Comparison

Hello vs Math Shark

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

Head to head
About

Hello

This app provides access to comprehensive language learning courses, including conversational lessons and vocabulary exercises. It utilizes a unique mobile immersion methodology to help users learn quickly and effectively across 13 languages. Access your courses on any mobile device or the web.

Highlights
  • Conversational lessons
  • Vocabulary exercises
  • 13 languages available
  • Mobile and web access
  • Mobile Immersion methodology
  • Interactive animations
Features
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ATTENTION: Hello-Hello Complete is a free download exclusively to Hello-Hello subscribers to access the content from their mobile devices. Only Hello-Hello subscribers have access to our courses from this app. Hello-Hello Complete offers: Conversational Course: 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations that will enable you to start communicating effectively from Lesson 1! Vocabulary: More then 1,000 vocabulary words with exercises to practice all skills you need: Read, Write, Speak, Listen! Access to both courses in 13 Languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Indonesian and Hindi. Access to your courses from any mobile device and from the Web! Unique Mobile Immersion methodology developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - ACTFL LEARN FAST! Put your new language to use today! With Hello-Hello you can learn fast because it is: CONVENIENT: learn from your mobile device anytime, anywhere. EFFECTIVE: research-based innovative mobile immersion methodology that develops all skills you need at your own pace. RELEVANT: learn to communicate about real world topics. FUN: animated videos and interactive exercises. UNIQUE MOBILE IMMERSIONTM Hello-Hello’s innovative Mobile ImmersionTM methodology engages and encourages learners of all ages to acquire usable language skills quickly! Mobile ImmersionTM creates a unique VIRTUAL environment that GUIDES the learner VISUALLY to develop FUNCTIONAL language skills. Mobile Immersion is: VIRTUAL: Creates real-world animated situations in the new language. GUIDED: Builds new vocabulary and phrases to develop language skills. VISUAL: Conveys meaning with animation and game-like activities FUNCTIONAL: Develops the foundation for learners to put their new language skills to use in the real-world fast. ________________________________________________________________________ App features: 2 COURSES: Conversational and Vocabulary 13 LANGUAGES: All languages included: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Hindi and Indonesian . WORKS ON ALL DEVICES: Access the course from any mobile device & on the Web. RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGY: Developed in collaboration with ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which is the largest and most respected association for language teachers and professionals. ACTFL's proficiency guidelines are followed by all major schools and universities in the U.S. LEARN TO COMMUNICATE: Learn to communicate effectively from LESSON 1! Hello-Hello offers 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations rather then a collection of out-of-context words and phrases. INTERACTIVE ANIMATIONS AND COMIC STRIPS: Beautiful, fun animated lessons! Meet Paul, Mark and Ann! Follow them on a trip and have fun learning! PRACTICE ALL SKILLS: Games and exercises to practice Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening skills! VOCABULARY BUILDING: Practice vocabulary with our innovative “Build Your Vocabulary” exercise where you can practice vocabulary in the context of a dialogue. Receive “WORD OF THE DAY” notifications to help you memorizing throughout the day. Practice individual words with our Basic Course featuring 7 different modules for learning. NOTES: Save your own notes from within the lessons to review later! LESSON REMINDERS: Don't worry about remembering to study. We will do that for you! TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: Track your lesson and course progress. USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE: Intuitive interface with beautifully designed graphics.

About

Math Shark

This ad-free math game offers 144 levels of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division challenges for all ages. Practice mental arithmetic with a unique listening mode for hands-free learning and unlock new levels by earning stars.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • 144 levels of math challenges
  • No multiple choice answers
  • Listening mode for hands-free practice
  • Progressive level unlocking
  • Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Math Shark is an ad free math game that’s fun and challenging for kids and adults of all ages. No internet connection is needed to play. - Ad free. - 144 levels: add, subtract, multiply & divide. - No multiple choice. You must know the answer! - Listening mode to practice while walking, jogging or even sleeping. - 2 speeds for beginners and experts. - You can listen while answering questions to reinforce learning. Being able to calculate quickly in your head is a great skill to have: - Breeze through your homework using your brain instead of a calculator. - Divide the receipt at dinner without using your phone. - Impress friends and colleagues by quickly making calculations on the fly. This educational game is fun and challenging to play, you collect stars by answering questions correctly and unlock the next level when you score more than 5. All the levels in the game can be unlocked this way and just a few minutes a day will have a huge affect on your mental arithmetic skills. In addition to the main game there is also a listening mode that allows you to listen hands free to math questions. After each question there is a slight pause allowing you to answer in your head before the correct answer is spoken to you. It’s the perfect way to practice anywhere. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Screenshots

Hello4 screens
Math Shark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hello at 3.7 against Math Shark's 3.0. Hello also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. Math Shark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hello asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hello holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hello versus Math Shark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloMath Shark
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (61 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello-Hello LLCBradley Fischer

Customer experience

Hello

All ratings58 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Math Shark

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hello

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Math Shark

One-time1
  • Unlock all levels$0.99

Questions

Is Hello free?
Hello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Shark free?
Math Shark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hello or Math Shark?
Hello is rated higher. Hello averages 3.7 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Math Shark averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.

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