Comparison

Prealgebra vs TT Pre

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

Head to head
About

Prealgebra

Learn and practice middle or high school pre-algebra independently with this offline mobile app. It offers a textbook, video lessons from a high school math teacher, and a comprehensive list of formulas with search functionality.

Highlights
  • Offline learning
  • Comprehensive textbook
  • 100 video lectures
  • Formula search function
  • Ordered set of formulas
  • Practice pre-algebra concepts
Features
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Need help with pre-algebra? Put doubts aside – get our app “Pre-algebra”! Are you fed up with traditional worksheets, workbooks and cribs? With our app you can threw them away. Using available-offline mobile app “Prealgebra” you can learn and practice middle or high school prealgebra course by yourself. In addition to the textbook that can give you definite answers to all basic prealgebra questions, consistent video lessons from sophisticated lecturer and arranged list of formulas, “Pre-algebra” will solve the problem with being caught writing off forever. “Pre-algebra” is your personal helper that provides you with: ▶ FORMULAS • Ordered set of basic formulas and theorems that can only be applied in the frameworks of this course • Needed comments and explanations are given • Function of “formula search” is cater not only for learning but cheating also ▶ TEXTBOOK • It guides you through such topics as Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Exponents, Integers, Radicals, Graphings, Solving Equations, Polynomials and so on • The book is written in plain English ▶ VIDEO LESSONS • 100 video lectures subdivided into sections • All of them are lectured by one tutor - High School math teacher in Agora Cyber Charter School - Eric Buffington • They Can be used as stand-alone enrichment but they are also ordered in a logical sequence to help enhance understanding of the pre-algebra content No matter whether you are going to acquire mathematical knowledge or you are going to cheat, our app “Prealgebra” allows you to do everything just to improve your school results on the subject.

About

TT Pre

This app provides interactive math lessons and practice problems for pre-algebra students. It offers audiovisual lectures, automated grading, and detailed explanations for every problem, allowing for independent learning and progress tracking. The app can be used offline for a limited number of lessons, making it ideal for on-the-go learning.

Highlights
  • 139 audiovisual lectures
  • Thousands of practice problems
  • Automated grading and instant feedback
  • Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
  • Parental progress tracking
  • Digitized textbook with search
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The Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra app makes your TT course even better! Not only will your student enjoy math while learning independently, but, with the app, that learning can also take place on the go. Even when offline! Specifically, the app can be used offline for up to 6 lessons at a time. That makes it perfect for homeschool parents who need their kids to stay productive while the family is out and about during the day. The app’s other features include… • 139 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 8th grade curriculum • thousands of problems that give students all the practice they need to master each concept • automated grading and instant feedback for every single problem • step-by-step audiovisual explanations to every single problem so students can see exactly what they did wrong when mistakes are made (This makes the program feel as if a tutor is at the student’s side!) • parental controls that let you track your student’s progress • the digitized version of the printed Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra textbook (with a search feature and a hyper-linked index) • no advertising or in-app purchase offers • Internet connectivity is required, but you can remain offline for up to 6 lessons.

Screenshots

Prealgebra3 screens
TT Pre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prealgebra at 100% against TT Pre's 42%. Prealgebra also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). TT Pre's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (141 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Prealgebra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TT Pre asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prealgebra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TT Pre has 141 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Prealgebra's written reviews are positive against 42% of TT Pre's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Prealgebra versus TT Pre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrealgebraTT Pre
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.2 (141 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5141 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppCrabTeaching Textbooks, Inc.

Customer experience

Prealgebra

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TT Pre

All ratings109 ratings
Positive49.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral17.3%
Negative40.4%

Bugs and requests

Prealgebra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TT Pre

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • Occasional bugs and glitches
  • It glitched waAaaaayyy too much
  • It’s laggy and buggy
  • INSANELY laggy
  • Answer submission bug is back and annoying
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  • This math is glitchy
  • kicks you out
  • got a problem right and it says not correct
  • really glitchy
  • can now barely even finish a lesson
  • Apple Pencil to help me write out the answers on the scratchpad now it doesn’t work
  • IT FORCE QUITES ON ME!!!
  • super glitchy
  • the man’s voice is awful
  • glitches where you can’t even see the problem
  • the app glitches and says it’s right but counts it wrong
  • About every 3 problems my daughter does, it tells me that the app is not responding
  • computer program seems to crash once every other week
  • when it updates it wont open, even when it’s installed
  • Whenever I come across an equation with the answer being 1/x, the answer will not register
  • Some lessons don’t even have the problems in them
  • sometimes answer explanations will overlap if skipped at the wrong time
  • sometimes when I’m doing a lesson it won’t let me put in a answer
  • when I use the scratchpad, then after some time I use the eraser, the whole app freezes until I have to go out and go back in
  • Cannot get the new lessons to load
  • Get error report that says "Offline"
  • the keypad is super glitchy

Requested features

29 requests
  • Option to mute voice
  • Teach it a little better
  • Multiple voice options
  • Trophies or currency instead of stickers
  • Remove stickers altogether
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  • Add decent designers
  • Change up colors to be more vibrant
  • Add more updates
  • Fix answer submission bug
  • Add more voice actors
  • Fix glitches
  • Improve programming for mobile
  • Make it less childish
  • Add animated wallpapers
  • Fix bugs and glitches
  • Improve app design
  • Fix scratchpad eraser bug
  • Fix app freezing
  • Fix problems with fractions (1/x)
  • Fix incorrect math/information
  • Fix trick questions
  • Fix UI button size
  • Fix lecture playback issue
  • Fix missing problems in lessons
  • Fix overlapping answer explanations
  • Fix inability to input answers
  • Fix app not responding
  • Fix correct answers marked wrong
  • Option to turn off incorrect stickers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Prealgebra

One-time1
  • Pre-algebra Premium$0.99
None

TT Pre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prealgebra free?
Prealgebra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TT Pre free?
TT Pre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prealgebra or TT Pre?
Prealgebra is rated higher. Prealgebra averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while TT Pre averages 3.2 from 141 ratings.
Do Prealgebra or TT Pre have ads?
Neither Prealgebra nor TT Pre shows ads.

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