HearBuilder Sequencing vs 10 Bead Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HearBuilder Sequencing
This educational app helps children develop sequencing skills through interactive activities and games. It offers customizable levels and progress tracking for multiple students, progressing from simple 2-step sequences to more complex 6-step tasks.
- Illustrated sequencing activities
- Progressive difficulty levels (2-6 steps)
- Reward arcade games
- Progress monitoring and data tracking
- Customizable settings and reports
- Audio and text options
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The award-winning, research and evidence-based software program is now an iPad app! Hearbuilder Sequencing includes the Sequencing Funhouse. First, click the door of the Sequencing Funhouse to practice sequencing activities. Then play a reward game in the arcade. Finally become a Sequencing Superstar! HearBuilder Sequencing features 120 illustrated sequences for targeting comprehension and critical thinking. Start out with simple 2-step sequences and gradually progress to 6 steps! Take a FREE tour and choose your level of play. If you have an online subscription to HearBuilder and a student login, you can access the entire program. HearBuilder Sequencing includes multiple levels of difficulty and 14 different settings variations to target the individual needs of each student. To play, students place events of an everyday activity in a logical order. All you have to do is: 1.Choose a task—either Sequence Stories or Sequence Instructions. 2.Then choose to Show Pictures, Play Audio, and/or Show Text—Turn any of the options on or off to change your treatment goals. 3.Set the range of steps in a sequence (2–6 steps). 4.Click Play Game and ask each student to place the cards in the correct order. When students complete a level with 80% accuracy, they will get to choose 1 of 4 games to play in the arcade. HearBuilder Sequencing allows you to: •Monitor progress and track data for an unlimited number of students. •Individualize each student program. •Set levels of difficulty for each activity. •Add background noise at any level and adjust the volume for each student. •Customize and print reports. •Analyze all responses.
10 Bead Math
This educational tool simulates a Rekenrek, offering customizable bead rows for problem-solving. It includes features for identifying hidden beads and solving addition/subtraction problems up to 20. Developed with educational research, it supports various color patterns.
- Customizable bead rows (1-10)
- Color pattern selection
- Hidden bead identification
- Addition and subtraction practice
- Adjustable sums and minuends
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A tool similar to the Rekenrek. Options include showing from 1 to 10 rows of 10 beads to use in solving your own problems. Select the color pattern of the beads… traditional 5 Red/5 White; or, show pairs of colors, alternate colors, or all red beads. Two other options include: • identifying the number of beads hidden. That activity may be used with 1 to 10 rows of beads. • solving addition or subtraction problems with sums or minuends to 20. Adjust the sums and minuends as appropriate for learner goals. Developed in conjunction with the NumberSense Project at Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HearBuilder Sequencing at 2.9 against 10 Bead Math's 1.0. HearBuilder Sequencing also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). 10 Bead Math's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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.
HearBuilder Sequencing holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HearBuilder Sequencing has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HearBuilder Sequencing ships an update every 3 months, 10 Bead Math every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HearBuilder Sequencing | 10 Bead Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (17 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 328 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Super Duper Publications | Classroom Focused Software |
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HearBuilder Sequencing
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In-app purchases
HearBuilder Sequencing
No in-app purchases
10 Bead Math
No in-app purchases
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