Fractions, by MLC vs Schoolwork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fractions, by MLC
This app helps students visualize, compare, and perform operations with fractions using interactive bar or circle models. It allows for detailed representation of fractions with customizable denominators and parts, aiding in understanding mathematical concepts.
- Interactive bar and circle fraction models
- Customizable denominators (1-100)
- Fraction comparison and equivalence
- Add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions
- Explore fractions, percents, and decimals
- Annotation and drawing tools
- Save and share work
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Fractions lets students use a bar or circle to represent, compare, and perform operations with fractions with denominators from 1 to 100. Choose the fraction model and number of equal parts. Use a color to select specific parts to show a fraction of the whole. Reveal or hide numeric labels as needed. Superimpose fractions upon each other to compare fractions or see equal parts. FEATURES • Use a bar or circle as the whole. • Divide each whole into anywhere from 1 to 100 equal parts. • Compare fractions and represent equivalent fractions. • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with fractions. • Explore the relationship between fractions, percents, and decimals. • Select the size of the whole and the number of equal parts. • Hide and reveal fraction labels. • 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. ABOUT US This resource is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 education since 1976. Our mission is to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability. www.mathlearningcenter.org 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: www.clarity-innovations.com
Schoolwork
This app helps educators manage assignments, assessments, and class announcements, streamlining communication and tracking student progress. It allows for personalized instruction by providing insights into individual student performance and areas needing support or challenge.
- Create and send assessments
- Assign homework and study reminders
- Track student progress and performance
- Collaborate with students
- Provide real-time feedback
- Assign specific app activities
- Personalize instruction
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Schoolwork is an iPad app that helps teachers save time, identify trends, and maximize each student’s potential. Using Schoolwork, teachers can create and send assessments, assignments, class announcements, or study reminders. With Schoolwork, teachers can send any document or file as a classroom assessment. They can review and score student work, and analyze student performance per item. For assignments, teachers can easily share materials, send students to a specific activity in an app, collaborate with students, and view student progress. Teachers can see analytics, insights, and progress information on how students performed, making it easier to individualize instruction based on student needs. Students get one central place to see assessments, assignments, announcements, submit work, and view their own progress. Keep students focused and organized • Students have one place to go to see their assessments, assignments, and announcements • Students can see what is due this week, across all their classes • In Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, and other supported apps, students can submit homework right from within the app Collaborate and give real-time feedback • Easily collaborate with individual students or with the entire class in just a few taps • Add comments to students’ work while they’re working on an assignment, or after completing an assessment • Easily review and score assessments with or without points • Use Apple Pencil or your finger to mark up documents, assessments, PDFs, photos, and more Assign specific activities within an app • With apps optimized for Schoolwork, you can review an app’s list of assignable activities, then easily send one or more to a class or student • With a single tap, students are brought directly to the assigned activity within the app • For activities you assign in Schoolwork, you’ll be able to view student progress, including quiz scores, points earned, and time spent Personalize instruction • See a holistic view of a student’s progress, including submitted work and progress in apps, all in one place • Use student progress to find students who might need an extra challenge, or extra support • On assessments, use item-level data to identify trends and inform instructional next steps Get started easily • Your existing classes in Apple School Manager automatically show in Schoolwork • Easily create new classes yourself right from within Schoolwork Privacy In order for teachers to view student progress or activities they assign in Schoolwork, schools are required to enable the Student Progress feature in Apple School Manager. Student progress is only reported for teacher-assigned activities that students complete while using a school-provided Managed Apple Account. All student progress data is encrypted in transit and at rest. If a school does not opt in, teachers and students can still use Schoolwork without this feature. In order to provide and improve Schoolwork, Apple collects non-personally identifiable data about how users interact with the app.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fractions, by MLC at 54% against Schoolwork's 18%. Fractions, by MLC also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.2). Schoolwork's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fractions, by MLC holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Fractions, by MLC's written reviews are positive against 18% of Schoolwork's.
Fractions, by MLC ships an update every 18 months, Schoolwork every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fractions, by MLC | Schoolwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (23 ratings) — better | 3.4 (68 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Math Learning Center | Apple |
Customer experience
Fractions, by MLC
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In-app purchases
Fractions, by MLC
No in-app purchases
Schoolwork
No in-app purchases
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