Comparison

TeachMe vs Math Bridges

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

Head to head
About

TeachMe

This educational app helps second graders master essential subjects like spelling, reading, and math through interactive games and a unique reward system. It features advanced handwriting recognition to reinforce writing skills and provides detailed progress tracking for parents.

Highlights
  • TeachTech writing recognition
  • Interactive reward system
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Multiple learning subjects
  • Child-friendly interface
  • Personalized learning for students
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***** 2nd Place for Best Elementary Student App!!! http://bestappever.com/awards/2012/winner/eled TeachMe: 2nd Grade is the fourth installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. TeachMe: 2nd Grade teaches six age-appropriate subjects to second grade children: spelling, sight words, long addition, long subtraction, fast addition and fast subtraction. TeachMe: 2nd Grade's unique TeachTech character recognition engine interprets a child's written answers, helping to reinforce writing skills while teaching math and spelling. TeachMe: 2nd 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 make fun photos at the Photobooth, 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 six different subjects so children don't get bored. TeachMe: 2nd Grade is the only educational app which reads your child's writing using TeachTech, 24x7digital's writing recognition engine. Children write their answers for math and spelling questions and TeachMe: 2nd Grade reads them using TeachTech. If your child needs help, TeachMe: 2nd grade will show them how to write the correct answer including the proper stroke order. 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: • TeachTech writing recognition • Achievement screen shows progress and levels for each topic • Explore TeachTown to spend coins on fun rewards • Turn ordinary pictures into fun photos at the Photobooth • Collectable stretchable shapes reward found at the Shape Store • Tend to a Virtual Aquarium with 10 types of fish and 50+ items • 8 different sticker reward scenes: sky, space, playground, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, farm • Over 175+ 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 Scenes, Photobooth images, and Aquarium snapshots to Photos app, for emailing or using as wallpaper LEARNING SUBJECTS: • Sight Words: Dolch Second Grade • Spelling: 100+ 2nd grade level words • Fast Addition: practice single digit math facts in preparation for long addition • Fast Subtraction: practice one's column math facts in preparation for long subtraction • Long Addition: 2 and 3 digit addition including regrouping (carrying) • Long Subtraction: 2 and 3 digit subtraction including regrouping (borrowing) Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions. Try the other apps in the TeachMe series: TeachMe: 3rd Grade, TeachMe: 1st Grade, TeachMe: Kindergarten, TeachMe: Toddler and TeachMe: Math Facts.

About

Math Bridges

This app offers engaging math games for children to learn counting, addition, and subtraction. It adapts to a child's grade level, providing fun gameplay to build confidence and improve schoolwork. Kids can practice math strategies at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Addition games
  • Subtraction games
  • Number counting games
  • Adaptive difficulty by grade level
  • Learn new math strategies
  • Fix bridges by solving problems
Features
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Learning math isn’t just educational, it’s fun with Math Bridges! Kids get to play fun, quick-paced math games while learning how to better understand numbers and counting! Run through the valley counting numbers with TOBY and helping him fix bridges in a variety of math games and have fun learning! Numbers will teach kids effective math strategies through fun gameplay to help them solve addition and subtraction problems. Math Bridges suits any kid and adjusts the educational game based on their grade level. Kids will zoom through fun math games and their school work will show how much they’ve learned! Math Bridges Features: Math Games including • Addition Games • Subtraction Games • Number Counting Games Arithmetic Levels and Gameplay • Math games offered in different levels based off children’s grade and math level • Solve arithmetic problems to help TOBY fix bridges in the valley and learn new math strategies • Use math to travel the world and have fun learning numbers! Learning New Math Strategies for Kids • Learning numbers through simple, fun math games to understand math topics better • Practice counting numbers at their own pace with no pressure to complete levels • Get math help through modern number games and find new strategies to help in school Math Games and School • Learning math is fun, and Math Bridges is another great math tool! • Play math games as a class in school, and help children feel independent in math • Encourage learning and make improvements in addition and subtraction Math Bridges offers fun, fast math games for kids so they can have fun while learning! Adjust math games to your child’s grade, travel the valley and fix bridges by counting numbers with TOBY and feel more confident in school. Download Math Bridges today and see your child improve in math! Subscription info: - Math Bridges can be purchased standalone, or as part of a makkajai subscription. - Makkajai subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual. (Genius - $59.99/yr) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the billing cycle Our full terms can be found at: http://makkajai.com/terms Our privacy policy can be found at: http://makkajai.com/privacy-policy For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com

Screenshots

TeachMe4 screens
Math Bridges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Math Bridges at Free against TeachMe's $2.99. Math Bridges also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 37). TeachMe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (84% vs 66%). On ads 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 Bridges is free to download; TeachMe costs $2.99 up front. Math Bridges sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. TeachMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Bridges holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Bridges has 2.5K ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of TeachMe's written reviews are positive against 66% of Math Bridges's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeachMe ships an update every 4 months, Math Bridges monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TeachMe versus Math Bridges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachMeMath Bridges
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (37 ratings)4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews — better65.9% of reviews
Number of ratings372.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24x7digital LLCMakkajai Edu Tech Private Limited

Customer experience

TeachMe

All ratings37 ratings
Positive62.2%
Neutral18.9%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.5%

Math Bridges

All ratings2,540 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative31.7%

User reviews

TeachMe

From 37 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and fun learning experience
  • 🎓 Comprehensive curriculum covering math, spelling, and reading
  • 💰 Motivating reward system with coins and virtual shops
  • ✍️ Handwriting practice with finger writing on screen
  • 🎮 Keeps children engaged without guilt about screen time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Poor handwriting recognition for numbers and letters
  • 😞 Repetitive and boring question sets
  • ❌ Difficulty recognizing left-handed writing
  • 🔄 Limited vocabulary and spelling word variety
  • ⏸️ Slow progression through spelling levels

Math Bridges

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for learning numbers and math
  • 🚀 Great for education and brain development
  • 😊 Kids love the game

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Confusing end-level goals and instructions
  • 🥱 Too easy and boring for some users

Bugs and requests

TeachMe

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Handwriting recognition fails for numbers 2, 4, and lowercase 'f'
  • App doesn't recognize correctly written letters and numbers
  • Same questions repeat in a loop despite advancing levels
  • App force closes after recent updates
  • Sound missing in 2nd grade version
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  • Purchased items disappear without refunding coins
  • Writing recognition inconsistent across different hand sizes
  • Spelling progression tracking stuck at level 1
  • App fails to download on some devices

Requested features

18 requests
  • Grade 3 and higher level apps (most requested)
  • Multiplication and division problems for 2nd grade
  • Ability to select individual subjects separately
  • Context clues and sentences for spelling words
  • Multiple choice option for children with special needs
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  • Expanded virtual rewards and customization options
  • More fish and items for aquarium (beyond 3 items)
  • Intelligent feeding mechanics for virtual pets
  • Farm or zoo feature with animals
  • Progress reports emailed to parents
  • Sentence structure and grammar instruction
  • Handwriting instruction guide
  • QWERTY keyboard option for older children
  • Cross-device syncing capability
  • Customizable teach town store with personal rewards
  • More voice responses and feedback
  • Study mode without testing
  • Phonics sound exploration activity

Math Bridges

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty canceling subscription
  • Incompatibility issues on some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Offline mode for use on airplanes
  • More challenging levels and content

In-app purchases

None

TeachMe

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Math Bridges

Subscriptions1
  • Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is TeachMe free?
TeachMe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Bridges free?
Math Bridges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TeachMe or Math Bridges?
Math Bridges is rated higher. TeachMe averages 3.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Math Bridges averages 4.4 from 2.5K ratings.
Do TeachMe or Math Bridges have ads?
Neither TeachMe nor Math Bridges shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeachMe or Math Bridges?
TeachMe ships an update every 4 months, and Math Bridges monthly. Most recently, TeachMe was updated on October 15, 2026 and Math Bridges on October 19, 2026.

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