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Alma vs Explain It

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Alma: Math & More
Alma
Free
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Explain It
Explain It
Free
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ืืœืžื” ื”ื™ื ืืงื“ืžื™ื™ืช ืงืกืžื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ, ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ื•ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœื›ื™ืชื•ืช ืืณโ€“ื•ืณ. ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ื•ื™ืœื“ื” ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืื™ืฉื™: ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื, ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ืžื•ืชืื ืœืจืžื”, ื•ืžื•ืจื” ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ื—ื›ืžื” ืืœืžื” ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ืจื” ื›ืœ ืฉืืœื” ื‘ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช, ื‘ืงื•ืœ ื•ื‘ื›ืชื‘. ืžื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ืคื ื™ื: โ€ข ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื•ืชืจื’ื•ืœื™ื ืœืคื™ ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืžืกืคืจื™ื, ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื—ื™ืกื•ืจ, ื›ืคืœ ื•ื—ื™ืœื•ืง, ืฉื‘ืจื™ื, ื’ืื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื” ื•ืขื•ื“ โ€ข ืืœืžื” ืžื•ืจื” ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžืœืื›ื•ืชื™ืช, ืฉืขื•ื ื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืฉืืœื” ื•ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืฆืขื“ ืื—ืจ ืฆืขื“ โ€ข ืงืจื™ืื” ื‘ืงื•ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ ืงื•ืจื, ืืœืžื” ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ื” ื•ืžื—ื–ื™ืจื” ืžืฉื•ื‘ โ€ข ื“ื•ึพืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ื“ืข ืžืฉื—ืง ืžื•ืœ ื—ื‘ืจ ืื• ืžื•ืœ ื™ืจื™ื‘ ืืงืจืื™, ื‘ืฉืืœื•ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื“ โ€ข ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืžืฆื˜ืจืคื™ื ืขื ืงื•ื“ ืžื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื, ื ืœื—ืžื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ื‘ื‘ื•ืก ื•ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื™ ื”ืชืืžืŸ ื”ื›ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” โ€ข ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื, ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ื™ืช ืงืกื ืคืจืกื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืชืžื“ื” (ืœืœื ืจื›ื™ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื›ืกืฃ ืืžื™ืชื™) ื‘ื ื•ื™ ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ืช ื”ื•ืจื™ื: โ€ข ื”ื”ื•ืจื” ืžืืฉืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžื•ืจื” ื”ื—ื›ืžื” ื•ื‘ื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ื”ืงื•ืœ โ€ข ื—ื‘ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืฆืจื•ืช ืจืง ื‘ืงื•ื“ ื”ื–ืžื ื” ืฉื”ื”ื•ืจื” ืžืคื™ืง ืื™ืŸ ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ื™ืœื“ื™ื โ€ข ืœืœื ืคืจืกื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืœืœื ืžืขืงื‘

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ืื™ืš ื ื•ืฆืจืช ืงืฉืช ื‘ืขื ืŸ? ืื™ืš ื ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืจืง ื•ืจืขื? ื•ืื™ืš ื ื•ืฆืจ ื”ื—ื•ืœ ืฉืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ืฃ? ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืงืฆืจื™ื ื•ื—ื–ื•ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ืจื™ืช ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืฉืื•ืœ. ืฆื•ืคื™ื, ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื•ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื โ€” ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื. ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืกืงืจื ื™ื. ื’ื ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื. ืžื” ืžื’ืœื™ื ื‘ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื”? ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืฉืื™ ื˜ื‘ืข, ื—ืœืœ, ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืื“ื ื•ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืึพื™ื•ื, ืœืฆื“ ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืฉืžื–ืžื™ื ื™ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื—ืงื•ืจ. ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืกืคืจื™ื™ื” ืืช ื”ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืฉืžืกืงืจื ื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื. ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื ื ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื•ืžืฉื—ืง ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ืœื”ืชื ืกื•ืช. ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื ื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื ื•ืกืคืช. ืคืชื™ื—ืช ืคืจื˜ื™ ืกืจื˜ ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ืื™ื ื” ื ืกืคืจืช ื›ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”. ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื”ืชื ืกื•ืช ืืคืฉืจ ืœืจื›ื•ืฉ ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื ื•ืœืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืœืžืฉืš 60 ื™ื•ื, ืœืœื ื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™. ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืžื•ืฆื’ ื‘ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ ืื™ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืจื›ื™ืฉื”. ืžืงื•ื ื’ื ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืฆืคื™ื™ื”, ืœื ื”ืœ ืžื›ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืœื’ืฉืช ืœื”ื’ื“ืจื•ืช ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช. ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ืžื•ื’ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืขืจ ื”ื•ืจื™ื. ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืฉืžืกืงืจื ืช ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืฆื•ืคื™ื ื™ื—ื“ โ€” ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื’ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืกืจื˜.

Screenshots

Alma4 screens
Explain It3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alma at none against Explain It's 1. Alma also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Explain It's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Explain It sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alma asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alma ships an update every 5 days, Explain It every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Alma versus Explain It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlmaExplain It
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size170 MB293 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNissim BarzilayRonnie Potash

In-app purchases

None

Alma

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Explain It

One-time1
  • ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœึพ60 ื™ื•ื$12.99

Questions

Is Alma free?
Alma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explain It free?
Explain It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alma or Explain It have ads?
Neither Alma nor Explain It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alma or Explain It?
Alma ships an update every 5 days, and Explain It every 2 days. Most recently, Alma was updated on November 6, 2026 and Explain It on November 6, 2026.

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