Comparison

My Pymble vs Maths Retriever

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

Head to head
About

My Pymble

Features
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A mobile application built by Pymble Ladies' College for the Pymble Ladies' College parent community. Stay organised (calendar, upcoming assessments) Keep informed (stories and news items) Complete tasks (absence notifications, event permissions, medical info updates) Features include: - Group Contact Lists - Push notifications - Up to the minute content - Student stories - Calendar - Student timetables - Notices - Event permissions - Weather for events and current location - Directions to events based on current location - Useful links - and much more Device permissions required: access to camera for changing your profile picture, access to current location for weather and event directions, access to local storage for caching and fast retrieval, access to the internet for up to the minute curated content for the Pymble Ladies’ College community.

About

Maths Retriever

This app provides automated grading for handwritten IB Math work, offering detailed feedback and explanations. It generates practice questions, hints, and worked solutions tailored to specific IB Math courses and levels. Users can track progress, identify weak areas, and receive predicted grades.

Highlights
  • Handwritten work grading
  • Line-by-line IB examiner style marking
  • Original exam-style questions
  • Topic-based practice
  • Hints and worked solutions
  • Progress tracking and predicted grades
  • Timed mock papers
Features
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Maths Retriever marks your handwritten working the way an IB examiner does, line by line. Write on the page with Apple Pencil, or photograph your working on paper with iPhone. Tap Check. Every line gets a tick or a cross, its mark code (M1, A1, R1) and a short note. Where you lost a mark, you see the correct step. ALL FOUR IB MATHS COURSES AA SL, AA HL, AI SL, AI HL. Pick yours once and everything follows: questions, calculator rules, grade boundaries. WHAT YOU GET - Original exam-style questions at three levels: Foundation, Standard and Exam-style. - Practise by topic, or one random question when you've got ten minutes. - Hints that get more specific each time. - Worked solutions in IB mark-scheme style. Tap Why? on any step. - A marking summary with every mark you earned and every mark you lost. - Timed mock papers, marked the same way. - A diagnostic test with a grade out of 7 and a topic breakdown. - A daily plan that goes after your weak sub-topics. - Review that brings questions back just before you'd forget them. - A predicted grade that weighs harder questions more and updates as you practise. - A mistake log that files each lost mark by what went wrong. FREE AND PRO Free: one question per sub-topic at every level, 5 marked checks, 10 hints and 5 full worked solutions a day, Review, and your predicted grade. Pro: every question in the bank and more added for you, unlimited marking, hints and full solutions, mock papers, the diagnostic, the daily plan, per-topic grades, My progress, My papers and the full mistake log. Try Pro free for 7 days. PRIVATE No account, no sign-up. Your work stays on your device unless you ask for marking or help. Made for iPad and Apple Pencil. Works on iPhone too. Maths Retriever is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the International Baccalaureate Organization. "IB" is used only to describe the curriculum the app supports. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

My Pymble4 screens
Maths Retriever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Pymble at none against Maths Retriever's 2. Maths Retriever's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Maths Retriever sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. My Pymble asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Pymble ships an update fortnightly, Maths Retriever every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
My Pymble versus Maths Retriever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy PymbleMaths Retriever
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size49 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPymble Ladies CollegeHongzhi Wu

In-app purchases

None

My Pymble

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maths Retriever

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly$12.991 Month
  • Diploma yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is My Pymble free?
My Pymble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maths Retriever free?
Maths Retriever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Pymble or Maths Retriever have ads?
Neither My Pymble nor Maths Retriever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Pymble or Maths Retriever?
My Pymble ships an update fortnightly, and Maths Retriever every 5 days. Most recently, My Pymble was updated on October 30, 2026 and Maths Retriever on October 17, 2026.

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