Comparison

Partial Product Multiplication vs Math Tools B

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

Head to head
About

Partial Product Multiplication

This educational tool teaches and reinforces the partial products multiplication method. It offers an intuitive, interactive interface with customizable settings and animations to illustrate step-by-step understanding. Designed to help students grasp multiplication strategies.

Highlights
  • Teaches partial products multiplication method
  • Interactive and intuitive interface
  • Customizable colors and settings
  • Animations for step-by-step understanding
  • Supports custom and random problems
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
Features
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Partial Products Multiplication helps students learn and practice the partial products multiplication method step by step. The app gives students a visual way to multiply numbers by breaking the problem into smaller partial products. The partial products are then added to find the final answer. Students can solve randomly generated problems or enter their own multiplication problems. The Partial Products Method: In the partial products method, each place value is multiplied separately. For example, in 39 × 24, the partial products are 36, 120, 180, and 600. These are then added together to get the final answer: 936. Teacher endorsements: “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.” — R. Zeni, Ecole Sandy Hill Elementary, Abbotsford, BC, Canada “There are students who see my examples who still need some guidance, and after using your app have said, ‘Now I get it.’ The feature of selecting possible solutions in each step helps some of my students who are still building their multiplication facts.” — Z. R. Prowell, Highlands Elementary, Edina, Minnesota, USA Easy to Use: The numbers are aligned automatically so students can focus on solving each step. After the student solves each partial product, the correct answer moves into the right place. If the student presses the wrong button, the answer appears above the keyboard but does not move. Features: - Step-by-step partial products multiplication practice - Each number can have 2–3 digits - Randomly generated or manually entered problems - Current operation can be hidden - Operands of the current operation can be highlighted - Customizable interface colors - Adjustable animation speed Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Column Addition, Long Multiplication, Long Division, Column Subtraction, Visual Multiplication Table, 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

Math Tools B

This app helps users understand mathematical concepts and perform various numerical tasks. It offers features like factoring, prime factorization, fraction simplification, and random number generation, all computed locally for speed.

Highlights
  • Factoring
  • Prime Factorization
  • Greatest Common Divisor
  • Decimal to Fraction Conversion
  • Fraction Simplification
  • Fraction Arithmetic
  • Random Number Generation
Features
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Understand math and numbers better, whether it be for school or any other purpose. This app can help you with many numerical tasks including: • Factoring • Prime Factorization • Greatest common divisor • Finding prime numbers • Conversion of a decimal to a fraction • Simplification of Fractions • Fraction Arithmetic • Random Number Generation You can expect speed, some of the fastest known algorithms are used in the calculations and all of the operations are computed on your physical device. This takes off the time that would otherwise be used to communicate with servers through the internet. The one exception to this is the nth prime page which contacts a server to be able to quickly give you up to nearly the 10 trillionth prime number in just seconds.

Screenshots

Partial Product Multiplication4 screens
Math Tools B3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Math Tools B at Free against Partial Product Multiplication's $3.99. Math Tools B also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ratings volume, 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

Math Tools B is free to download; Partial Product Multiplication costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Tools B holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Partial Product Multiplication's written reviews are positive against 100% of Math Tools B's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partial Product Multiplication ships an update every 8 months, Math Tools B every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Partial Product Multiplication versus Math Tools B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartial Product MultiplicationMath Tools B
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsa HelttulaJaron Wakley

Customer experience

Partial Product Multiplication

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Math Tools B

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Partial Product Multiplication

No in-app purchases

None

Math Tools B

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Partial Product Multiplication free?
Partial Product Multiplication costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Tools B free?
Math Tools B is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Partial Product Multiplication or Math Tools B?
Math Tools B is rated higher. Partial Product Multiplication averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Math Tools B averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Partial Product Multiplication or Math Tools B have ads?
Neither Partial Product Multiplication nor Math Tools B shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Partial Product Multiplication or Math Tools B?
Partial Product Multiplication ships an update every 8 months, and Math Tools B every 10 days. Most recently, Partial Product Multiplication was updated on October 8, 2026 and Math Tools B on September 30, 2026.

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