Comparison

digital SAT math vs Dear Aunt Sally

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

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About

digital SAT math

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This new application consists of 386 new exercises. Hundreds of math questions in both multiple-choice and grid-in formats with worked out solutions. it 's the only app for the new digital SAT with Student - Produced Response (grid-in) exercises. !!!!!!!!!! The ultimate interactive book !!!!!!!!!! Here you can find an intensive preparation for the new digital SAT's all-important Math section, and a valuable learning tool for college-bound students who need extra help in math and feel the need to raise their math scores. --> New, updated, more functional and easy-to-use display of exercises. --> Test creation, containing 22 exercises randomly selected from the 386 existing exercises of the application, following the digital SAT specifications. --> Digital SAT math Test creation, in 2 modules, containing 2x22 exercises randomly selected from the 386 existing exercises of the application, following the digital SAT specifications. --> ***Automatic pagination of the test into 5 - 20 pages, depends on your system screen analysis*** --> Ability to save the test to the 'files' folder with print option given. --> The application creates a different test every time and in no case two tests can be the same. --> Creation, pagination, storage and printing of different tests each time. This app for the digital SAT is unique in the world, provides you with everything you need to improve your Math score—guaranteed. 29 years of experience and a unique approach have led to the ultimate product that outdoes any other digital SAT prep book or application. There are 386 exercises as follows: Algebra: 120 exercises Problem Solving and Data Analysis: 108 exercises Advanced Math: 120 exercises Geometry and Trigonometry: 38 exercises Students can access all exercises of the app in a lot of ways: A: exercises & solutions - by chapter B: exercises & solutions - by category C: play & learn - by chapter D: play & learn - by category E: as a digital SAT TEST in 2 modules with 2x22 = 44 questions F: as a single TEST with 22 questions --> 386 practice questions with expert explanations in 32 chapters or 8 categories --> full theory with over than 300 examples --> Use of both multiple-choice and student-produced response question formats --> the only app with student - produced response exercises (grid-in) --> practice on each chapter separately - play & learn --> a different test for each student.The test questions are selected randomly from the 365 exercises, --> this app generates millions of different tests, --> you can save the test as a .pdf file --> Automatic pagination of the test into 5 - 20 pages --> millions of ****** printable ****** tests --> you can save the answers of the test as a .pdf file --> see the scores and subscores immediately --> save or print the scores as a .pdf file --> use the chronometer to control your test time --> each module last for 35 minute --> students get an alert when 5 minutes remain in the module --> digital SAT 2-module test with 2x22 = 44 questions (following the specifications of the digital SAT math test) --> Once time has expired for the first module, students are automatically advanced to the appropriate (higher- or lower-difficulty) second module and may not return to the questions in the first module. --> Each module is separately timed, and students can move backward and forward among questions in a given module before time runs out --> test with 22 questions ideally to be taught in a teaching hour. Try to finish it in 35 minutes --> you can see the solutions in portrait view or in landscape view ***** text books can not do all these ***** ***** the best, smartest and cheapest way to practice for the digital SAT math TEST ***** The application presents only my point of view for the whole syllabus. Exercises have emerged from twenty-nine years of experience in teaching of Mathematics. Visit our blog: http://i-math-apps.blogspot.com/ for more videos, questions, comments, suggestions e.t.c.

About

Dear Aunt Sally

This app teaches the order of operations (PEMDAS) using interactive modes. It helps students and programmers understand mathematical expression solving step-by-step, with a quiz feature for practice.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step expression analysis
  • Shunt Yard algorithm explanation
  • SOLVE mode for freehand entry
  • QUIZ mode with random expression generation
  • Stack/Queue dynamics visualization
  • Customizable quiz parameters
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PEMDAS is an acronym that is taught in school classrooms across the nation. It helps students remember the priority, or Order of Operations, used to solve expressions involving strings of numbers and operators. It stands for: P(arenthesis) E(xponent) M(ultiplication) D(ivision) A(ddition) S(ubtraction) A familiar mnemonic widely used in place of PEMDAS is: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. Thus the name of this application... Kind of an inside joke for the mathematical types. Computers, including smart phone calculators, desktops, etc. have built in functionality to properly interpret such expressions so we don't have to. But have you ever wondered what algorithms the CPU executes to get the right answer every time? This app demonstrates one such algorithm called the Shunt Yard, developed a few years back by Professor Edsger W. Dijkstra. We’re going to take a closer look under the hood at Order of Operations algorithms. It will interest programmers and school students alike; for programmers, the use of queues and stacks will reinforce previous computer science learning; for students, it allows them to write an expression, then analyze it using Order of Operations rules, step by step. The Quiz mode generates random expressions of user selected lengths and magnitudes and checks the student's answer. Incorrect answers can be examined using the same step by step process. In the SOLVE mode, algebraic expressions are entered free hand using an internal keyboard which limits entries to the five common mathematical operators (+ - / * ^) as well as one level of parenthesis. There is a maximum term limit of ten variables, but no limit to their magnitude in this mode. In the QUIZ mode, between two and ten variables can be selected, their maximum value and which operators that are eligible. The program then randomly generates an algebraic expression using these parameters. Both modes make available an analysis page which is used to step through the solution. Stack/Queue dynamics are displayed.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dear Aunt Sally at Free against digital SAT math's $9.99. Dear Aunt Sally also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). digital SAT math's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Dear Aunt Sally is free to download; digital SAT math costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

digital SAT math ships an update every 13 months, Dear Aunt Sally every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
digital SAT math versus Dear Aunt Sally: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdigital SAT mathDear Aunt Sally
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIOANNIS LABADASNeil Rohan

In-app purchases

None

digital SAT math

No in-app purchases

None

Dear Aunt Sally

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is digital SAT math free?
digital SAT math costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dear Aunt Sally free?
Dear Aunt Sally is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do digital SAT math or Dear Aunt Sally have ads?
Neither digital SAT math nor Dear Aunt Sally shows ads.
Which is updated more often, digital SAT math or Dear Aunt Sally?
digital SAT math ships an update every 13 months, and Dear Aunt Sally every 2 months. Most recently, digital SAT math was updated on September 16, 2026 and Dear Aunt Sally on August 8, 2026.

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