Comparison

Hands vs Little Solver

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

Head to head
About

Hands

Explore mathematical concepts with a virtual hundreds chart. Students can use colored markers to discover number patterns, skip-counting, multiplication, division, and more. An instructor's guide is available for educators.

Highlights
  • Interactive hundreds chart
  • Color marker tool
  • Skip-counting exploration
  • Number pattern discovery
  • Multiplication and division practice
  • Prime and composite number identification
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Hands-On Math: Interactive Hundreds Chart creates a virtual math playground where students explore, investigate and discover mathematical concepts. Students use colored markers on the Interactive Hundreds Chart to represent patterns and number sequences. Using Hands-On Math: Interactive Hundreds Chart students can develop the following important mathematical concepts: Skip-Counting Number Patterns Multiplication and Division Facts Prime and Composite Numbers Least Common Multiple Divisibility of Numbers and more... An extensive Instructor's Guide for this app is available at the support website. Download the document and install it in iBooks to access ideas about how to use the Interactive Hundreds Chart for teaching elementary mathematics. Extremely easy for students and teachers to use. Tap a color and a marker, then tap numbers on the chart. To remove a marker simply slide it off the chart. Erase all markers by tapping the eraser. Note to reviewer: Simply slide a marker off the board to remove it. There is no need to erase entire board if you make a mistake.

About

Little Solver

This app helps children develop critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills through engaging figural analogies. It offers hundreds of puzzles across 14 levels, with performance tracking and fun animations to keep young learners motivated. It's a cost-effective way to prepare for standardized tests.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of figural analogies
  • 14 unique skill-building levels
  • Detailed performance tracking
  • Fun animations and sound effects
  • Four distinct learning modes
  • Designed for ease of use
Features
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"Another gem from Alligator Apps. My kids love it and don't even know that while playing this awesome game they are sharpening their analytical reasoning skills!" Endorsed by tens of thousands of satisfied parents, teachers, and kids the world over. Who is this for? The app is ideal for kids ages of all ages and even parents and teachers have been spotted playing Little Solver to see if they can solve all of the figural analogies. :-) ABOUT LITTLE SOLVER - FIGURAL ANALOGIES Little Solver is a fun and exciting game to help kids sharpen their minds by developing critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills. While an analogy is nothing more than a comparison that points out relationships between things that are different, cognitively for kids it plays a significant role in developing analytical reasoning, problem solving, perception, and spatial relational skills. Figural analogies are also frequently seen on placement tests. Whether you believe in them or not, standardized tests are part of almost every kids life starting as early as 3 years of age. Fortunately, with Little Solver mastering figural analogies is fun and exciting. This application will help your kids dramatically improve their analytical reasoning skills and give them the confidence to breeze through any test that includes figural analogies. Forget spending hundreds of dollars on expensive test preparation materials or tutors. This app uses a proven methodology and delivers results at a fraction of the costs. ● Includes hundreds of figural analogies ● Figural analogies are divided into 14 unique levels so you can focus on developing specific skills at a time ● Tested with mothers, teachers, kids, and toddlers ● Designed for ease of use even for little kids FATURES: ● Each analogy was carefully chosen and created to teach analytical reasoning skills ● Little Solver turns what could be a tedious activity into a fun and exciting game ● Includes over 600+ tiles that were individually created ● Figural analogies are broken into 14 levels so you can help your child master one skill at a time ● Detailed performance tracking - after each game enables you to find out exactly how your child did per level. You can also see the all time player stats ● Fun animations and sound effects keep kids engaged ● Little Solver make learning fun. The player starts with three hearts and have to answer questions correctly to stay in the game ● Supports 4 unique learning modes 1) Random game mode - see a random question each time 2) Continuous game mode - advance one level after 2 correct answers 3) Answer all game mode - In this game mode the player has to answer all questions correctly. This way the application focuses automatically on the players weaknesses so that they can develop the core skills they are lacking 4) See all game mode - In this game mode you see each question once. This mode is ideal to assess the players current skill level to identify which level needs the most reinforcement ● This app is FULLY customizable - you can record everything in your own voice! ● Playable both in portrait and landscape mode ● Multi-sensory learning tool - combining audio, voice, and written words ● Multi-language support. You can update all critical audio files so that you child can play the game regardless of their native language HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do.  It's really what makes us, well, us.  It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small.  Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions?  We are here to help.  Email us at support@alligatorapps.com

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Little Solver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hands at every 8 months against Little Solver's every 34 months. Hands also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.7). Little Solver's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hands costs $2.99 and Little Solver $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hands holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Solver has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Hands's written reviews are positive against 79% of Little Solver's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands ships an update every 8 months, Little Solver every 34 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hands versus Little Solver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandsLittle Solver
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better79.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsInnovative Mobile Apps

Customer experience

Hands

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Little Solver

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral8.5%
Negative12.2%

In-app purchases

None

Hands

No in-app purchases

None

Little Solver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands free?
Hands costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Solver free?
Little Solver costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hands or Little Solver?
Hands is rated higher. Hands averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Little Solver averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Hands or Little Solver have ads?
Neither Hands nor Little Solver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands or Little Solver?
Hands ships an update every 8 months, and Little Solver every 34 months. Most recently, Hands was updated on November 1, 2026 and Little Solver on November 1, 2026.

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