TT Math 3 vs EP McGuffey Primer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TT Math 3
This educational app offers interactive math lessons and practice problems for third graders. It provides automated grading, instant feedback, and step-by-step explanations, allowing for independent learning. Parents can track progress, and the app supports offline use for up to six lessons.
- 118 audiovisual lectures
- Thousands of practice problems
- Automated grading and instant feedback
- Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
- Parental progress tracking
- Offline access for up to 6 lessons
- Digitized textbook with search
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The Teaching Textbooks Math 3 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… • 118 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 3rd 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 3 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.
EP McGuffey Primer
This educational app helps children aged four and up learn to read by introducing sight words and then using them in simple stories. It allows children to progress at their own pace, with audio support for words they find challenging. The curriculum is based on the McGuffey Eclectic Primer and includes over fifty lessons.
- Sight word introduction and practice
- Story reading with learned words
- Audio support for challenging words
- Progress at own pace
- Over fifty lessons
- Modernized McGuffey curriculum
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This app, recommended for ages four and up, is designed to get your child reading quickly. For each lesson, your child will read and repeat a set of sight words a few times throughout the day, then read a story that includes only words from that lesson or previous lessons. Children can progress through the lessons at their own pace. They will see a word. If they can't read it, they can click on it and it will be read to them. Then they can repeat it back for practice. The words are each introduced and then randomly practiced. It is recommended that you set up a schedule to practice the words, such as at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. After mastering the words, your child can read the story to you and also listen to the story being read. There are more than fifty lessons, each building on the words in previous lessons. At the end, your child will be able to read beginner books, such as Dr. Suess's "Green Eggs and Ham." The sight words and stories come from the McGuffey Eclectic Primer, but the lessons have been lightly modernized. Before beginning this course, your child should be able to recognize all of the letters of the alphabet, knowing their names and basic sounds. If you like these lessons, be aware that they are part of a complete homeschool curriculum at allinonehomeschool.com. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free online homeschool curriculum providing high-quality education for children around the globe. It provides complete courses for pre-school through high school graduation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TT Math 3 at Free against EP McGuffey Primer's $2.99. TT Math 3 also leads on ratings volume (76 vs 13). EP McGuffey Primer's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
TT Math 3 is free to download; EP McGuffey Primer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EP McGuffey Primer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TT Math 3 has 76 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of TT Math 3's written reviews are positive against 67% of EP McGuffey Primer's.
TT Math 3 ships an update every 2 months, EP McGuffey Primer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | TT Math 3 | EP McGuffey Primer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (76 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teaching Textbooks, Inc. | Kevin Steely |
Customer experience
TT Math 3
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In-app purchases
TT Math 3
No in-app purchases
EP McGuffey Primer
No in-app purchases
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