Letterpaths vs Skritter

Letterpaths is a free handwriting practice resource linked to the UK primary school curriculum. It provides worksheet generators for cursive, joined, print, and pre-cursive writing, with custom word practice for words, names, and spellings. Print and pre-cursive sheets can show guide lines, stroke order, arrows, and numbered starting points. Tracing activities include guided modes with plain, snake, and rollercoaster skins, plus freehand tracing using grey word shapes and checkpoints. The tools run on the web and on iOS and Android; the apps can open in a browser or be installed for a full-screen tablet or phone experience. Cursive worksheets encode their settings in the page URL, allowing links to be copied for saving or sharing. The associated cursive font works on the web and in Microsoft Word or Apple Keynote. Letterpaths also links to a public TypeScript library that generates handwriting geometry data for other applications to render.

Skritter teaches learners to write Chinese and Japanese characters on Android, iOS, and the web. In the browser, learners can write characters and receive real-time grading. Flashcards give feedback on individual strokes and bring difficult characters back more often, while spaced repetition schedules reviews. Study options include hundreds of textbooks and user-created lists; Skritter says it supports 300+ lists for popular Chinese and Japanese textbooks. Learners can import vocabulary from ChinesePod, sync saved Du Chinese words into a custom deck, and add words from the MDBG dictionary. Offline lessons and personalized review are available, but speech practice is not. Skritter has a free plan and a 7-day free trial. Listed subscriptions include Monthly at $14.99 a month, 6 months at $59.99 a month, 1 year at $99.99 a year, and 1 month at $14.99 a month. The company is identified as Inkren Inc. doing business as Skritter; its help center includes guides for mobile, website, and classroom users.