Comparison

Understanding Math vs My Fairy Tale

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

Head to head
About

Understanding Math

This app offers interactive games and exercises to help children understand and practice addition and subtraction up to 100. It features multiple user profiles, progress tracking, and a competitive duel mode for engaging learning.

Highlights
  • Unlimited user profiles
  • Track child's achievements
  • Addition and subtraction up to 100
  • Four different game settings
  • Interactive learning methods
  • Duel mode for competition
Features
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ChildrenΒ΄s Technology Review - EDITORS CHOICE FOR EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN: "Teachers take note of this excellent set of classroom friendly math exercises that is coming April 2. Features include unlimited user profiles (children must enter their name) and the ability to track each child's achievements by both quality (accuracy) and quantity, and the ability to see how to add and subtract quantities of up to 100 in 4 different setting." "Innovative, engaging, and fun; finally an app that teaches kids HOW to do math." TeachersWithApps.com "This is another excellent math app by appp media. At Fun Educational Apps, we review many apps devoted to teaching math; Understanding Math- Addition and Subtraction ranks as one of the best of the best. That's why it has earned our latest TOP PICK." FunEducationalApps.com OnSarahsiPad.com: "Understanding Maths - Addition and Subtraction is an ideal app for both home and school. It will be particularly valuable in the lower grades of school and for those children who are moving from concrete to symbolic representations of addition and subtraction. Older children struggling with these concepts will also enjoy using this app as it has an age-appropriate interface" Understanding Math - Addition and Subtraction is the second app in a series of educational apps based on J. Bruner's Learning Theory β€œThree Modes of Representation”. Understand and practise addition and subtraction in 4 games and show your skills in the Duel! Compete against your peers or even parents by setting different levels of difficulty. Addition - Tap with your fingers Solve the problem by touching the display. Example: 3 + 5 Tap with 3 fingers, then with 5. After solving the problem, you can pop the objects by touching them. Please turn the "Multitasking Gestures" on your iPad to OFF in "General Settings", as these will close the app! Common Core Standards: Understand addition Addition Drag down the correct amount of tens and ones. Example 37+8= Drag down 3 tens and 7 ones of one colour and 8 ones of the other colour. See and understand place value: ten "ones" make one "ten". Common Core Standards: Understand place value Understand addition Subtraction Drag down the correct amount of tens and ones. See and understand that ten is a bundle of ten ones See and understand the place value when taking one away from 10 Common Core Standards: Understand place value Understand subtraction Training Solve the problem by writing the solution onto the screen. Help is provided by the iconic representation of the numbers. Common Core Standards: Fluently add and subtract within 20 or 100 using mental strategies Duel Two players compete against each other. Each player can choose his level of difficulty. Tap the sun to start. The first to enter the correct solution will earn a star. Earning 5 stars wins the game. Level 1: ->20, + Level 2: ->20, +, - Level 3: ->100, + Level 4: ->100, +, - Common Core Standards: Fluently add and subtract within 20 or 100 using mental strategies Toolbox Enter your own addition or subtraction equation. Explore the place value. Privacy Policy You don’t have to worry about your child playing independently with appp media apps because we take your child’s privacy and online safety very seriously. Our apps include: β€’ no links to websites outside the app without a gate β€’ no ads β€’ no data collection or tracking β€’ no social media sharing β€’ no in-app purchases For detailed information on our privacy policy, visit www.apppmedia.com ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– At appp media we value your feedback so please email your comments or questions to support@apppmedia.com

About

My Fairy Tale

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My Fairy Tale puts children's imagination in focus by letting them create their own tale from a set of pictures. The app contains eight different stories, each with ten pictures illustrated especially for this app. By swiping through the pictures while telling their own story, kids create a unique tale of their own. Or maybe you as a parent want to record a story for your child to listen to – or fall asleep to. NEW IN VERSION 2.0 β€’ A playful new look with big, round bubble buttons that are easy for small hands β€’ Calm floating backgrounds and gentle animations (respects Reduce Motion) β€’ A safe parent gate: hold with two fingers for 3 seconds β€’ Name your recordings in parent mode β€’ Up to 15 minutes per tale β€’ Safer recording – your previous tale is kept until you choose to save the new one HOW IT WORKS β€’ Choose one of the eight stories β€’ Press record and tell the story, picture by picture β€’ Play your tale back with the pictures turning at just the right moments β€’ Save up to five tales for each story In parent mode you can name or delete tales to make room for new ones. No ads, no in-app purchases and no internet connection needed – everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Understanding Math4 screens
My Fairy Tale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Understanding Math at every 11 months against My Fairy Tale's every 70 months. Understanding Math also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). My Fairy Tale's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Understanding Math costs $3.99 and My Fairy Tale $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Understanding Math ships an update every 11 months, My Fairy Tale every 70 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Understanding Math versus My Fairy Tale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnderstanding MathMy Fairy Tale
Price$3.99$1.99 β€” better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 11 months β€” betterEvery 70 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size37 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerappp media UGaMASE AB

In-app purchases

None

Understanding Math

No in-app purchases

None

My Fairy Tale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Understanding Math free?
Understanding Math costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Fairy Tale free?
My Fairy Tale costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Understanding Math or My Fairy Tale have ads?
Neither Understanding Math nor My Fairy Tale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Understanding Math or My Fairy Tale?
Understanding Math ships an update every 11 months, and My Fairy Tale every 70 months. Most recently, Understanding Math was updated on November 1, 2026 and My Fairy Tale on November 3, 2026.

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