Comparison

Math Snacks HD vs CloudLabs Finding the Oasis

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

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About

Math Snacks HD

This app offers engaging animated videos and interactive games to teach students in grades 4-8 about important math concepts like ratios, rates, and proportions. It includes extensive teacher and learner resources for classroom integration and offline use.

Highlights
  • Animated math concept videos
  • Interactive learning games
  • Offline accessibility
  • Teacher resources and guides
  • Learner guides and activities
  • Common Core standards alignment
Features
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Take these Math Snacks videos on the go, or use them in classrooms without an Internet connection. Supports learning about the number line, ratios, rates and proportions. Bad Date: Find true love with the right ratio. Overruled!: Kingdoms teeter on the brink of war over unit conversion. Atlantean Dodgeball: Face up in a battle of ratios. Scale Ella: Our heroine uses scale factor to reverse the antics of the evil Scaleo. Number Rights: Rally the numbers to fight for their rights. Ratey the Math Cat: He can't resist pointing out the rates and "purrportions" in daily life. We have a rich collection of teaching resources and “extras” to support you, available at mathsnacks.org You will find: • Companion "Teaching With" videos for each animation showing an experienced teacher using the animation in the classroom and integrating it into a content lesson. • Printable Teacher’s Guides with discussion questions, vocabulary, and companion activities. • Printable Learner’s Guides for students which helps them apply the concepts from the animations to problem-solving activities. • Printable Comic Book Transcripts which helps kids, especially English Language Learners, follow along with the animations or refer back to them during discussion. • Games for learning. • Information on mapping the Math Snacks animations and activities onto Common Core standards. All of the student-facing resources are available in both English and Spanish. Math Snacks have been designed to be integrated into instruction, as part of the curriculum you are already using in grades 4-8. Some Math Snacks address more than one content area and can be used in a variety of lessons at different grade levels. All Math Snacks products are aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and address the CCSSM Mathematical Practices when used as recommended. Produced by mathematics educators, researchers, and animators at the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University. The Learning Games Lab produces educational, research-based games and media for a wide variety of partners. Learning Games Lab products undergo a rigorous instructional design process, extensive user testing, and input from learners, teachers, and researchers. © 2009-2016 NMSU Board of Regents. All rights reserved. NMSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. Math Snacks materials were developed in part with support from the National Science Foundation (0918794). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Some materials were originally prototyped or discussed as part of a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education (U295A050004).

About

CloudLabs Finding the Oasis

Features
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In this simulation, you are the explorer in charge of an expedition in which you have been tasked with discovering a wonderful oasis. To attain your goal, you must follow the instructions and be able to build the route that you will see on the car's panel.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: CloudLabs Finding the Oasis at 3 against Math Snacks HD's 1. Math Snacks HD's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Math Snacks HD versus CloudLabs Finding the Oasis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Snacks HDCloudLabs Finding the Oasis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size361 MB313 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNew Mexico State University Board of RegentsJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

Math Snacks HD

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs Finding the Oasis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Snacks HD free?
Math Snacks HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs Finding the Oasis free?
CloudLabs Finding the Oasis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Math Snacks HD or CloudLabs Finding the Oasis have ads?
Neither Math Snacks HD nor CloudLabs Finding the Oasis shows ads.

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