Tiko Write
Trace letters, words & shapes
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Free, calm handwriting practice. Print and cursive letters, numbers, 51 shapes and whole words — including your child's own name. No ads, no purchases, nothing collected.
Tiko Write teaches children to form letters, not just to colour them in. Print and cursive, in one free app.
Most tracing apps let a finger wander anywhere inside a letter-shaped hole. That teaches nothing about handwriting. Tiko Write follows the part a child cannot learn from looking at a finished letter: where a stroke starts, which way it travels, and which order the strokes come in.
HOW IT WORKS
A glowing dot shows where to begin, and arrows inside the stroke show which way to go. As your child traces, sparks fly from the tip of their finger. Ink is drawn along the letter's own line, so a wobbly hand still produces a clean letter — encouraging, never fussy. Finish it and the letter appears large, is said aloud, and the screen celebrates.
If your child strays off the path, nothing scolds them. The ink simply waits. There is no red cross, no buzzer, no spoken "wrong".
WHAT'S INSIDE
• Print letters — A to Z and a to z, in a clean handwriting style with proper stroke order
• Cursive letters — the same alphabet in the joined-up style school worksheets teach, with exit strokes
• Numbers — 0 to 9
• Shapes — lines, circles, squares, zigzags and spirals for pre-writing practice
• Animals, Vehicles, Nature and Food — 38 pictures to trace, from a cat to a rocket
• Words — starter words in six languages, most matching a picture in the app
• Your own name — a grown-up can add any name or word
WRITING A WHOLE WORD
Words sit on a line the way they would on paper, and the screen slides so the letter in hand stays big and centred. A six-letter name is just as traceable on a phone as on an iPad.
BUILT FOR CHILDREN
• Free. No adverts, no in-app purchases, nothing locked away
• Nothing is collected. No account, no sign-up, no analytics on your child
• Works offline, from the moment you open it
• Six languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German and Maltese
• No points, streaks, timers or leaderboards. The celebration is the reward
Tiko Write is part of Tiko — a family of small, calm apps for children and the people who care for them.
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Information
- Seller
- Sil van Diepen
- Size
- 12 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- This app has an age rating of 4+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls. - In-App Controls
Parental Controls
- Copyright
- © 2026 Sil van Diepen