Comparison

TouchCounts vs Math Makers

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

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About

TouchCounts

This app helps children learn fundamental math concepts like counting, addition, and subtraction through interactive finger gestures and visual exploration. It fosters number sense by allowing kids to create and manipulate numbers, building a strong foundation for arithmetic.

Highlights
  • Interactive counting and arithmetic
  • Finger gesture-based learning
  • Develops number sense
  • Explores ordinality and cardinality
  • Supports addition and subtraction
  • Foundations for division and multiplication
Features
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TouchCounts lets children use their fingers, eyes and ears to learn to count, add and subtract. By tapping and swiping and by using specially-designed gestures for adding and subtracting, children create and manipulate their own numbers, developing a stronger number sense as they explore the mathematical foundations of ordinality, cardinality, and arithmetic. As children begin to learn how to count with their fingers, TouchCounts is the perfect environment to solidify that learning and help them generalize beyond their fingers, “going past ten” into the endless world of larger values. TouchCounts allows children to focus on both ordered and operational views of numbers, inviting them to develop their number sense by creating and exploring coordinated number sequences tactilely, visually, symbolically and verbally. In addition, learners can explore how numeric quantities can be composed from–and decomposed into–other, smaller quantities. Neither a repetitive drill-and-practice worksheet nor an rigid "level-driven" game, TouchCounts is a mathematics exploration environment designed to allow students to discover, pose and examine their own questions and understandings. Sample activities on the TouchCounts website show parents and teachers how TouchCounts can support learners' conceptual understanding of: - number naming - counting and skip-counting - ordinality and cardinality - even and odd numbers - less-than, greater-than and equal-to relationships - subitization - addition, subtraction, and the foundations of division and multiplication. Based on contemporary research understandings of how children learn mathematics, and developed by the Tangible Mathematics Learning Project in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, TouchCounts is intended for use in school, pre-school and at home; and with small groups, with 1:1 pairings of a learner and a parent or teacher, or individually.

About

Math Makers

This app offers over 600 math exercises for children aged 6-10, designed to improve problem-solving skills and academic performance. It features engaging gameplay that hides math lessons within puzzles, making learning fun and effective. Parents and teachers report significant improvements in math understanding and confidence.

Highlights
  • 600+ math exercises
  • Develops problem-solving skills
  • Improves school grades
  • Hidden math lessons in gameplay
  • Covers counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, and more
  • Teacher-approved content
  • Regular new content updates
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600+ exercises for kids to practice math on their own. Proven to develop your kids’ problem-solving skills and improve their school grades. Teacher approved! Ages 6-10. Your subscription gives you access to 600+ levels, each of which contains a math lesson hidden in the gameplay. You’ll also receive new levels, characters and accessories every two months. Over a million parents around the world use our app to help their kids learn math, so start your FREE 7-day trial and see if it’s for you. You can cancel your subscription at any time. Common Sense Media has labeled Math Makers as “so fun that it borders on addictive.” Kids love our game so much they’ll be asking you to play constantly, and learn math at an incredible rate. Here is what parents are saying about the app: • “Both I and my 6 year old love this app. She doesn't even realize she is learning Math but I can see it and the troubleshooting in how she deals with life issues, not just those math related.” - Mary Guokas • “As a homeschool family, we have found this game invaluable for introducing math concepts and operations to our 4 year old.” - Roger Maitri Brindle • “My daughter loves this app and would happily play for hours if I let her. She is fully engaged, challenged and always asking to play!” - Brette Hamilton • “Beautiful, motivating, fun app for my son to practice math. My son has learning differences, but he loves his tablet time each day. He is solving very amazing puzzles to move levels up. He gets to practice his mental math, math facts and he thinks he is only playing. It really helps with his confidence too, love this.” - Paula Poblete The app is used by teachers in more than 200 schools. Often called “the llama game” by kids, your child may have already played it in class. HOW DOES THE GAME TEACH MY KIDS MATH? Kids solve puzzles that are actually hidden math problems. It removes their fear of failure - it’s just a game! They experiment with 600+ situations to understand math beyond learning by heart. Math Makers will change how they respond to challenges in their day to day lives. WHAT MATH SUBJECTS WILL MY KIDS LEARN? A wide range of exercises for any kid from 6 to 10 years old, including: • Counting, comparison, classification • Addition, subtraction, relation of equality, formulas • The first steps towards multiplication and division • Fractions: numerator / denominator, adding/subtracting fractions, fraction multiplication and more HOW DO I KNOW IT WORKS? Two independent studies have shown that playing Math Makers for only 3 hours leads to significant learning gains in kids’ math understanding and self-confidence. The average test score was improved by 10.5%. See our website for more details. AWARDS *Winner Best Learning Game for use in School Contexts 2022 - Gee Award *Best Learning Game Nominee 2022 - Games For Change *International Serious Play Award 2022 Gold Medal Winner *Coup De Coeur Nominee 2022 - Youth Media Alliance *Children's Technology Review 2018 - For Excellence in Design *Bologna Ragazzi Education Award, 2018 *Featuring — Apple App Store in 113 countries! *Apple Editor’s Choice — App Store worldwide! SUBSCRIPTION • 7-day Free Trial, then a subscription is needed. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. TERMS OF USE: https://ululab.com/terms-of-service/ FOLLOW US Twitter: www.twitter.com/Ululab Instagram: www.instagram.com/mathmakersgame Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ululab Your feedback is much appreciated. If something isn't working as you would expect, please contact us: www.ululab.com/contact

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TouchCounts at none against Math Makers's 16. TouchCounts also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Math Makers's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 61 months) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 9). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Makers sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TouchCounts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Makers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Makers has 3.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of TouchCounts's written reviews are positive against 66% of Math Makers's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchCounts ships an update every 61 months, Math Makers every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TouchCounts versus Math Makers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchCountsMath Makers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings93.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathalie SinclairUlulab

Customer experience

TouchCounts

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Math Makers

All ratings3,073 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

TouchCounts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Math Makers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not functioning properly after updates
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges
  • Difficulty navigating and understanding app features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand content and levels to prevent boredom
  • Add more math concepts beyond the basics
  • Improve subscription management and cancellation process
  • Introduce more personalization and customization options

In-app purchases

None

TouchCounts

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Math Makers

Subscriptions16
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$5.491 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$28.491 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$38.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$56.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is TouchCounts free?
TouchCounts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Makers free?
Math Makers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TouchCounts or Math Makers?
Math Makers is rated higher. TouchCounts averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Math Makers averages 4.7 from 3.1K ratings.
Do TouchCounts or Math Makers have ads?
Neither TouchCounts nor Math Makers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchCounts or Math Makers?
TouchCounts ships an update every 61 months, and Math Makers every 6 weeks. Most recently, TouchCounts was updated on October 19, 2026 and Math Makers on October 22, 2026.

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