Comparison

Fraction Math vs Mechanix

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

Head to head
About

Fraction Math

Learn and practice fraction operations with step-by-step guidance. This app covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division for positive and negative fractions, mixed numbers, and whole numbers. It includes an illustrated glossary and an intelligent help system.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step fraction problem solving
  • Handles positive/negative, improper, whole, and mixed numbers
  • Fraction reduction
  • Illustrated glossary of terms
  • Intelligent context-sensitive help system
  • Animated solution steps
  • Customizable operation settings
Features
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Fraction Math helps students learn and practice fraction calculations step by step. The app can be used to study addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with fractions. It supports positive and negative fractions, improper fractions, whole numbers, and mixed numbers. Students can also reduce the resulting fractions. Students can enter their own fractions, mixed numbers, and whole numbers. The app also includes an illustrated glossary of common fraction terms. Wired.com: “Quite a useful app for learning many fraction computations.” Fun Educational Apps: “Fraction Math app is easy to use and really takes you step by step when adding, subtracting or multiplying fractions.” Step-by-step fraction practice: In each step, the student is shown two possible choices. Sometimes both choices are correct. For example, when multiplying fractions, the student can choose to multiply the numerators or the denominators first. When there is only one correct next step, the other choice is a wrong step. If the student chooses the wrong step, the app explains why it is wrong. Intelligent help system: Fraction Math includes over 60 context-sensitive tips based on the current problem. For example, when finding the lowest common denominator, the help system first explains how to look for the answer. If the student still needs help, it can show the lowest common denominator. Animated learning: Every step is animated. The animation speed can be adjusted, and animations can also be turned off. Smart keyboard: When entering numbers, Fraction Math uses an intuitive rolling keyboard. Only one tap is needed to enter a number. When reducing fractions, a special prime number keyboard is shown. Illustrated fraction tips: The app includes many tips about fractions, mixed numbers, improper fractions, and reducing fractions. The tips include over 50 illustrations. Useful for different skill levels: - Add and subtract fractions with equal denominators - Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with different denominators - Reduce resulting fractions - Multiply fractions by whole numbers or other fractions - Divide fractions and mixed numbers - Use negative fractions, whole numbers, mixed numbers, and larger numbers Settings: - Allow addition - Allow subtraction - Allow multiplication - Allow division - Only allow fractions with the same denominator - Allow whole numbers - Allow mixed numbers - Allow negative numbers - Allow numbers greater than 12 Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Column Addition, Long Multiplication, Long Division, Column Subtraction, Lattice Multiplication, Visual Multiplication Table, Partial Differences Subtraction, Partial Quotients Division, Partial Sums Addition, Decimal Rounding, 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.

About

Mechanix

This educational app supports high school and university statics and dynamics courses. It offers a comprehensive review of basic equations, accompanied by over 20 animations and 50 illustrations to clarify complex mechanics concepts. Teachers can use it to present material to students via projector.

Highlights
  • Basic equations memorandum
  • Illustrative animations
  • Vectorial reminder
  • Statics concepts
  • Center of gravity calculations
  • Moments of inertia
  • Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies
Features
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Mechanix is an mobile educative application in support to an high-school or university course of statics and dynamics. It contains not only a memorandum of the basic equations, but it also contains several animations illustrating the various concepts of mechanics. This application runs on iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, and iPod Touch 3rd generation and later. - More than 50 illustrations!! - More than 20 animations !! - More than 100 screens of mechanics!! For teachers !! Connect your iPad with a video projector and show the animations to your students in classroom. List of covered subjects: Vectorial Reminder -Vector in 2-D, -Vector in 3-D, -Vectorial operation. Statics -Equilibrium of a particle, -Rigid Bodies, -Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies, -Structures, -Friction. Center of Gravity -Centroid, -Center of mass, -Center of gravity. Moments of Inertia -Area moments of inertia, -Mass moments of inertia. Dynamics of Particles -Motion on an axis, -Motion in three dimensions, -Dynamics of particles -Work and energy, -Linear momentum. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies -System of particles, -Kinetics of rigid bodies, -Dynamics in plane, -Dynamics in space.

Screenshots

Fraction Math4 screens
Mechanix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mechanix at 5.0 against Fraction Math's 3.7. Mechanix also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Fraction Math's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 54%) and chart position (#195 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Fraction Math costs $3.99 and Mechanix $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mechanix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Fraction Math's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mechanix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fraction Math ships an update every 5 months, Mechanix every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Fraction Math versus Mechanix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFraction MathMechanix
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsa HelttulaXavier Daxhelet

Customer experience

Fraction Math

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%

Mechanix

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

None

Fraction Math

No in-app purchases

None

Mechanix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fraction Math free?
Fraction Math costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mechanix free?
Mechanix costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fraction Math or Mechanix?
Mechanix is rated higher. Fraction Math averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mechanix averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fraction Math or Mechanix have ads?
Neither Fraction Math nor Mechanix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fraction Math or Mechanix?
Fraction Math ships an update every 5 months, and Mechanix every 9 months. Most recently, Fraction Math was updated on October 23, 2026 and Mechanix on October 23, 2026.

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