StudyPug vs Algebra Tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StudyPug
This app offers over 5,000 video lessons created by certified teachers to help K-12 and college students master math and English. It includes features like photo problem search, practice exercises with feedback, and progress tracking, along with test prep for various standardized exams.
- 5,000+ video lessons by certified teachers
- Photo search for math problems
- Step-by-step explanations
- Practice problems with instant feedback
- Progress tracking and mastery scores
- Test prep for SAT, GED, ASVAB, AP, ACT, ACCUPLACER
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Math & English Help That Actually Works We teach four subjects: Math, English, Science and Social Studies. 5,000+ step-by-step video lessons run from Kindergarten through college, and test-prep courses for the SAT, GED, ASVAB, AP, ACT and ACCUPLACER are in the catalog. HOW A SESSION RUNS • Pick 7th Grade Math and the topics arrive in the order the course teaches them • Each lesson teaches the method, then works through an example • Practice adjusts to your child's level, with the full solution after every question • They can retake a quiz until the score says the topic is solid • Continue Learning opens the next topic, never one already finished • Study Points and a daily streak keep the habit going • When they are stuck mid-question, Photo Search finds the lesson that covers it WHAT YOU GET AS THE PARENT • Each child gets their own profile and their own progress • A study plan on each course they open, in the order your state's standards set out • Topic scores that are current the moment you open the app • Homeschool families set the pace; nothing is marked late WHAT IS COVERED On video: Math from Kindergarten to college. English and Social Studies to Grade 7. Science to Grade 7, plus senior Physics and Chemistry (including Organic Chemistry). Questions and quizzes: all four subjects, Kindergarten to Grade 12 Test prep in the catalog: SAT Math, GED Mathematics, ASVAB Math Knowledge, AP Calculus AB/BC, AP Statistics, ACT Math, ACCUPLACER 2.1+ MILLION U.S. STUDENTS USE STUDYPUG • 50,000+ practice problems with worked solutions • Courses aligned to your state standards, so the next topic follows the one their class just finished WHAT IT COSTS Plans start at $14.99 a month. Cancel any time. StudyPug is a subscription service. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.studypug.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.studypug.com/terms
Algebra Tutor
Learn algebra through interactive exercises and animations. Master algebraic expressions, equations, and formulae at your own pace. The app offers multiple learning modes and personalized revision prompts to reinforce understanding.
- Interactive learning by doing
- Explanatory animations
- Hints, examples, and tips
- Self-paced practice
- Personalized revision prompts
- Multiple learning modes (Show Me, Step Check, Independent)
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With Algebra Tutor, you learn by doing! The course is designed to help you develop mastery and gain a deeper understanding of topics ranging from number practice to building, simplifying, and manipulating algebraic expressions, using formulae, and solving equations - including simultaneous equations. * Animations, as well as being fun to watch, have been created to help you understand how and why things simplify - you can pause them, restart them, slow them down, or speed them up to see exactly what’s happening! * Access explanations, hints, examples, and tips from within each task. * Work at your own pace, practising as much as you like in each section - Algebra Tutor will keep generating more tasks. * Choose your own route through the course. Algebra Tutor will show you which topics could be started next based on the ones already completed. * Complete topics to access their revision sections - attempt these as often as you like, they will be different each time! Algebra Tutor uses 3 modes - each one is an important stage in the learning process, so we’ll move between them many times: • Show Me Mode - Enter steps, then watch animations to see how they’re done. • Step Check Mode - We’ll check each step as you walk through a task. • Independent Mode - Edit any line as you fly through the whole task yourself! You’re in control of your own learning with Algebra Tutor - once you have mastered tasks in a section, you can choose when to move on. Topics have between 3 and 7 sections each, plus a revision section once completed - if you’d like more practice, or a refresher, topics can be restarted any time without losing your progress. Most tasks involve some form of algebraic manipulation, with the start of some sections also presenting important information and explanations along with a variety of multiple-choice style tasks. To help you develop your long-term memory, prompts to revise topics are displayed in the completed topics list at increasing time intervals after each completion of a revision section. We hope to add many more topics and features in the future - see https://algebra‑tutor.xyz for more details. Have fun learning!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StudyPug at 4.7 against Algebra Tutor's 3.0. StudyPug also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 3). Algebra Tutor's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, in-app purchases 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. StudyPug sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Algebra Tutor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StudyPug holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudyPug has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of StudyPug's written reviews are positive against 100% of Algebra Tutor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | StudyPug | Algebra Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | StudyPug Inc. | David Green |
Customer experience
StudyPug
Algebra Tutor
Bugs and requests
StudyPug
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Inability to cancel subscription
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More free content and lessons
- Interactive exercises and games
- Expanded course coverage
- Improved user interface
- Ability to download videos for offline use
Algebra Tutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StudyPug
- StudyPug (1-week)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- StudyPug (1-month)3 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
- StudyPug (1-month)1 Month trial$14.991 Month
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- StudyPug (1-month)$14.991 Month
- StudyPug (6-months)3 Days trial$39.996 Months
- StudyPug (1-year)3 Days trial$58.991 Year
- StudyPug (6-months)$58.996 Months
- StudyPug (6-months)$79.006 Months
- StudyPug (1-year)$88.991 Year
Algebra Tutor
- Unlock Early$1.99
- Skip Any Section$6.99









