Magic Paint with Math vs Join the Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Paint with Math
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The purpose of this app is to help your baby master the basics of math. The app is optimized for preschool and elementary school children. I have created this app for my own child and have been constantly upgrading it. The app has three modes “Triplets” game, “Training” and “Colouring”. The “Triplets” game helps understand and memorize addition and subtraction within ten. The child is given three digits and two operators and has to compose the case him/herself. What’s so special about it? The child visually memorizes the case itself and can see what will happen if he changes the digits. Now there is no need to scissor out paper digits. The program itself indicates whether or not your child has composed the case right. “Training” is an easy-to-handle tool for effective instruction of your child. Forget about countless slips of paper with cases written on them! Everything is right here: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. After solving the problem the results are saved and can be seen on the stats page, the graph represents the results and the number of errors. This helps to track the dynamics of learning. There are also fractions now. The fraction looks like it does at school, with a numerator, a bar and a denominator, and an apple cut into slices under it. The child puts a digit on the numerator. The program paints the slices when the answer is right. You can practise parts of a whole, halves and quarters, adding and subtracting fractions, a whole and its parts, and equal fractions. Once your child has learnt to solve the cases, you won’t have to study with him. After the solving you will always be able to see the way he or she has solved it. Today there is no app with similar functionality.
Join the Dots
This educational game helps preschoolers develop thinking, memory, and attention by connecting numbered or lettered dots to reveal hidden dinosaur pictures. Once revealed, children can color the images with a customizable palette. It offers three engaging game modes for early learning.
- Connect points by numbers or letters
- Reveal hidden dinosaur pictures
- Color revealed images
- Customizable color palette
- Three learning modes: numbers, letters, coloring
- Hints for incorrect choices
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Dinosaurs lived on Earth millions of years ago, long before our ancestors emerged on the face of the planet. These amazing animals boggle our imagination by their variety and size. Some were small like modern lizards, others as huge as a multi-storey building. Some were predators, for example the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Allosaurus, Velociraptor, Spinosaurus, while others were herbivorous - like the Diplodocus, Ankylosaurus and Iguanodon. Some species could fly, some lived in water, but most of them walked on the ancient land. Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic era, which is subdivided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. Today, archaeologists study the remains of these animals and can only assume how they looked and lived. Features: ◦ Connect points by numbers or letters ◦ When points are connected, you will see the silhouette of a hidden picture ◦ Once all the points have been connected, you can color the picture ◦ Choosing a wrong symbol three times in a row will bring up a tip ◦ Blue, orange, green or pink stars make the game even more exciting ◦ Easy-to-use palette that allows you to put together your own unique set of colors ◦ Colored pictures automatically saved on closing the program Connect points is a learning puzzle for small children. It helps develop thinking, improve memory and attention. The application has three game modes: by numbers, letters and coloring. Game modes with letters and numbers will be useful for kindergarten and pre-K kids. Connecting by numbers will help to easily memorize the order of numbers and learn to count. To do this, you need to consecutively connect circles with numbers starting from 1. As you connect circles in the right order, the silhouette of a hidden picture will become more and more visible. If three points are chosen incorrectly, a tip will pop up. Once all the points are fully connected, the picture will become fully visible and you’ll be able to color it. Those studying the alphabet can choose to connect points by letters. It is important that children know letters as early as possible, since it is essential for learning to read and write. But knowing the order of letters in the alphabet is also very important! This can be achieved by connecting circles with letters in the right sequence. The coloring mode will be especially appreciated by young artists. In this mode, you can proceed to coloring pictures without connecting points. To make the process even more exciting, you can change any predefined color. To do this, press and hold the paint bucket and choose the necessary color from the palette.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Paint with Math at none against Join the Dots's 1. Join the Dots's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Join the Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Paint with Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Paint with Math ships an update every 7 months, Join the Dots every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Paint with Math | Join the Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 135 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Kotov | Kedronic UAB |
In-app purchases
Magic Paint with Math
No in-app purchases
Join the Dots
- Unlock all pages$2.99
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