Dollars & Cents Lite vs Course Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dollars & Cents Lite
This app teaches essential money management skills through interactive exercises. It offers progressive programs for counting coins, spending money, and making change, with options for U.S. or Canadian currency. Designed for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, it features realistic graphics and speech support.
- Counting Coins program
- Spending Money program
- Making Change program
- U.S. or Canadian currency options
- Realistic graphics
- Speech support
- Scanning options
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*Note: this free version has restricted money set and features. You can unlock with through in app purchase. Attainment Company has produced several functional math programs over the years. As technology continues to change and advance, so do Attainment’s collection of math resources. We now offer an introductory iPad app that teaches a variety of money skills: Dollars and Cents Free. Dollars and Cents Free features three progressive programs with options to use either U.S. or Canadian currency: Counting Coins, Spending Money, and Making Change. All of the programs feature clear, realistic graphics and an easy-to-navigate interface. Plus, this money talks! Personalize each program: select activities, determine which coins and bills are presented, choose U.S. or Canadian currency, and set scanning options. Counting Coins has four activities: Naming, Matching, Sorting, and Vending Machine. In Spending Money, students shop for items and pay for them with computer cash, using the exact amount or the next-dollar approach. In Making Change, the most advanced program, students function as store clerks, entering purchases and giving back change. Dollars and Cents is a great way to integrate functional activities into your math curriculum. Ideal for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. Standout Features: · Realistic graphics · Age-neutral content · Speech supports · Easy-to-use interface · Unified management system · Select coins and bills for each user · Choose between U.S. and Canadian currency · Access Dollars and Cents with single or two-switch scanning
Course Library
Access a comprehensive digital learning library for K-12, higher education, and corporate training. Browse available courses or request new ones to be developed. Start your learning journey across various educational levels.
- Full-scale learning library
- Content for K-12, Higher Ed, Corporate Training
- Course browsing and selection
- Course request feature
- Digital content resources
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A full-scale learning library for all! This app provides a library of content for K-12, Higher Ed, and Corporate Training environments. Simply choose the category of education you need, pick a course and start learning! If you don't see a course you want, simply request that course and we'll put it on our list of "courses in demand" to be developed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Course Library at 5.0 against Dollars & Cents Lite's 4.0. Course Library also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). Dollars & Cents Lite's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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. Dollars & Cents Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Course Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Course Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dollars & Cents Lite has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dollars & Cents Lite ships an update every 9 months, Course Library monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dollars & Cents Lite | Course Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attainment Company | cvilink |
Customer experience
Dollars & Cents Lite
Course Library
In-app purchases
Dollars & Cents Lite
- Full Version$39.99
Course Library
No in-app purchases
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