Comparison

Exploring The Core K vs myClassroom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visualizes K-8 math standards
  • Shows skill development across grades
  • Searchable standards
  • Glossary of education terms
  • Reference tool for parents and teachers
Features
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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

About

myClassroom

This app provides essential classroom management tools for educators, allowing remote control via Apple Watch or Bluetooth clicker. It offers extensive customization for various functions like bells, notes, student grouping, and behavior tracking.

Highlights
  • Remote control with Apple Watch/Bluetooth clicker
  • Customizable bell and alert sounds
  • Instant note-taking with automatic logging
  • Random student selection and group generation
  • Behavior tracking and time-lost monitoring
  • Noise meter and music playback
  • Automated daily routines and smart seating charts
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MyClassroom was has essential teacher tools that are designed to work fast. Even better, they works with an Apple Watch or Bluetooth clicker. This means you can place your iPhone or iPad anywhere in the room and still have access to your tools. MyClassroom also offers extensive customization. If you don’t like how a tool works, there’s a good chance you can change it. Below is a list of tools and features that are just one press away! Tools: Bell Alert your class with a variety of sounds to choose from. Notes Instantly save notes during hectic moments, with automatic logging of time, date, and subject. You can add text later. Time Quickly add time increments with each press. It's perfect when precise timing isn't necessary. Coin & Dice Randomly generate numbers and outcomes. Sticks Randomly call on students, with an option to prevent repeats. Groups Create student groups, with settings to avoid unwanted pairings. Tallies Keep track of positive and negative classroom behaviors. Time Lost Track time wasted by students using a stopwatch and a warning sound. Hearts Each press removes a heart. Hearts can automatically replenish after a preset amount of time. Noise Meter Tuned to student voice frequencies, with a buffer to prevent false alarms. Music Box Play over 150 instrumental tracks covering various genres and moods. Brain Break Meditate or get active with quick, interactive breaks. Features Routines Set up your daily schedule and let the app automatically announce subjects and reminders. You won’t need to pull out your phone to turn off an alarm anymore! Smart Seating Seating charts with the ability to add rules, and use actual desk distances to generate seating charts. This app is governed by Apple’s standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Exploring The Core K4 screens
myClassroom4 screens

Verdict

The call

Exploring The Core K and myClassroom both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Exploring The Core K's written reviews are positive against 38% of myClassroom's. Exploring The Core K also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). myClassroom's advantage is ratings volume (373 vs 7) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Exploring The Core K sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and myClassroom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Exploring The Core K against 4.5 for myClassroom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myClassroom has 373 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Exploring The Core K's written reviews are positive against 38% of myClassroom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Exploring The Core K ships an update every 5 weeks, myClassroom every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Exploring The Core K versus myClassroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExploring The Core KmyClassroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)4.5 (373 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7373 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExploring The Core LLCTanner Stoltz

Customer experience

Exploring The Core K

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

myClassroom

All ratings373 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral18.8%
Negative43.8%

Bugs and requests

Exploring The Core K

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

myClassroom

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cannot log in after subscription
  • Password reset email not received
  • Customer service link not working
  • App crashing with music
  • Bluetooth remote connectivity issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Make more features free
  • Bring back brain breaks
  • Improve the voice quality

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Exploring The Core K

One-time1
  • Unlock All Grades and Skills$2.99
3 purchases

myClassroom

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Full Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access$49.99

Questions

Is Exploring The Core K free?
Exploring The Core K is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myClassroom free?
myClassroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Exploring The Core K or myClassroom?
myClassroom is rated higher. Exploring The Core K averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while myClassroom averages 4.5 from 373 ratings.
Do Exploring The Core K or myClassroom have ads?
Neither Exploring The Core K nor myClassroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Exploring The Core K or myClassroom?
Exploring The Core K ships an update every 5 weeks, and myClassroom every 9 days. Most recently, Exploring The Core K was updated on September 26, 2026 and myClassroom on October 13, 2026.

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