TeachMe vs TimerMath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
TimerMath
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TimerMath - Make Math Practice Fun! Transform math practice into an exciting game with TimerMath - the perfect app for students, parents, and teachers who want to make arithmetic engaging and effective. Timed Math Challenges Race against the clock with addition and subtraction problems across 7 progressive difficulty levels, from basic numbers (2-9) to advanced (50-100). Choose your practice duration and track your progress with real-time scoring. Multiple User Support Create separate profiles for different students or family members. Perfect for classrooms, tutoring, or family learning with individual progress tracking and high scores. Beautiful & Customizable Multiple themes and a clean, distraction-free interface that works on all devices. Available in 17 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Arabic, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Thai, Greek, Hebrew, and Russian. How It Works Choose your level, set your time, and start solving math problems as fast as you can. The timed format creates excitement while progressive difficulty ensures continuous learning. Works completely offline for your privacy and convenience. Math practice doesn't have to be boring! TimerMath turns arithmetic into an exciting challenge that motivates learners to improve. Perfect for daily practice, test preparation, skill building, and family learning time. Download TimerMath today and make math practice the highlight of your day! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TimerMath at Free against TeachMe's $2.99. TimerMath also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). TeachMe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
TimerMath is free to download; TeachMe costs $2.99 up front. TimerMath sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 3 months. TeachMe asks for nothing beyond the download.
TeachMe ships an update every 3 months, TimerMath fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TeachMe | TimerMath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 24x7digital LLC | Demagic AB |
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
TimerMath
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TeachMe
No in-app purchases
TimerMath
- TimerMath Quarterly Subscription$0.993 Months
Questions
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