Num Fu vs Geoboard, by MLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Num Fu
Master basic division facts through engaging educational games. This app utilizes proven strategies to help students build essential number sense and fluency.
- Master division facts
- Educational games
- ORIGO Education strategies
- Number sense development
- Student-focused learning
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Practise the art of Num Fu while mastering basic division facts. Based on ORIGO Education's division strategies, Num Fu allows students to master important number facts while playing fun educational games.
Geoboard, by MLC
Explore mathematical concepts like perimeter, area, and fractions by stretching virtual bands around pegs to form shapes. This open-ended educational tool is ideal for elementary and middle school learners, offering multiple board types and drawing tools for interactive discovery.
- Create line segments and polygons
- Multiple board types (square, rectangular, circular)
- Shape duplication and transformation
- Fill shapes with transparent color
- Display grid lines with numbering
- Drawing and annotation tools
- Save and share work
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Geoboard is a tool for exploring a variety of mathematical topics introduced in the elementary and middle grades. Learners stretch bands around the pegs to form line segments and polygons and make discoveries about perimeter, area, angles, congruence, fractions, and more. This virtual version of the manipulative is an open-ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments. FEATURES • Create line segments and polygons by stretching bands around the Geoboard’s pegs. • Choose from 8 different band colors. • Fill individual shapes with a transparent color, or use the Fill All button to toggle all the bands between filled and unfilled. • Switch between the standard 25-peg square board, a rectangular board with 150 pegs, or a circular board with 13 pegs. The circular board enables explorations with angles, fractions, and time measurement. • Duplicate shapes then move, rotate, or flip them to explore symmetry and congruency. • Change the color of selected bands. • Display grid lines with or without numbering to more easily calculate area and identify shape locations. •Hide and reveal work with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. MORE APPS For more Geoboard resources and other apps, visit:www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps LEARN MORE To learn about Bridges in Mathematics, an elementary curriculum that employs visual models such as the geoboard, please visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/overview ABOUT US This app is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 math education since 1976. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Geoboard app was made possible by a generous donation from Dr. David Moursund. This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education. Visit us at: www.clarity-innovations.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Geoboard, by MLC at 3.8 against Num Fu's 2.5. Geoboard, by MLC also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). Num Fu's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Geoboard, by MLC holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Geoboard, by MLC has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Num Fu | Geoboard, by MLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORIGO Education | The Math Learning Center |
Customer experience
Num Fu
Geoboard, by MLC
In-app purchases
Num Fu
No in-app purchases
Geoboard, by MLC
No in-app purchases
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