Hands vs Brickmason
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Hands
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Hands-On Math: Tangrams creates a virtual math playground where students explore, investigate and discover mathematical concepts. Students use the classic 7-piece tangram on an interactive playground to discover and explore, puzzles, designs, geometry, fractions, angles, shapes, and much more. Using Hands-On Math: Tangrams students can develop the following important mathematical concepts: Shapes and Properties Logical Patterns and Sequences Meaning of Fractions Classifying Angles and Measurement Creativity and Design Key Features: Open-ended Tangram Playground. Supports Discovery and Directed Teaching Strategies . Problem Solving Activities which Can Be Solved Using Virtual Manipulatives. Helps to Build an Intuitive Understanding of Geometry. On/Off Options and Controls for Various Features. Tangrams Playground The classic 7 tangram pieces are provided for use on the Hands-On Math Playground. Pieces can be placed, moved, arranged, rotated and grouped in order to represent mathematical ideas. Topics: The Properties of Geometric Shapes Visual Puzzle Problem Solving Fractions (Shading Parts of a Whole) Acute, Right and Obtuse Angles Symmetry Rotations and Translation
Brickmason
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Brickmason at Free against Hands's $2.99. Brickmason also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Hands's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).
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Brickmason is free to download; Hands costs $2.99 up front. Brickmason sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hands asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hands ships an update every 25 months, Brickmason every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | Brickmason |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free โ better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 6 months โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 โ better | 15.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | ๆฏๅ ่ฎธ |
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
Brickmason
- Remove ads$0.99
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