KidWrite 1.2.0 — Press Kit

Why KidWrite exists

Hundreds of millions of children learn to write Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil — and almost nothing on the App Store helps them do it. KidWrite treats those scripts as first-class, each with its own bundled typeface and spoken pronunciation, rather than bolting them onto an English app.

The gap

South Asian script literacy

Built by one developer in Kerala, for families whose children learn a script the App Store has largely ignored.

The method

Correct stroke order, always

A cartoon hand demonstrates every stroke the way it is taught in school — built from hand-drawn letterforms, not a display font.

The difference

The third star removes the guide

After two guided attempts the hand and dotted path disappear. The child writes from memory, and the app recognises the finished letter.

The promise

Safe on first launch

No setup, no account, nothing to buy, nothing collected. Hand a 4-year-old the device and walk away.

Trace, then trace again, then write it yourself

Most tracing apps never let go of the child's hand. KidWrite does — deliberately, and on the third attempt.

Follow the hand

Stroke by stroke, in school order. Ink only registers inside the letter, so scribbling never counts as success.

Do it again

The second star is earned the same way, reinforcing the sequence until the shape feels familiar.

Your turn

No hand, no dots. Any stroke order is accepted — the app checks the finished letter. Three stars unlock the next one.

Screens

Captured on iPhone, KidWrite 1.2.0.

A circle being traced with a cartoon hand pointing along the dotted guide path — **Stroke 1 of 1**The hand shows exactly where to start and which way to go.

Lowercase letter a with a cartoon hand demonstrating the first of two strokes — **Correct letterforms**Single-story a and g, drawn as children are taught to write them.

A completed lowercase a traced in purple and teal crayon with a gold star — **A star per success**Each stroke gets its own crayon colour.

Empty circle outline with the message Your turn! Write it all by yourself — **The third star**Guide removed. The child writes it unaided.

Confetti celebration after completing a shape — **Earned, not given**Confetti only when the letter is genuinely complete.

Winding level map showing letters A to E as bubbles with three stars above each — **An adventure map**Progress a pre-reader can see at a glance.

Small letters map showing locked letters after the first one — **One letter at a time**Three stars unlock what comes next.

Parent settings sheet with Rate, Help and Support, Privacy Policy and About — **Grown-ups only**Settings sit behind a long press, out of a toddler's reach.

Four scripts, treated equally

Each language ships with its own bundled typeface and spoken pronunciation, so nothing depends on the device having the right font or voice installed.

ABC abc 123

English & Numbers

മലയാളം

Malayalam

हिन्दी

Hindi

தமிழ்

Tamil

Privacy is the product, not a policy page

KidWrite was built so that a parent never has to think about what it is doing in the background — because it isn't doing anything.

No analytics, no tracking, no identifiers
No accounts and no sign-in
No ads and no third-party SDKs
No in-app purchases of any kind
Works fully offline — flights, cars, anywhere
Progress is stored only on the device
Nothing is ever uploaded or shared
The only network call is a version check

New in 1.2.0

The release that completes the learning path.

New

Pre-writing Lines

Eleven patterns — standing, sleeping and slanting lines, rainbow and smile curves, zig-zags, waves and spirals.

New

Shapes

Circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, oval, star, heart and cross.

New

Write it yourself

The third star removes the guide entirely and accepts any stroke order.

New

Adventure map

Letters sit along a winding path, with stars and locks replacing the old grid.

Improved

Capital and small, separated

Two sections instead of one, so a child can start wherever they are ready.