Comparison

Tic Tac Math vs Derekh Learning

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

Head to head
About

Tic Tac Math

This educational game combines the familiar fun of Tic Tac Toe with math practice. Players solve equations to earn squares, making learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division engaging for elementary through high school students.

Highlights
  • Tic Tac Toe gameplay with math equations
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice
  • Adjustable difficulty with one, two, or three-digit numbers
  • Scratchpad for working out answers
  • Play against computer or in two-player mode
  • Universal app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad
Features
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Kids love Tic Tac Math because it’s a game that they know how to play and it’s fun. Parents and teachers understand that a game that is fun, familiar and educational is a great use of iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch technology before the kids start playing “other” games. And it doesn’t require a lot of time on their part to get things going because every kid knows how to play Tic Tac Toe. This unique app combines the time-tested, kid approved favorite Tic Tac Toe game with math game equations for an educationally fun experience. Kids love to play this math game; parents and teachers love that their elementary school, middle school and even high school kids are honing their math skills. Click “...More” to learn why you should download this App today! Great App for Kids! “This app is really cool on the iPad! The scratch pad rocks and saves paper too.” - Mathevangelist A great classroom story with Tic Tac Math “I began using Tic Tac Math with my fourth grade class this winter and spring as a way to get kids motivated to prepare for standardized testing. Tic Tac Math was quick, the kids loved playing, it requires no explanation and the kids scores went up. I recommend Tic Tac Math to anyone looking for a fun way to help a kids who may be struggling with math.” - Beth Harstad, Fourth Grade Teacher, Mound-Westonka Schools, Mound, Minnesota Tic Tac Math game combines the fun and strategy of Tic Tac Toe with the skill building of math flash cards. Your child can choose which skill to play – addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. There is even the option of playing one, two or three digit numbers in the equations, so they can increase the difficulty as their skills improve. It's easy to get started, no rules to figure out because kids already know the rules! Just as in regular Tic Tac Toe, if you get three squares in a row, you win. To gain a square, you must first solve the math equation. A scratch pad has been included for working out answers, if necessary. This app is great for all ages. You can play against the computer or use that opportunity for a bonding, two-person game. It’s an excellent way for parents to spend time with their children while helping them sharpen their minds. Or, use the two-player mode as an opportunity for an older child to help a younger one. This builds confidence and reinforces math skills at the same time. The fun Tic Tac Math app is the first math game developed to work on all three devices – iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Regardless of which you use, you essentially have a portable classroom and teacher anytime you open Tic Tac Math. There aren’t 30 other kids here, though. When your child is playing Tic Tac Math, he or she is the only student. Features: * First creation of a universal math app; works on iPhone, iPod Touch and optimized for the unique features of the iPad * Offers four skills to play – addition, subtraction, multiplication or division * Challenging one, two or three digit number equations * Includes a scratch pad for figuring out answers * Concept is based on Tic Tac Toe, so it’s easy for your child to understand gameplay * Builds math skills in a fun way * Can eliminate the boredom that smart kids often experience while on long trips, waiting in lines or sitting in restaurants * Teachers report that starting out each day with a couple of rounds on Tic Tac Math help kids improve their math facts and gets them settled down to begin learning. So do your child a favor. The next time they site down to play their favorite game on the iPad, ask them to beat the computer on 4 games of Tic Tac Math. They’ll probably think it a bit strange at first, but before you know it they’ll be improving their math scores, building their math confidence and building a path to a better life!

About

Derekh Learning

Explore Jewish texts and traditions through personalized AI-generated lessons. Tailor your learning to your schedule and interests, with options for daily cycles, specific topics, and rabbinic commentary. Includes interactive tools, community features, and daily wisdom widgets.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI lessons
  • Study weekly Parsha
  • Explore rabbinic commentary
  • Jewish holidays and calendar
  • Interactive study tools
  • Daily wisdom widget
  • Gematria exploration
Features
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Nothing to catch up on. Open Derekh Learning and today's reading is already explained, in whichever of 16+ learning voices actually speaks to you, at a depth your day has room for. Every morning, Derekh Learning prepares a fresh lesson on the day's reading: Daf Yomi, the weekly parsha, the Daily Rambam, and more. Every lesson is grounded in real sources from Sefaria's open library, with inline citations you can tap to check. Pick a depth: about three minutes on the way out the door, or up to thirty if tonight's the night to sit with it. You even pick the hour your daily lesson arrives. Ask a follow-up and Chevruta, the built-in study partner, answers with citations that open right in the app. Ask it something that is really a question for your rabbi and it will teach you the sources, then tell you honestly that a personal ruling deserves a rabbi, not an app. Lesson-scope Chevruta is free (4 questions a day, 10 a week). Asking across an entire path or the whole of Torah is a Pro feature. Sixteen-plus teaching voices carry the same source through different registers: Beginner, Expert, Jewish Parent, Startup Mensch, and more. They aren't difficulty tiers, just different ways of hearing the same page explained. Pro subscribers can build a custom voice of their own and pick a color theme for the whole app. Beyond the daily lesson: a Sefaria-verified Siddur with each blessing's classical source and a practical guide to how and when it's said, a Hebrew calendar, zmanim for your exact location, a gematria calculator that works offline, a Judaism 101 library, and a free printable Shabbat Table discussion guide every week, plus holiday guides. Life doesn't stop for a streak, and Shabbat never breaks one. A missed Saturday doesn't count against you, and a missed weekday gets banked, not broken. Chazara brings past lessons back on a spaced-review schedule so what you learned actually stays. Derekh for Life offers day-by-day journeys for mourning, bar and bat mitzvah, a wedding, a new baby, and the season of teshuvah. Free to enroll. And when you carry a yahrzeit, record it once: Derekh Learning keeps the Hebrew date every year and reminds you a week ahead and the day before. WHAT'S INSIDE • A fresh daily lesson across multiple reading cycles, sourced, cited, readable at four depths • iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One account, one library, one streak • 16+ teaching voices, plus tools to build your own (Pro) • Chevruta, a cited study partner. Lesson scope free; path and Torah-wide scope Pro • Audio narration on-device free, with scrubbing; studio narration, CarPlay, and offline audio with Pro • A Sefaria-verified Siddur: blessings, sources, and the practical halachah of each • A free weekly Shabbat Table guide, holiday guides, a Daf Companion, and a daily verse • Life-stage journeys: mourning, bar/bat mitzvah, wedding, new baby, teshuvah • A private Yahrzeit companion: record it once, be reminded every year • Shabbat-safe streaks that bank a missed day, plus Chazara review and flashcards • App color themes (Pro) and a dark mode built for night reading • On-device personalization. Your reading patterns never leave your device • A daily lesson by email, a daily podcast, and a library that is free to read, forever The free tier is real, not a preview. The full shared lesson library is free to read, forever. Free includes 3 newly generated lessons a week. Pro removes the limit and adds premium narration, offline downloads, custom voices, themes, and deeper Chevruta. Manage your subscription through the App Store. Derekh Learning doesn't replace a rabbi, a teacher, or a community. It's a way to open the page before you get to any of them. Your path. Your voice. Every day. Derekh Pro: $5.99/month or $59.99/year. Payment charged to your Apple ID; subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in Settings. Terms: www.derekhlearning.com/terms · Privacy: www.derekhlearning.com/privacy

Screenshots

Tic Tac Math4 screens
Derekh Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Derekh Learning at Free against Tic Tac Math's $1.99. Derekh Learning also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 66 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Tic Tac Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, 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

Derekh Learning is free to download; Tic Tac Math costs $1.99 up front. Derekh Learning sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Tic Tac Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Derekh Learning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Tic Tac Math's written reviews are positive against 100% of Derekh Learning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tic Tac Math ships an update every 66 months, Derekh Learning weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tic Tac Math versus Derekh Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic Tac MathDerekh Learning
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 66 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS7.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMath Geek Mama Educational Resources Inc.Kosher Couture LLC

Customer experience

Tic Tac Math

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Derekh Learning

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tic Tac Math

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Derekh Learning

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Tic Tac Math free?
Tic Tac Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Derekh Learning free?
Derekh Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tic Tac Math or Derekh Learning?
Derekh Learning is rated higher. Tic Tac Math averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Derekh Learning averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Tic Tac Math or Derekh Learning have ads?
Neither Tic Tac Math nor Derekh Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tic Tac Math or Derekh Learning?
Tic Tac Math ships an update every 66 months, and Derekh Learning weekly. Most recently, Tic Tac Math was updated on November 6, 2026 and Derekh Learning on October 31, 2026.

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