Hands vs ArithmeType
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.
ArithmeType
This app provides a specialized keyboard for easily typing mathematical expressions. It simplifies access to symbols from arithmetic to calculus, with features for early learners and accessibility support. It works across various websites and apps.
- Simplified math typing
- Easy symbol access
- Works with any app
- Accessibility support (VoiceOver, Switch Access, Eye Gaze)
- Removable section covers for learners
- Covers arithmetic through calculus
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Simplified math typing with no complicated searching for characters. Popups keep users oriented on the home screen, thereby avoiding confusing screen changes. Symbols covers arithmetic through calculus. Compatible with any website or app that allows screen changes. The keyboard is accessible with VoiceOver, Switch Access, and Eye Gaze. Early learners can benefit from removable section covers, keeping attention on relevant math symbols.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hands at 83% against ArithmeType's 40%. Hands also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). ArithmeType's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Hands costs $2.99 and ArithmeType $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ArithmeType holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Hands's written reviews are positive against 40% of ArithmeType's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hands ships an update every 8 months, ArithmeType every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | ArithmeType |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | ArithmeType LLC |
Customer experience
Hands
ArithmeType
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
ArithmeType
No in-app purchases
