TT Math 5 vs HLA Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
HLA Connect
This app provides parents, students, teachers, and administrators with quick access to school news, event calendars, and online resources. It aims to keep the school community connected and informed.
- School news updates
- Event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Communication tools
- Information hub
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The HLA Connect app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The HLA Connect app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TT Math 5 at 60% against HLA Connect's 0%. TT Math 5 also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (162 vs 13). HLA Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TT Math 5 holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TT Math 5 has 162 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of TT Math 5's written reviews are positive against 0% of HLA Connect's.
TT Math 5 ships an update every 2 months, HLA Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TT Math 5 | HLA Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (162 ratings) — better | 2.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Teaching Textbooks, Inc. | HOMELIFE ACADEMY INC |
Customer experience
TT Math 5
HLA Connect
Bugs and 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
HLA Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TT Math 5
No in-app purchases
HLA Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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