Comparison

Hands vs Subitizing Flash Cards

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

Subitizing Flash Cards

This app helps young learners develop number sense by practicing the immediate recognition of small groups of objects without counting. It offers various flashcard modes, dice games, and a number matching activity to build foundational math skills.

Highlights
  • Subitizing flashcards
  • Dice pattern recognition
  • Ten frame practice
  • Number matching game
  • Teacher creation tool
  • Non-standard patterns
Features
Currently charting
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Little Monkey Apps subitizing provides beginning counters the opportunity to practice and test their subitizing knowledge to quickly recognize small groups of objects without counting. When you look at a die, you don’t need to count the dots. This immediate response is called subitizing. Young students need repetition and practice to do this, as they do not always ‘trust the count’. Students can then build on this knowledge of standard patterns (die patterns) to look at non-standard patterns, mentally and visually manipulating the position of the objects and subitise the objects present. Subitizing provides opportunities for students to ‘trust the count’ which links to early addition and subtraction, counting on and counting back. Subitizing allows students to see and interpret patterns and part-whole relationships such as 2+1+2=5 on a die. Little Monkey Apps subitizing is designed to be used with an adult, peer work or for independent learning for short periods of time. The App is presented in sections to provide a variety of experiences. = Flash card = Flash cards with non-standard positioning of images up to twelve. Double click screen to show matching numeral. Swipe to move onto next card. = Dice = Flash cards with standard presentation of die dots. Swipe to move onto next card. = Doubles Dice = Flash cards with standard presentation of dice dots on two dice. This is useful to extend subitizing into addition facts. Swipe to move onto next card. = Ten frames = Flashcards with standard and non-standard presentation of dots in a ten frame. Double click screen to show matching numeral. Swipe to move onto the next card. = Number Match = A simple Game in which you are asked to click the numeral to match the group of images presented. = Teacher Tool = Create your own subitizing card then use the pencil tool to show groups or move the position of objects. Useful for demonstrating thinking or for demonstrating metacognition skills.

Screenshots

Subitizing Flash Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Subitizing Flash Cards at 4.0 against Hands's 3.0. Subitizing Flash Cards also leads on chart position (#178 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Hands's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 33 months). On ratings volume, 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 Subitizing Flash Cards $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subitizing Flash Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Hands's written reviews are positive against 50% of Subitizing Flash Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands ships an update every 8 months, Subitizing Flash Cards every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hands versus Subitizing Flash Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandsSubitizing Flash Cards
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#178 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsAleesha Kondys

Customer experience

Hands

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

Subitizing Flash Cards

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hands

No in-app purchases

None

Subitizing Flash Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands free?
Hands costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subitizing Flash Cards free?
Subitizing Flash Cards costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hands or Subitizing Flash Cards?
Subitizing Flash Cards is rated higher. Hands averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Subitizing Flash Cards averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hands or Subitizing Flash Cards have ads?
Neither Hands nor Subitizing Flash Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands or Subitizing Flash Cards?
Hands ships an update every 8 months, and Subitizing Flash Cards every 33 months. Most recently, Hands was updated on October 4, 2026 and Subitizing Flash Cards on October 8, 2026.

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