Kent Libraries vs Math Shed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kent Libraries
Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books. Access your local library resources from your iOS device.
- Manage library account
- Search catalog
- Renew books
- Reserve books
- Access local library
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Access Kent Libraries from your iOS device. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
Math Shed
Practice essential math skills with this fun and easy-to-use application. It covers a range of topics from number bonds and times tables to addition, subtraction, and decimals, offering multiple gameplay levels for learners of all abilities.
- Number bonds practice
- Times tables drills
- Addition and subtraction
- Decimal and powers of ten
- Counting through zero
- Multiple gameplay levels
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Developed by a team of teachers including maths specialists, Math Shed gives a fun and easy-to-use way to practice math skills. The app includes: - Number bonds - Time tables - Related times tables facts - Powers of ten with and without decimals - Addition and Subtraction up to 4 digit numbers - Counting through zero The app also provides three levels of gameplay with Easy and Medium having more scaffolding to support learners where needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Shed at 64% against Kent Libraries's 41%. Math Shed also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Kent Libraries's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, 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.
Kent Libraries ships an update every 5 months, Math Shed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kent Libraries | Math Shed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kent County Council | Education Shed Ltd |
Customer experience
Kent Libraries
Math Shed
Bugs and requests
Kent Libraries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Math Shed
Reported bugs
5 issues- Keyboard not working
- Timer continues when paused
- App crashes
- Bugs in latest update (score discrepancies)
- Hard to close the app
Requested features
7 requests- Add an extreme mode
- Option to switch timer on/off
- Add KS2 content
- Add an avatar
- Remove timer for children with anxiety/autism
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- App for Amazon Fire
- Option to restrict store/leaderboards during assignments
In-app purchases
Kent Libraries
No in-app purchases
Math Shed
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Kent Libraries free?
Is Math Shed free?
Do Kent Libraries or Math Shed have ads?
Which is updated more often, Kent Libraries or Math Shed?
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