My Pymble vs Maths Retriever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
My Pymble
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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 Ladiesβ College community.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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.
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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.
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.
| Parameter | My Pymble | Maths Retriever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pymble Ladies College | Hongzhi Wu |
In-app purchases
My Pymble
No in-app purchases
Maths Retriever
- Pro monthly$12.991 Month
- Diploma yearly$99.991 Year
Questions
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