Hands vs Base 10 Blocks K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hands
This app provides a virtual playground for students to explore place value, addition, and subtraction with regrouping using interactive base ten blocks. It supports learning whole numbers and decimals through hands-on discovery.
- Virtual base ten blocks
- Place value exploration
- Addition and subtraction with regrouping
- Whole number concepts
- Decimal concepts
- Interactive learning
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Hands-On Math: Base Ten Blocks is a virtual math manipulative playground where students explore and discover place value concepts and also learn addition and subtraction with regrouping. Our Base Ten Blocks allow students to experience and develop math concepts through interaction and discovery. When first learning place value, blocks can be set to represent ones, tens and hundreds. Later, to introduce decimals, blocks can be set to ones, tenths and hundredths. Topics: Whole Numbers Reading and Writing Numbers Decimals Addition and Subtraction Regrouping A comprehensive instructor's guide is available at the app URL given below. Note to Reviewers: Use Settings options to control Sound and Decimal settings. iPad sound must be turned on in Settings and also the switch on the side of iPad must also be in ON position for the sound to work.
Base 10 Blocks K
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Free until March 1, 2016. Practice representing 2-digit numbers 10-99. Designed specifically for use in K-1 classrooms. Drag 10s and 1s blocks one at a time to the work area to represent the target number displayed. OR, drag the Blocks into place and then identify the number. Feedback is provided at any time by tapping the “checkmark” button at the top of the screen. Options include selecting a specific target number or letting the app randomly select a target from the range you select. Common Core: Kindergarten CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.NBT.A.1 Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value. Common Core: 1st Grade CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2 Understand place value. Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Base 10 Blocks K at Free against Hands's $2.99. Base 10 Blocks K also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.2). Hands's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Base 10 Blocks K is free to download; Hands costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hands ships an update every 6 months, Base 10 Blocks K every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | Base 10 Blocks K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Classroom Focused Software |
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
Base 10 Blocks K
No in-app purchases
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