Money vs Visual Cents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Money
Practice counting money with adjustable difficulty and problem counts. Progress through levels to master financial skills. Ideal for educational purposes.
- Practice counting money
- Select difficulty level
- Set number of problems
- Option to show total
- Progress through difficulty levels
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Money-- is a great way to practice counting money. Select the difficulty level and number of problems in the "Settings" screen. Progress through the difficulty levels until you master counting money. Features: 1) Select option to show the total 2) Set the difficulty level 3) Set the number of problems If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
Visual Cents
This app helps users accurately calculate change for US currency transactions. It's designed for anyone wanting to improve their cash handling skills and avoid common payment errors.
- US currency change calculation
- Prevents calculation errors
- Improves change-making skills
- User-friendly interface
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Tired of guessing the correct change when paying with cash? Our user-friendly change calculator app for US currency prevents calculation errors and helps anyone looking to improve their change-making skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Visual Cents at none against Money's shown. Visual Cents also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Money's advantage is ratings volume (988 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visual Cents holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Money has 988 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Money's written reviews are positive against 100% of Visual Cents's.
Money ships an update every 12 months, Visual Cents every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Money | Visual Cents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (988 ratings) | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 988 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | The Education of BT, LLC |
Customer experience
Money
Visual Cents
Bugs and requests
Money
Reported bugs
2 issues- Difficulty selecting difficulty levels
- Ads displaying inappropriate content
Requested features
3 requests- Expand to higher bill denominations (e.g., $20, $50, $100)
- Add an option to practice counting change back to customers
- Incorporate coin names under the coin images
Visual Cents
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Money
No in-app purchases
Visual Cents
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Money free?
Is Visual Cents free?
Which has better reviews, Money or Visual Cents?
Do Money or Visual Cents have ads?
Which is updated more often, Money or Visual Cents?
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