to send us feedback and suggestions for the next update! 3.7.1 11/08/2018 • New setting to go to next letter automatically after the time limit
• New setting to disable phonics and letter/word name
• Optimized for any screen size (including iPad Pro,iPhone XS & XS Max)
Don't hesitate to send us suggestions for the next update (support@lescapadou.com) 3.7 09/27/2018 Rare bug fix! 3.5.1 10/03/2017 • New Fonts: Australian (NSW et Victoria) & French - (9 fonts are now available in the app!)
• Hand Color Setting
• Create Word Lists from text files
• Reorder Word Lists
• More Complex Parental Control Setting
• iOS 11 compatibility

As usual, please send me your feedback so I can make the app even better, and don't hesitate to rate the app on the App Store :-) 3.5 08/09/2017 v3.0 !
• Create PDF worksheets from your word lists when it's time to practice on real paper ! You can directly print them from the app or email them.
• Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email
• In the A-Z section, 26 new graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a)
• Left-handed support
• New font for UK
• New font for Scandinavia
• Color options for students with significant developmental challenges (colored background, green start arrow) 3.0.2 05/24/2015 This version fixes issues with importing and exporting word lists + more colors for background
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• Create PDF worksheets from word lists (print or email them)
• Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email
• In the A-Z section, 26 new graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a)
• New font for UK
• New font for Scandinavia
• Left-handed support
• Color options for students with significant developmental challenges (black background, green start arrow)
• Fix an issue in the Shapes activity 3.0.1 05/18/2015