Comparison

Hands vs iWorld Canada

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Virtual base ten blocks
  • Place value exploration
  • Addition and subtraction with regrouping
  • Whole number concepts
  • Decimal concepts
  • Interactive learning
Features
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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.

About

iWorld Canada

This app offers a Montessori-based introduction to Canada's territories and provinces for children aged 6-9. It features animated introductions, quizzes, puzzles, and labeling activities to help young learners master Canadian geography.

Highlights
  • Animated introductions to provinces and territories
  • Interactive quizzes and puzzles
  • Labeling activities for names and capitals
  • Self-correcting quiz with no penalty
  • Child-controlled manipulative design
  • Challenge refresh for varied gameplay
Features
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iWorldGeography apps are used by schools, libraries, and families in 74 countries!!!! "Your iWorld apps were the first ... we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps." -- montessoritech.net " ... the simplicity ... means that children will be able to focus completely on the contents and they’ll definitely learn the material." -- theiPhoneMom.com "We love the simplicity ... and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly." --TeachersWithApps.com ****************************************************************************** FREE OUTLINE MAPS & LABELS AVAILABLE ONLINE http://tensuninteractive.com/extras.html ****************************************************************************** A Montessori-based introduction to Canada's territories and provinces, designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-to-9-year olds, Canada includes an animated introduction to each territory and province name, plus a quiz, puzzle, and label activities for names and capitals ... Content: • Active Intro - touch a territory or province to hear its name • Passive Intro - watch animated introduction • Quiz - Ask Me to locate; Repeat to hear again • Puzzle - reconstruct map. Toss for random scatter. • Label - 2 activities - names and capitals Features: • Self-Correcting Quiz - answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty • Child Controls Manipulative - pin and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen • Challenge Refresh - questions, labels, and puzzle pieces always appear in different order • All Labels -- • --- Pass - touch button to pass on current label • --- Control maps - touch lightbulb show/hide answer-highlighted map Learning Style: • Challenge increases as activities progress • Open-ended design puts child in control; never locked into an activity • Option to restart activity; touch Puzzle and Label buttons to begin again. • No penalty for a wrong answer • Correct answers simply reinforced • No distracting bells and whistles ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS Touch "Classroom Materials" on app's title screen for printouts to color, trace, and label. TWITTER NEWS Follow TenSun on Twitter @tensuninteract for new App, Update, and Classroom Materials alerts. EDUCATION PRICING 50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education EDUCATIONAL NOTE iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials. iWorldGeography Series blends child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hands at every 6 months against iWorld Canada's every 26 months. Hands also leads on iOS requirement (13.2 vs 26.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Hands costs $2.99 and iWorld Canada $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hands against 5.0 for iWorld Canada. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Hands's written reviews are positive against 33% of iWorld Canada's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands ships an update every 6 months, iWorld Canada every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hands versus iWorld Canada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandsiWorld Canada
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.2 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsLynne Bolduc

Customer experience

Hands

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative40.0%

iWorld Canada

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Hands

No in-app purchases

None

iWorld Canada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands free?
Hands costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iWorld Canada free?
iWorld Canada costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hands or iWorld Canada?
Hands and iWorld Canada are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Hands or iWorld Canada have ads?
Neither Hands nor iWorld Canada shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hands or iWorld Canada?
Hands ships an update every 6 months, and iWorld Canada every 26 months. Most recently, Hands was updated on October 20, 2026 and iWorld Canada on October 3, 2026.

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