Comparison

TeachMe vs Multiplication Toolkit

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

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About

TeachMe

This educational app helps first graders master essential subjects like math, reading, and spelling through engaging games and a rewarding system. It offers personalized learning, tracks progress, and provides verbal feedback to keep children motivated.

Highlights
  • Writing recognition and virtual keyboard input
  • Progress tracking and achievement screens
  • Reward system with virtual town exploration
  • Personalized learning for multiple students
  • Adjustable difficulty and question selection
  • Verbal instructions and feedback
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*** WINNER for Best Elementary Student App at BestAppEver.com *** Readers' Choice Top 10 at SmartAppsForKids.com TeachMe: 1st Grade is the third installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps. TeachMe: 1st Grade teaches four age-appropriate subjects to first grade children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. Learning subjects align with common core standards to help your child get prepared for 1st Grade. Parents can review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing. TeachMe: 1st Grade keeps children engaged with a unique reward system where children earn coins by playing learning games at the school. They can move around the rest of TeachTown to spend their coins on fun rewards. Children can collect stretchable shapes at the Shape Store, visit their virtual aquarium at the Fish Store, and decorate different scenes at the art store. The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be child friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to encourage the child to learn and succeed! In addition, the learning screens are colorful, fun and rotate between four different subjects so children don't get bored. Children write their answers for math and spelling questions and TeachMe: 1st Grade reads them. If your child needs help, TeachMe: 1st grade will show them how to write the correct answer including the proper stroke order. TeachMe also includes a virtual keyboard input option. Each child has an achievements screen which motivates and encourages learning by showing progress and levels for each topic. Parents can use this screen to quickly see progress of their child. Parents can select which subjects they want, set different difficulty levels, and even choose specific questions. Parents can also review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing. FEATURES: • Uses writing recognition, or virtual keyboard input • Achievement screen show progress and levels for each topic • Explore TeachTown to spend coins on fun rewards • Collectable stretchable shapes reward found at the Shape Store • Virtual Aquarium reward (7 types of fish and 50+ items) • 7 different sticker reward scenes: space, playground, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, farm • Over 170 different stickers for adding to scenes • Classroom friendly personalized learning for 40 students • Select which subjects are displayed for each child • Turn on/off specific questions within a subject • Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward • Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned • Tracks performance for each subject item (last five) • Export sticker rewards scenes to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper LEARNING SUBJECTS: • Sight Words: Dolch First Grade • Addition: up to a total of 20 with additional advanced questions • Subtraction: from 20 down with additional advanced questions • Math questions are shown both horizontally and vertically • Spelling: 170+ 1st grade level words COMMON CORE: For alignment info see https://www.24x7digital.com/firstgradecc Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions.

About

Multiplication Toolkit

Features
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The Hands-On Math: Multiplication Toolkit is a collection of interactive models that are commonly used to teach multiplication facts and concepts. Multiplication is a shorthand way of doing repeated addition and can be presented in a variety of ways. One of the ways this app introduces multiplication is by displaying an array of objects with an associated fact. 4 × 3, for example, can be shown using an array of twelve objects arranged in four rows with three objects in each row. Presenting multiplication in this way helps children realize that multiplication is commutative. (4 × 3 = 3 × 4 ) Another way the app helps children learn to multiply is by showing the patterns produced by marking multiples on a Hundreds Chart. In addition Flash Cards and quizzes are used to help to improve speed and accuracy. Hands-On Math: Multiplication Toolkit turns your iPad into an interactive Mathematical Playground that provides young learners with an opportunity to freely explore multiplication concepts and practice recalling multiplication facts. Five interactive environments are included in the app: Classic Times Tables Hundreds Chart Money Board Flash Cards Multiplication Quiz Machine An extensive Instructor's Guide for this app is available at the support website. Download the document and install it in iBooks to access ideas about how to use the Multiplication Toolkit for teaching elementary mathematics.

Screenshots

TeachMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TeachMe at every 3 months against Multiplication Toolkit's every 24 months. TeachMe also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

TeachMe costs $2.99 and Multiplication Toolkit $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeachMe ships an update every 3 months, Multiplication Toolkit every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TeachMe versus Multiplication Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachMeMultiplication Toolkit
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.8 (42 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings42 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24x7digital LLCVentura Educational Systems

Bugs and requests

TeachMe

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Handwriting recognition fails to accept correct letters
  • Letter M not recognized consistently
  • Letter T mistaken for L
  • App crashes at higher difficulty levels
  • App freezes during gameplay
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  • Writing feature stops working after extended use
  • Character recognition misreads answers (e.g., D as I)
  • App not responding to user input
  • Incompatibility with iPhone 5 resolution
  • Skips around and mid-reads child's attempts
  • Excessive repetition of same questions
  • Narrator lectures repeat multiple times without interruption

Requested features

19 requests
  • Grade 2, 3, and higher grade versions
  • Option to disable or mute narrator voice
  • Ability to choose specific subjects/lessons
  • QWERTY keyboard layout option
  • Friendlier wrong answer feedback mechanism
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  • Customizable sound effects and audio prompts
  • Disable answer reveal button or make it harder to access
  • Support for different handwriting styles and cursive
  • Underlines to indicate number of letters in spelling words
  • Faster app performance and loading times
  • More diverse and varied questions
  • Parental lock feature to prevent accidental app exit
  • Time and currency learning modules
  • Reading comprehension with voice recognition
  • More reward options and virtual items
  • Support for multiple languages and accents (British, Australian, etc.)
  • Ability to set number of attempts before answer appears
  • Separate handwriting practice section
  • Keyboard option for children with poor handwriting

Multiplication Toolkit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TeachMe

No in-app purchases

None

Multiplication Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeachMe free?
TeachMe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multiplication Toolkit free?
Multiplication Toolkit costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TeachMe or Multiplication Toolkit have ads?
Neither TeachMe nor Multiplication Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeachMe or Multiplication Toolkit?
TeachMe ships an update every 3 months, and Multiplication Toolkit every 24 months. Most recently, TeachMe was updated on October 20, 2026 and Multiplication Toolkit on October 5, 2026.

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