Column Subtraction vs Sentence Maker Joint Sentence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Column Subtraction
This educational app teaches and reinforces the column subtraction method. It offers an interactive interface with customizable settings for solving random or custom problems. The app includes a puzzle feature that unlocks as users solve math problems.
- Column subtraction method teaching
- Interactive and customizable interface
- Random and custom problem solving
- Adjustable number of digits
- Step-by-step renaming animation
- Picture puzzle reward system
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Column Subtraction helps students learn and practice the column subtraction method step by step. The app aligns the numbers automatically so students can focus on solving each column. Renaming is animated visually, helping students understand how values are moved between columns. Renaming can be done automatically or manually, and renaming over several columns is supported. Students can solve randomly generated problems or enter their own subtraction problems. The number of digits can be adjusted, making the app useful for different skill levels. Column subtraction is also known as columnar subtraction, long subtraction, or longhand subtraction. Renaming is also known as regrouping, trading, or borrowing. Features: - Subtract 2 or 3 numbers - Each number can have 1–5 digits - Randomly generated or manually entered problems - Automatic number alignment - Manual or automatic renaming/regrouping - Supports renaming over several columns - Current operation for each column can be hidden - Operands of the current operation can be highlighted - 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: Professor Tim Pelton, assistant professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Victoria: “If your goal is to help your child to master the traditional subtraction algorithm then Column Subtraction may be the ideal App.” “With the ‘show current operation’ option turned on, they are constantly reminded of the next step, which can lead to efficient practice of the procedure. Then by turning off the current operation your child is able to practice remembering the steps on his/her own.” 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 Addition, Long Division, Long Multiplication, Lattice Multiplication, Visual Multiplication Table, Fraction Math, Partial Differences Subtraction, Partial Quotients Division, Partial Sums Addition, 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.
Sentence Maker Joint Sentence
This educational app helps students learn to build words from letters and then construct sentences from those words. It offers interactive exercises for word formation and acts as a grammar checker for written work. Improve your writing for school or professional communication.
- Word building from letters
- Sentence construction from words
- Interactive letter arrangement
- Scrambled letter exercises
- Grammar checking functionality
- Writing improvement tool
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This program teaches students to make words from letters and then to make sentences from words. The student first sees the letters of a word in their correct order. The student then moves the letters into spaces provided to form the word. The student next sees the letters “scrambled,” i.e. in random disorder. The student then puts the letters in order in the spaces provided to form the word. After that, the student sees scrambled letters with distracters, and must choose correct letter in the correct order to make the word. It is basically an grammar dictionary that will check your work for you! And you get the convenience of being able to carry it with you all the time. Don't turn in that paper to your instructor until you've run grammar checker and fixed any little errors. Use it on your emails, so that your boss is impressed with your writing ability. Thanks By, K&P Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Column Subtraction at 67% against Sentence Maker Joint Sentence's 0%. Column Subtraction also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Sentence Maker Joint Sentence's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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
Sentence Maker Joint Sentence is free to download; Column Subtraction costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Column Subtraction holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Column Subtraction's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sentence Maker Joint Sentence's.
Column Subtraction ships an update every 8 months, Sentence Maker Joint Sentence every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Column Subtraction | Sentence Maker Joint Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 1.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esa Helttula | INTUS SOFTWARE SOLUTION PRIVATE LIMITED |
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Column Subtraction
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In-app purchases
Column Subtraction
No in-app purchases
Sentence Maker Joint Sentence
No in-app purchases
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