Comparison

Common Core Pocket vs MA Standards

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

Head to head
About

Common Core Pocket

Quickly access and search all Common Core State Standards for various subjects and grade levels. Features include keyword scanning, color-coded subjects, and enlarged text options for easy readability.

Highlights
  • Lookup standards by subject and grade
  • View learning progressions
  • Enlarged text option
  • Set specific grade levels
  • Scan keywords for easy search
  • Color-coded subject areas
Features
Currently charting
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Common Core Pocket is an easy to use reference that gives you quick access to all the Common Core State Standards wherever you are. Common Core Pocket is designed for teachers, parents, administrators, students and anyone else who uses the Common Core State Standards. Common Core Pocket FEATURES: - LOOKUP STANDARDS BY: • Subject area (English Language Arts, Math, History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects, and Writing) • Grade • English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) Strand • Math Domain LEARNING PROGRESSIONS – See how learning progresses over grade levels. ENLARGED TEXT – Responds to the large print setting. SET GRADES – Only need standards for one grade? Grade level can be set for both English Language Arts and Math. SCAN KEYWORDS – Press the scan key to highlight topic keywords in bold for easier search. COLOR-CODED SUBJECT AREAS – So you always know what standards you're looking at. INSTRUCTIONS/HELP SECTION – Actual screen shots and instruction sequences. DARK MODE ENABLED

About

MA Standards

Access Massachusetts curriculum frameworks and explore learning standards. Find resources like student work, assessment items, and definitions. Plan lessons with a mapping feature showing standard relationships.

Highlights
  • Standards Navigator
  • Explore learning standards
  • Related resources (work, assessments, definitions)
  • Mapping feature for standard relationships
  • Curriculum frameworks access
Features
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Use the MA Standards app to access the Standards Navigator and explore the learning standards in the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks. These standards set expectations for what all students should know and be able to do by the end of each school year. Educators, students, families, and others can select a standard and find related resources such as student work exemplars, assessment items, quick reference guides, and key definitions. The mapping feature can help educators plan by showing how standards relate to each other both within and across grades.

Screenshots

Common Core Pocket4 screens
MA Standards2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MA Standards at Free against Common Core Pocket's $1.99. MA Standards also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). Common Core Pocket's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.6) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

MA Standards is free to download; Common Core Pocket costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Common Core Pocket holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Common Core Pocket versus MA Standards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommon Core PocketMA Standards
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better3.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 28 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTraxica, LLCMassachusetts Executive Office of Education

Customer experience

Common Core Pocket

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

MA Standards

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Common Core Pocket

No in-app purchases

None

MA Standards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Common Core Pocket free?
Common Core Pocket costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MA Standards free?
MA Standards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Common Core Pocket or MA Standards?
Common Core Pocket is rated higher. Common Core Pocket averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while MA Standards averages 3.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Common Core Pocket or MA Standards have ads?
Neither Common Core Pocket nor MA Standards shows ads.

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