Comparison

TalkBox.Mom vs TT Math 5

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Native speaker audio playback
  • Phrase-by-phrase progress tracking
  • Awards and certificates
  • Phrase requests
  • Autoplay functionality
  • Bonus phrases
Features
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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.

About

TT Math 5

This app enhances a math course, allowing students to learn independently and on the go, even offline for up to six lessons. It offers audiovisual lectures, practice problems with instant feedback, and detailed explanations for every problem. Parents can track progress with built-in controls.

Highlights
  • Offline learning for up to 6 lessons
  • 114 audiovisual lectures
  • Thousands of practice problems
  • Automated grading and instant feedback
  • Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
  • Parental progress tracking
  • Digitized textbook with search
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The Teaching Textbooks Math 5 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… • 114 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 5th 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 5 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

TalkBox.Mom4 screens
TT Math 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TalkBox.Mom at 4.0 against TT Math 5's 3.3. TalkBox.Mom also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). TT Math 5's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TalkBox.Mom holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 162 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of TalkBox.Mom's written reviews are positive against 60% of TT Math 5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TalkBox.Mom ships an update fortnightly, TT Math 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TalkBox.Mom versus TT Math 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkBox.MomTT Math 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (58 ratings) — better3.3 (162 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews59.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58162 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalkBox.Mom Inc.Teaching Textbooks, Inc.

Customer experience

TalkBox.Mom

All ratings58 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%

TT Math 5

All ratings128 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative38.3%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative29.0%

Bugs and requests

TalkBox.Mom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TT Math 5

Reported bugs

44 issues
  • App freezes and glitches when giving hints
  • Touch screen not registering numbers
  • App freezes up
  • App is very laggy
  • Sometimes kicks me out of the app
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  • Error code A-4 preventing app from opening
  • Cannot paste
  • Carrying makes you put the second digit in first
  • Typing digits the opposite way
  • App counts correct answers wrong
  • App glitches
  • Issues with loading lessons
  • App won't load a lesson
  • App not working at all
  • Syncing info issues
  • Password was wrong when it was right
  • Lectures are very confusing
  • Lost progress
  • Custom keyboard is difficult to use
  • Buttons don't work
  • App boots me out frequently
  • App is constantly freezing
  • Bluetooth keyboard not working on the app
  • Won't let me go into one of the lessons
  • Reviewing things done in 2nd grade
  • Stickers are freaky
  • Hard to access stickers
  • Audio is outdated and hard to hear
  • Doesn't let me past quiz 2
  • When I type a answer it doesn’t let me type it correctly
  • App glitches out and kicks me off
  • Don't explain it good
  • Issues with loading lessons on iPad
  • Won't let us use the Bluetooth keyboard
  • Won't let me go into one of the lessons
  • Syncing info issues
  • Missed one day of math
  • Stickers are really freaky
  • Very hard to access my stickers
  • Said my password was wrong when i knew it was right
  • Lectures are very confusing
  • Keep on loosing my progress
  • Lost all progress once
  • Custom keyboard is quite difficult to use

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add a redo button
  • Add sound effects to stickers
  • More problems on each particular math subject
  • Focus practice problems on new lessons first
  • Improve review of concepts like Roman Numerals and time
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  • Option to use standard keyboard
  • Fix issues with Bluetooth keyboard
  • Allow access to website version if app freezes
  • Add cool congratulations at the end of a grade
  • Make stickers less freaky
  • Improve audio quality and clarity
  • Treat older students appropriately

In-app purchases

None

TalkBox.Mom

No in-app purchases

None

TT Math 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TalkBox.Mom free?
TalkBox.Mom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TT Math 5 free?
TT Math 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TalkBox.Mom or TT Math 5?
TalkBox.Mom is rated higher. TalkBox.Mom averages 4.0 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while TT Math 5 averages 3.3 from 162 ratings.
Do TalkBox.Mom or TT Math 5 have ads?
Neither TalkBox.Mom nor TT Math 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TalkBox.Mom or TT Math 5?
TalkBox.Mom ships an update fortnightly, and TT Math 5 every 2 months. Most recently, TalkBox.Mom was updated on November 11, 2026 and TT Math 5 on November 3, 2026.

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