Comparison

Grandpa's Workshop vs The Math Flash Machine

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

Head to head
About

Grandpa's Workshop

Engage young children with a fun building and tool identification game. This app features a friendly grandpa and eight interactive mini-games designed to teach essential skills like measuring, fractions, and tool recognition through play.

Highlights
  • Tool identification mini-games
  • Measuring and fractions practice
  • Spot the difference challenges
  • Painting and puzzle activities
  • Real tool videos
  • Number group recognition
Features
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Build, measure, count, paint, and play alongside Grandpa in eight hands-on learning activities designed for children ages 6–8. Children explore: • tools and woodworking vocabulary • counting and number groups • measuring and fractions • visual puzzles and matching • painting projects • clubhouse customization and rewards Gameplay and narration are available in English only. Grandpa's Workshop has no advertising, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or account creation. Fairlady Media does not collect data from the app. External support and App Store links are protected by a parent gate.

About

The Math Flash Machine

Features
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Math Flash provides practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to help student get quicker at recalling basic facts. Four types of problems are presented during the game: addition, subtraction, mutiplication and division. Problems are randomly generated so every game is a unique experience. This app is appropriate for elementary age students who are in grades 3 through 6 or older students who need more practice to improve basic math skills. Works on iPod, iPad and iPhone. Select a Skill to Practice by Tapping Any of the Four Operation Buttons. Tap an operations button to select an appropriate skill to practice. Once a skill has been, selected randomly generated math problems appear on the screen. The student enters answers by tapping the number buttons and taps the check mark button when ready to go on. A scoreboard reports a student's progress showing the percentage of correct answers. This game is challenging and fun. The game provides fast action as students tap the screen to enter the correct answer to randomly generated math problems.

Screenshots

Grandpa's Workshop4 screens
The Math Flash Machine2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grandpa's Workshop at every 4 months against The Math Flash Machine's every 30 months. The Math Flash Machine's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grandpa's Workshop costs $2.99 and The Math Flash Machine $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grandpa's Workshop ships an update every 4 months, The Math Flash Machine every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grandpa's Workshop versus The Math Flash Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandpa's WorkshopThe Math Flash Machine
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (87 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings87 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady MediaVentura Educational Systems

Bugs and requests

Grandpa's Workshop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No sound
  • Crashing at specific points
  • App reverts to iPad opening screen
  • Crushes on iPad

Requested features

12 requests
  • More varied activities and games
  • New videos and puzzles
  • Additional difficulty levels or grade levels
  • More spoken directions for non-readers
  • More tool videos
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  • A Grandpa's auto shop app
  • More content to complete the clubhouse
  • More variety in jobs/activities
  • Updates with new tools and videos
  • More levels and content
  • Clubhouse expansion
  • More crazy uncles

The Math Flash Machine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grandpa's Workshop

No in-app purchases

None

The Math Flash Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grandpa's Workshop free?
Grandpa's Workshop costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Math Flash Machine free?
The Math Flash Machine costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grandpa's Workshop or The Math Flash Machine have ads?
Neither Grandpa's Workshop nor The Math Flash Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grandpa's Workshop or The Math Flash Machine?
Grandpa's Workshop ships an update every 4 months, and The Math Flash Machine every 30 months. Most recently, Grandpa's Workshop was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Math Flash Machine on October 16, 2026.

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