Comparison

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math vs Squatch Aphantasia

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

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About

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

Prepare for the ALEKS Math placement test with personalized tutoring and practice tests. This app offers targeted study materials to help you achieve your best score.

Highlights
  • ALEKS Math placement test preparation
  • Personalized tutoring
  • Practice tests
  • Targeted study materials
Features
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YourTeacher provides the exact tutoring and practice tests you need to ace the ALEKS® Math placement test. 3-Day Free Trial! Terms of use: https://storage.googleapis.com/mathhelp/content/license/eula-mathhelp-2018.pdf ALEKS® is a registered trademark of McGraw Hill. This app is not affiliated or endorsed by McGraw Hill.

About

Squatch Aphantasia

Features
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Squatch Aphantasia is a learning tool for students who can't picture things in their mind — or just understand better when the information stays in front of them. Textbooks and teachers say "picture the scene," "visualize the molecule," "imagine the graph moving." If you have aphantasia or weak mental imagery, those instructions don't work. Squatch turns that material into a form you can understand without creating a mental image. HOW IT WORKS Type or paste text, photograph a page, scan it live, or open a PDF. Press I CAN'T PICTURE THIS. Squatch identifies what the material expects you to hold in your head and externalizes it: • The Main Idea in plain language • What You Need to Know — the facts, kept visible • Step by Step — processes as ordered steps • How Things Connect — explicit relationships, on screen • The Visual — a persistent diagram you can keep looking at • Concrete examples • A Learning Board of people, places, concepts, vocabulary, dates, formulas and steps KEEP THIS VISIBLE Important information never has to be memorized just to keep going. Pin anything to your Learning Board and keep it on screen while you ask questions or take a quiz. My Board collects your pinned items across every lesson. ASK SQUATCH A tutor that explains again, makes it simpler, gives another example, or breaks it into smaller steps — one question at a time, always grounded in your material, never asking you to "just picture it." LISTEN Every explanation can be read aloud. QUIZ ME Active recall without mental imagery: multiple choice, short answer, and put-the-steps-in-order. Need Help shows you the relevant Learning Board item before the answer. WORKS OFFLINE Saved lessons, Learning Boards, quizzes and audio work without a connection. An internet connection is needed only to create a new explanation. PRIVACY FIRST No account. No ads. No tracking. Your lessons stay on your device. Only the text you choose to have explained is sent, securely, to create the explanation. Squatch Aphantasia is an educational accessibility tool. It does not diagnose or treat aphantasia. Part of Sasquatch for Good — free apps from SaaSquatch Lab that help people.

Screenshots

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math4 screens
Squatch Aphantasia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Squatch Aphantasia at none against Test Prep for ALEKS® Math's 2. Test Prep for ALEKS® Math's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Test Prep for ALEKS® Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Squatch Aphantasia asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Test Prep for ALEKS® Math versus Squatch Aphantasia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTest Prep for ALEKS® MathSquatch Aphantasia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (621 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings621 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYourTeacher.comSaaSquatch Lab LLC

Bugs and requests

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when accessing grade report
  • White blank screen after starting free trial or taking review
  • Lessons fail to load or display
  • Subscription button returns invalid purchase identifier error
  • App freezes and requires constant restart
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  • Content disappears after taking first review
  • No sound output in lessons
  • Cannot advance to next lesson after completing test
  • Grading logic incorrect - marks correct answers as wrong
  • App buffering and crashing during use
  • Login functionality broken for ALEKS accounts

Requested features

8 requests
  • Swipe navigation between videos
  • Touch-based answer selection instead of letter buttons
  • ADA-compatible videos with ASL and captions
  • TTY accommodations for accessibility
  • Integration with ALEKS website account login
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  • In-app subscription management and unsubscribe option
  • Free response practice questions matching actual test format
  • Improved mobile responsiveness and usability

Squatch Aphantasia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

Subscriptions2
  • ALEKS Test Prep3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • ALEKS Test Prep3 Days trial$9.991 Month
None

Squatch Aphantasia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Test Prep for ALEKS® Math free?
Test Prep for ALEKS® Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Squatch Aphantasia free?
Squatch Aphantasia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Test Prep for ALEKS® Math or Squatch Aphantasia have ads?
Neither Test Prep for ALEKS® Math nor Squatch Aphantasia shows ads.

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