Hands vs Subtraction Wiz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Subtraction Wiz
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- Great way for kids to do subtraction drills the fun way. Let them become very good at subtracting numbers, which is an important life skill. "Son, do the drills now. Show me some progress before you play the other games." - Challenge your kid to complete the sums in record time and come back later to check his performance history. - Select one or more subtraction levels and start the game! - Earn trophies and the rare golden star for record performance. - Keep track of your scores and speed. - Compete with friends, family members and the rest of the world! - Check out your country ranking and world ranking. Beat the current world record - Visit our support website for more info and a video demo: www.therocketstudio.com/subwiz
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Subtraction Wiz at 3 against Hands's 1. Subtraction Wiz also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Hands costs $2.99 and Subtraction Wiz $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hands ships an update every 8 months, Subtraction Wiz every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | Subtraction Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | The Rocket Studio |
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
Subtraction Wiz
No in-app purchases
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