First Grade Math Challenge vs TappyToys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Grade Math Challenge
Practice addition and subtraction skills with a barnyard theme. Collect and learn about animals by completing timed math challenges, unlocking fun facts and sounds. An in-app upgrade offers more levels and animals permanently.
- Addition & Subtraction practice
- Barnyard animal collection
- Timed math challenges
- Learn animal facts
- Animal sounds
- Gradually increasing difficulty
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Practice math skills and learn about animals around the barn! * Addition & Subtraction Edition is perfect for grades K-3 but still challenging and fun for everyone, even adults! * Collect and learn about barnyard animals by completing timed math challenges * Innovative dual learning opportunity, learn interesting facts about different animals while practicing math skills! * Tons of fun facts about each animal to learn and share with your friends! * Listen to each animal! * No annoying ads to distract from game play! This game is perfect for a First Grade, Second Grade, or Third Grade student! The levels gradually increase in difficulty as the game progresses.
TappyToys
Explore diverse animal worlds through interactive games that teach names, shapes, and spelling. Features adjustable difficulty and offline play for young learners.
- Learn 129 animals in 18 worlds
- Seven playful learning activities
- Explore various habitats and creature types
- Offline gameplay
- Adjustable difficulty and settings
- Colorful illustrations and spoken names
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Meet 129 animals in 18 animal worlds with TappyToys - Learn Animals. Listen to their names, spot their shapes, match pictures and practice spelling through playful activities made for children. Seven ways to play - Look at an animal and choose its name. - Listen to a name and find the matching animal. - Match animal silhouettes to pictures. - Choose the right name for an animal silhouette. - Find matching animal pictures and words in the memory game. - Put the pieces together in animal puzzles. - Tap scrambled letters to spell an animal's name, with each letter spoken aloud. A world of animals Explore farms, forests, savannahs, oceans and the Arctic, along with dinosaurs, bugs and tiny creatures, Australian animals, rainforest animals, pets, baby animals, desert animals, and pond and river animals. Made for little explorers - Colorful illustrations and spoken English animal names. - Spoken letter names for alphabet and spelling practice. - Gentle sounds and animations that celebrate correct answers. - Adjustable answer choices and game modes. - Capitalized or lowercase text. - Simple or Original scenery to choose from. - Portrait and landscape layouts for iPhone and iPad. - Games and sounds that work offline once installed. Start with 21 animals free Farm Animals 1, Farm Animals 2 and Forest Animals 1 are included for free. An optional one-time Unlock all purchase opens the other 15 worlds and all 129 animals. Existing purchases can be restored in Settings. An internet connection is needed for App Store purchases and restoration. Play, listen and discover a new favorite animal together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Grade Math Challenge at none against TappyToys's 1. First Grade Math Challenge also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). TappyToys's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. TappyToys sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. First Grade Math Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
TappyToys holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TappyToys has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of First Grade Math Challenge's written reviews are positive against 100% of TappyToys's.
First Grade Math Challenge ships an update every 2 months, TappyToys every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Grade Math Challenge | TappyToys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Marschner | DevCake AB |
Customer experience
First Grade Math Challenge
TappyToys
In-app purchases
First Grade Math Challenge
No in-app purchases
TappyToys
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