Master Math Island vs NelsonReading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master Math Island
This app offers a fun and engaging way to learn and practice math for ages 7-70. Through hundreds of motivating games, users can conquer number facts, build confidence, and earn in-game rewards while developing their math skills in an immersive world.
- Step-by-step math learning sequence
- Hundreds of motivating math games
- In-game rewards and progress tracking
- World building and island customization
- Practice basic math facts
- Enhance recall, speed, and accuracy
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Introducing Master Math Island! For ages 7-70, this app is the fun and easy way to learn and practice math. From the leaders in foundational learning, this powerful step-by-step learning sequence will fast track your math progress. With hundreds of motivating games, you will conquer number facts, build confidence and enjoy many in-game rewards. Learners on Master Math Island practice more often, as they feel rewarded and motivated to achieve more each day. Whether you're a student seeking to sharpen your skills or an adult longing to conquer those math challenges from your past, Master Math Island is here to guide you on a fun and fulfilling journey. With its magical blend of educational excellence and immersive entertainment, Master Math Island will transport you to a world brimming with delightful rewards, superb world building, and enchanting daily habits. Lose yourself in the serene ambiance as you build your own island escape, tailored by you to match your desires. This is more than just a math app; it's a serene refuge where learning becomes a pleasure. Master Math Island targets all ages, from 7-70, so that everyone can join the adventure. While students form our core audience, we've crafted Master Math Island to have broad appeal. Even if you struggled with math during your school days, fear not! This app has been designed specifically to improve your basic math skills and boost your confidence. With Master Math Island, we strive to achieve two primary goals: educational excellence and immersive entertainment. Enhance your recall, speed, and accuracy of basic math facts through engaging gameplay. There’s a journey combined with fun ways to learn, brain training and world building all in one easy-to-play, free-to-play app. Picture yourself in a whimsical restaurant, where you become a culinary master alongside renowned island chefs. Each recipe in this delightful world-building game has multiple stages, encouraging you to revisit and perfect them. Your masterpiece is then added to your restaurant menu, showcasing your accomplishments to the Math Island world. Master Math Island is not just fun and motivating; it's packed with surprises at every turn. Unleash your inner math genius while exploring an enchanting world, filled with delightful characters, captivating stories, and incredible challenges. We guarantee that your math fact skills will significantly improve, all while you revel in the joy of play. Join us on Master Math Island today and embark on a math adventure like no other. Experience the power of learning and the thrill of accomplishment as you unlock your math superpowers. Get ready to build, explore, and conquer the world of numbers with Master Math Island.
NelsonReading
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NelsonReading brings eCollection and Nelson Decodable Readers together in one app, giving teachers and students access to quality eBooks that support the consolidation of comprehension, fluency and phonics skills. It utilises native iOS gestures to provide a seamless experience for young readers. Requires subscriptions to eCollection and/or Nelson Decodable Readers. ~~~~~~~~~~ FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~ 550 eCollection eBooks including 100 pre-level K books 210 Nelson Decodable Readers, 96 decodable Story Books and 82 One-Word Readers Includes the following features: + Assign books to students and track progress + Audio of each word and book + Segmented and Blended audio of each word in Nelson Decodable Readers + Student recording reading function + Read aloud support + Text editing and drawing features ~~~~~~~~~~ SUPPORT ~~~~~~~~~~ Send us an email at anz.techsupport@cengage.com with any questions, feedback or requests. Privacy Policy: https://cengage.com.au/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://cengage.com.au/terms Contact: https://cengage.com.au/contact-us
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NelsonReading at none against Master Math Island's 10. Master Math Island's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Master Math Island sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. NelsonReading asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Master Math Island | NelsonReading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 498 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blake eLearning | Cengage Learning Australia |
In-app purchases
Master Math Island
- Simple Bundle2 variants$2.99
- Big Bundle$5.99
- Modest Bundle2 variants$7.99
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- Big Bundle$9.99
- Big Bundle$12.99
- Big Bundle2 variants$14.99
- Complete Bundle$19.99
NelsonReading
No in-app purchases
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