Comparison

Place Value Addition vs Owlet

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

Head to head
About

Place Value Addition

This educational app helps children understand place value by visually adding numbers using interactive discs. It offers random and custom problems for numbers up to three digits, aiding comprehension of regrouping in addition.

Highlights
  • Visual place value discs
  • Addition with regrouping
  • 1-3 digit numbers
  • Random problems
  • Customizable problems
Features
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Place Value Addition helps students understand addition using place value discs. A strong understanding of place value in the base ten system is essential for long-term mathematical learning. In addition, place value helps students understand how regrouping works. The app provides a visual, step-by-step way to add two numbers using place value discs. Students can solve randomly generated problems or enter their own problems. Features: * Numbers with 1–3 digits * Randomly generated problems * Custom problems * Visual place value discs * Step-by-step addition practice * Clear visualization of regrouping Part of the iDevBooks Place Value series: * Place Value Addition * Place Value Subtraction * Place Value Multiplication * Place Value Division Video: Please visit idevbooks.com to see a video of the app. Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Visual Fractions Decimals Percentages, Decimal Rounding, Whole Number Rounding, Column Subtraction, Column Addition, Long Division, Long Multiplication, Lattice Multiplication, Partial Differences Subtraction, Partial Quotients Division, Partial Sums Addition, and more. Feedback: New ideas to make this app better are welcome. Please visit idevbooks.com to give feedback. Privacy: This app has no ads, no in-app purchases, and does not transmit user data during operation. The app also does not contain links to other apps or to the web.

About

Owlet

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Owlet: Cube3 is an app that uses the Owlet CubeTower manipulative. Students create numbers by stacking small cubes in the columns of the CubeTower. Cube3 has five modes. Each corresponds to a different topic in place value: Tens, Hundreds, Money, Hundredths, and Thousandths. For each topic, there are five different activities. - Explore: Students place cubes in the CubeTower to create numbers that are shown on the tablet. - Make: Students are prompted to make a target number by placing cubes in the CubeTower. - Build: Students solve number puzzles. For example, students might be asked to build a number between 200 and 300 using 5 cubes. - Compare: Students create a number in the CubeTower and then compare it to a number generated by the app. - Round: Students use the CubeTower to round a number to a specified place.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Owlet at Free against Place Value Addition's $3.99. Owlet also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Owlet is free to download; Place Value Addition costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Place Value Addition ships an update every 21 months, Owlet every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Place Value Addition versus Owlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlace Value AdditionOwlet
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsa HelttulaBirdBrain Technologies LLC

In-app purchases

None

Place Value Addition

No in-app purchases

None

Owlet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Place Value Addition free?
Place Value Addition costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Owlet free?
Owlet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Place Value Addition or Owlet have ads?
Neither Place Value Addition nor Owlet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Place Value Addition or Owlet?
Place Value Addition ships an update every 21 months, and Owlet every 6 months. Most recently, Place Value Addition was updated on October 11, 2026 and Owlet on October 10, 2026.

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