Roman Numerals Lite vs GAINS®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roman Numerals Lite
Learn and practice Roman numerals with a fun tile-matching puzzle game. It includes lessons, a converter, and six practice levels to master number recognition and equivalencies.
- Roman numeral converter
- Interactive lessons
- Six practice levels
- Tile-matching puzzle gameplay
- Progress tracking with stars and trophies
- Brain training and stress reduction
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Built on the award-winning tile-matching game engine used in Mathtopia+. Master Roman Numerals Lite. Includes a Roman numeral converter, lessons on Roman numerals and six practice levels. Roman Numerals Lite develops recognition of Roman numerals, which are used on clocks, in book pages, and dates. To play, make matches and solve a tile-matching puzzle to advance. Earn stars and trophies as you get faster at recognizing equivalencies between Arabic and Roman numerals. The puzzle game play is similar to popular jewel swapping games but with multi-touch swap, enabling more complicated and challenging matches. Reduce stress while training your brain. Lessons teach each concept and can be reviewed, skipped or repeated. "Roman Numerals" achievements are life-long skills. If you enjoy Roman Numerals Lite, you’ll also enjoy the full version of Roman Numerals, Mathtopia+ (or Mathtopia the free version with in app purchases) and Fractions+. What people are saying about the Mathtopia+ game engine. "...the first app I've reviewed that has been so addicting to me I couldn't stop playing long enough to write the review. It's also being played by all three of my children, in 6th grade, 3rd grade, and kindergarten, and I've even heard them fighting over the iPad for more Mathtopia+ time. I can guarantee no one in my house has ever fought over more time with flash cards." --Smart Apps for Kids. Mathtopia+ is an award winning highly addictive and entertaining math facts game. ° Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award 2013 ° Fun Educational Apps Top Pick ° PadGadget - Ten iPad Apps We Love ° SmartAppsForKids - Five Stars ° Minds in Bloom - Best Math App Ever http://www.TopShelfLearning.com Common Core and Grade Levels Alignments Roman Numerals are not part of the Common Core State Standards. The grades at which they are taught vary from state to state, ranging from grade one to grade five. Use this app to ensure any gaps are addressed. Roman Numerals animations are powered by the Sparrow Framework.
GAINS®
This application provides expert guidance for instructors and caregivers to support individuals with developmental and neuro-related disabilities. It automates data collection and report generation, adapting to learner progress in real-time.
- Expert guiding software
- ABA, SLT, and OT techniques
- Mitigates developmental challenges
- Automated data collection
- Automated report generation
- Adaptive learner progress tracking
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Guiding Technologies, a spin-off of Temple University, is building technology to convert expertise into expert guidance. GAINS® (Guidance, Assessment, and Information System), which runs on tablets and phones, is powered by expert guiding software that uniquely incorporates knowledge of techniques used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy, Speech Language Therapy (SLT), and Occupational Therapy (OT). GAINS assists instructors and caregivers to help mitigate developmental challenges due to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), intellectual disabilities (ID), and neuro-related disabilities such as speech loss due to strokes. While GAINS® reduces the burdens of data collection and automates report generation, it is not merely a data collection app. Like Google Maps that guides you step-by-step and updates as you go along, GAINS® guides instructors and caregivers to provide quality instruction and adapts to the learner’s progress on the fly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GAINS® at 5.0 against Roman Numerals Lite's 1.0. GAINS® also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 30 months). Roman Numerals Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GAINS® holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Roman Numerals Lite ships an update every 30 months, GAINS® every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roman Numerals Lite | GAINS® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omega Labs Inc. | Guiding Technologies Corp. |
Customer experience
Roman Numerals Lite
GAINS®
In-app purchases
Roman Numerals Lite
No in-app purchases
GAINS®
No in-app purchases
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