Comparison

TeachMe vs Stack the States® 2

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 offers interactive learning for third graders in subjects like math, reading, and spelling. It features a unique writing recognition engine and a rewarding game system to keep children engaged while reinforcing academic skills.

Highlights
  • TeachTech writing recognition
  • Interactive reward system
  • Virtual rewards and customization
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Personalized learning for multiple students
  • Multiple learning subjects
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TeachMe: 3rd Grade is the fifth installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. TeachMe: 3rd Grade teaches six age-appropriate subjects to third grade children: spelling, sight words, multiplication, division, fast multiplication, and fast division. TeachMe: 3rd Grade's unique TeachTech character recognition engine interprets a child's written answers, helping to reinforce writing skills while teaching math and spelling. TeachMe: 3rd 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 build their dream home in the TeachTown Neighborhood, 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, allowing children to play without help from an adult. Mimi Mouse, the animated teacher, 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: 3rd 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: 3rd Grade reads them using TeachTech. If your child needs help, TeachMe: 3rd 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 • Design a dream house with the House Builder reward • Turn ordinary pictures into fun photos at the Photobooth • Collect stretchable shape rewards at the Shape Store • Tend to a Virtual Aquarium with 10 types of fish and 45+ 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 • Enable or disable 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 (last five questions) • Export Sticker Scenes, Photobooth images, and Aquarium snapshots to Photos app, for emailing or using as wallpaper LEARNING SUBJECTS: • Sight Words: Dolch Third Grade • Spelling: 350+ 3rd grade level words • Multiplication: learn single digit multiplication facts up to 12x12 • Division: learn division facts for products up to 12x12 • Fast Multiplication: timed drills to master multiplication • Fast Division: timed drills to master division Please email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions. Try the other apps in the TeachMe series: TeachMe: 2nd Grade, TeachMe: 1st Grade, TeachMe: Kindergarten, TeachMe: Toddler and TeachMe: Math Facts.

About

Stack the States® 2

Learn US geography by stacking animated states to win levels. Collect all 50 states to unlock bonus games and explore an interactive 3D map with detailed information about capitals, cities, and landmarks. Designed for fun and educational play for all ages.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D map
  • Learn state capitals, cities, shapes, landmarks, and flags
  • Collect all 50 states
  • Unlock bonus games (Map It, Connect 2, Capital Tap)
  • Voice mode for independent play
  • Hundreds of unique questions
  • Multiple player profiles
Features
Currently charting
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Watch the states come to life as you learn US geography! Stack the States® is back and better than ever with new question types, new bonus games, voice mode, 3D graphics and a detailed interactive map! As you learn state capitals, cities, shapes, landmarks, flags and more, you can actually touch, move and drop the animated states anywhere on the screen. Carefully build a stack of states that reaches the checkered line to win each level. You earn a new state for every successfully completed level. All of your states appear on your own personalized map of the United States. Try to collect all 50! As you earn more states, you begin to unlock the free bonus games: Map It, Connect 2 and Capital Tap. Four games in one! What’s new in Stack the States® 2: - New question types - New bonus games: Connect 2 and Capital Tap - New voice mode that helps non-readers play independently - Brand new interactive map featuring major cities and a 3D elevation view of each state - Beautiful 3D graphics - 10 different 3D scenes depicting various locations in the US - 3D models of over 90 US landmarks Plus, all the great features that you loved from the original Stack the States®: - 50 flash cards — one for each state - Hundreds of unique questions - Up to six player profiles - A personalized map of the US - Fun sound effects and music - Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app Stack the States® 2 is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play. Try it now and enjoy four games for the price of one! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE Stack the States® 2: - Does not contain 3rd party ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use 3rd party analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes App Store (via Performance Horizon). For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/

Screenshots

TeachMe4 screens
Stack the States® 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stack the States® 2 at 4.5 against TeachMe's 3.8. Stack the States® 2 also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 55) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). TeachMe's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On price, 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

TeachMe costs $2.99 and Stack the States® 2 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stack the States® 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack the States® 2 has 1.1K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of TeachMe's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stack the States® 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeachMe ships an update every 2 months, Stack the States® 2 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
TeachMe versus Stack the States® 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachMeStack the States® 2
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.8 (55 ratings)4.5 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings551.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#34 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24x7digital LLCFreecloud Design, Inc.

Customer experience

TeachMe

All ratings55 ratings
Positive69.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative20.6%

Stack the States® 2

All ratings1,144 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative6.4%

Bugs and requests

TeachMe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Handwriting recognition issues (letters not recognized)
  • App may slow down devices
  • Accesses photos without permission

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more grade levels (4th-12th)
  • Option to disable lengthy explanations
  • Option to turn off the timer
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Allow users to name fish and expand tanks
Show 5 more
  • More realistic teacher voice
  • Add cursive handwriting option
  • D'nealian handwriting option
  • Ability to customize award difficulty
  • Option to 'Tap to Silence the Instructor'

Stack the States® 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TeachMe

No in-app purchases

None

Stack the States® 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeachMe free?
TeachMe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stack the States® 2 free?
Stack the States® 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TeachMe or Stack the States® 2?
Stack the States® 2 is rated higher. TeachMe averages 3.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Stack the States® 2 averages 4.5 from 1.1K ratings.
Do TeachMe or Stack the States® 2 have ads?
Neither TeachMe nor Stack the States® 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeachMe or Stack the States® 2?
TeachMe ships an update every 2 months, and Stack the States® 2 every 9 months. Most recently, TeachMe was updated on October 7, 2026 and Stack the States® 2 on October 15, 2026.

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