Inky Writes app icon: Inky the purple clay octopus waving under the letters Aa

Learn to write the right way.

Inky the octopus shows how each letter is made: where to start, which way to go, and in what order. Then your child traces it, follows the dots, starts from just a green dot, and writes it from memory.

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  • Pay once
  • Works offline
Coming soon to the App Store Free with in-app purchase · iPhone & iPad · iOS 16 or later · Ages 3–8
A dotted card: the letter a, its circle written in purple, the green dot showing where to go on The letter h in Slanted Print on a dotted card, its first stroke written

How it teaches

Start at the dot

Every letter begins at a green dot, with numbered strokes and arrows. Letters come in families by movement, with b and d kept apart.

Guides that fade

Trace, trace again, dots, just the start dot, then from memory. A letter counts as learned after it's written from memory on two different days.

Not too strict

Wobbles are fine. Checking looks at the start, the order and the direction. Lifting the finger keeps what was written; nothing is wiped.

Your school's letters

Three letter styles: Simple Print, Slanted Print and Print with Flicks. Pick the one your child's school uses.

Write your name

My name practises your child's own name, plus up to three more words: a pet, a sibling, "Mom".

Printable worksheets

Made on the device in your child's letter style: their name, chosen letters, letter families, what to practise. A4 or US Letter.

Made for families

Free to start

Warm-up lines, Ladder and Curly letters, My name, one child, all three styles and the name worksheet are free for good. One purchase opens everything else and everything we add. No subscription. Family Sharing.

Private

No ads, no tracking, no accounts, no microphone, no camera. Works offline. Names and writing stay on your device.

Calm

No buzzers, no red, no timers, no coins, no lives. No music while writing; a gentle tune on Home only.