Column Addition vs Tiny Human Counting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Column Addition
This educational app teaches and reinforces the column addition method with an interactive interface. Users can solve custom or random problems with adjustable number sizes and receive visual feedback on their progress. It includes optional jigsaw puzzles as a reward for solving problems.
- Interactive column addition learning
- Customizable number of digits
- Random and custom problem generation
- Visual feedback and animations
- Optional jigsaw puzzles
- Adjustable interface colors and animations
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Column Addition helps students learn and practice the column addition method step by step. The app aligns the numbers automatically so students can focus on solving each column. Carrying is handled visually with animations, helping students understand how digits move from one column to the next. Students can solve randomly generated problems or enter their own addition problems. The number of digits can be adjusted, making the app useful for different skill levels. Column addition is also known as columnar addition, long addition, or longhand addition. Features: - Add 2 or 3 numbers - Each number can have 1–5 digits - Randomly generated or manually entered problems - Automatic number alignment - Visual animated carrying - Current operation for each column can be hidden - Operands of the current operation can be highlighted - Customizable interface colors - Adjustable animation speed - Different interfaces for iPhone and iPad - 25 six-piece animal jigsaw puzzles - Puzzle feature can be turned on or off Reviews and Endorsements: Fun Educational Apps: “iDevBooks educational math apps make math enjoyable and entertaining. One of my sons was struggling with math and I must say the use of iDevBooks math apps has really helped him.” Professor Tim Pelton reviewed the sister app Column Subtraction: “Because no wrong entries are allowed the app provides a passive form of positive reinforcement and your child will likely improve in both confidence and competence with respect to the procedure.” Teacher endorsement: “The Math apps by Esa Helttula allow students to practice and reinforce the specific computation strategies taught in class, with as much or as little scaffolding as necessary. They also provide individualized feedback to each student, with an immediacy that is not always possible through pencil and paper practice.” — Rita Zeni, Ecole Sandy Hill Elementary, Abbotsford, BC, Canada Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Column Subtraction, Long Multiplication, Long Division, Lattice Multiplication, Visual Multiplication Table, Fraction Math, Partial Differences Subtraction, Partial Quotients Division, Partial Sums Addition, Decimal Rounding, and more. Feedback: New ideas to make this app better are welcome. Please visit idevbooks.com to give feedback. Privacy: This app has no ads, no in-app purchases, and does not transmit user data during operation. The app also does not contain links to other apps or to the web.
Tiny Human Counting
This app helps young children develop fundamental math skills, focusing on one-to-one correspondence and counting up to 30. It offers three engaging games with interactive elements and positive reinforcement to make learning enjoyable.
- One-to-one correspondence practice
- Counting up to 30
- Interactive games with visual aids
- Progress tracking for multiple students
- Differentiated number ranges
- Reinforcing animations and rewards
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Children learn counting and number sense best through lots of practice and hands-on experiences. One-to-one correspondence is one of the first and most important concepts in math. Tiny Human Counting is perfect for children to work on these basic number skills. Each of the three games uses multiple ways to practice 1:1 correspondence. Included are 10 frames, dice, objects, tally marks, numbers and fingers that represent the numbers 1-30. Children count the number of objects on each line and then select the appropriate corresponding pictures that represent a given number. They can also match a picture to pictures or match numbers together. When they get an answer right, there is a fun, reinforcing animation. When all corresponding objects are selected correctly, the students are rewarded by a sheep stampede! Tiny Human Counting keeps track of different students once you add and then select their name. You can also select the appropriate numbers or number range to allow for differentiation. Select the results button to view individual statistics. Happy Counting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Human Counting at 5.0 against Column Addition's 3.0. Tiny Human Counting also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Column Addition's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 39 months). On ratings volume, 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
Column Addition costs $3.99 and Tiny Human Counting $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tiny Human Counting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Column Addition's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Human Counting's.
Column Addition ships an update every 8 months, Tiny Human Counting every 39 months. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Column Addition | Tiny Human Counting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esa Helttula | I Teach Tiny Humans, LLC |
Customer experience
Column Addition
Tiny Human Counting
In-app purchases
Column Addition
No in-app purchases
Tiny Human Counting
No in-app purchases
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