PlusMinus vs Lola
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlusMinus
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With PlusMinus you can easily practice your math exercises. In the settings can indicate whether you wish to add or subtract, or both. You can also specify how many exercises you wish to make. If your answer is correct, you will get a nice message! Each exercise is repeated until you have given the right answer. Have fun!
Lola
This app helps children learn to read by generating syllables from custom character sets. It focuses on vowel-consonant patterns and allows for the addition of new characters from any language. It's designed for offline use and is completely free of ads and in-app purchases.
- Customizable character sets
- Syllable generation with vowel-consonant patterns
- Supports characters from all languages
- Offline functionality
- Ad-free and no in-app purchases
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Lola-Read generates syllables for children, who learn reading. With Lola-Read you can set desired characters, that will be used to generate syllables. Each word contain 4 characters and 2 syllables where vowels always follow after consonants and conversely. The child should try to join different letters to a common syllables and pronounce them correctly. If new characters are learnt, you can add them in Lola-Read. You can put any characters of all languages. Lola-Read contains nether advertising nor in-App purchases. It is also completely offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PlusMinus at Free against Lola's $0.99. PlusMinus also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 15.0). On ads, 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
PlusMinus is free to download; Lola costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlusMinus ships an update every 5 weeks, Lola every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlusMinus | Lola |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wim Porters | Aleksandr Kurdiukov |
In-app purchases
PlusMinus
No in-app purchases
Lola
No in-app purchases
