Long Multiplication vs Rounding Numbers School
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.
Rounding Numbers School
Practice and test your skills in rounding numbers with this educational app. It offers various modes and options to help you master rounding decimals, whole numbers, and more place values. Play until you achieve mastery.
- Rounding decimals
- Rounding whole numbers
- Multiple place values
- Practice mode
- Quiz mode
- Customizable problem count
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Rounding Numbers School Edition has all the features of the popular Rounding- app but without the in-app purchases. Rounding Numbers School Edition is a great way to test your rounding skills and have fun at the same time. Select the number of problems and other options in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. Features: 1) Decimals 2) Whole numbers 3) More place values 4) Practice mode 5) Quiz mode 6) Number of problems If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Long Multiplication at none against Rounding Numbers School's shown. Long Multiplication also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Rounding Numbers School's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Rounding Numbers School $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 Rounding Numbers School. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Long Multiplication ships an update every 7 months, Rounding Numbers School every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Long Multiplication | Rounding Numbers School |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esa Helttula | Horizon Business, Inc. |
Customer experience
Long Multiplication
Rounding Numbers School
In-app purchases
Long Multiplication
No in-app purchases
Rounding Numbers School
No in-app purchases
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