Fraction Circles vs Fractions, by MLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fraction Circles
This app offers a digital manipulative for learning fractions. It includes a simple game to warm up fraction learning and a challenge to test knowledge of fraction names. Updates are free for life, with more games planned.
- Digital fraction manipulative
- Fraction learning game
- Fraction name challenge
- Free lifetime updates
- iPad support
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Three Apps for the Price of One Fraction Circles is a Great Digital Manipulative Warm Up Fraction Learning with a Fun but Simple Game Challenge your Knowledge of Fraction Names Updates are Free for Life - that means more fraction circle games coming soon...
Fractions, by MLC
This app helps students visualize, compare, and perform operations with fractions using interactive bar or circle models. It allows for detailed representation of fractions with customizable denominators and parts, aiding in understanding mathematical concepts.
- Interactive bar and circle fraction models
- Customizable denominators (1-100)
- Fraction comparison and equivalence
- Add, subtract, multiply, divide fractions
- Explore fractions, percents, and decimals
- Annotation and drawing tools
- Save and share work
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Fractions lets students use a bar or circle to represent, compare, and perform operations with fractions with denominators from 1 to 100. Choose the fraction model and number of equal parts. Use a color to select specific parts to show a fraction of the whole. Reveal or hide numeric labels as needed. Superimpose fractions upon each other to compare fractions or see equal parts. FEATURES • Use a bar or circle as the whole. • Divide each whole into anywhere from 1 to 100 equal parts. • Compare fractions and represent equivalent fractions. • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with fractions. • Explore the relationship between fractions, percents, and decimals. • Select the size of the whole and the number of equal parts. • Hide and reveal fraction labels. • Hide and reveal work with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. ABOUT US This resource is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 education since 1976. Our mission is to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability. www.mathlearningcenter.org This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education. Visit us: www.clarity-innovations.com
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fraction Circles at 5.0 against Fractions, by MLC's 3.8. Fraction Circles also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.4). Fractions, by MLC's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 25%) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fraction Circles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fractions, by MLC has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Fraction Circles's written reviews are positive against 54% of Fractions, by MLC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fraction Circles ships an update every 12 months, Fractions, by MLC every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fraction Circles | Fractions, by MLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hooda Math | The Math Learning Center |
Customer experience
Fraction Circles
Fractions, by MLC
In-app purchases
Fraction Circles
No in-app purchases
Fractions, by MLC
No in-app purchases
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