Comparison

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork vs Math Experts

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

Head to head
About

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

Decorate elephants for a parade by taking photos of the world around you. Use your camera to capture colors, shapes, and textures to create unique patchwork patterns for each of the ten elephants. This app encourages creativity and helps children develop an eye for composition and design.

Highlights
  • Decorate elephants with custom photo patterns
  • Use camera to capture real-world textures and colors
  • Create unique designs for ten different elephants
  • Develop an eye for composition, color, and pattern
  • Save and share creations
  • Ideal for children aged 3-8
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It’s nearly time for Elmer’s Parade, and his elephant friends need your help to get ready. Get creative, take inspiration from the world around you and use your camera to decorate the elephants with your own bright, beautiful patchwork pattern. Have fun making each of Elmer’s friends unique and ready to take part in the parade. “This is a brilliant app for getting your children out and about in the real world...Ideal for exploration to find interesting colours and shapes in the outside world.” – The Guardian “Elmer deserves a place in everyone’s childhood.” – Angels & Urchins “A deserved favourite.” – Sunday Times FILL PATCHES WITH YOUR CAMERA Use your camera to take photos of interesting shapes, colors and textures and add them to your elephant’s patchwork pattern. Make every one of Elmer’s friends colorful and unique. Each of the ten elephants has four patchwork patterns to choose from – combined with the photos you take, your parade will be truly one-of-a-kind! TELL A STORY WITH PATCHWORK The only limit to each photo-patchwork is your imagination. Try telling the story of your day in a series of photos. Capture your trip to the park or your visit to the museum in an unforgettable way. This way, like Elmer, each one of your elephants will be different and special. CREATE YOUR OWN PARADE Once you’ve decorated Elmer’s friend, save your creation to your camera roll. Then you can share them with your friends and family, or print and keep your patchwork creation with you. You could even fill your room with parading elephants! PARENTS AND EDUCATORS This app is ideal for children aged 3–8. While your child is having fun with this app, they will naturally be developing a photographer’s eye for composition, color, pattern and texture. We made this app so that children could fall in love with patchwork and photography as we have, and see the world as a work of art and an endless source of inspiration.

About

Math Experts

This app offers a distraction-free environment to practice various arithmetic operations, from basic math to advanced mental calculations. It provides customizable training options and multiple game modes to suit all ages and skill levels.

Highlights
  • Customizable operations and number ranges
  • Practice, Single Player, and Two Player modes
  • Supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, times tables, and square numbers
  • Ad-free and subscription-free experience
  • Adjustable difficulty and color themes
  • Suitable for kids, students, and adults
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Sharpen your mental math with Math Experts – a clean, customizable, and ad-free math training app for all ages. Practice arithmetic your way: no distractions, no subscriptions, just focused math training that you control. Train addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, times tables, and square numbers – from basic math to advanced mental arithmetic. WHY Math Experts? Full Control Over Your Training: Choose operations, number ranges, negative numbers, and difficulty to match your skill level. Multiple Game Modes: - Practice Mode: no timer, no pressure - Single Player: timed math challenges to improve speed - Two Player: compete on one device in fast-paced math duels From Basics to Advanced: Perfect for learning times tables, practicing square numbers, or improving mental math with negative numbers. Clean & Distraction-Free: No ads. No subscriptions. Just focused learning. Math Training for Everyone: - Kids: build confidence in arithmetic and times tables - Students: improve speed and accuracy for school - Adults: daily brain training and mental fitness Customizable Experience: Adjust settings, difficulty, and color themes to make math practice your own. Math Experts is your all-in-one math trainer for arithmetic practice, mental math, and brain training. Download now and improve your math skills every day.

Screenshots

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork4 screens
Math Experts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Experts at 100% against Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's 14%. Math Experts also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 19 months). Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork costs $1.99 and Math Experts $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork ships an update every 19 months, Math Experts every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork versus Math Experts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElmer’s Photo PatchworkMath Experts
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatureGuides Ltd.PATRICIA SAUER

Customer experience

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

Math Experts

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

No in-app purchases

None

Math Experts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elmer’s Photo Patchwork free?
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Experts free?
Math Experts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elmer’s Photo Patchwork or Math Experts have ads?
Neither Elmer’s Photo Patchwork nor Math Experts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elmer’s Photo Patchwork or Math Experts?
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork ships an update every 19 months, and Math Experts every 5 weeks. Most recently, Elmer’s Photo Patchwork was updated on October 1, 2026 and Math Experts on September 26, 2026.

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