Comparison

Grandpa's Workshop vs Moose Math

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
Currently charting
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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

Moose Math

This app offers an engaging mathematical adventure for children aged 3-7, teaching core concepts like counting, addition, and subtraction through interactive games. Kids can earn rewards to build and decorate a virtual city while developing essential math skills aligned with early elementary standards.

Highlights
  • Counting, addition, and subtraction practice
  • Geometry and sorting activities
  • Interactive multi-level games
  • Reward system for city building
  • Parental progress reporting
  • Aligned with Common Core Standards
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Moose Math engages kids in a mathematical adventure and teaches counting, addition, subtraction, sorting, geometry and more. While playing 5 multi-level activities in the Moose Juice Store, Puck’s Pet Shop and Lost & Found, kids can earn rewards to help build their own city and decorate buildings. Moose Math introduces a new whimsical group of Duck Duck Moose characters, The Dust Funnies, who help with mastering math skills. Moose Math is aligned with Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten and 1st Grade and includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress and find additional skill-building activities. AGES: 3-7. CATEGORY: Curriculum ACTIVITIES Moose Math features 5 engaging math activities: 1) MOOSE JUICE: Make smoothies while practicing counting, addition and subtraction 2) PAINT PET: Match the pets by counting the number of dots 3) PET BINGO: Solve addition, subtraction and counting problems to get BINGO 4) LOST & FOUND: Learn and sort through shapes and colors 5) DOT TO DOT: Help the Dust Funny find his way home by joining the dots SKILLS Kids will learn the following math skills based on Common Core State Standards: NUMBERS: -  Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities -  Solve word problems and algebraic thinking -  Practice number pattern recognition COUNTING: -  Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Master counting to 100 ADDITION & SUBTRACTION: -  Add and subtract by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Add and subtract up to 20 -  Learn to add and subtract with numbers, dice and rekenrek racks GEOMETRY: -  Master geometry at Kindergarten and First Grade levels -  Learn to identify and recognize shapes MEASUREMENT: -  Understand and compare lengths PARENT REPORTING: Includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress for each child and learn about new skill-building activities. DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS: -  Developed in conjunction with Stanford University Educator, Jennifer DiBrienza, PhD in -   Early Elementary Education and former NYC public school teacher (K-Grade 2) COMMON CORE STANDARDS: K.CC.1, K.CC.2, K.CC.4, K.CC.6, K.OA.1, K.OA.2, K.OA.5, K.MD.2, K.MD.3, K.G.2, K.G.3, K.G.4, 1.OA.1, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.6 ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about. Check out the Khan Academy app to learn and practice all kinds of topics for elementary school through college and beyond. We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

Screenshots

Grandpa's Workshop4 screens
Moose Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moose Math at Free against Grandpa's Workshop's $2.99. Moose Math also leads on ratings volume (588 vs 46) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Grandpa's Workshop's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Moose Math is free to download; Grandpa's Workshop costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grandpa's Workshop holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moose Math has 588 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Grandpa's Workshop's written reviews are positive against 76% of Moose Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grandpa's Workshop ships an update every 4 months, Moose Math every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Grandpa's Workshop versus Moose Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandpa's WorkshopMoose Math
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (46 ratings) — better4.2 (588 ratings)
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better75.6% of reviews
Number of ratings46588 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#182 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady MediaDuck Duck Moose LLC

Customer experience

Grandpa's Workshop

All ratings46 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative10.5%

Moose Math

All ratings581 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.4%

User reviews

Grandpa's Workshop

From 46 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging for young children
  • 💡 Educational content (math, tools)
  • 💖 Adorable Grandpa character
  • ✨ Interactive elements (high-fives, dancing)
  • 🎬 Informative tool videos

Room to improve

  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
  • ⏳ Short content duration
  • 🤔 Puzzles can be too hard/easy
  • 🔊 Lack of sound in some instances
  • 🗣️ Directions not spoken (for non-readers)

Moose Math

From 588 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 🚀 Helps with math skills
  • 💡 Customizable player profiles
  • 🚀 Free and ad-free

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Incorrect answers in some mini-games
  • 🔋 Progress lost when app is closed
  • 👎 Limited content and repetitive

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

Moose Math

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Incorrect answers in fruit blending mini-game
  • App crashing when exiting levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and locations to explore
  • Ability to delete player profiles
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Expanded math concepts beyond addition/subtraction

In-app purchases

None

Grandpa's Workshop

No in-app purchases

None

Moose Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grandpa's Workshop free?
Grandpa's Workshop costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moose Math free?
Moose Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grandpa's Workshop or Moose Math?
Grandpa's Workshop is rated higher. Grandpa's Workshop averages 4.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Moose Math averages 4.2 from 588 ratings.
Do Grandpa's Workshop or Moose Math have ads?
Neither Grandpa's Workshop nor Moose Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grandpa's Workshop or Moose Math?
Grandpa's Workshop ships an update every 4 months, and Moose Math every 2 months. Most recently, Grandpa's Workshop was updated on October 19, 2026 and Moose Math on October 22, 2026.

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