Comparison

Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun vs Factoring Completely

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

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About

Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun

This educational game makes practicing math word problems engaging for students in grades 2-8. Players explore a Mediterranean island, solving math challenges to uncover treasures and earn virtual currency, with an onscreen calculator to aid understanding.

Highlights
  • Interactive word problem practice
  • Game-based learning
  • Covers elementary and middle school math topics
  • Multiplayer mode for up to four players
  • Customizable game length and winning conditions
  • Onscreen calculator for assistance
Features
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"Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun is an outstanding way to encourage students to practice word problems." See the rest of the review at: https://web.archive.org/web/20240605212456/https://bestappsforkids.com/math-galaxy-word-problems-fun/ Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun provides, in a game setting that's like a cross between monopoly and maze searches, a range of problems covering the core of elementary and middle school math: whole number operations fractions decimals multi-step problems ratios & proportions percents negative numbers time length area volume weight angles graphs & tables You and your fellow archaeologists have landed on Prospero's Island in the Mediterranean looking for lost treasure in underground caves and labyrinths. You each start with $25,000. If you collect all the treasures in a cave you get to own it, and can then charge any other player who lands on it a fee of $1000 for each cave that you own (for example, if you own 3 caves, they pay your $3,000). To enter a cave you must provide a secret code to open the cave door, which is the answer to a math problem. An onscreen calculator is provided, since the purpose is to understand the structure of word problems and not get mired in calculations. Because of the danger you are using ground-penetrating radar to guide a remote-controlled robot to dig through the caves. You must get to the treasures and out of the caves before the robot is destroyed by one of the many dangers: falling boulders, ice caverns, underground rivers and tubes left by some ancient civilization. Up to four players can play and the game continues as long as you want - you can set your own criteria for winning, e.g., when a player reaches a certain score - and you can save games. Regarding the complexity of the game, it’s basically like Monopoly. You earn spots on the game board (an island) by solving a maze at each spot and then players who land on your spots pay you. No explicit instructions on how to get to the treasures in a maze and get out are given - figuring out the mazes is part of the challenge.

About

Factoring Completely

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The DOST Courseware is a locally-produced, all-original Filipino highly interactive multimedia educational application packages that are conceptualized, digitized and produced as spearheaded by the Science Education Institute (SEI-DOST) in partnership with the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI-DOST) and in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Normal University (PNU) and University of the Philippines-National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (UP-NISMED), which aims to develop information and communication technology learning innovation to support the upgrading and improvement of science and mathematics education in the country. The DOST Courseware are provided for free to schools and are also made available online as supplemental resources for teachers and student as a fun and interactive approach to e-learning and blended learning. The Grade 7 DOST Courseware is composed of 120 lessons overall, 73 lessons in Science where it covered the domains on: Matter; Force, Motion and Energy, Living Things and Their Environment and Earth and Space while the 60 lessons in Mathematic covered the domains on: Numbers and Number Sense, Patterns and Algebra, and Geometry. The Grade 8 DOST Courseware is composed of 118 lessons overall, 61 lessons in Science where it covered the domains on: Parts and Functions, Ecosystems, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Structures and Functions, Biodiversity, and Evolution, while the 57 lessons in Mathematics covered the domains on: Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Rational Algebraic Equations, Integral Exponents, Radicals, Arithmetic Sequence and Geometric Sequence. The themes of the courseware for Grades 7 and 8, Magicademy, Freddy’s Lab and D’nayao will surely amuse the users as they explore these distinct worlds while learning at the same time.

Screenshots

Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun4 screens
Factoring Completely3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Factoring Completely at Free against Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun's $9.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Factoring Completely is free to download; Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun versus Factoring Completely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Galaxy Word Problems FunFactoring Completely
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGilbert ReillyScience Education Institute

In-app purchases

None

Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun

No in-app purchases

None

Factoring Completely

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun free?
Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Factoring Completely free?
Factoring Completely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun or Factoring Completely have ads?
Neither Math Galaxy Word Problems Fun nor Factoring Completely shows ads.

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