Ribbonhand - Cursive Practice
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Help
Common questions
This article is available in English only.
- What do I need?
- An iPad with iPadOS 18 or later. Apple Pencil works best, and you can also write with your finger (turn off “Apple Pencil only” in Settings).
- What is free?
- Letters A to E, with their Linking and Words pages, in both styles (Classic School and Modern Slant), plus the first Reading Practice levels in the Classic style. No account is needed.
- What is Ribbonhand Plus?
- An optional subscription, monthly or annual, sold through the App Store. It unlocks letters F to Z, every Linking and Words page, the final page, all of Reading Practice in every style, and course settings: lines per page (2 to 8) and the stroke-family letter order. New subscribers start with a free week, and one subscription covers your family with Family Sharing.
- How do I restore my purchase?
- Open the paywall (tap the letter F page) or Settings → Subscription in the app and tap Restore purchases. Make sure you’re signed in with the Apple ID that bought the subscription, or that you’re in its Family Sharing group.
- How do I manage or cancel Ribbonhand Plus?
- In the app, Settings → Subscription → Manage subscription. Or open the Settings app, tap your name, then Subscriptions, choose Ribbonhand Plus, and change or cancel it. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends to avoid the next renewal. Refunds for App Store purchases are handled by Apple.
- Why does the app ask me a maths question?
- Purchases, Settings and links that leave the app are behind a question for grown-ups, because children use Ribbonhand and parents pay. Answer it to continue; a wrong answer just gives a new question.
- The grading seems too strict (or too easy).
- Settings → Difficulty has Gentle, Standard and Strict. Gentle suits young writers; Strict is for polishing. Each letter gets stars and one tip; the red-pencil ring shows the spot to fix.
- I’m left-handed.
- In Settings, set Writing hand to Left. It mirrors the lesson layout so your hand never covers the example.
- How do I move my progress to another iPad?
- Sign in to the same iCloud account on both iPads and keep iCloud turned on for Ribbonhand. Progress and the list of learners (with their names) sync through your own private iCloud database. Settings stay on each iPad.
- What is “Save writing samples”?
- A switch in Settings that is only available to beta testers (TestFlight); it isn’t in the App Store version. It’s off by default. When it’s on, copies of your writing are kept in Ribbonhand’s folder on the iPad (visible in the Files app), so you can share them with us if you want to help improve the grader. Nothing is sent automatically.
- How do I delete my data?
- Delete the app to remove everything on that iPad, and delete Ribbonhand’s data in Settings → your name → iCloud → Manage Account Storage to remove synced progress. Full steps are in the Privacy Policy.
- Which languages does the app support?
- English. Ribbonhand teaches English cursive.
- Privacy
- Ribbonhand collects nothing: no account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Read the Privacy Policy.