Counting Coins vs Visual Currency Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Counting Coins
Practice identifying and counting U.S. currency with interactive games. Learn to match coin values, make specific totals, and calculate the total value of displayed coins. This educational tool is designed to build essential money management skills.
- Match coin values
- Make specific coin totals
- Calculate coin values
- Identify coin denominations
- Four distinct game modes
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Counting Coins lets you practice working with U.S. pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. You can play in four modes: (1) Match the Value: Try to make the same value as the coins shown using a different combination of coins. (2) Make the Total: Use coins to make the total shown. (3) How Many Cents?: Type the value of the coins shown. (4) Show Values: Drag any amount of coins and show or hide the value. Counting Coins was created by K12 Inc. as part of its comprehensive math curriculum. Learn more about our public and private virtual schools at: http://www.k12.com/what-is-k12 For help with technical problems, email mobile@k12.com. Privacy Policy: http://www.k12.com/privacy-policy IP Policy: http://www.k12.com/copyright_policy Terms of Use: http://www.k12.com/terms-of-use
Visual Currency Calculator
Easily count bills and coins with two distinct modes. One mode is for simple addition of your money, while the other allows for adding and subtracting groups of currency. Ideal for both children learning about money and adults managing their change.
- Count bills and coins
- Add up money
- Add and subtract currency groups
- Educational tool for children
- Pocket change tracker
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The Visual Currency Calculator is an easy to use app for counting money. It has two different modes - one for simply adding up the money you have, another for adding and subtracting groups of coins and bills. This app is great for anyone from children learning to count currency to adults who just want an easy way of tracking the change in their pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Visual Currency Calculator at 4.7 against Counting Coins's 4.0. Visual Currency Calculator also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 57%). Counting Coins's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visual Currency Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Counting Coins's written reviews are positive against 83% of Visual Currency Calculator's.
Counting Coins ships an update every 30 months, Visual Currency Calculator every 18 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Counting Coins | Visual Currency Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (20 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 18 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stride Inc. | Love It To Bits, LLC |
Customer experience
Counting Coins
Visual Currency Calculator
In-app purchases
Counting Coins
No in-app purchases
Visual Currency Calculator
No in-app purchases
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