# Base Ten Blocks Manipulative — user reviews > 18 indexed App Store user reviews of Base Ten Blocks Manipulative by Brainingcamp, LLC, rated 4.65/5 from 434 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/base-ten-blocks-manipulative/id966324173/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/base-ten-blocks-manipulative/id966324173.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 360 · 4★ 36 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 16 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Took more money on purchase *2020-05-06, version 4.0.3* $2.99 and $4.99 and subtraction didn’t work ### 1/5 — Lynda *2019-06-11, version 3.0.3* Don’t buy They ask for a nickname before your allowed to send a review It says the nickname is taken if you give a low star rating!!!!!!! This is a very annoying app. Despite what appears simple instructions I can’t get it to work I have a similar, easier to use app with better colours, easier commands and MUCH MORE child friendly! Also after the free trial I was automatically charged! ### 1/5 — Less than I had hoped. *2019-01-31, version 3.0.3* The first time you hit clear it wants you to review... that means you’ve used it once. Maybe they don’t want you to use it for long enough to see where it is lacking. Some bottoms, like the “basic” are impossible to change. It also doesn’t automatically group. I wish I hadn’t bought it and I won’t buy anything else from this developer. ### 2/5 — Difficult to use, no undo button *2020-09-12* For example, the one blocks don't automatically snap together so sometimes we unwittingly put one on top of another, hiding the one block. This problem should never happen, in my opinion. But when it does, there's no undo so it's difficult to figure out where the hidden block went. The blocks are so small, even on a ten inch ipad, it happens more than you'd think. Better than nothing I guess. ### 3/5 — Place value of decimals *2024-09-18* The place value of the numbers in the tenths and hundredths place is not correct. 1/10 appear as 0.01 rather than 0.1. 1/100 appears as 0.001. ### 3/5 — Good but tiles are too small for kids *2023-05-13, version 4.0.5* As written in the title ### 4/5 — Great 👍 *2018-10-27, version 3.0.3* Great 👍 ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2016-10-28* Eraser on the draw tools is more like an undo button. Doesn't allow the user to choose what to erase. Can't do double digit multiplication greater than 21x30- it would be helpful if the size option was available on the factor track page as well. Then I could squeeze higher numbers in. **Developer response:** Eraser now works like a physical eraser. We are trying to find a way to support larger numbers on the Factor Track mode (we too like the idea). The challenge is finding a way to make objects smaller without "Ones" becoming so small that you can't easily grab and move them. But we will keep thinking about it. Thanks so much for the feedback!!!!! ### 5/5 — My review *2024-10-26* I love based on 10 blocks because I feel like I can you know like do all those fun stuff you can teach ### 5/5 — I remember using these with my educational tutor. *2020-06-26* Great app. The is a bug or maybe something that I don’t understand. The decimals show tenths as 0.01 instead of 0.1. And the blocks for ones and hundredths seem to be switched. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Math Tool *2020-04-21* This is really helping me teach my students with remote learning. ### 5/5 — It’s good *2019-10-16* Fun to use ### 5/5 — It’s a great game *2019-02-27, version 3.0.3* a bit more detail ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2019-01-07, version 3.0.3* This app is very helpful in providing quick representations of numbers. It is great for teaching regrouping in addition. ### 5/5 — Good *2018-08-01, version 3.0.3* It works well, however it did not work properly until I restarted my iPad. ### 5/5 — Favorite base 10 block app *2017-11-11* The snapping to grid is great! Makes it easy to quickly demonstrate various multi-digit #s. Like that when you write it stays on the screen until erased. Paired with iPad’s new feature of recording screen as you use the app is a bonus. Well done! ### 5/5 — One of my favorite education apps *2016-11-04* This app is amazing for teaching place value and addition and subtraction with regrouping. My special education students are really starting to understand how to regroup because of this app. When they get stumped on a problem, I can ask them how they would do it on the base ten blocks app and they can apply the same skills on their papers. The visual of combining and breaking apart for regrouping has been especially helpful for my students. I can ask them what happens when you regroup on the app and they remember that it breaks into ten pieces or combines into one group. They are prone to making little mistakes when setting up a problem and I love that the app will show the problem at the bottom so they can check their work. The company has been great to work with, responding to comments and suggestions. ### 5/5 — Best base ten block app! *2015-10-31* Very easy to use an goes from 1,000 to 0.001 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*