Comparison

Dexteria Jr. vs Hands

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

Head to head
About

Dexteria Jr.

This app offers engaging hand and finger exercises designed to develop fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children aged 2-7. It features fun animations, music, and sound effects, with automatic progress tracking and reporting for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Hand and finger exercises
  • Develops fine motor skills
  • Handwriting readiness activities
  • Fun graphics and animations
  • Automatic progress tracking
  • Emailable progress reports
  • Multi-user tracking (in-app purchase)
Currently charting
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You can now use Dexteria Jr. with our new companion app Dexteria OT Benchmarks to: • Track performance over time for multiple users • Compare to reference ranges from real app usage • Generate clear, professional reports for IEP/504 documentation "I am going to start right off and tell you that I LOVE this app." (From the 5-star review by TheiPhonemom.com) #1 Recommended Motor Skill App Now Available for Preschoolers & Toddlers! ^ Featured by Apple in Best New App/Education ^ Featured by Apple in Best For Ages 5 & Under ^ Editor's Choice Award Winner - Children's Technology Review ^ Featured in the App Store: Sensory & Visual Perception Apps ^ Rated 5 stars by TheiMum.com ^ BestAppsForKids Editor's Choice Award Winner ^ Editor's Favorite Award Winner - AppySmarts.com ^ A Top Pick from FunEducationalApps.com ^ Top 5 App of the Week - Childrens Technology Review ^ App of the Month - A4CWSN.com ^ Best 30 Apps of the Week - theguardian From the makers of award-winning Dexteria, Dexteria Jr. is a set of hand and finger exercises to practice fine motor skills and handwriting readiness. The activities are specially designed for kids age 2-7. Fun characters, sprite animations, music, and sound effects all add up to an engaging experience for toddlers and preschool-aged children. Dexteria Jr.'s unique hand and finger activities take full advantage of the iPad's multi-touch interface to help build strength, control, and dexterity. Multi-user tracking is available as an in-app purchase. (Note to Volume Purchase Program customers: Consider buying Dexteria Jr. VPP instead. It includes multi-user tracking and you will pay a lower net cost than if you buy Dexteria Jr. and upgrade each copy via the in-app purchase. Just search "Dexteria Jr. VPP" in the app store.) • Increases coordination and motor control in the hands and fingers • Easy to use • Great way to get kids ready for elementary school • Fun graphics, music, and sound effects • "Quiet time" mode turns off music and/or sound effects • Automatically creates performance and usage reports that can be emailed • Designed in consultation with Occupational Therapists • Less expensive and more reusable than workbooks • Multi-user reporting available via in-app purchase (iPad version only) We're serious about your privacy. This app does not track or share your personal information with us or anyone else. Images are not saved unless you manually save them. There is no user id tracking software, and no advertisements. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Check out more fun developmental apps from BinaryLabs: LetterReflex - Prevents and improves letter reversals and backwards writing P.O.V. - Improve spatial reasoning skills, which in turn improve mathematics, navigation, and logic skills Dexteria - Improve fine motor skills for ages K-Adult ----------------------------------------------------------------- Visit us: www.dexteria.net View privacy policy: www.http://dexteria.net/privacy.php

About

Hands

Explore geometric shapes and their properties through interactive activities. Students can create designs, learn shape names, and develop an intuitive understanding of geometry concepts. Encourages free play and discovery for a fun learning experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive geometric shape exploration
  • Learn shape names and properties
  • Create designs and patterns
  • Develop intuitive geometry understanding
  • Free play for discovery
  • Variety of learning activities
Features
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Hands-On Math: Pattern Blocks is an interactive learning environment where students explore and discover geometric shapes and their properties. Students use the Pattern Blocks virtual manipulative to complete a variety of activities. The learning activities involve making designs and patterns, learning the names and properties of shapes, and a variety of other concepts related to beginning geometry. Encourage students to make designs with the blocks and to group and classify the blocks according to geometric properties. Have them click on the different buttons and see what they do. Free play will familiarize them with the operation of the app, and allow them to experience the fun of mathematical discovery. By using the blocks in the various activities, students will develop an intuitive understanding of some of the more abstract concepts of geometry. Encourage students to summarize the information and relationships that they discovery while using the app through oral discussion.

Screenshots

Dexteria Jr.1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dexteria Jr. at 68% against Hands's 0%. Dexteria Jr. also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 18 months). Hands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ads and monetization model 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

Dexteria Jr. costs $4.99 and Hands $2.99 up front. Dexteria Jr. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dexteria Jr. holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dexteria Jr. has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Dexteria Jr.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Hands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dexteria Jr. ships an update every 5 weeks, Hands every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Dexteria Jr. versus Hands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDexteria Jr.Hands
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinaryLabs, Inc.Ventura Educational Systems

Customer experience

Dexteria Jr.

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative27.3%

Hands

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dexteria Jr.

One-time1
  • Dexteria Jr. Multi-User$5.99
None

Hands

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dexteria Jr. free?
Dexteria Jr. costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hands free?
Hands costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dexteria Jr. or Hands?
Dexteria Jr. is rated higher. Dexteria Jr. averages 3.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Hands averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dexteria Jr. or Hands have ads?
Neither Dexteria Jr. nor Hands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dexteria Jr. or Hands?
Dexteria Jr. ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hands every 18 months. Most recently, Dexteria Jr. was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hands on October 9, 2026.

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