Comparison

The Baobab vs Math Shot Adding Fractions

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

Head to head
About

The Baobab

An interactive storybook app featuring a bilingual narrative in English and American Sign Language (ASL). It includes vivid illustrations, audio voice-overs, and a 170-word ASL glossary to enhance literacy skills.

Highlights
  • Original ASL and English story
  • Vivid watercolor illustrations
  • Interactive narrative
  • English to ASL vocabulary translation
  • Audio voice-over for vocabulary
  • 170-word ASL glossary
  • Research-based bilingualism design
Features
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The Baobab is an original story about a curious little girl who embarks on an adventure. Complete with enthralling illustrations and talented American Sign Language (ASL) storytelling, this bilingual interactive storybook app features a rich American Sign Language glossary with 170 English to ASL words. Features: • Original and charming story told in ASL and English! • Vivid Retina supported watercolor illustrations. • Easy & accessible navigation designed for children. • Rich interactive narrative with direct English to ASL vocabulary video translation. • Audio voice-over provided for all vocabulary words. • 170-word American Sign Language glossary! Parents can learn ASL along with their child. • App design is based on proven research in bilingualism and visual learning. The ability to view the story in both, ASL and English leads to greater literacy skills in both languages in young children. All the revenues go towards research and further development of more storybook apps.

About

Math Shot Adding Fractions

Features
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Math Shot Adding Fractions is a math learning game with fun and engaging game-play and as we all know learning through play and fun is more effective. Practice adding fractions in a new and fun way. The built-in handwriting recognition allows you to draw answers directly on the screen. The game difficulty dynamically adapts to player's skills and makes the game suitable for all ages. You can practice the following math skills: Add fractions with like denominators Add fractions with unlike denominators Add fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators Add fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators Add fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 Write fractions in lowest terms

Screenshots

Math Shot Adding Fractions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Math Shot Adding Fractions at $2.99 against The Baobab's $4.99. Math Shot Adding Fractions also leads on device support (3 vs 1). The Baobab's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On 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

The Baobab costs $4.99 and Math Shot Adding Fractions $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Baobab versus Math Shot Adding Fractions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BaobabMath Shot Adding Fractions
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.4 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 35 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size576 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGallaudet UniversitySergey Malugin

In-app purchases

None

The Baobab

No in-app purchases

None

Math Shot Adding Fractions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Baobab free?
The Baobab costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Shot Adding Fractions free?
Math Shot Adding Fractions costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Baobab or Math Shot Adding Fractions have ads?
Neither The Baobab nor Math Shot Adding Fractions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Baobab or Math Shot Adding Fractions?
The Baobab ships an update every 35 months, and Math Shot Adding Fractions every 35 months. Most recently, The Baobab was updated on October 9, 2026 and Math Shot Adding Fractions on October 10, 2026.

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