SymphonyMath vs Keyboarding Without Tears
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SymphonyMath
This app provides a conceptual approach to learning mathematics, helping students understand fundamentals rather than relying on memorization. It supports students at their own pace, building a strong foundation for advanced subjects and fostering confidence.
- Conceptual understanding of math
- Self-paced learning
- Built-in student assessments
- Identifies at-risk students
- Tracks student growth
- Supports diverse learning styles
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*** Full use of this app requires an active account for Symphony Math®. If you do not have account information, please contact your school for more information. *** A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO A DIFFICULT PROBLEM Many students struggle with math because they rely on arbitrary memorization techniques to answer specific questions. With this approach, students do not gain a substantive understanding of fundamentals and simply cannot adjust to more sophisticated problem solving. With Symphony Math®, these problems are resolved. Symphony Math® helps students understand mathematics at a conceptual level. Instead of being overwhelmed by numbers, students move at their own speed and learn how math works. Through every stage of Symphony Math®, students gain a strong foundation in underlying principles and become better equipped to take on basic and advanced subjects. Going far beyond rote math drills and practice tests, this special teaching solution illuminates the core of learning and produces confident, more capable students. BUILT IN ASSESSMENT Students take a Fall, Winter, and Spring assessment that quickly identifies at-risk students and helps track growth. A ROBUST INTERVENTION THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS WHO NEED HELP IN MATH The best practices in developmental psychology and cognitive science are the cornerstones of Symphony Math®. Our uniquely designed delivery methods ensure that students – regardless of learning styles or knowledge levels – fully grasp fundamental mathematical ideas, even for difficult-to-explain and abstract concepts. The result is a solid foundation for acquiring higher math skills, as well as a positive learning experience.
Keyboarding Without Tears
This app provides touch-typing practice for K-5 students using a game-based curriculum. Licensed users can log in to access assigned activities and develop essential computer skills. An educator account is required for access.
- Game-based touch-typing activities
- Pre-keyboarding lessons
- Developmentally appropriate lessons
- Online progress monitoring
- Digital citizenship training
- Cross-curricular connections
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Access the Keyboarding Without Tears K-5 student curriculum. This app is available for licensed students of Keyboarding Without Tears web-based program and serve as a companion app for touch-typing practice on mobile devices. Students can login and access their Keyboarding Without Tears activities assigned to them by their educator. An existing educator account in +Live Insights educator dashboard is required to access the app. The Keyboarding Without Tears K-5 curriculum features: • Effective, game-based activities • Pre-keyboarding and touch-typing lessons • Developmentally appropriate lessons by grade • Easy online progress monitoring • Digital citizenship and general computer readiness activities • Strong English Language & Arts and other Cross-Curricular connections
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Verdict
SymphonyMath and Keyboarding Without Tears both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 48% of SymphonyMath's written reviews are positive against 4% of Keyboarding Without Tears's. SymphonyMath also leads on ratings volume (501 vs 5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for SymphonyMath against 4.2 for Keyboarding Without Tears. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SymphonyMath has 501 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of SymphonyMath's written reviews are positive against 4% of Keyboarding Without Tears's.
SymphonyMath ships an update monthly, Keyboarding Without Tears every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SymphonyMath | Keyboarding Without Tears |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (501 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better | 4.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 501 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Symphony Learning | Handwriting Without Tears & Get Set for School |
Customer experience
SymphonyMath
Keyboarding Without Tears
Bugs and requests
SymphonyMath
Reported bugs
6 issues- App says correct answer is wrong
- No sound
- Crashes when palm touches screen
- Loses progress for session
- Launches with sound muted
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- Requires going to settings to unmute
Requested features
6 requests- Make it funnier
- Incorporate Subway Surfers with math facts
- Add timed math challenges (1 min or 30 sec)
- Remember students for home use
- Allow users to work whenever they want
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- Improve user interface for home users
Keyboarding Without Tears
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SymphonyMath
No in-app purchases
Keyboarding Without Tears
No in-app purchases
Questions
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