Comparison

Column Addition vs The New School App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

The New School App

Access school news, blogs, and announcements in one place. View photos, videos, and documents, and stay updated with calendar events and athletic details. Connect with faculty, students, and parents through the constituent directory.

Highlights
  • News and announcements
  • Photos, videos, and documents
  • Calendar events
  • Constituent directory
  • Access to student, faculty, and parent portals
  • Athletic event details
Features
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The New School app provides parents, students and faculty members with the information they need in one convenient place. The app includes: • Blogs, news and announcements • Pictures, videos and documents • Calendar events • Constituent directory and more • Access to student, Faculty and Parent Portals Download the app today to ensure you are always aware of the most important news, announcements and calendar events, and you have access on-the-go to the most current community directory. Users are able to: • Browse the latest published photos and videos • Filter content and store those preferences for subsequent use • Catch up on current news • Review athletic event details, including opponents, game results, recap commentaries, and more • Browse calendars for information about upcoming events. Filter calendars to see the events most relevant to their interests. • Quickly find faculty, parent, student and alumni contact information • Call or email a constituent directly from your device The information presented in the The New School app is drawn from the same source as the The New School website. Privacy controls restrict sensitive information only to authorized users.

Screenshots

Column Addition4 screens
The New School App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The New School App at Free against Column Addition's $3.99. The New School App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

The New School App is free to download; Column Addition costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The New School App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Column Addition ships an update every 8 months, The New School App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Column Addition versus The New School App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColumn AdditionThe New School App
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsa Helttulafinalsite

Customer experience

Column Addition

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%

The New School App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Column Addition

No in-app purchases

None

The New School App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Column Addition free?
Column Addition costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The New School App free?
The New School App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Column Addition or The New School App?
The New School App is rated higher. Column Addition averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The New School App averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Column Addition or The New School App have ads?
Neither Column Addition nor The New School App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Column Addition or The New School App?
Column Addition ships an update every 8 months, and The New School App every 3 months. Most recently, Column Addition was updated on November 1, 2026 and The New School App on November 3, 2026.

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