Coolphabets helps children learn to read and write in their mother tongue through AI-powered handwriting recognition. Five Indian languages — Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Kannada — with more coming.
HOW IT WORKS
Every letter follows a 2-step learning path:
1. Tracing — guided practice with letter overlay, AI-graded
2. Free Draw — draw from memory with on-device AI grading and Tara the Star feedback
Children progress at their own pace. Each letter is mastered after 6 successful drawings — 3 traced and 3 freehand.
WATCH AND LEARN
Tap the play icon on any letter to see a short writing demo before practicing on your own. Available in all 5 languages.
PRACTICE TOGETHER
Parent and child learn side by side at the same device. Take turns drawing the same letter, race each other on speed, or switch into Silly Mode — where the parent draws wrong on purpose and the child catches the mistake.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Telugu: 52 letters
- Hindi: 49 letters
- Marathi: 50 letters
- Tamil: 30 letters
- Kannada: 49 letters
- 580+ words across the 5 languages with flashcards and translation games
- 2,700+ sentences with listening, building, and fill-in-the-blank
- 45+ games (24 for Solo plan and 21 for Super Family plan), including Word Mixer (new!), Letter Jigsaw, Picture Match, Word Scramble, Treasure Hunt, Memory Match and more
- Letter combinations (Guninthams / Barakhadi / Uyirmey) with guided practice
FOR FAMILIES
- Up to 6 profiles per family
- Family Sharing — every parent or grandparent on the family plan sees the same children's progress on their own phone
- Family games: Sibling Challenge, Co-op Word Builder, Family Bingo, Word Mixer Family Time Trial, and more
- Family Dashboard with charts, leaderboard, and milestones
- PIN-protected parent settings
PRIVACY FIRST
- All AI runs on-device, no cloud processing
- No ads, no tracking, no data collection
- Works completely offline
- iCloud sync across your own Apple ID devices (paid plans)
- COPPA compliant
FREE TO START
- First 5 letters free with unlimited practice
- 7-day free trial for full access
- Solo: $79/year — 1 child profile, all letters/words/sentences, AI handwriting grading, Practice Together mode, all games, full Parent Dashboard, iCloud sync
- Super Family: $99/year — everything plus Family Dashboard, family games, 6 profiles, and Family Sharing across devices
Terms of Use (EULA): https://coolphabets.com/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://coolphabets.com/privacy.html
This app has been so useful in learning letters in Telegu. Although it’s tailored for parents and their kids, I have found it so fun and useful as an adult too! The metrics are useful and I like how it makes you do the trace drawing and free drawing for each letter multiple times. It automatically grades the letter drawing for you which is super cool to see. Definitely get this app if you and/or your kids are learning how to read/write any major Indian languages!
What's New in 1.2.13
Neatness counts now — a rushed or scribbled letter no longer gets an automatic 100%. Your child sees a real score they can work up to.
Beat your best — every attempt shows their score and their best-so-far ("New Best!"), turning practice into a friendly race against themselves.
Always encouraging — writing the right letter always earns a thumbs-up (a messy one just scores lower); only a wrong letter or the wrong stroke order shows "try again." Base consonants now score just like vowels.
Smoother, faster tracing — strokes curve naturally from the very start and stay snappy even on long, complex letters and on iPad. The app also starts faster.
Fixes & polish — a drawn letter is now always graded (no more "stuck" screen), you won't get bumped to a different letter mid-practice, and parents can once again set the mastery target up to 95%.
Version 1.2.13
The developer, Coolphabets Applications LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
Seller
Coolphabets Applications LLC
Size
60.5 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
4+
Made for Ages 0–5 This app has an age rating of 4+ with content restrictions. Some content may be rated higher, but access is managed by the developer through in-app controls.