Hands vs Learn Math with the Cat
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.
Learn Math with the Cat
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Play with numbers and learn to add two numbers together. Level 1: Addition of numbers between 1 - 5 Level 2: Addition of numbers between 1 - 10 Watch the cat waving its tail and other animations. Learn Mathematics by repetition. Listen and watch the feedback with sound and particles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hands at every 6 months against Learn Math with the Cat's every 19 months. Learn Math with the Cat's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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 Learn Math with the Cat $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hands ships an update every 6 months, Learn Math with the Cat every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | Learn Math with the Cat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — 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 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 300 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Bo Kalvslund |
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
Learn Math with the Cat
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hands free?
Is Learn Math with the Cat free?
Do Hands or Learn Math with the Cat have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hands or Learn Math with the Cat?
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