Comparison

TeachMe vs Place Value Subtraction

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

Place Value Subtraction

This math app visually demonstrates subtraction using place value discs. It helps users understand regrouping and the base-ten system through interactive problems with 1-3 digits.

Highlights
  • Visual subtraction with place value discs
  • Supports 1-3 digit numbers
  • Random problem generation
  • Customizable problems
  • Focuses on regrouping concepts
Features
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Place Value Subtraction helps students understand subtraction using place value discs. A strong understanding of place value in the base ten system is essential for long-term mathematical learning. In subtraction, place value helps students understand how regrouping works. The app provides a visual, step-by-step way to subtract two numbers using place value discs. Students can solve randomly generated problems or enter their own problems. Features: * Numbers with 1–3 digits * Randomly generated problems * Custom problems * Visual place value discs * Step-by-step subtraction practice * Clear visualization of regrouping Part of the iDevBooks Place Value series: * Place Value Addition * Place Value Subtraction * Place Value Multiplication * Place Value Division Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Visual Fractions Decimals Percentages, Decimal Rounding, Whole Number Rounding, Column Subtraction, Column Addition, Long Division, Long Multiplication, Lattice Multiplication, Partial Differences Subtraction, Partial Quotients Division, Partial Sums Addition, 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.

Screenshots

TeachMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Place Value Subtraction at 5.0 against TeachMe's 3.7. TeachMe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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 Place Value Subtraction $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Place Value Subtraction holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TeachMe has 56 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeachMe ships an update every 2 months, Place Value Subtraction every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TeachMe versus Place Value Subtraction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachMePlace Value Subtraction
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (56 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24x7digital LLCEsa Helttula

Customer experience

TeachMe

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

Place Value Subtraction

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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'

Place Value Subtraction

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TeachMe

No in-app purchases

None

Place Value Subtraction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeachMe free?
TeachMe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Place Value Subtraction free?
Place Value Subtraction costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TeachMe or Place Value Subtraction?
Place Value Subtraction is rated higher. TeachMe averages 3.7 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Place Value Subtraction averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TeachMe or Place Value Subtraction have ads?
Neither TeachMe nor Place Value Subtraction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeachMe or Place Value Subtraction?
TeachMe ships an update every 2 months, and Place Value Subtraction every 21 months. Most recently, TeachMe was updated on October 23, 2026 and Place Value Subtraction on August 22, 2026.

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