Comparison

iWorld Canada vs Brickmason

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

Head to head
About

iWorld Canada

This app offers a Montessori-based introduction to Canada's territories and provinces for children aged 6-9. It features animated introductions, quizzes, puzzles, and labeling activities to help young learners master Canadian geography.

Highlights
  • Animated introductions to provinces and territories
  • Interactive quizzes and puzzles
  • Labeling activities for names and capitals
  • Self-correcting quiz with no penalty
  • Child-controlled manipulative design
  • Challenge refresh for varied gameplay
Features
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iWorldGeography apps are used by schools, libraries, and families in 74 countries!!!! "Your iWorld apps were the first ... we could endorse whole-heartedly … Thank you for your quality, real, Montessori apps." -- montessoritech.net " ... the simplicity ... means that children will be able to focus completely on the contents and they’ll definitely learn the material." -- theiPhoneMom.com "We love the simplicity ... and the friendly navigation system. Little kids can virtually use this app on their own and figure it all out seamlessly." --TeachersWithApps.com ****************************************************************************** FREE OUTLINE MAPS & LABELS AVAILABLE ONLINE http://tensuninteractive.com/extras.html ****************************************************************************** A Montessori-based introduction to Canada's territories and provinces, designed by former Lead Developer at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. Created for 6-to-9-year olds, Canada includes an animated introduction to each territory and province name, plus a quiz, puzzle, and label activities for names and capitals ... Content: • Active Intro - touch a territory or province to hear its name • Passive Intro - watch animated introduction • Quiz - Ask Me to locate; Repeat to hear again • Puzzle - reconstruct map. Toss for random scatter. • Label - 2 activities - names and capitals Features: • Self-Correcting Quiz - answer fades in; audio reinforces; no wrong-answer penalty • Child Controls Manipulative - pin and puzzle pieces drag freely around screen • Challenge Refresh - questions, labels, and puzzle pieces always appear in different order • All Labels -- • --- Pass - touch button to pass on current label • --- Control maps - touch lightbulb show/hide answer-highlighted map Learning Style: • Challenge increases as activities progress • Open-ended design puts child in control; never locked into an activity • Option to restart activity; touch Puzzle and Label buttons to begin again. • No penalty for a wrong answer • Correct answers simply reinforced • No distracting bells and whistles ONLINE MAPS AND LABELS Touch "Classroom Materials" on app's title screen for printouts to color, trace, and label. TWITTER NEWS Follow TenSun on Twitter @tensuninteract for new App, Update, and Classroom Materials alerts. EDUCATION PRICING 50% discount for 20+ apps with Apple's Volume Discount Program for Education EDUCATIONAL NOTE iWorldGeography colors match American Montessori Society classroom materials. iWorldGeography Series blends child-directed-activity design with Geography curriculum used in Montessori Children's House and Lower Elementary classrooms. Concept and visual design is thoughtfully integrated to supplement existing curriculum and classroom materials. The series was inspired by 3-year's observation in Lexington (MA) Montessori School Children's House classrooms where MyWorld, TenSun's desktop-based version of this series, has been used since 2004.

About

Brickmason

Features
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Brickmason is a new and interesting tiling puzzles game. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape ( a wall ) using the given pieces( bricks ), which may not overlap. Each piece have 1 to 4 interlaced rectangle( brick ). In the game you are a brickmason building various beautiful walls. Enjoy it. Brickmason like pentomino or tangram except it compose by the rectangle. In the game you can like a brickmason to build the beautiful walls. The game is easy to play. Just touch to move, click to rotate and reverse. Each piece has 4 state at most. The game is not too difficult but interesting. It is good to train the brain or just to pass the time. Brickmason have total 450 levels in 10 packs. It also have simple interface and five themes.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brickmason at Free against iWorld Canada's $2.99. Brickmason also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 26 months) and device support (3 vs 1). iWorld Canada's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Brickmason is free to download; iWorld Canada costs $2.99 up front. Brickmason sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iWorld Canada asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWorld Canada ships an update every 26 months, Brickmason every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iWorld Canada versus Brickmason: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWorld CanadaBrickmason
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLynne Bolduc振华 许

In-app purchases

None

iWorld Canada

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Brickmason

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99

Questions

Is iWorld Canada free?
iWorld Canada costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brickmason free?
Brickmason is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iWorld Canada or Brickmason have ads?
Brickmason shows ads; iWorld Canada does not.
Which is updated more often, iWorld Canada or Brickmason?
iWorld Canada ships an update every 26 months, and Brickmason every 6 months. Most recently, iWorld Canada was updated on October 3, 2026 and Brickmason on October 5, 2026.

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