Comparison

Maths Matters vs Horn Player's Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Maths Matters

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Maths Matters is a suite of lessons designed to give teachers, tutors and students the best possible resources to teach secondary mathematics (from year 6/7 to year 12 or UK AS-Level), with additional material for mechanics and dynamics; from adding fractions to differentiating functions; from rotational symmetry to matrix transformations. And it is just as easy to deliver exactly the same lessons online as it is from the front of the classroom. For teachers and educators, Maths Matters can save time, providing ready to use materials built with the latest technology. Over 300 fully interactive lessons are included, covering all the key topics. Maths Matters also provides each student with a superb resource for learning and revising every topic, using the power of a computer to show exactly how to solve an enormous range of mathematics problems, step by step, using the values that they enter. A wide range of real life scenarios and examples can be depicted, making it easier for students to relate to how mathematics is applied in the real world.

About

Horn Player's Toolkit

Features
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Improve your horn skills fast with customisable exercises and fun practice games! Sharpen your sight reading, pitch accuracy, and transposition with exercises tailored to your range and skill level. Build confidence quickly with real-time feedback and Time Trial Mode to challenge yourself.Β  - Choose your range, notes, clefs, key signature, and transposition. - Create custom exercises and share them instantly with students or friends via QR code. - Play at your own pace or race the clock for extra challenge. New Scale Picker lets you practice your scales in a fun and challenging way by building your custom scale list and then randomly selecting scales for you to play! Designed by horn players, for horn playersβ€”join a community of musicians improving together. Practice smarter, play better, and take your horn playing to the next level today.

Screenshots

Maths Matters4 screens
Horn Player's Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Horn Player's Toolkit at fortnightly against Maths Matters's every 4 months. Maths Matters's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maths Matters ships an update every 4 months, Horn Player's Toolkit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Maths Matters versus Horn Player's Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaths MattersHorn Player's Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size106 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA Star Education LtdStephen Nicholls

In-app purchases

None

Maths Matters

No in-app purchases

None

Horn Player's Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maths Matters free?
Maths Matters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Horn Player's Toolkit free?
Horn Player's Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maths Matters or Horn Player's Toolkit have ads?
Neither Maths Matters nor Horn Player's Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maths Matters or Horn Player's Toolkit?
Maths Matters ships an update every 4 months, and Horn Player's Toolkit fortnightly. Most recently, Maths Matters was updated on October 30, 2026 and Horn Player's Toolkit on October 6, 2026.

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