Comparison

Math Animations (Grades 1 vs Colour Tiles by mathies

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

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About

Math Animations (Grades 1

Visually demonstrates fundamental mathematical concepts through short, engaging animations. Ideal for educators and students seeking a clearer understanding of core principles from primary to lower secondary levels.

Highlights
  • Visual explanations of math concepts
  • Covers arithmetic operations
  • Demonstrates geometry principles
  • Explains fractions and decimals
  • Illustrates algebraic equations
Features
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Great way to "see" how math works! --by Greg Garner Awesomely Effective!!! An absolutely amazing and brilliant way to visually demonstrate basic math principles! Thank you! -- by iPad Dad3 Math Animations : mathematics animations. The animations provide short, sharp, visual explanations of mathematical concepts. Who is it for? It is for everyone interested in mathematics. It is principally designed for upper primary and lower secondary teachers to use in the classroom, but students interested in deepening their understanding of core concepts will also find the site useful. Animations: 1. Addition 2. Addition Table 3. Subtraction 4. Subtraction Table 5. Multiplication 6. Multiplication Table 7. Division 8. Division Table 9. 123 = ? 10. 12 + 45 11. 123 + 456 12. 45 - 12 13. 456 - 123 14. 12 × 3 15. 12 × 45 16. 123 × 56 17. 456 ÷ 3 18. 456 ÷ 12 19. a + b = b + a 20. a × b = b × a 21. (a+b) × c = a×c + b×c 22. Perimeter of a Square 23. Perimeter of a Rectangle 24. What is Area? 25. Area of a Square 26. Area of a Rectangle 27. Area of a Parallelogram 28. Area of a Triangle 29. Area of a Trapezoid 30. Angle sum of a Triangle 31. Definition of a circle 32. Radius × 2 = Diameter 33. What is π ? 34. Perimeter of a circle 35. Area of a circle 36. What is Fraction? 37. Adding Fractions 38. Subtracting Fractions 39. Multiplying Fractions 40. Dividing Fractions 41. Fraction × n 42. Fraction ÷ n 43. 1.23 + 0.56 44. 1.23 - 0.56 45. 1.2 × 0.5 46. 1.2 × 4.5 47. 1.23 × 0.56 48. 4.56 ÷ 2 49. 4.56 ÷ 1.2 50. X + 3 = 12 51. 2X = 8 52. 2X + 3 = 11

About

Colour Tiles by mathies

Explore mathematical concepts like number patterns, ratios, and geometry through interactive color tiles. Create visual representations, experiment with transformations, and use tools to annotate your work. Ideal for visual learners to grasp abstract mathematical ideas.

Highlights
  • Represent numbers, ratios, and percents visually
  • Explore patterns and measurement
  • Create geometric designs and transformations
  • Manipulate tiles with copy, mirror, and rotate functions
  • Use multiplier and tile count tools
  • Annotate work and insert background images
Features
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Use colour tiles to represent numbers, ratios and percents. Explore patterns and measurement. Create geometric designs. Mathematical Concepts: Create visual representations that help explore mathematical thinking related to: • Exploring number patterns and concepts • Representing, comparing and ordering numbers, ratios and percents • Skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s • Demonstrating multiplicative thinking • Using anchor values of 2, 5, and 10 • Modeling operations with numbers • Exploring rectangular areas and perimeters • Investigating transformations including: reflections, rotations and translations Features: • Select a tile or set of tiles by drawing a marquee around them • Copy, create mirror images, rotate or change the colour of selected tiles • Change the size of tiles • Use the multiplier button to set the number of tiles (1, 2, 5, 10, 100) to drag to the workspace • Use the Tile Count button (#) to check to see how many of each colour of tile are in the workspace • Step through a history of your work with the undo/redo buttons • Communicate your thinking or highlight various features of your representation using the built-in annotation tool • Insert background images

Screenshots

Math Animations (Grades 14 screens
Colour Tiles by mathies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Animations (Grades 1 at 3.9 against Colour Tiles by mathies's 3.0. Math Animations (Grades 1 also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). Colour Tiles by mathies's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Animations (Grades 1 holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Animations (Grades 1 has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Math Animations (Grades 1's written reviews are positive against 100% of Colour Tiles by mathies's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Animations (Grades 1 ships an update every 3 months, Colour Tiles by mathies every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Math Animations (Grades 1 versus Colour Tiles by mathies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Animations (Grades 1Colour Tiles by mathies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer希成 董OAME

Customer experience

Math Animations (Grades 1

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative22.3%

Colour Tiles by mathies

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Math Animations (Grades 1

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes or won't open on some devices
  • Images won't load for printing
  • Incompatible with iOS 7
  • Reverses subtraction order instead of showing negative results
  • Missing content despite paid purchase
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  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add voice narration/audio explanations
  • Include practice problems for students to solve
  • Expand content for higher grades (7-12, calculus)
  • Add 3D geometry and solid shapes
  • Include more interactive exercises
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  • Grade-level selection at startup
  • Ability to choose specific topics
  • More detailed written explanations
  • Support for negative numbers in subtraction
  • Unlock more free content

Colour Tiles by mathies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Math Animations (Grades 1

No in-app purchases

None

Colour Tiles by mathies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Animations (Grades 1 free?
Math Animations (Grades 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colour Tiles by mathies free?
Colour Tiles by mathies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Math Animations (Grades 1 or Colour Tiles by mathies?
Math Animations (Grades 1 is rated higher. Math Animations (Grades 1 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Colour Tiles by mathies averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Math Animations (Grades 1 or Colour Tiles by mathies have ads?
Neither Math Animations (Grades 1 nor Colour Tiles by mathies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Animations (Grades 1 or Colour Tiles by mathies?
Math Animations (Grades 1 ships an update every 3 months, and Colour Tiles by mathies every 2 months. Most recently, Math Animations (Grades 1 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Colour Tiles by mathies on November 6, 2026.

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