Comparison

COMath vs Algebra Tutor

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

Head to head
About

COMath

This app acts as a personal math tutor, offering support and practice for arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. It provides over 100,000 word problems with step-by-step solutions and an equation solver to help students develop their math skills.

Highlights
  • Personalized math tutoring
  • Arithmetic practice (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Over 100,000 math word problems
  • Step-by-step equation solving
  • Algebra and geometry support
  • Practice without pencils
Features
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COMath is a fun math and brain-training app for students and puzzle lovers of all ages. - Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - Solve 100,000+ math word problems with explanations - Learn algebra step by step with the equation solver - Enjoy number puzzles like Sudoku, Calcudoku, Fillomino, Minesweeper, Calculate 24, and more Practice math, sharpen logic, and enjoy solving challenges anytime, anywhere.

About

Algebra Tutor

Learn algebra through interactive exercises and animations. Master algebraic expressions, equations, and formulae at your own pace. The app offers multiple learning modes and personalized revision prompts to reinforce understanding.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning by doing
  • Explanatory animations
  • Hints, examples, and tips
  • Self-paced practice
  • Personalized revision prompts
  • Multiple learning modes (Show Me, Step Check, Independent)
Features
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With Algebra Tutor, you learn by doing! The course is designed to help you develop mastery and gain a deeper understanding of topics ranging from number practice to building, simplifying, and manipulating algebraic expressions, using formulae, and solving equations - including simultaneous equations. * Animations, as well as being fun to watch, have been created to help you understand how and why things simplify - you can pause them, restart them, slow them down, or speed them up to see exactly what’s happening! * Access explanations, hints, examples, and tips from within each task. * Work at your own pace, practising as much as you like in each section - Algebra Tutor will keep generating more tasks. * Choose your own route through the course. Algebra Tutor will show you which topics could be started next based on the ones already completed. * Complete topics to access their revision sections - attempt these as often as you like, they will be different each time! Algebra Tutor uses 3 modes - each one is an important stage in the learning process, so we’ll move between them many times: • Show Me Mode - Enter steps, then watch animations to see how they’re done. • Step Check Mode - We’ll check each step as you walk through a task. • Independent Mode - Edit any line as you fly through the whole task yourself! You’re in control of your own learning with Algebra Tutor - once you have mastered tasks in a section, you can choose when to move on. Topics have between 3 and 7 sections each, plus a revision section once completed - if you’d like more practice, or a refresher, topics can be restarted any time without losing your progress. Most tasks involve some form of algebraic manipulation, with the start of some sections also presenting important information and explanations along with a variety of multiple-choice style tasks. To help you develop your long-term memory, prompts to revise topics are displayed in the completed topics list at increasing time intervals after each completion of a revision section. We hope to add many more topics and features in the future - see https://algebra‑tutor.xyz for more details. Have fun learning!

Screenshots

COMath4 screens
Algebra Tutor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: COMath at 4.8 against Algebra Tutor's 3.0. COMath also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (45 vs 3). Algebra Tutor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Algebra Tutor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. COMath asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

COMath holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COMath has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
COMath versus Algebra Tutor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOMathAlgebra Tutor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJianfeng WuDavid Green

Customer experience

COMath

All ratings45 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Algebra Tutor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

COMath

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Algebra Tutor

One-time2
  • Unlock Early$1.99
  • Skip Any Section$6.99

Questions

Is COMath free?
COMath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Algebra Tutor free?
Algebra Tutor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, COMath or Algebra Tutor?
COMath is rated higher. COMath averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Algebra Tutor averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do COMath or Algebra Tutor have ads?
COMath shows ads; Algebra Tutor does not.

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