Reviews of Ollie's Handwriting & Phonics

By: Blue Mango LLC

List of user reviews and ratings for Ollie's Handwriting & Phonics

Total ratings

4.40 (Rating count: 84)

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Review summary

Users broadly praise Ollie’s Handwriting & Phonics for engaging visuals, motivating tracing, and kid-friendly design that supports handwriting and early literacy. The most recurring downside is content incompleteness: the alphabet often stops at M and some letters are blocked or missing. Overall, the app is well-liked and used in homes and learning centers, though some users report minor issues (e.g., sound or device transfer) that are less frequent. It remains a strong handwriting tool with room for expanding content.

Pros

Engaging visuals and kid-friendly design (cute owl, graphics) that appeal to children
See-then-do tracing with positive reinforcement (stars, cheering) keeps kids motivated
Flexible tracing features (outline option, ability to write with a stylus, supports pencil grip)
Generally effective for handwriting practice and early literacy
Positive reception in homes and learning settings, with easy-to-understand interface for kids

Cons

Alphabet stops at M; rest of letters are not available
Some letters appear blocked or missing, hindering practice across multiple reviews

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 4.40

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-29	Th*****	First problem noticed is that the lowercase T is not correct - this is relatively minor when we are talking early learning, but still isn’t good. Next issue is HUGE - just like the view of the app preview shows the slides sideways - this isn’t a fluke and is how it is in the app as well. The words and certain times of the larger chalk board coming up are completely sideways and it has no ability to be adjusted. Using on iPad pro
First problem noticed is that the lowercase T is not correct - this is relatively minor when we are talking early learning, but still isn’t good. Next issue is HUGE - just like the view of the app preview shows the slides sideways - this isn’t a fluke and is how it is in the app as well. The words and certain times of the larger chalk board coming up are completely sideways and it has no ability to be adjusted. Using on iPad pro
2023-09-09	Xa*****	Good app
Good app
2021-05-12	ad*****	The app had sound when tracing but now I cannot get the sound to work. I’ve deleted th app and reinstalled in twice and it’s still not working. Help!
The app had sound when tracing but now I cannot get the sound to work. I’ve deleted th app and reinstalled in twice and it’s still not working. Help!