eCollection vs Math Balance Educational Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eCollection
This app provides a digital platform for guided reading, offering a library of leveled eBooks and interactive features for teachers and students. It supports various reading profiles, word interaction, recording, drawing, and text editing to enhance comprehension and engagement.
- Guided Reading Profile
- Custom Reading Profile
- Independent Reading Profile
- Tap to Hear Words
- Tap to Save Words
- Record Mode
- Draw Mode
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The eCollection eReader app is part of a brand new platform that re-imagines guided reading for iPads. Guided reading is a widely used teaching strategy where the teacher and all students in a group have a copy of the same book. The teacher assists the students to practise various reading strategies in order to comprehend the text. The eCollection eReader app allows teachers and students to use eCollection eBooks for guided reading. It utilises native iOS gestures to provide a seamless experience for young readers. ~~~~~~~~~~ FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~ 300 pedagogically sound, carefully levelled eCollection eBooks combined with the following features: + Guided Reading Profile + Custom Reading Profile + Independent Reading Profile + Tap to Hear Words + Tap to Save Words + Record Mode + Draw Mode + Edit Text Mode + Reading Sessions + Student Profiles + Reading History + Reading Groups ~~~~~~~~~~~ REVIEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ "A great way to access a very thorough levelled reading resource. It is compact and accessible." "I am working with older students and adults. It is a fantastic way for them to access material that they can read without making it obvious that they are reading at a low level." "I love having access to the eCollection readers digitally. I have used them throughout my 30+ years teaching" "Easy for kids, parents, teachers to use, convenient, wide range of books/levels, great graphics and wonderful app. Great resource for setting readers for home or school." "eCollection has made a difference in the learning for our target children." "A highly engaging digital reading resource directly linked to school reading." "Books are expensive and this is a cheaper option. No lost or damaged books." ~~~~~~~~~~ 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
Math Balance Educational Games
This app makes learning mental math engaging for children aged 6-10. Through interactive games, kids develop number flexibility, understand equality and comparison, and build essential algebra readiness skills.
- Develops understanding of equality and comparison signs
- Teaches commutative property of addition
- Strategies for missing addends
- Inverse relationship between addition and subtraction
- Multiplication as repeated addition
- Place value strategies for addition
- Mental addition/subtraction of 10 or 100
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Mental Math is fun with Math Balance - kids help Toby reach home by balancing bridges and while they have fun, they also learn about equality/comparison, gain flexibility with numbers and practice skills that are essential for understanding algebra. This mental math game with 30 levels will help your child get necessary fluidity with numbers. Your child will learn things like addition can happen in any order for the same result, or that sum of different numbers can add up to be the same number. They will also end up having to use different number strategies, such as bridging and compensation which can significantly speed up their mental math computations. These are the skills covered by Math Balance - - Developing meaning of equal sign, using, greater than and less than sign - Set up numbers in their expanded form - Commutative property of addition and, later, using it and expanded form as a strategy to add ex: 67+25 = 60+7+20+5 = 80+12 =92 - Missing Addend strategies:x+b=c, where x is to be found, situations where difference is unknown, where there is a bigger unknown and where there is a smaller unknown -one step problems - Showing that addition and subtraction are inverse; 4+5=9, 9-5=4 - Use only doubles, Use only even/odd numbers to get to a total - 1 step word problems -Change unknown, Result unknown, Start unknown - add a string of two-digit numbers (up to four numbers) by applying place value strategies and properties of operations. Example: 43 + 34 + 57 + 24 = __ - Using concrete models to show addition and subtraction - Mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100–900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100–900 - Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction - Multiplication as repeated addition For those who follow the Core curriculum, this maps to the following core standards - 2.OA.B.2, 2.NBT.4, 2.OA.2, 1.OA.6, 2.OA.C.3, 2.OA.1, 2.NBT.6, 2.NBT.7, 2.NBT.8, 3.NBT.2. Subscription info: - Math Balance can be purchased standalone, or as part of a makkajai Genius subscription. - Makkajai Genius subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual. ($59.99/yr) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the monthly billing cycle For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/privacy-policy and our terms can be found at: https://www.makkajai.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eCollection at none against Math Balance Educational Games's 3. Math Balance Educational Games's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Math Balance Educational Games sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. eCollection asks for nothing beyond the download.
Math Balance Educational Games holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Balance Educational Games has 4.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of eCollection's written reviews are positive against 45% of Math Balance Educational Games's.
eCollection ships an update every 6 months, Math Balance Educational Games fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 21, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eCollection | Math Balance Educational Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 45.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cengage Learning Australia Pty Limited | Makkajai Edu Tech Private Limited |
Customer experience
eCollection
Math Balance Educational Games
Bugs and requests
eCollection
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Math Balance Educational Games
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Disappearing progress and data loss
- Incompatibility with some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More advanced math content
- Ability to customize difficulty levels
- Option to play without subscription
In-app purchases
eCollection
No in-app purchases
Math Balance Educational Games
- Makkajai Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Unlock Full Version$9.99
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