Comparison

Fractions Using Visual Models vs Dear Aunt Sally

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

Head to head
About

Fractions Using Visual Models

Features
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The best way to learn fractions. This app use visual model to help children to learn fractions concept, It covers adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions. FEATURES: • Learning fraction concepts using visual model • Fraction Multiplication: On the Grid • Dividing Fractions using the Area Model • Adding & Subtracting Unlike Fractions using butterfly method • Randomly generated fractions questions • Using share cookies concept to help children to understand subtracting unlike fraction • Using chick hatched out concept to help children to understand adding unlike fraction • No Ad, No in-app purchasing, No subscription FRACTION CONCEPTS: • Adding Fractions • Adding Mixed Fractions • Adding Unlike Fractions • Subtracting Fractions • Subtracting Mixed Fractions • Subtracting Unlike Fractions • Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number • Divide a Whole Number by a Fraction • Multiplying a Fraction by a Whole Number I • Multiplying a Fraction by a Whole Number II • Multiplying Fractions if you are interested in this app, you can watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xmR6gLGj2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND9H9ChJ_nU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AviPy6dEgm4 If you need help,please contact us by email: contact@kids17fun.com

About

Dear Aunt Sally

This app teaches the order of operations (PEMDAS) using interactive modes. It helps students and programmers understand mathematical expression solving step-by-step, with a quiz feature for practice.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step expression analysis
  • Shunt Yard algorithm explanation
  • SOLVE mode for freehand entry
  • QUIZ mode with random expression generation
  • Stack/Queue dynamics visualization
  • Customizable quiz parameters
Features
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PEMDAS is an acronym that is taught in school classrooms across the nation. It helps students remember the priority, or Order of Operations, used to solve expressions involving strings of numbers and operators. It stands for: P(arenthesis) E(xponent) M(ultiplication) D(ivision) A(ddition) S(ubtraction) A familiar mnemonic widely used in place of PEMDAS is: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. Thus the name of this application... Kind of an inside joke for the mathematical types. Computers, including smart phone calculators, desktops, etc. have built in functionality to properly interpret such expressions so we don't have to. But have you ever wondered what algorithms the CPU executes to get the right answer every time? This app demonstrates one such algorithm called the Shunt Yard, developed a few years back by Professor Edsger W. Dijkstra. We’re going to take a closer look under the hood at Order of Operations algorithms. It will interest programmers and school students alike; for programmers, the use of queues and stacks will reinforce previous computer science learning; for students, it allows them to write an expression, then analyze it using Order of Operations rules, step by step. The Quiz mode generates random expressions of user selected lengths and magnitudes and checks the student's answer. Incorrect answers can be examined using the same step by step process. In the SOLVE mode, algebraic expressions are entered free hand using an internal keyboard which limits entries to the five common mathematical operators (+ - / * ^) as well as one level of parenthesis. There is a maximum term limit of ten variables, but no limit to their magnitude in this mode. In the QUIZ mode, between two and ten variables can be selected, their maximum value and which operators that are eligible. The program then randomly generates an algebraic expression using these parameters. Both modes make available an analysis page which is used to step through the solution. Stack/Queue dynamics are displayed.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dear Aunt Sally at Free against Fractions Using Visual Models's $2.99. Dear Aunt Sally also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Dear Aunt Sally is free to download; Fractions Using Visual Models costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fractions Using Visual Models ships an update every 28 months, Dear Aunt Sally every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fractions Using Visual Models versus Dear Aunt Sally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFractions Using Visual ModelsDear Aunt Sally
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRed HongNeil Rohan

In-app purchases

None

Fractions Using Visual Models

No in-app purchases

None

Dear Aunt Sally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fractions Using Visual Models free?
Fractions Using Visual Models costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dear Aunt Sally free?
Dear Aunt Sally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fractions Using Visual Models or Dear Aunt Sally have ads?
Neither Fractions Using Visual Models nor Dear Aunt Sally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fractions Using Visual Models or Dear Aunt Sally?
Fractions Using Visual Models ships an update every 28 months, and Dear Aunt Sally every 2 months. Most recently, Fractions Using Visual Models was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dear Aunt Sally on November 3, 2026.

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