Comparison

MathTappers vs DeSoto Parish Schools

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

Head to head
About

MathTappers

This app is a game designed to help learners understand multiplication and division with whole numbers. It aims to build fluency and accuracy through engaging gameplay and visual models. It is part of a suite of educational math games.

Highlights
  • Learn multiplication
  • Learn division
  • Develop fluency
  • Improve accuracy
  • Visual models
  • Focused content
Features
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MathTappers: Multiples is a simple game designed first to help learners to make sense of multiplication and division with whole numbers, and then to support them in developing fluency while maintaining accuracy. Design: Tim Pelton & Leslee Francis Pelton Programming: Mike Anderson, Joshua E. Smith & Garrett Reimer The designers of the MathTappers apps are math educators and researchers seeking to create simple games that will help learners to make sense of mathematics one concept at a time. We have designed MathTappers apps to support students in learning mathematics by providing relevant visual models, focused content linked games and helpful suggestions for parents and educators. Please check out all of our MathTappers apps (links found at MathTappers.com): MathTappers: MultiMatch--a matching app that challenges learners to match sets of cards placed on the table. This is our newest MathTappers app. Although it comes with a deck and you can download others from our website, it was really designed to encourage teachers and students make and share their own matching game decks to capture their understanding and challenge others. Please go to mathtappers.com and check out our instructions on the right to find out how to make your own decks MathTappers: Clock Master--learn to tell time MathTappers: Estimate Fractions--make sense of fraction sums and differences MathTappers: Find Sums--learn basic facts for addition and subtraction MathTappers: Multiples--learn basic facts for multiplication and division MathTappers: Equivalents--equivalent fractions, decimals and percents MathTappers: Numberline--find relative positions of numbers on a numberline, MathTappers: Carbon Choices--help students explore their carbon footprint.

About

DeSoto Parish Schools

Stay informed about school events, district updates, and cafeteria menus. Customize notifications for your student's organization and easily access staff contacts. Never miss important information from the district.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with add-to-device functionality
  • Customizable notifications by student organization
  • Weekly cafeteria menus by day and meal
  • District live feed for administration updates
  • Staff and department contact directory
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Introducing the brand new app for DeSoto Parish Schools. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

MathTappers4 screens
DeSoto Parish Schools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DeSoto Parish Schools at every 6 weeks against MathTappers's every 61 months. DeSoto Parish Schools also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). MathTappers's advantage is ratings volume (118 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for MathTappers against 3.3 for DeSoto Parish Schools. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MathTappers has 118 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of MathTappers's written reviews are positive against 100% of DeSoto Parish Schools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathTappers ships an update every 61 months, DeSoto Parish Schools every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MathTappers versus DeSoto Parish Schools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathTappersDeSoto Parish Schools
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (118 ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings118 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua SmithDeSoto School System

Customer experience

MathTappers

All ratings118 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.9%
Negative33.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

DeSoto Parish Schools

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MathTappers

No in-app purchases

None

DeSoto Parish Schools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MathTappers free?
MathTappers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeSoto Parish Schools free?
DeSoto Parish Schools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MathTappers or DeSoto Parish Schools?
MathTappers is rated higher. MathTappers averages 3.4 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while DeSoto Parish Schools averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do MathTappers or DeSoto Parish Schools have ads?
Neither MathTappers nor DeSoto Parish Schools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MathTappers or DeSoto Parish Schools?
MathTappers ships an update every 61 months, and DeSoto Parish Schools every 6 weeks. Most recently, MathTappers was updated on November 1, 2026 and DeSoto Parish Schools on November 3, 2026.

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