Manuscript: Handwriting AI
Junaid Khan Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Manuscript: Handwriting AI is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Junaid Khan. Requires iOS 26.0. Updated October 22, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 28 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 22
- 2026 · v2.3
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About Manuscript: Handwriting AI
Tracing on a screen only goes so far. The hand that has to write at school is holding a pencil. Manuscript closes that loop: print a practice sheet, let your child write it with a real pencil, then photograph it. The app reads their actual handwriting and shows you exactly which letters need work. Printing and scanning are both free and unlimited. Then keep going: a structured 8-week programme for ages 4–9, grounded in the letter sequences schools actually teach and gentle on attention spans. THE 8-WEEK JOURNEY Eight focused weeks. Strokes → tall letters → curves → combination letters → reversal-prone pairs (b/d, p/q) → sizing → sight words → finishing with your child writing their own name beautifully. Compare Week 1 to Week 8: that's what 8 weeks of focused practice does. A TEACHER-READY REPORT Print a 1-page progress report: practiced letters, mastery grid, stroke-order accuracy, recommended classroom focus. The report your child's teacher wishes other apps would make. PENNY THE PENCIL A friendly companion who notices when your child is struggling, switches her tone from cheerleader to gentle coach, and never makes a kid feel behind. PRIVACY YOU CAN ACTUALLY VERIFY Your child's work stays on your devices and syncs only through your family's own iCloud. No third-party trackers. No signup. No data sales ever. Visit Privacy Center inside the app to see exactly what's been recorded about your child and reset it any time. HANDWRITING THAT FITS YOUR FAMILY • 29 languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, Portuguese, Bengali, Swahili and more, so practice with grandma works in her language. • Per-script confusion detection Latin b/d, Arabic ب/ت, Devanagari भ/म, Hangul ㅂ/ㅍ built specifically for non-Latin learners. • Apple Pencil + finger support, larger touch targets, simplified animations, and text sizing that works with your iPad's own accessibility settings. • IEP goal tracking for kids with specialised needs, with OT-aligned vocabulary. MANUSCRIPT+ ADDS • 8-Week Journey weeks 2–8 • Teacher Report PDF • Family Pen Pal mode: exchange handwritten messages with grandparents • Cursive Bridge program • Spelling plans, custom decks, unlimited children • 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. WHAT'S NOT IN THIS APP No leaderboards. No social comparison. No "share your score." No third-party advertising ever. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/manuscript-privacy-policy/0025e10c-7565-4008-bbd2-9a70b6f1e9e9/privacy
What’s new
Version 2.3 · Updated October 22, 2026
What's new in Manuscript Kids 2.2 • Now on iPhone. The same app, progress, and subscription on iPhone and iPad. Practice syncs through your own iCloud, so your child can carry on with whichever device is nearby. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets come along too. • Photograph paper practice. Take a photo of a page of pencil writing and see every letter checked, right on your device. • Fairer tracing scores. Careful tracing now earns the score it deserves; scores were often far too low. • Every letter opens its own lesson. "Start tracing" on a letter's page now opens that letter in the mode you picked. • Ask Siri. Say "Practice handwriting" or "Open my rewards" to jump straight in, or use them in Shortcuts. • More of the app in your language. Deck names, stickers, adventures, settings, printed sheets, and reports are now translated. • Calmer notifications. No more alerts after every lesson, and the app badge clears when you open the app. • Safer for little hands. Links from widgets or elsewhere can no longer open Settings or the parent dashboard while your child is using the app. • Plus: one child switcher on the parent dashboard, an accurate letter count on the Family Board, and many smaller fixes.
App privacy
The developer, Junaid Khan, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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