Comparison

1st Calc vs Practice Math with Wendy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Abacus-style bead frame
  • Learn numbers up to 100
  • Addition and subtraction practice
  • Customizable bead colors
  • Optional live cam background
Features
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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.

About

Practice Math with Wendy

This educational app helps children practice basic math skills through engaging games. It offers visual feedback and step-by-step task presentation to aid understanding, especially for those struggling with math. The game is adaptable to individual learning needs.

Highlights
  • Flash dots number recognition game
  • Addition and subtraction practice
  • Adaptive difficulty settings
  • Visual feedback for learning
  • Step-by-step task presentation
Features
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Practice basic math skills with Wendy, a walking Dot. Your Kids can get a deeper understanding and practice on their own and have fun to win the race with Wendy. Not only kids with difficulties in learning mathematics profit from the visual feedback in the game and the step by step task presentation. There are four games available: - Flash dots: numbers of dots have to be recognized without counting. This skill is important for develop a mental representation of numbers and operations. - Addition - Subtraction - Additon and Subtraction The game is adaptable to the needs of the learners. You can change the number space, task presentation, number of tasks and so on.

Screenshots

1st Calc4 screens
Practice Math with Wendy1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1st Calc at 100% against Practice Math with Wendy's 71%. 1st Calc also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Practice Math with Wendy's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 50 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

1st Calc costs $0.99 and Practice Math with Wendy $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1st Calc ships an update every 50 months, Practice Math with Wendy every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
1st Calc versus Practice Math with Wendy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1st CalcPractice Math with Wendy
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.66.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermedienwerkstattChristian Urff

Customer experience

1st Calc

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

Practice Math with Wendy

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

1st Calc

No in-app purchases

None

Practice Math with Wendy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1st Calc free?
1st Calc costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practice Math with Wendy free?
Practice Math with Wendy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 1st Calc or Practice Math with Wendy have ads?
Neither 1st Calc nor Practice Math with Wendy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1st Calc or Practice Math with Wendy?
1st Calc ships an update every 50 months, and Practice Math with Wendy every 11 months. Most recently, 1st Calc was updated on October 8, 2026 and Practice Math with Wendy on October 14, 2026.

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