Comparison

Expressive Builder vs Classroom Math Drills

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

Head to head
About

Expressive Builder

This app helps children improve sentence ideation, formation, and language skills through interactive exercises. It utilizes audio clips and voice recording to enhance auditory processing and reinforce language development, making it ideal for special needs children.

Highlights
  • Sentence ideation and formation practice
  • Auditory processing enhancement with audio clips
  • Voice recording and playback
  • Multiple hint levels
  • 250+ images for sentence creation
  • Import custom images
Features
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Voted 3rd best educational app of 2011 by AppsForHomeschooling.com Voted 9th best education app of 2011 by SmartAppsForKids.com Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle. Expressive Builder is designed to help children accomplish the following educational goals: 1) Improve sentence ideation ; 2) Improve sentence formation; and 3) Improve receptive and expressive language. Extensive use of audio clips promotes improved auditory processing for special needs children with autism spectrum disorders or sensory processing disorders. Auditory playback of child's voice offers reinforcement for language development. Expressive Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the ability to create grammatically correct sentences. FEATURES -Record feature allows students to record sentences in their own voice -3 levels of hints -Simple and intuitive interface to record sentence -Save and email recorded sentences -250 distinct images to create sentences from -Import your own images -Optional hint button LANGUAGES - English REQUIREMENTS - Compatible with iPad - Requires Iphone 5.1 software update ExpressiveBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012. Mobile Education Store is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 3-6, 6-10 Categories: Special Needs

About

Classroom Math Drills

Practice elementary math skills through engaging Tangram puzzles. This app offers customizable math exercises, multiple user profiles, and fun multiplayer modes for individual or collaborative play. Earn stickers and track progress with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Customizable math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Multiple user profiles with custom avatars
  • Tangram puzzle solving
  • Multiplayer and collaborative modes
  • Detailed game statistics
  • iMessage sticker rewards
Features
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Play with your friends, or on your own, in this great math practice game with fun Tangram puzzles as well! Highly customizable, and beautiful dynamic graphics make the learning experience fun for all. Customize your own avatar, and set your own level of play! Every player is asked individualized questions. Earn stickers of your solved tangrams to use in iMessage! FUN MATH PRACTICE: Practice math skills as you solve Tangram puzzles either on your own, or with your friends. Each player profile can be configured to focus on the individual needs of the player. • Multiple user profiles - create your own avatar • Customizable math skills for each player: - Addition - Subtraction - Division - Multiplication (use this to effectively practice your Times Tables!) • Difficulty setting and a number range setting to further tune math questions. Math questions are presented as either multiple choice, or math sentences. You also have the option to restrict this to multiple choice only on a per-student basis. SOLVE TANGRAMS: Every Tangram (and there are over one hundred) requires exactly 7 pieces. To solve a Tangram you need to earn pieces by answering questions correctly. The more questions you answer the higher your score. The more Tangrams you solve, the higher your score. CLASSROOM SUPPORT Designed to support classroom learning, Classroom Math Drills provides a unique and engaging way to practice a range of elementary math concepts for kids ages 6-12 and up. Students can play as individuals, or in a group. Classroom Math Drills supports multiplayer games either on a single device (iPad or iPhone 6+) or over a local Wifi network. Students can connect their games together and have a race to complete their Tangrams! Multiplayer / multi-device games support up to 2 players on a single iPad or iPhone 6+, or up to 6 players across any mixture of devices! Set up teams of players in a classroom. Classroom Math Drills’s multiplayer game also supports collaborative play by allowing players to share puzzle pieces between each other. Built to support “Shared iPad”, Classroom Math Drills can store it’s data in iCloud, ready for classroom use with iOS 9.3. Detailed statistics of games are recorded and can be displayed from player profiles. A future update will allow these to be shared with a teacher. ----------------------------------------- KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Know What's Inside member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids' apps ----------------------------------------- PKCLsoft is a member of Know What's Inside, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. PKCLsoft takes children's privacy very seriously. This kids app: - Does not collect any information - Does not contain ads - Does not contain in-app purchases - Does not contain integration with social networks - Does not use analytics / data collection tools

Screenshots

Classroom Math Drills3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Classroom Math Drills at 5.0 against Expressive Builder's 2.8. Classroom Math Drills also leads on price ($1.99 vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Expressive Builder's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 17 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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

Expressive Builder costs $9.99 and Classroom Math Drills $1.99 up front. Expressive Builder sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Classroom Math Drills asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Classroom Math Drills holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Expressive Builder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Classroom Math Drills's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Expressive Builder ships an update every 4 months, Classroom Math Drills every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Expressive Builder versus Classroom Math Drills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpressive BuilderClassroom Math Drills
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCpkclSoft

Customer experience

Expressive Builder

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral75.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.5%

Classroom Math Drills

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Expressive Builder

One-time10
  • School Game Pack$1.99
  • Sports Game Pack$1.99
  • Hobbies Game Pack$1.99
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  • Inside Playtime Game Pack$1.99
  • Medical Game Pack$1.99
  • Pets Game Pack$1.99
  • Places Game Pack$1.99
  • Playground Game Pack$1.99
  • Winter Game Pack$1.99
  • All Game Packs$19.99
None

Classroom Math Drills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Expressive Builder free?
Expressive Builder costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Classroom Math Drills free?
Classroom Math Drills costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Expressive Builder or Classroom Math Drills?
Classroom Math Drills is rated higher. Expressive Builder averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Classroom Math Drills averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Expressive Builder or Classroom Math Drills have ads?
Neither Expressive Builder nor Classroom Math Drills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Expressive Builder or Classroom Math Drills?
Expressive Builder ships an update every 4 months, and Classroom Math Drills every 17 months. Most recently, Expressive Builder was updated on June 9, 2026 and Classroom Math Drills on August 26, 2026.

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