Comparison

Times Alive vs TT Math 4

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

Head to head
About

Times Alive

This app makes learning multiplication tables engaging through story videos and songs. It offers quizzes and games covering all tables from 0-9, and tracks student progress. It's particularly beneficial for students with learning differences.

Highlights
  • Story videos and songs for memorization
  • Quizzes and games for all times tables (0-9)
  • Progress tracking (completed lessons, scores, time)
  • Pretest and post-test for progress monitoring
  • Supports students with learning differences
Features
Currently charting
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Times Alive is designed to make memorization easy and fun so students are eager to learn. Award winning Times Alive teaches multiplication with story videos and songs — includes quizzes and games to teach ALL the times tables 0s-9s. Shown helpful for students with dyslexia, adhd, dyscalculia, autism, and other learning differences. Times Alive keeps track of the student's progress showing completed lessons, test scores with time elapsed. Easily clear progress to re-take a test or to start a new student. Multiplication pretest and post-test included to monitor progress and facts learned. Studies show our Times Tables the Fun Way(™) picture, story, and songs program outperforms most methods for effectiveness and retention of the multiplication facts. Once the facts are committed to memory students find math class a breeze and are able to move on to ratios, division, and algebra.Times Alive is based on the widely used and award winning book, Times Tables the Fun Way. Provided by City Creek Press, established in 1992. Check out our youtube channel @timestablesthefunway. Try Online Times Alive for multiple student tracking, free trial found at CityCreek.com.

About

TT Math 4

This educational app provides interactive math lessons and practice problems for 4th graders. It offers automated grading, step-by-step explanations, and parental controls for progress tracking. The app allows for offline use of up to six lessons, making it ideal for on-the-go learning.

Highlights
  • 119 audiovisual lectures
  • Thousands of practice problems
  • Automated grading
  • Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
  • Parental progress tracking
  • Offline lesson access (up to 6)
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The Teaching Textbooks Math 4 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… • 119 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 4th 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 Math 4 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

Times Alive4 screens
TT Math 44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Times Alive at 85% against TT Math 4's 37%. Times Alive also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). TT Math 4's advantage is price (Free vs $14.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On ratings volume, 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

TT Math 4 is free to download; Times Alive costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Times Alive holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Times Alive's written reviews are positive against 37% of TT Math 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Times Alive ships an update every 13 months, TT Math 4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Times Alive versus TT Math 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimes AliveTT Math 4
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (153 ratings) — better3.6 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better37.3% of reviews
Number of ratings153 — better103
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCity CreekTeaching Textbooks, Inc.

Customer experience

Times Alive

All ratings153 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

TT Math 4

All ratings83 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative32.5%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative56.9%

Bugs and requests

Times Alive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TT Math 4

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Update won't save answers
  • App closes itself out
  • Problems with the scratchpad/scrolling
  • Missing letters when typing passwords
  • App freezes when downloading lesson content
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  • App crashes frequently
  • App lags frequently
  • App is slow
  • App freezes
  • App glitches
  • Cannot print lessons or grade books from the app
  • Does not let you log in
  • Answers are marked wrong when they are correct
  • Inputting answers is incorrect (e.g., 140 shows as 14)
  • One wrong answer makes the whole thing wrong
  • Cannot use the keyboard to input answers
  • Laggy math4

Requested features

6 requests
  • Make it more fun
  • Only have a lecture, then go straight to problems
  • Allow keyboard use on iPad
  • Make it harder for advanced students
  • Remove discouraging phrases like 'you are officially amazing'
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  • Give a second chance on multiple choice problems

In-app purchases

None

Times Alive

No in-app purchases

None

TT Math 4

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Times Alive free?
Times Alive costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TT Math 4 free?
TT Math 4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Times Alive or TT Math 4?
Times Alive is rated higher. Times Alive averages 4.6 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while TT Math 4 averages 3.6 from 103 ratings.
Do Times Alive or TT Math 4 have ads?
Neither Times Alive nor TT Math 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Times Alive or TT Math 4?
Times Alive ships an update every 13 months, and TT Math 4 every 2 months. Most recently, Times Alive was updated on October 25, 2026 and TT Math 4 on October 27, 2026.

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