Comparison

Money Aliens vs Visual Cents

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

Head to head
About

Money Aliens

This educational game helps children master money management through a fun shopping simulation. It teaches them how to calculate change and exchange currency with cute alien characters, even without prior calculation skills.

Highlights
  • Learn money calculation
  • Shopping simulation
  • Currency exchange practice
  • Supports 5 currencies
  • No prior calculation needed
  • Fun and engaging gameplay
Features
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Shop with Aliens & become a money master! A Game to master money calculation. Learn how to use money by playing a shopping game Cute aliens will help children learn how to calculate change by shopping and exchanging money. This app is developed for children to master the ways of using money with a simple and fun game. Can't Calculate? No problem! Many tools for learning about money require you to be able to calculate. However this game, will help you learn how to exchange money by simply choosing the right amount of change, so you can experience the rules of money even if you don't have knowledge about calculation. You can learn 5 different currencies: dollar, yen, yuan, euro and pound

About

Visual Cents

This app helps users accurately calculate change for US currency transactions. It's designed for anyone wanting to improve their cash handling skills and avoid common payment errors.

Highlights
  • US currency change calculation
  • Prevents calculation errors
  • Improves change-making skills
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Tired of guessing the correct change when paying with cash? Our user-friendly change calculator app for US currency prevents calculation errors and helps anyone looking to improve their change-making skills.

Screenshots

Money Aliens4 screens
Visual Cents4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Cents at 100% against Money Aliens's 52%. Visual Cents also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Money Aliens sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Cents asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Cents holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Money Aliens's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visual Cents's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Money Aliens versus Visual Cents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoney AliensVisual Cents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1616
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLITALICO Inc.The Education of BT, LLC

Customer experience

Money Aliens

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative39.4%

Visual Cents

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Money Aliens

One-time1
  • Unlock All Aliens!$0.99
None

Visual Cents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Money Aliens free?
Money Aliens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Cents free?
Visual Cents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Money Aliens or Visual Cents?
Visual Cents is rated higher. Money Aliens averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Visual Cents averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Money Aliens or Visual Cents have ads?
Neither Money Aliens nor Visual Cents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Money Aliens or Visual Cents?
Money Aliens ships an update every 2 months, and Visual Cents every 2 months. Most recently, Money Aliens was updated on November 2, 2026 and Visual Cents on November 3, 2026.

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