Comparison

Hands vs Arithmetic Wiz

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

Arithmetic Wiz

This app offers a fun and engaging way for children to practice essential arithmetic skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It allows kids to challenge themselves to complete sums quickly, track their progress, and compete globally for high scores and rankings.

Highlights
  • Arithmetic drills for kids
  • Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Timed challenges
  • Performance history tracking
  • Global leaderboards and rankings
  • Earn trophies and golden stars
Features
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- Great way for kids to do arithmetic drills the fun way. Let them become very good at adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying numbers, which are important life skills. "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 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/arithwiz

Screenshots

Arithmetic Wiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hands at 83% against Arithmetic Wiz's 0%. Hands also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Arithmetic Wiz's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11 vs 15.6). On update cadence, 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 Arithmetic Wiz $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands ships an update every 8 months, Arithmetic Wiz every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hands versus Arithmetic Wiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandsArithmetic Wiz
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.611 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsThe Rocket Studio

Customer experience

Hands

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

Arithmetic Wiz

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hands

No in-app purchases

None

Arithmetic Wiz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands free?
Hands costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arithmetic Wiz free?
Arithmetic Wiz costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hands or Arithmetic Wiz have ads?
Neither Hands nor Arithmetic Wiz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands or Arithmetic Wiz?
Hands ships an update every 8 months, and Arithmetic Wiz every 4 months. Most recently, Hands was updated on September 17, 2026 and Arithmetic Wiz on June 5, 2026.

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