Owlet vs KidCulatorBRP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Owlet
This app uses a physical manipulative to teach arithmetic operations. Students model addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using colored lights on a board, with the app reflecting their work in real-time. It offers various modes for exploration, problem-solving, and creation.
- Model arithmetic operations with colored lights
- Real-time app and board synchronization
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division modes
- Explore, Make, Solve, Find, and Create activities
- Supports missing number problems
- Create custom arithmetic problems
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Owlet: GlowGrid is one of a series of apps that use the Owlet GlowBoard manipulative. The specific focus of GlowGrid is using the GlowBoard to understand arithmetic operations like addition and subtraction. Students turn the dials on the GlowBoard to model arithmetic operations with the colored lights. The GlowGrid app communicates in real time with the GlowBoard, so the app reflects student work with the GlowBoard. GlowGrid has five modes for five arithmetic operations: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and Division with Remainders. Each operation has five different activities. - Explore: Students turn the dials to model arithmetic equations on the GlowBoard. The tablet shows the students the equation that they are modeling. - Make: The app challenges students to use the operation to make a target number in different ways, i.e. Make 11 in 9 different ways. - Solve: The app challenges students to solve arithmetic problems with the GlowBoard. - Find: The app challenges students to solve missing number problems with the GlowBoard. - Create: Students can create their own problem and use the GlowBoard to demonstrate the solution.
KidCulatorBRP
This application is designed to assist children in learning basic addition skills. It provides an interactive way to practice and master fundamental math concepts.
- Addition practice
- Interactive learning
- Fundamental math skills
- Child-friendly interface
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This app will help with learning how to add numbers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KidCulatorBRP at 13 against Owlet's 1. Owlet's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Owlet against 5.0 for KidCulatorBRP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KidCulatorBRP has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Owlet | KidCulatorBRP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BirdBrain Technologies LLC | Grand Prairie Independent School District |
Customer experience
Owlet
KidCulatorBRP
In-app purchases
Owlet
No in-app purchases
KidCulatorBRP
No in-app purchases
