Touch vs TT Math 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touch
This app teaches touch-typing while simultaneously improving reading and spelling skills. It offers a step-by-step course with bite-sized modules, suitable for all ages and learning styles, including those with dyslexia. Track progress and build confidence in literacy.
- Learn touch-typing
- Improve reading skills
- Enhance spelling
- Dyslexia-friendly approach
- Step-by-step modules
- Progress tracking
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Please note in order to log in you need to have purchased a subscription to Touch-type Read and Spell. Learn to type in an easy and fun way! TTRS is an excellent touch-typing program on its own, with the added benefit of boosting reading and spelling skills. We offer a step-by-step touch-typing course that allows everyone to learn Keyboarding and enhance literacy skills at their own pace, via a series of bite-size modules and lessons. Improve spelling and reading skills in English with our dyslexia-friendly approach for children and adults. Measure progress and celebrate success as you build confidence in the workplace or classroom. The program is appropriate for children ages 6-7 through to adult learners. The TTRS iPad app is free for current course subscribers. **Important Notice** We recommend using a Bluetooth keyboard with the app. If you are having any technical issues, please email support@readandspell.com ----- TTRS enhances spelling, decoding, and sight-reading skills thanks to a multi-sensory approach grounded in phonics and based on the work of Orton-Gillingham. This makes it an appropriate solution for individuals who struggle with: dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), visual impairments, hearing impairments and stroke recovery.
TT Math 5
This app enhances a math course, allowing students to learn independently and on the go, even offline for up to six lessons. It offers audiovisual lectures, practice problems with instant feedback, and detailed explanations for every problem. Parents can track progress with built-in controls.
- Offline learning for up to 6 lessons
- 114 audiovisual lectures
- Thousands of practice problems
- Automated grading and instant feedback
- Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
- Parental progress tracking
- Digitized textbook with search
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The Teaching Textbooks Math 5 app makes your TT course even better! Not only will your student enjoy math while learning independently, but, with the app, that learning can also take place on the go. Even when offline! Specifically, the app can be used offline for up to 6 lessons at a time. That makes it perfect for homeschool parents who need their kids to stay productive while the family is out and about during the day. The app’s other features include… • 114 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 5th grade curriculum • thousands of problems that give students all the practice they need to master each concept • automated grading and instant feedback for every single problem • step-by-step audiovisual explanations to every single problem so students can see exactly what they did wrong when mistakes are made (This makes the program feel as if a tutor is at the student’s side!) • parental controls that let you track your student’s progress • the digitized version of the printed Teaching Textbooks Math 5 textbook (with a search feature and a hyper-linked index) • no advertising or in-app purchase offers • Internet connectivity is required, but you can remain offline for up to 6 lessons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: TT Math 5 at free against Touch's subscription. TT Math 5 also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Touch's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Touch against 3.2 for TT Math 5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 129 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 60% positive.
Touch ships an update every 8 days, TT Math 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch | TT Math 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (50 ratings) — better | 3.2 (129 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOUCH-TYPE READ & SPELL LTD | Teaching Textbooks, Inc. |
Customer experience
Touch
TT Math 5
User reviews
Touch
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps with spelling
- 👍 Improves typing skills
- 👍 Good for dyslexic/dysgraphic children
- 👍 Multi-sensory approach
- 👍 Short, engaging lessons
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 App crashes/quits
- 🐛 Subscription required (not always clear)
- 🐛 iPad incompatibility
- 🐛 Synchronization problems
TT Math 5
From 129 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for homeschooling
- 👍 Clear and easy lessons
- 👍 Interactive lessons
- 👍 Reads lessons aloud
- 👍 Affordable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and freezing
- 🐛 App is laggy
- 🐛 Sometimes counts correct answers wrong
- 🐛 Custom keyboard issues
- 🐛 Content can be too easy/repetitive
Bugs and requests
Touch
Reported bugs
11 issues- Cannot log into the app
- App closes on startup
- Data cannot be read (missing/incorrect format)
- Stuck on loading screen
- App doesn't synchronize with computer
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- Cannot switch profiles without closing
- App crashes frequently
- Keyboard not working with iPad
- Progress not saved after sync issues
- Login screen freezes
- App bugs after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Add profiles for multiple students
- Improve synchronization between app and web
- Make subscription cost clearer upfront
- Reduce waiting time on loading screens
- Fix double spaces in sentences
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- Add more variety to lessons
TT Math 5
Reported bugs
44 issues- App freezes and glitches when giving hints
- Touch screen not registering numbers
- App freezes up
- App is very laggy
- Sometimes kicks me out of the app
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- Error code A-4 preventing app from opening
- Cannot paste
- Carrying makes you put the second digit in first
- Typing digits the opposite way
- App counts correct answers wrong
- App glitches
- Issues with loading lessons
- App won't load a lesson
- App not working at all
- Syncing info issues
- Password was wrong when it was right
- Lectures are very confusing
- Lost progress
- Custom keyboard is difficult to use
- Buttons don't work
- App boots me out frequently
- App is constantly freezing
- Bluetooth keyboard not working on the app
- Won't let me go into one of the lessons
- Reviewing things done in 2nd grade
- Stickers are freaky
- Hard to access stickers
- Audio is outdated and hard to hear
- Doesn't let me past quiz 2
- When I type a answer it doesn’t let me type it correctly
- App glitches out and kicks me off
- Don't explain it good
- Issues with loading lessons on iPad
- Won't let us use the Bluetooth keyboard
- Won't let me go into one of the lessons
- Syncing info issues
- Missed one day of math
- Stickers are really freaky
- Very hard to access my stickers
- Said my password was wrong when i knew it was right
- Lectures are very confusing
- Keep on loosing my progress
- Lost all progress once
- Custom keyboard is quite difficult to use
Requested features
12 requests- Add a redo button
- Add sound effects to stickers
- More problems on each particular math subject
- Focus practice problems on new lessons first
- Improve review of concepts like Roman Numerals and time
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- Option to use standard keyboard
- Fix issues with Bluetooth keyboard
- Allow access to website version if app freezes
- Add cool congratulations at the end of a grade
- Make stickers less freaky
- Improve audio quality and clarity
- Treat older students appropriately
In-app purchases
Touch
No in-app purchases
TT Math 5
No in-app purchases
Questions
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