Hands vs CloudLabs Environmental Factor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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
CloudLabs Environmental Factor
Explore an aquatic ecosystem simulator where you can manipulate environmental factors like temperature, oxygen, and light. Observe the impact of these changes on species such as algae, crustaceans, and fish.
- Aquatic ecosystem simulation
- Control temperature, oxygen, and light
- Observe species reactions
- Study environmental extremes
- Educational tool
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In this simulator there is an aquatic ecosystem with living species such as crustaceans, algae and fish. During this practice it is possible to control environmental factors such as temperature, oxygen and light in order to take these factors to their extremes and observe the effects on the living species present in the ecosystem.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CloudLabs Environmental Factor at Free against Hands's $2.99. CloudLabs Environmental Factor also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
CloudLabs Environmental Factor is free to download; Hands costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hands ships an update every 25 months, CloudLabs Environmental Factor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | CloudLabs Environmental Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Jiovany Orozco |
In-app purchases
Hands
No in-app purchases
CloudLabs Environmental Factor
No in-app purchases
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