Comparison

Hands vs Animal Class

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

Head to head
About

Hands

Features
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Hands-On Math: Interactive Color Tiles provides students with an open-ended tool for exploring fundamental math concepts. The use of a Color Tiles is one of the best ways to give students an insight into a variety of important mathematical topics. Students place Color Tiles on an interactive Playground to represent mathematical ideas. Using Hands-On Math: Interactive Color Tiles students can develop and explore a variety of important mathematical concepts. Very young children can learn positional terms such as above, below, right,and left while creating colorful designs. Equivalency and related concepts for example, equal to, not equal, more, less, greater than, and less than are easily represented using Color Tiles. The basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can all be represented using Color Tiles. Visualizing the meaning of these operations is a fundamental skill. More advanced ideas such as working with integers, fractions, decimals and percents are topics including in the lesson strategies. Color Tiles are especially well suited for introducing symmetry and asymmetry. Fact familes can be studied using two different Color Tiles to represent sets. 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 Color Tiles for teaching elementary mathematics.

About

Animal Class

Explore animal classification with engaging trivia and stunning photography. Features nine categories, including mammals, reptiles, and birds, plus warm-up and bonus rounds.

Highlights
  • Animal classification information
  • Engaging trivia questions
  • Global animal photography
  • Nine distinct categories
  • Warm-up and bonus rounds
Features
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Animal class includes information on how animals are classified, engaging trivia questions, and photography from around the world. There are nine categories to choose from including: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, arthropods, plus a warm-up session and a bonus round.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Animal Class at Free against Hands's $2.99. Animal Class also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Hands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Animal Class is free to download; Hands costs $2.99 up front. Animal Class sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands ships an update every 25 months, Animal Class every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on March 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hands versus Animal Class: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandsAnimal Class
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—22 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB246 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsDarren McNally

In-app purchases

None

Hands

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Animal Class

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Hands free?
Hands costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animal Class free?
Animal Class is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hands or Animal Class have ads?
Neither Hands nor Animal Class shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands or Animal Class?
Hands ships an update every 25 months, and Animal Class every 6 days. Most recently, Hands was updated on March 26, 2026 and Animal Class on October 9, 2026.

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