Comparison

Écho vs Math Word Problems

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

Head to head
About

Écho

This app provides a digital version of a French language teaching series, offering interactive tasks, answer keys, and progress tracking. It's designed as a user-friendly tool for students to practice and reinforce their learning outside of class.

Highlights
  • Digital French language course content
  • Interactive student tasks
  • Self-training workbook exercises
  • Self-correction and score tracking
  • Access to answer keys
  • 1500 tasks across 5 levels
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This application is the individual digital version of the French Language Teaching series Écho. The Student app includes all student contains (text, image, video, tasks, answer keys) organized in an efficient and user-friendly after-class tool. The Workbook app contains all self-training interactive tasks. Access to self-correction, score and answer keys are available depending on type of tasks. A total of 1500 tasks on 5 levels. The inApps contain many resources medias; a strong and stable wireless connection is required throughout the initial download.

About

Math Word Problems

This app guides children through math word problems step-by-step, starting with basic addition and subtraction. It focuses on building comprehension and confidence through incremental learning and a reward system. Designed for students in grades 2-5, it can be used independently or with adult guidance.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step word problem guidance
  • Incremental skill development
  • Frustration-free learning
  • Reward Center for motivation
  • Parental review and reporting
  • Content by professional teachers
  • Timers for fluency development
Features
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com. TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** Unique on the app store, this app helps kids understand HOW to do math word problems step-by-step. We start with the absolute basics, and by the end your child will know how to interpret and complete one-step math word problems using addition and subtraction. *** 5 stars! Thank you for showing my daughter HOW to do word problems. This has really improved her attitude to math. *** 5 stars! So good! I love how you focus on math comprehension. This will be great for my Grade 3 strugglers. Math Word Problems is targeted to children in Grades 2-5 who struggle with understanding math word problems and how to do them. Each level in Math Word Problems targets a specific step in working through a math word problem. Once proficient, these skills are combined as your child works through complete problems. Skill development steps are incremental and focus on attaining success. A must-have for kids struggling with math word problems. Key Benefits: - Builds word problem comprehension skills step-by-step until mastery. - Incremental learning. New levels are unlocked only when your child is ready. - Frustration-free learning. Your child will always be guided to the correct answer. - Fun and engaging Reward Center to increase motivation. - Easy parental review. Just check out the stars to see how your child is doing. - Content designed by professional teachers and researchers. - Advanced levels include timers to ensure fluency. Research shows fluency in the foundation skills is critical to reading and math comprehension. - Can be used independently (just hand it over: your child will know what to do!) or with a therapist/parent for intervention. - Provides extensive reporting for up to 10 players to suit the needs of parents, teachers and therapists. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 4 free levels. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchases. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 players. If your child struggles with understanding math word problems, they may also have difficulty with reading comprehension. Check out our other apps to strengthen your child’s reading skills: www.HappyFrogApps.com. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web access.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Word Problems at 100% against Écho's 13%. Math Word Problems also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Écho's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 22 months). On ratings volume and ads 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

Écho is free to download; Math Word Problems costs $6.99 up front. Écho sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Math Word Problems asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Word Problems holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Écho's written reviews are positive against 100% of Math Word Problems's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Écho ships an update every 5 months, Math Word Problems every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Écho versus Math Word Problems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÉchoMath Word Problems
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating1.0 (7 ratings)3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEJERJanine Toole

Customer experience

Écho

All ratings7 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Math Word Problems

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Écho

One-time10
  • Écho A2 – Workbook$13.99
  • Écho A1 – Workbook$13.99
  • Écho B1-1 – Workbook$17.99
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  • Écho B1-2 – Workbook$17.99
  • Écho B2 – Workbook$17.99
  • Écho A1 – Student Book$24.99
  • Écho A2 – Student Book$24.99
  • Écho B1-1 – Student Book$26.99
  • Écho B1-2 – Student Book$26.99
  • Écho B2 – Student Book$26.99
None

Math Word Problems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Écho free?
Écho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Word Problems free?
Math Word Problems costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Écho or Math Word Problems?
Math Word Problems is rated higher. Écho averages 1.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Math Word Problems averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Écho or Math Word Problems have ads?
Neither Écho nor Math Word Problems shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Écho or Math Word Problems?
Écho ships an update every 5 months, and Math Word Problems every 22 months. Most recently, Écho was updated on October 9, 2026 and Math Word Problems on October 24, 2026.

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