TalkBox.Mom vs TT Math 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TalkBox.Mom
This app provides native speaker audio for language learning materials, allowing families to practice foreign language phrases. Track progress, earn awards, and request new phrases to build confidence and achieve fluency goals.
- Native speaker audio playback
- Phrase-by-phrase progress tracking
- Awards and certificates
- Phrase requests
- Autoplay functionality
- Bonus phrases
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Talk in a foreign language with your family—starting today. The TalkBox.Mom app guides your family through the proven TalkBox.Mom method, so you always know what to practice, how to practice it together, and what to do next. Instead of memorizing isolated vocabulary or completing drills, your family practices full phrases you can start using in real life right away. PRACTICE TOGETHER Guided Practice Sessions get everyone talking. Listen to native-speaker audio, take turns using your phrase in a situation, and have fun saying it with different emotions. USE YOUR LANGUAGE IN REAL LIFE Keep your current focus phrases close at hand, replay the audio whenever you need it, and track every time your family uses a phrase in real life. FOLLOW YOUR PROVEN ROADMAP Move through your TalkBox.Mom program step by step. See what you’ve completed, where you are now, and what comes next—without wondering whether you’re practicing in the right order. REMEMBER PAST PHRASES Warm Ups and guided Weekly Reviews keep past phrases fresh without leaving you to decide what to review. The app organizes it for you. FIND ANSWERS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Understand what native speakers really say—and why—with helpful notes and FAQs connected directly to individual phrases. WITH THE TALKBOX.MOM APP, YOU CAN: • Complete guided family Practice Sessions • Hear phrases spoken by native speakers • Focus on one or two phrases at a time • Get every family member involved • Plan how you’ll use each phrase in real life • Track and celebrate real-life use • Follow your Boxes and Boosters in order • Complete Warm Ups and Weekly Reviews • Search your recently practiced phrases • Replay audio from past phrases • Find helpful notes and phrase-specific FAQs • Celebrate your progress with achievement badges • Switch easily between your TalkBox.Mom languages This companion app is designed for TalkBox.Mom Fluency Families. Sign in with the same account you use on TalkBox.Mom to access the programs and languages connected to your account.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TalkBox.Mom at 4.0 against TT Math 4's 3.6. TalkBox.Mom also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 37%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). TT Math 4's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TalkBox.Mom holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of TalkBox.Mom's written reviews are positive against 37% of TT Math 4's.
TalkBox.Mom ships an update every 3 weeks, TT Math 4 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TalkBox.Mom | TT Math 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (57 ratings) — better | 3.6 (103 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 37.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TalkBox.Mom Inc. | Teaching Textbooks, Inc. |
Customer experience
TalkBox.Mom
TT Math 4
Bugs and requests
TalkBox.Mom
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
TalkBox.Mom
No in-app purchases
TT Math 4
No in-app purchases
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