Comparison

Counting Board vs PicCollage EDU Collage Maker

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

Head to head
About

Counting Board

This educational tool helps young children aged 2-4 learn basic counting, addition, and subtraction through interactive tapping and audio pronunciation. It also includes a drawing feature to encourage creativity.

Highlights
  • Learn to count 1-100 with audio
  • Interactive addition lessons
  • Interactive subtraction lessons
  • Drawing and creativity tool
  • Suitable for ages 2-4
Features
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Over 900,000 downloads. Kids just love it. This is a colorful teaching tool for your kids to learn the basic of numbers. It suitable for age from 2 to 4. Features: 1. Teach your children to count from 1 to 100 by tapping the numbers one by one and read it loudly. Automatic pronounce function included. 2. Learn add method: e.g. Learn 5 + 2 = 7. First tap 5, and then tap next 2 blocks, count the blocks from 1 to 2 while tapping. The answer will be 7. 3. Learn minus method: e.g. 16 - 4 = 5, First tap 16, and then tap previous 4 blocks, count the blocks from 1 to 4 while taping, The answer will be 11 4. Let your kids to use their imagination to draw a picture.

About

PicCollage EDU Collage Maker

This app provides a safe and user-friendly platform for creating photo collages, ideal for young children and educational settings. It offers a variety of design elements like backgrounds, stickers, and fonts, with options to save or print creations.

Highlights
  • Safe for all ages and classrooms
  • Import photos from library
  • Clip photos with finger outlining
  • Doodle drawings on collages
  • Hundreds of free stickers and backgrounds
  • Variety of fun frames
  • Square and portrait layouts
Features
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From the creators of PicCollage, the hugely popular photo app with over 200 million downloads, PicCollage EDU is the SAFEST and most user-friendly collage app available. With no account required to use the app and no social sharing features, it's perfect for young children and for classroom use. PicCollage EDU also offers hundreds of free backgrounds, fun stickers, and fonts. Easily create amazing collages with PicCollage EDU and save them to your device or print them out! "PicCollage EDU is by far one of the easiest and safest apps I have run across for elementary learners. I love the option to turn off the image search in the settings and how social media sharing is not allowed. Everything is safe and secure!" Julie S., Elementary Instructional Technology Consultant Highlighted features: * Safe and fun for all ages and perfect for classrooms. * Import photos from your photo library. * Rotate, resize, and delete scraps with simple touch gestures. * Easily "clip" photos by outlining the area you want with your finger. * Doodle drawings on your collage with our new "Doodle" tool. * Access hundreds of stickers and backgrounds for FREE. * Choose from a variety of fun frames to create an instant collage. * Over 100 colorful backgrounds and fun stickers. * Square and portrait layouts. Privacy Policy: https://cardinalblue.com/privacy/piccollageedu Terms of Service: https://picc.co/tos/piccollageedu/

Screenshots

Counting Board4 screens
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Counting Board at 5.0 against PicCollage EDU Collage Maker's 4.5. Counting Board also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). PicCollage EDU Collage Maker's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 2) and review sentiment (79% vs 57%). On ads and device support 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

Counting Board costs $0.99 and PicCollage EDU Collage Maker $1.99 up front. PicCollage EDU Collage Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Counting Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Counting Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicCollage EDU Collage Maker has 155 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Counting Board's written reviews are positive against 79% of PicCollage EDU Collage Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counting Board ships an update every 15 months, PicCollage EDU Collage Maker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Counting Board versus PicCollage EDU Collage Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounting BoardPicCollage EDU Collage Maker
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (155 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews78.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2155 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#152 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEverQuizCardinal Blue

Customer experience

Counting Board

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

PicCollage EDU Collage Maker

All ratings155 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

Counting Board

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PicCollage EDU Collage Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Collages and data being lost or reset
  • Drawing/editing tools not working properly
  • Web search functionality not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more backgrounds and stickers
  • Improve web search functionality with better filters
  • Restore camera access within the app
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Counting Board

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PicCollage EDU Collage Maker

One-time1
  • "Remove watermark" feature$1.99

Questions

Is Counting Board free?
Counting Board costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PicCollage EDU Collage Maker free?
PicCollage EDU Collage Maker costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counting Board or PicCollage EDU Collage Maker?
Counting Board is rated higher. Counting Board averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PicCollage EDU Collage Maker averages 4.5 from 155 ratings.
Do Counting Board or PicCollage EDU Collage Maker have ads?
Neither Counting Board nor PicCollage EDU Collage Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counting Board or PicCollage EDU Collage Maker?
Counting Board ships an update every 15 months, and PicCollage EDU Collage Maker every 5 months. Most recently, Counting Board was updated on September 30, 2026 and PicCollage EDU Collage Maker on October 14, 2026.

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