Comparison

Set Tool by mathies vs Math Balance Educational Games

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

Head to head
About

Set Tool by mathies

This app allows users to create, sort, and classify sets of objects to explore mathematical concepts. It supports number composition, decomposition, pattern creation, and probability experiments through interactive tools and visual representations.

Highlights
  • Create custom or random sets of objects
  • Sort and classify objects by attributes
  • Represent, compose, and decompose numbers
  • Explore probability and randomness
  • Use Ten frames and Frames of Tenths
  • Built-in annotation tool
Features
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Sets of objects can be generated randomly or designed by the user. Sort and classify objects. Create patterns. Represent, compose and decompose whole numbers, tenths, and fractions. Explore experimental probability. Mathematical Concepts: Create visual representations that help explore mathematical thinking related to: • Subitizing (instantly seeing “how many”) • Sorting by attributes (shape, colour, size, with face/no face) • Counting principles, e.g., conservation of number • Skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s • Representing, comparing and ordering numbers • Composing and decomposing numbers • Using anchor values of 2, 5, and 10 • Modelling operations with numbers • Demonstrating multiplicative thinking • Exploring number patterns and concepts • Creating patterns • Exploring probability and randomness Features: • Create a user-designed set of objects by dragging into the workspace • Auto-generate a random set of objects by specifying a number • Auto-generate a new set while conserving count and selected attribute options • Select an object or set of objects by drawing a marquee around them • Copy selected objects • Change the attributes of selected objects (shape, colour, size, facedness) specifically or randomly • Organize objects using Ten frames or Frames of Tenths • Scramble or align objects in the workspace • Increase and decrease the object size • Use the multiplier button to set the number of objects (1, 2, 5, 10) to drag to the workspace • Use the Object Count button (#) to check to see how many objects are in the workspace • Step through a history of your work with the undo/redo buttons • Communicate your thinking or highlight various features of your representation using the built-in annotation tool • Insert background images

About

Math Balance Educational Games

This app makes learning mental math engaging for children aged 6-10. Through interactive games, kids develop number flexibility, understand equality and comparison, and build essential algebra readiness skills.

Highlights
  • Develops understanding of equality and comparison signs
  • Teaches commutative property of addition
  • Strategies for missing addends
  • Inverse relationship between addition and subtraction
  • Multiplication as repeated addition
  • Place value strategies for addition
  • Mental addition/subtraction of 10 or 100
Features
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Mental Math is fun with Math Balance - kids help Toby reach home by balancing bridges and while they have fun, they also learn about equality/comparison, gain flexibility with numbers and practice skills that are essential for understanding algebra. This mental math game with 30 levels will help your child get necessary fluidity with numbers. Your child will learn things like addition can happen in any order for the same result, or that sum of different numbers can add up to be the same number. They will also end up having to use different number strategies, such as bridging and compensation which can significantly speed up their mental math computations. These are the skills covered by Math Balance - - Developing meaning of equal sign, using, greater than and less than sign - Set up numbers in their expanded form - Commutative property of addition and, later, using it and expanded form as a strategy to add ex: 67+25 = 60+7+20+5 = 80+12 =92 - Missing Addend strategies:x+b=c, where x is to be found, situations where difference is unknown, where there is a bigger unknown and where there is a smaller unknown -one step problems - Showing that addition and subtraction are inverse; 4+5=9, 9-5=4 - Use only doubles, Use only even/odd numbers to get to a total - 1 step word problems -Change unknown, Result unknown, Start unknown - add a string of two-digit numbers (up to four numbers) by applying place value strategies and properties of operations. Example: 43 + 34 + 57 + 24 = __ - Using concrete models to show addition and subtraction - Mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100–900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100–900 - Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction - Multiplication as repeated addition For those who follow the Core curriculum, this maps to the following core standards - 2.OA.B.2, 2.NBT.4, 2.OA.2, 1.OA.6, 2.OA.C.3, 2.OA.1, 2.NBT.6, 2.NBT.7, 2.NBT.8, 3.NBT.2. Subscription info: - Math Balance can be purchased standalone, or as part of a makkajai Genius subscription. - Makkajai Genius subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual. ($59.99/yr) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the monthly billing cycle For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/privacy-policy and our terms can be found at: https://www.makkajai.com/terms

Screenshots

Set Tool by mathies4 screens
Math Balance Educational Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Set Tool by mathies at 100% against Math Balance Educational Games's 45%. Set Tool by mathies also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Math Balance Educational Games's advantage is ratings volume (4.2K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Balance Educational Games sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Set Tool by mathies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Set Tool by mathies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Balance Educational Games has 4.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Set Tool by mathies's written reviews are positive against 45% of Math Balance Educational Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set Tool by mathies ships an update monthly, Math Balance Educational Games fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Set Tool by mathies versus Math Balance Educational Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet Tool by mathiesMath Balance Educational Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (4.2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.2% of reviews
Number of ratings14.2K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.2
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOAMEMakkajai Edu Tech Private Limited

Customer experience

Set Tool by mathies

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Math Balance Educational Games

All ratings4,215 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative48.4%

Bugs and requests

Set Tool by mathies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Math Balance Educational Games

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing progress and data loss
  • Incompatibility with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More advanced math content
  • Ability to customize difficulty levels
  • Option to play without subscription

In-app purchases

None

Set Tool by mathies

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Math Balance Educational Games

Subscriptions2
  • Makkajai Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Set Tool by mathies free?
Set Tool by mathies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Balance Educational Games free?
Math Balance Educational Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Set Tool by mathies or Math Balance Educational Games?
Set Tool by mathies is rated higher. Set Tool by mathies averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Math Balance Educational Games averages 4.4 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Set Tool by mathies or Math Balance Educational Games have ads?
Neither Set Tool by mathies nor Math Balance Educational Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set Tool by mathies or Math Balance Educational Games?
Set Tool by mathies ships an update monthly, and Math Balance Educational Games fortnightly. Most recently, Set Tool by mathies was updated on November 2, 2026 and Math Balance Educational Games on November 6, 2026.

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