Show Me Math Lite vs GradingScale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Show Me Math Lite
This app uses animated movies to illustrate math problems, helping students visualize concepts like addition. It offers multiple ways to input answers and supports unlimited users with customizable settings. A free version focuses on addition, with a paid upgrade for more operations and animations.
- Animated math problem illustrations
- Interactive answer input methods
- Customizable settings for unlimited users
- Scanning capability for accessibility
- Addition problems included
- Unlockable subtraction, multiplication, and division
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Show Me Math Free links computation with actual objects by showing a brief animated movie for each math problem. For example, 3 + 6 = 9 is illustrated with a group of 3 ants joining six others. This instructional process helps students visualize math. Students enter answers by tapping a number on a number line, choosing it from a multiple-choice format, or drawing the number with their finger in the answer box. The app allows for unlimited users, each with customizable settings. Show Me Math Free is scanning capable to accommodate students with physical disabilities. This free version includes addition problems and the ant “show me” animation. Unlock the full version of Show Me Math via an in-app purchase to gain access to the remaining arithmetic operations of subtraction, multiplication, and division. Problems can use numbers from 1-20, and the quiz mode tracks student progress with savable, printable results. The full version also contains three more "show me" animations. Rotating beans, stationary ping-pong balls, and grazing sheep join the already included quick-moving ants.
GradingScale
Easily calculate assignment grades by inputting the total number of questions and the number answered correctly. This tool streamlines the grading process for educators and students alike.
- Calculate assignment grades
- Input total questions
- Input correct answers
- Streamlined grading process
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Simplify your grading process, enter the total number of questions for the assignment, and the number of questions correct and press calculate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GradingScale at 3.8 against Show Me Math Lite's 2.0. GradingScale also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Show Me Math Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 93 months). On price and ads 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. Show Me Math Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GradingScale asks for nothing beyond the download.
GradingScale holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Show Me Math Lite ships an update every 11 months, GradingScale every 93 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Show Me Math Lite | GradingScale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 93 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attainment Company | Nady Analytics, LLC |
Customer experience
Show Me Math Lite
GradingScale
In-app purchases
Show Me Math Lite
- Full Version$39.99
GradingScale
No in-app purchases
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