Exploring The Core K vs CSUMB MyRaft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exploring The Core K
This app visualizes Common Core State Standards for K-8 math, showing skill progression across grade levels. It serves as a reference for parents and educators to understand expected math skill sets.
- Visualizes K-8 math standards
- Shows skill development across grades
- Searchable standards
- Glossary of education terms
- Reference tool for parents and teachers
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Exploring The Core: Elementary Math is the best way to *see* what is in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Our math app presents all CCSS standards in Mathematics for grades K-8, illustrating each grade-level skill and aligning to show skill development across grade levels. With this app, teachers and parents can not only read the Common Core State Standards for each grade-level skill, but can also "swipe" to see how each skill develops in and between grade-levels. Searchable Standards and Glossary features eliminate the need for lugging heavy binders of standards and education-specific references around with you. Created by a teacher for teachers and parents, Exploring The Core: Elementary Math is the perfect tool for anybody wanting to understand the basic skill sets expected in the Common Core State Standards. This app serves as a reference tool for parents and teachers. It is not a curriculum and is not intended to serve as a primary teaching tool for students. Learn more at www.ExploringTheCore.com #exploringthecore
CSUMB MyRaft
This app serves as a central hub for university students to connect with campus life. It facilitates joining clubs, registering for events, buying/selling textbooks, accessing resources, and networking with peers. It's designed to enhance student engagement and provide a comprehensive campus experience.
- Join clubs
- Register for events
- Buy/sell textbooks
- Access campus resources
- Connect with students
- Student engagement tool
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MyRaft is Cal State Monterey Bay’s primary tool for student engagement. Looking to join a club? Register for an event? Buy or sell a used textbook? Find and access resources on campus? Connect with students from your classes or residence halls? MyRaft is your one-stop shop for all of this and more. Download today and join your fellow Otters on MyRaft!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Exploring The Core K at 60% against CSUMB MyRaft's 20%. Exploring The Core K also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.4). CSUMB MyRaft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (53 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Exploring The Core K sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CSUMB MyRaft asks for nothing beyond the download.
Exploring The Core K holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSUMB MyRaft has 53 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Exploring The Core K's written reviews are positive against 20% of CSUMB MyRaft's.
Exploring The Core K ships an update every 5 weeks, CSUMB MyRaft every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Exploring The Core K | CSUMB MyRaft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 4.1 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Exploring The Core LLC | Novalsys, Inc |
Customer experience
Exploring The Core K
CSUMB MyRaft
In-app purchases
Exploring The Core K
- Unlock All Grades and Skills$2.99
CSUMB MyRaft
No in-app purchases
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