Exploring The Core K vs myClassroom
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
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.
- 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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Exploring The Core K | myClassroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (373 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 373 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exploring The Core LLC | Tanner Stoltz |
Customer experience
Exploring The Core K
myClassroom
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
Exploring The Core K
- Unlock All Grades and Skills$2.99
myClassroom
- Full Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Full Access3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Full Access$49.99
Questions
Is Exploring The Core K free?
Is myClassroom free?
Which has better reviews, Exploring The Core K or myClassroom?
Do Exploring The Core K or myClassroom have ads?
Which is updated more often, Exploring The Core K or myClassroom?
Other comparisons















