Comparison

Little Maths Dictionary vs Dungeons & Digraphs

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

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About

Little Maths Dictionary

Features
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Little Maths Dictionary is a talking picture dictionary of the maths words children meet at primary school. Every word has a picture, a child-friendly meaning and a speaker button, so even children who are still learning to read can explore on their own. 582 WORDS, KINDERGARTEN TO YEAR 6 16 strands that follow the Australian Curriculum: Whole Numbers, Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, Fractions & Decimals, Patterns & Algebra, Length, Area, Volume & Capacity, Mass, Time, 3D Space, 2D Space, Angles, Position, Data and Chance. Choose a year and see the words for that year. LESSONS THAT READ ALONG • Each word is read aloud, with the words highlighted as they're spoken • Tap any picture to hear what it is • Choose an Aussie, British or American voice • Australian spelling throughout: metre, litre, colour A DICTIONARY THAT'S EASY TO USE • Search for any word, straight from Home • A new Maths Word of the Day every day • Recently viewed words, one tap away • Bookmark favourites, and browse by year or strand PRINTABLE FLASH CARDS Print flash cards for any topic in three styles, ready for home or the classroom. REWARDS THAT KEEP THEM GOING Earn coins for listening and finishing topics. Spend them on avatars and illustrated backgrounds like Coral Reef, Dino Valley and Sky City. Collect a badge for each mastered topic, and print a certificate for each completed year. MAKE IT THEIR OWN • A friendly welcome to pick a name, an avatar and a year • Free colour backgrounds, plus scenes to collect • Optional background music that softens while words are read aloud • Light and dark mode BUILT FOR KIDS AND PARENTS • No ads, no accounts, no data collected • No links out of the app • Works offline, with everything on the device • Looks great on iPhone and iPad • Purchases are protected by a grown-ups-only check, and Ask to Buy is supported TRY IT FREE Every Kindergarten topic is free, plus the first 10 strands of Year 1 and the first 4 strands of Years 2 to 6. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything else, forever. No subscription.

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Dungeons & Digraphs

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Dungeons & Digraphs turns spelling practice into a real adventure. Your hero hears a word, spells it by tapping letter tiles into place, and lands a hit on the monster in front of them. Get it right, and the beast falls. Get it wrong, and you simply try again — no stress, no red crosses, just another go. FOR KIDS • Choose a Fighter, Wizard or Ranger, each with their own special power that charges up as you spell correctly • Battle through 50 monsters and 50 quests, from goblins to dragons • Hatch pets from eggs dropped by tricky bosses • Earn gold and spend it on hats, tails, colours and weapon looks for your hero • Hear every word and clue read aloud, as many times as you like FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS • Covers the full UK National Curriculum spelling lists, Reception through Year 6 (age 4-11) • Automatically gives extra practice on the words a child finds tricky, until they've got them • Type in this week's spelling list from school, with your own clues if you like • One setting switches the whole word bank between UK and US spelling • See real progress: words attempted, accuracy, and which spelling patterns need more work • Everything that matters for grown-ups — settings, backup and purchases — sits behind a simple maths question, so little hands can't change them by accident NO ADS. NO ACCOUNTS. NO TRACKING. There's no sign-up, no social features, and nothing for a child to type that anyone else will ever see. No advertising and no analytics of any kind. If you choose to back up your hero's progress, it goes to your own cloud storage, in a hidden folder only this app can open - we never see it. The game itself is completely free, and there's no "pay to win" or microtransactions available - accessing the upgrades uses the gold that the hero earns in-game, not something that can be bought with real money. There is a one-time premium option which unlocks deeper parent metrics, more hero slots and longer word lists, but this is a completely optional purchase and the game is fully functional without it.

Screenshots

Little Maths Dictionary4 screens
Dungeons & Digraphs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Little Maths Dictionary at none against Dungeons & Digraphs's 1. Dungeons & Digraphs's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 29 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dungeons & Digraphs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Little Maths Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Maths Dictionary ships an update every 29 months, Dungeons & Digraphs every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Little Maths Dictionary versus Dungeons & Digraphs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle Maths DictionaryDungeons & Digraphs
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernathaniel chenDavid Rimmer

In-app purchases

None

Little Maths Dictionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dungeons & Digraphs

One-time1
  • Full unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Little Maths Dictionary free?
Little Maths Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dungeons & Digraphs free?
Dungeons & Digraphs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Little Maths Dictionary or Dungeons & Digraphs have ads?
Neither Little Maths Dictionary nor Dungeons & Digraphs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Maths Dictionary or Dungeons & Digraphs?
Little Maths Dictionary ships an update every 29 months, and Dungeons & Digraphs every 4 days. Most recently, Little Maths Dictionary was updated on October 25, 2026 and Dungeons & Digraphs on October 26, 2026.

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