Comparison

Typing Value Money AUD vs Making Cents

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

Head to head
About

Typing Value Money AUD

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App Description: Typing the Value for Money Typing the Value for Money is an interactive learning program designed to help students recognize and type the value of U.S. coins and notes. The app builds money identification, listening, and matching skills through fun, hands-on activities. When you open the program, simply click “Typing the Value for Money” and then press “Enter.” A coin or note appears at the top of the screen. The student must either type or click the correct value from the box below. The chosen value then appears beneath the image. Key Features Training Mode Default mode for guided learning. Uses coins and notes to train recognition and matching skills. Includes prompts and congratulatory animations for motivation. Test Mode Prompts and animations are disabled for independent testing. Automatically records results for review. Enables access to the Report section for performance tracking. Report Displays test results, similar to “Matching Money Using Pictures.” Helps educators and parents track progress. Prompt (Blink) If the student doesn’t respond within 10 seconds, the correct coin or note blinks as a visual hint. Available in Training Mode only (can be disabled). Congratulatory Animation Encourages learners with a short animation after each correct answer. Runs for 10 seconds; can be stopped by clicking or pressing the space bar. Optional—disable anytime in settings. Selection Options Choose specific coins or notes to include. Use Select All to activate all denominations. Press OK to start with chosen settings or Done to return to the main menu. Typing the Value for Money makes learning currency values engaging, interactive, and accessible—perfect for classrooms, therapy, or at-home learning.

About

Making Cents

This app simplifies money calculations for purchases, including sales tax. It's designed for students learning life skills and about money, offering visual and audio feedback to help users determine if they can afford an item.

Highlights
  • Purchase cost calculation with tax
  • Visual feedback (thumbs-up/down)
  • Auditory feedback for buttons and results
  • Customizable tax rate
  • Large, easy-to-tap buttons
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Making Cents is a simplified money/purchase calculator with life skills applications. It was designed for students with special needs in mind, but it is also good for kids learning about money and sales tax. Input how much money you have, add together the prices of what you're purchasing, apply tax, and view the result! Lets you see if you have enough money for a purchase when tax is added to what you want to buy. It has large visual buttons: Start Over, Erase (separately erases the Have or Buy), Have, Buy, Tax, +, -, and =. Simply Enter * How much money you have * Cost of what you want to buy * Press Tax * Get your results — Can you afford the purchase or not? Visual, audio, kinesthetic, and tactile features * Visual — Vibrant colors, green thumbs-up & red thumbs-down * Audio — When tapped, talking buttons tells you how much money you have, how much you want to buy, green thumbs-up says “you have enough money” and red thumbs-down says “you don’t have enough money.” * Kinesthetic & Tactile — Touch screen activated, touch buttons or words. Settings * Easily set or change the tax rate for your city or county * Turn on/off voice (defaults to on) * Remembers last settings * Can reset tax to default 8%

Screenshots

Making Cents4 screens

Verdict

The call

Typing Value Money AUD and Making Cents are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Typing Value Money AUD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Making Cents sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typing Value Money AUD ships an update every 2 months, Making Cents every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Typing Value Money AUD versus Making Cents: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyping Value Money AUDMaking Cents
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlooming Kids Software LLCMichael Patini

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Typing Value Money AUD

One-time1
  • Typing Value Money AUD$3.99
3 purchases

Making Cents

One-time3
  • Tip a Chocolate$2.00
  • Tip a Coffee$5.00
  • Tip a Burrito$12.00

Questions

Is Typing Value Money AUD free?
Typing Value Money AUD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Making Cents free?
Making Cents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Typing Value Money AUD or Making Cents have ads?
Neither Typing Value Money AUD nor Making Cents shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Typing Value Money AUD or Making Cents?
Typing Value Money AUD ships an update every 2 months, and Making Cents every 3 months. Most recently, Typing Value Money AUD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Making Cents on November 3, 2026.

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