Multiplication School ! ! vs Hands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multiplication School ! !
Master long multiplication with guided practice. This app offers step-by-step tutorials, hints, and practice problems ranging from simple to complex multi-digit calculations. Adjust animation speed and get help when you need it.
- 1-5 digit top factor
- 1-3 digit bottom factor
- Random or custom problems
- Adjustable tutorial animation speed
- Step-by-step solution tutorial
- Hint and help buttons
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Multiplication School ! ! is a great way to learn and practice long multiplication. From simple 1-digit problems to more advanced multi-digit problems, Multiplication School ! ! will provide the user the necessary guidance and practice to master long multiplication. Features: 1) 1 to 5 digits in the top factor 2) 1 to 3 digits in the bottom factor 3) Random or custom user entered problems 4) Tutorial animation speed setting 5) "Play Tutorial" button to show the step by step solution for each problem 6) "Hint" button for instructional guidance on current step 7) "Help" button for automatic completion of current step If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
Hands
This app provides a virtual playground for students to explore place value, addition, and subtraction with regrouping using interactive base ten blocks. It supports learning whole numbers and decimals through hands-on discovery.
- Virtual base ten blocks
- Place value exploration
- Addition and subtraction with regrouping
- Whole number concepts
- Decimal concepts
- Interactive learning
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Hands-On Math: Base Ten Blocks is a virtual math manipulative playground where students explore and discover place value concepts and also learn addition and subtraction with regrouping. Our Base Ten Blocks allow students to experience and develop math concepts through interaction and discovery. When first learning place value, blocks can be set to represent ones, tens and hundreds. Later, to introduce decimals, blocks can be set to ones, tenths and hundredths. Topics: Whole Numbers Reading and Writing Numbers Decimals Addition and Subtraction Regrouping A comprehensive instructor's guide is available at the app URL given below. Note to Reviewers: Use Settings options to control Sound and Decimal settings. iPad sound must be turned on in Settings and also the switch on the side of iPad must also be in ON position for the sound to work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hands at none against Multiplication School ! !'s shown. Hands also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). Multiplication School ! !'s advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 30%) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Multiplication School ! ! costs $4.99 and Hands $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hands holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multiplication School ! ! has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Multiplication School ! !'s written reviews are positive against 30% of Hands's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Multiplication School ! ! ships an update every 12 months, Hands every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Multiplication School ! ! | Hands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Ventura Educational Systems |
Customer experience
Multiplication School ! !
Hands
In-app purchases
Multiplication School ! !
No in-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
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