1st Calc vs Abacus 10
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1st Calc
This app provides a visual abacus-style bead frame to help primary school children learn numbers up to 100. It supports addition and subtraction practice, making math more engaging and helping to prevent learning disabilities.
- Abacus-style bead frame
- Learn numbers up to 100
- Addition and subtraction practice
- Customizable bead colors
- Optional live cam background
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„1st Calc“ is an Abacus-style bead frame, that helps primary school children to discover numbers up to 100. It provides them with a visual tool to play with numbers and lets them solve addition and subtraction problems. It is based on the latest math-teaching knowledge and its use contributes significantly to avoid any mathematical disabilities at an early stage and counteract this. „1st Calc“ is an invaluable tool harvesting the children's motivation to use the iPad or iPhone and makes up with a more fun learning experience. FEATURES · Selectable range of numbers: 0 - 20 or 0 - 100 · Bead frame for children · Choose between 4 different colors · Optional live cam view as background We will provide you with further updates. "1st Calc" will then be able to generate addition and subtraction problems, to guide the child through the solution process and to control and diagnose the child's input.
Abacus 10
This app provides a digital abacus for learning arithmetic operations. It's designed to be a simple, ad-free tool for children to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and squaring numbers.
- Digital abacus simulation
- Supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and squaring
- Ad-free experience
- Ideal for children
- Landscape orientation recommended
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This app is an ideal tool for learning how to operate an abacus. For inspiration how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and square numbers with it, have a look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32KcnfAH_o. A base-10 abacus takes some screen space. You might want to hold your device in landscape orientation. All recent devices (size > 720 pixels) are supported. No ads, no in-app purchases, no bells and whistles. Ideal for kids.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1st Calc at 100% against Abacus 10's 50%. 1st Calc also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.5). Abacus 10's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, 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
Abacus 10 is free to download; 1st Calc costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
1st Calc holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 1st Calc's written reviews are positive against 50% of Abacus 10's.
| Parameter | 1st Calc | Abacus 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | medienwerkstatt | Karakun AG |
Customer experience
1st Calc
Abacus 10
In-app purchases
1st Calc
No in-app purchases
Abacus 10
No in-app purchases
