Long Multiplication vs Teachley Fact Flyer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Long Multiplication
This app teaches and reinforces the long multiplication method with step-by-step animations and guidance. Users can input their own problems and receive immediate feedback, acting as a personal math tutor.
- Step-by-step animation and guidance
- User-defined problems
- Multi-digit multiplication
- Decimal support
- Adjustable difficulty
- Multiple themes
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Long Multiplication helps students learn and practice the standard long multiplication method step by step. The app shows each part of the long multiplication process visually. Students multiply and add one step at a time, and animated numbers move into the correct places. This makes the column method easier to understand and practice. Long Multiplication can be used for classroom teaching, individual practice, tutoring, or homework support. Problems can be generated by the app or entered manually. Features: - Step-by-step long multiplication practice - Multiplicand can have up to 5 digits - Multiplier can have up to 4 digits - Supports decimal numbers - Students can enter their own problems - Current operation for each column can be hidden - Operands for the current operation can be highlighted - Five visual themes - Native interfaces for iPhone and iPad Reviews and Recognition: Reviewed by Wired.com as part of “A Set of Excellent iPhone Math Apps for the Older Child.” 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 Kelly Tenkely, iPad Curriculum: “The step by step animation and guidance will help students get the column method of multiplication down in no time. The ability to enter their own numbers means that students can input problems from a math curriculum or textbook and work through the step-by-step process with any problem.” Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Column Addition, Column Subtraction, 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.
Teachley Fact Flyer
This educational app helps 3rd-5th graders master multiplication and division facts using research-based strategies and adaptive hints. It aligns with common educational standards and offers an engaging adventure to reinforce learning.
- Multiplication and division fact practice
- Research-based strategies
- Adaptive hints and scaffolds
- Aligned with Common Core and state standards
- Engaging adventure gameplay
- Supports 3rd-5th grade students
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Teachley Fact Flyer helps 3rd-5th grade students gain math fact fluency in multiplication and division through the support of powerful, research-based strategies. Developed by teachers and educational researchers, Teachley's fluency app provides scaffolded hints to help kids master their multiplication and division facts. A follow-up to the app, Mt. Multiplis, children continue their expedition with Linka by helping her solve multiplication and division problems to advance through the map and return home. Built-in scaffolds provide children with helpful hints, helping them apply strategies learned in other Teachley apps. More details: - This app automatically adapts to support the child's needs. - Aligned with many Common Core State Standards, TEKS, and other state standards. - Supported by cognitive science research. About Teachley: Teachley is an award-winning edtech company founded by expert teachers with PhDs in cognitive science and funded by the U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation. Teachley is transforming teaching and learning by helping schools and districts drive instruction and target interventions with games. Based on cognitive science research, Teachley’s apps focus on teaching important strategies shown to improve learning within fun and engaging games. www.teachley.com This app was made possible by the Federal Department of Education, with funding provided by the Institute of Education Sciences’ SBIR program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Long Multiplication at every 7 months against Teachley Fact Flyer's every 39 months. Long Multiplication also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Teachley Fact Flyer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Long Multiplication costs $3.99 and Teachley Fact Flyer $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Long Multiplication against 5.0 for Teachley Fact Flyer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Long Multiplication's written reviews are positive against 67% of Teachley Fact Flyer's.
Long Multiplication ships an update every 7 months, Teachley Fact Flyer every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Long Multiplication | Teachley Fact Flyer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esa Helttula | Teachley |
Customer experience
Long Multiplication
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In-app purchases
Long Multiplication
No in-app purchases
Teachley Fact Flyer
No in-app purchases
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