Comparison

Story Problems vs Visualization Skills

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

Head to head
About

Story Problems

This educational app helps young learners in Kindergarten through Second Grade master addition and subtraction word problems. It uses interactive animal manipulatives and reads problems aloud to support students. Progress tracking helps parents and teachers monitor understanding.

Highlights
  • Animal manipulatives for problem-solving
  • Addition, subtraction, and mixed problems
  • Adjustable number ranges
  • Read-aloud feature for problems
  • Progress tracking and results recording
  • Supports Common Core standards
Features
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Story Problems uniqueness comes from the ability to use fun animals as manipulatives to aide in solving simple story problems. Students can choose to solve addition or subtraction story problems. For an extra challenge, mixed story problems are included. Choosing this game mode will allow students to use higher level thinking skills to first determine whether the problem calls for them to add or subtract. They can then use the manipulatives to help solve the story problem. To allow for differentiation, a range of numbers can be selected that will then be used within the story problems. Story Problems will read the problem to the student. This helps those younger students that may need a little extra support with this skill. Students may enter their name into the game and the game keeps track of their results. Results are recorded by date, number correct and game type. This is a great way for parents and teachers to check for understanding and then reteach where necessary. Story Problems targets children in Kindergarten to Second Grade. It uses the common core standards in Operations and Algebraic Thinking for each of these grades. K.OA.A.2, 1.OA.A.2, 2.OA.A.1

About

Visualization Skills

Features
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Visualization skills are vital for fast and efficient reading comprehension. Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension builds this key skill quickly and efficiently. Visualizing is the ability to create mental pictures in our heads based on the text we read or the words we hear. It is one of the key skills required for reading comprehension. Students who visualize as they read not only have a richer reading experience but can recall what they have read for longer periods of time. Moreover, having a strong mental image of a text allows students to more accurately and effectively answer Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions, such as inferencing, prediction, etc. If your learner struggles with reading comprehension, working on visualization skills should be high on your list of priorities. Visualization Skills for Reading Comprehension provides step-by-step activities to quickly build the ability to visualize information while reading. Key details of this app are: - Gradually increments difficulty - Audio instructions support weak readers. - Quality of drawing is unimportant - it’s more about the picture in your mind. - 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your child is doing. The ability to visualize as you read is key for school and learning success. Support your struggling readers with this fun, engaging app that will build your learner’s ability and confidence in this important skill. NOTE: This app requires the presence of a parent or therapist to discuss and evaluate each visualization. Grab this easy-to-use and effective app today and get your learner on the road to success. About Happy Frog: Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 4 free levels. The remaining questions can be accessed with an in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the paid version of this app, which includes all the levels. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem.  www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Screenshots

Story Problems4 screens
Visualization Skills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Story Problems at $0.99 against Visualization Skills's $9.99. Story Problems also leads on update cadence (every 13 months vs every 31 months). Visualization Skills's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.1). 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

Story Problems costs $0.99 and Visualization Skills $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Problems ships an update every 13 months, Visualization Skills every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Story Problems versus Visualization Skills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory ProblemsVisualization Skills
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.112.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI Teach Tiny Humans, LLCJanine Toole

In-app purchases

None

Story Problems

No in-app purchases

None

Visualization Skills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Story Problems free?
Story Problems costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visualization Skills free?
Visualization Skills costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Story Problems or Visualization Skills have ads?
Neither Story Problems nor Visualization Skills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Problems or Visualization Skills?
Story Problems ships an update every 13 months, and Visualization Skills every 31 months. Most recently, Story Problems was updated on September 21, 2026 and Visualization Skills on May 17, 2026.

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