Hands vs GoWrite
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.
GoWrite
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A research-driven app for students with a wide range of support needs to learn and practice writing skills - Capitalizes on over a decade of research showing that students with intellectual disability, autism, and complex communication needs can learn to write when provided predictable writing routines (e.g., sentence frames, story frames), response prompting, and technology supports - Consists of four distinct writing modules: Learn, Practice, Paragraph, & Classes - Incorporates writing instruction into all aspects of the day with sentence frames that are applicable to a wide range of content areas (e.g., I learned about _____) - Allows for customization of sentences and paragraphs so students can write about topics that are most important to them - Reinforces learning with a built-in reward system where students earn coins to spend in the Shop on avatar accessories or arcade games Apple's standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GoWrite at Free against Hands's $2.99. Hands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
GoWrite is free to download; Hands costs $2.99 up front. GoWrite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hands | GoWrite |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Attainment Company |
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
GoWrite
- One Year Subscription$39.991 Year









