Comparison

Mathsterious Mansion vs NAP Locked down browser

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Mathsterious Mansion

Embark on a mathematical adventure in a mysterious mansion, mastering addition and subtraction within 1-100. Collect characters by completing challenging levels and phases, developing place value understanding through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Addition and subtraction practice
  • Place value understanding
  • 5 challenging levels with increasing difficulty
  • Story and Arcade game modes
  • Collectible characters with unique histories
  • Interactive hundred grid
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Are you brave enough to master the Mathsterious Mansion? Mathsterious Mansion is an engaging new mathematical game from 3P Learning, the team behind the world’s favourite online educational maths resource, Mathletics. Designed for Primary/Elementary aged students (7-11), Mathsterious Mansion teaches addition and subtraction and place value understanding within 1 – 100. It’s perfect for self-directed learning, home schooling and as a game-based learning activity for the classroom. The Mathsterious Mansion holds many secrets and is inhabited by a fascinating cast of characters. Your mission is to collect all of the characters by mastering 5 levels, each with 3 phases of increasing mathematical difficulty, by answering addition or subtraction algorithms using the hundred grid… if you dare! iPAD FEATURES: I. A slick and exciting student interface (custom designed for the iPad). II. Five challenging levels of difficulty to unlock… children will want to play over and over again. III. Two game modes: Story Mode Arcade Mode IV. A Reward Game, where the lost character can be found. V. 15 collectible characters who ‘live’ in the mansion, each with a hilarious history to discover! VI. A full tutorial for each level. VIITrace, tap and swipe functionalities that develop conceptual understandings of place value, the commutative property of addiction and the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction. … and much, much more! WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE MATHEMATICS? Level 1 Add / subtract a 1-digit number to or from a 1 or 2-digit number within a decade: e.g. 42+ 6 or 65 – 3. Counting on or back is a good strategy at this level. Level 2 Add / subtract a 1-digit number to or from a 1 or 2-digit number across decades: e.g. 45+ 6, 65 – 8 or 9+5. Practise your bridge to 10 strategy here. Level 3 Add / subtract a multiple of ten to or from a 2-digit number: e.g. 45 + 30, 20 + 64 or 65 – 20. Practise counting on and back by tens. You can also turn the addition problems around to find the easier addition. Level 4 Add / subtract a 2-digit number to or from a 2-digit number: e.g. 43 + 51 or78 – 34. Partitioning numbers is a helpful strategy at this level. Level 5 Find missing addend, subtrahend or operation e.g. 42 + ×= 50, 50 – × = 34, or 50 ×15 = 35. Use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to find the easiest problem for you to solve! Each level has 3 phases. The first phase develops understanding of the processes – take the time you need to explore the hundred grid and notice helpful number patterns. The time restrictions in the second phase encourage you to make those facts automatic while the missing numbers on the grid in the third phase develop your understanding of place value.

About

NAP Locked down browser

This secure browser is designed for students taking standardized online assessments. It locks down the device to prevent cheating by restricting access to other apps and system functions during tests.

Highlights
  • Secure testing environment
  • Restricts app switching
  • Blocks unauthorized utilities
  • Prevents access to device resources
  • Facilitates NAPLAN and NAP Sample tests
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The NAP Locked down browser allows students to securely participate in NAPLAN and NAP Sample tests on the Online National Assessment Platform. The application regulates access to utilities and system functions, prevents application switching and unauthorised device resources being used during an assessment.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mathsterious Mansion at 100% against NAP Locked down browser's 14%. Mathsterious Mansion also leads on iOS requirement (5.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mathsterious Mansion versus NAP Locked down browser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathsterious MansionNAP Locked down browser
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better13.8% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequency—Every 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS5.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3P LearningEducation Services Australia Ltd.

Customer experience

Mathsterious Mansion

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NAP Locked down browser

Written reviews225 reviews
Positive13.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative84.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mathsterious Mansion

No in-app purchases

None

NAP Locked down browser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mathsterious Mansion free?
Mathsterious Mansion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NAP Locked down browser free?
NAP Locked down browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mathsterious Mansion or NAP Locked down browser have ads?
Neither Mathsterious Mansion nor NAP Locked down browser shows ads.

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