Comparison

Making Change USD vs Visual Cents

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

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About

Making Change USD

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This program teaches the student about changing (converting) larger denominations of currency into smaller ones, such as breaking a dollar bill into four quarters or ten dimes or any other collections of coins that add up to the dollar. The screen has a top box showing the coin or bill for which change is needed. To the right of the top box is a counter giving the value of the currency in the top box. Under the top box are more boxes in the middle of the screen with spaces for the coins or bills that the student is using to make change for the money in the top box. To the right of the middle boxes is a counter giving the value of the change in the middle boxes. At the bottom is another set of boxes with a coin or bill in each box. The student clicks on these coins or bills to make change for the coin or bill in the top box. Change Made The student clicks this button when he/she thinks the correct change has been placed in the boxes in the middle. Settings Mode Test Select this option to measure the student’s progress. The “Report” button under “Test” mode is enabled. Report This displays results of the “Test”. The report Holds Only 20 Records. Grade On/Off: If it is on, app will monitor correct and wrong responses by the student Correct Answer: When a student response to a question with correct answer Wrong Answer: When a student response to a question with wrong answer Number of Total Attempt: Number of times a student tried to answer questions in the app. Bar Chart: Represents the student's performance graphically. View Records: If there are old test results, they will be shown on this screen. The current test result is always on top. Print: This will print the grade or data on the screen. Clear Data: This button erase all the data that was stored and free up the memory that data was occupying. Display the Value of the Coins or Bills is on This is the default setting. The value of the coin or bill (such as "10¢" under a dime) appears under the coin or bill. Display the Value of the Coins or Bills is off The value of the coin or bill (such as "10¢" under a dime) will not appear under the coin or bill. Command Text This option is selected by default. When this is checked, text appears at the bottom of the screen instructing the student to (for instance) “Here is five dollars. Please make change with 4 one-dollar bills and the rest in quarters.” If not checked, the command text does not appear. Congratulatory Animation This is selected by default. When the student makes the correct change and clicks on the "Change Made" button, there will be a congratulatory animation. Click anywhere on the screen or press the space bar to stop the congratulatory animation. When not checked, the animation will not appear. Selection Here the teacher/therapist can select the coins and/or bills that the student can use to make change. By default "Select All" is checked. Select All This selects all coins and bills.

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

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Cents at none against Making Change USD's 1. Visual Cents also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Making Change USD's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 13.0). On price 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. Making Change USD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Cents asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Making Change USD ships an update every 17 months, Visual Cents every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Making Change USD versus Visual Cents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaking Change USDVisual Cents
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlooming Kids Software LLCThe Education of BT, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Making Change USD

One-time1
  • Making Change USD$3.99
None

Visual Cents

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Making Change USD free?
Making Change USD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Cents free?
Visual Cents is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Making Change USD or Visual Cents have ads?
Neither Making Change USD nor Visual Cents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Making Change USD or Visual Cents?
Making Change USD ships an update every 17 months, and Visual Cents every 2 months. Most recently, Making Change USD was updated on October 26, 2026 and Visual Cents on October 27, 2026.

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