Comparison

Calculation Triangle vs Nim

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

Head to head
About

Calculation Triangle

This virtual manipulative helps develop flexible arithmetic thinking. Users can create puzzles, model problems, and explore number relationships by adding, moving, and hiding tokens within a calculation triangle.

Highlights
  • Virtual calculation triangle manipulative
  • Token manipulation for arithmetic
  • Create and solve number puzzles
  • Hide/show fields and numbers
  • Shake to clear the triangle
  • Explore number relationships
Features
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This virtual manipulative encourage the development of flexible arithmetic thinking. Watch a video of the app: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN3b20F6UC8 A calculation triangle is splited into three fields. Each field can contain tokens. On each edge the sum of the two corresponding fields is written. And this is how it works: Touch with you fingers on a field to produce tokens and move them from one field to another. Move tokens out of the triangle to delete them. Close the shutter to hide a field. If you swipe over a number you can hide it or show it again. Shake the calculation triangle to emty it. This virtual manipulative does not include tasks. But you can use this app to create puzzle problems for a learning partner or to model and solve existing tasks. Here are some exemples for good tasks to effectively work with this app: Find the missing numbers? Figure out how many tokens are on the hidden field? How do the numbers change, if you ... ... add/remove one (two, three, ...) token to each field? ... move one (two, three, ...) token from one field to another? ... add one token to two of the three fields? ... Is it possible to have three odd numbers? Why (not)? Is there a relationship between the sum of the numbers and the total quanitiy of tokens on the fields? Is it possible to produce any numbers or are there restrictions?

About

Nim

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Mit dieser App kann die elementare Variante des klassischen Nim-Spiels auf herausfordernde Weise erkundet werden. Neben verschiedenen Einstellungen und dem Spiel ermöglicht ein Archiv der Spiele, sich intensive Gedanken zur Gewinnstrategie zu machen. Dabei können verschiedene Parameter angepasst werden, so dass die App nicht nur für Grundschulkinder spannend ist, sondern auch Erwachsene vor spannende Herausforderungen stellt. Die App wurde von Prof. Günter Krauthausen (Universität Hamburg) und Dr. Heiko Etzold (Universität Potsdam) entwickelt und dient als digitale Experimentierumgebungen zur Strategiefindung für den Grundschulunterricht Mathematik. Eine Handreichung für den Einsatz im Schulunterricht mit vielfältigen Hintergrundinformationen zum Nim-Spiel und zur App ist über http://heiko-etzold.github.io/nim-material/ zu finden.

Screenshots

Calculation Triangle1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nim at Free against Calculation Triangle's $0.99. Nim also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 21 months). Calculation Triangle's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). 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

Nim is free to download; Calculation Triangle costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculation Triangle ships an update every 21 months, Nim every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calculation Triangle versus Nim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculation TriangleNim
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian UrffHeiko Etzold

In-app purchases

None

Calculation Triangle

No in-app purchases

None

Nim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calculation Triangle free?
Calculation Triangle costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nim free?
Nim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Calculation Triangle or Nim have ads?
Neither Calculation Triangle nor Nim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calculation Triangle or Nim?
Calculation Triangle ships an update every 21 months, and Nim every 6 months. Most recently, Calculation Triangle was updated on September 21, 2026 and Nim on May 15, 2026.

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