What it is/what you do with it: a virtual board for math skills practice (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squares, cubes and square roots).

What we liked: the concept. Good variety of activities. Good set of features. Great educational value. Highly configurable. Multiple student accounts with progress tracking.

What we didn't like: navigation could be more intuitive. May not offer enough engagement for a child to play on his/her own.

Appysmarts

What it is and what you do with it: 9 activities for early math practice (number recognition, ordering, comparison, counting, matching, tracing). Numbers 1-20.

What we liked: the concept. Good variety of simple math mini-games. Simple illustrations. Ease of use. Spoken instructions. No distracting elements.

What we didn't like: the 'driving' part of the interface may be a bit confusing. No hints. No reward/motivational features. Some games offer more variety and engagement than others.

Appysmarts

What it is and what you do with it: a math game for developing number sense, subtraction and multiplication skills. 3 scenes/levels of difficulty. Counting backwards by 10's, 9's up to 2's.

Guide the characters through the scenes by hopping by a required number of fields. Avoid crocodiles and collect coins for use in the Boomerang Store.

What we liked: the concept (math practice in a game-like environment). Simple game controls. Very good educational value.

What we didn't like: the interface could be more intuitive. May not offer enough variety/engagement for some kids to complete all levels.

Appysmarts

What is it and what do you do with it: a simple game/math practice (Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication/Division, 3 difficulty levels). Solve math problems to save parts of the town from fire.

What we liked: flexible configuration/options. Ease of use. Timed and not timed play modes. Multiple player accounts.

What we didn't like: a bit limited educational value (just simple calculations, no clues/prompts). The gameplay is very basic: not much interaction/the scenes are very static.

Appysmarts

What it is and what you do with it: interactive version of the book by Mercer Mayer introducing kids to numbers 1 to 10.

Explore the pages one by one (or using the Page Selector). Tap on the pictures to hear the associated words read out.

What we liked: original Little Critter artwork. Sounds and sound backgrounds. Good navigation and reading options (easy access to single pages, words are highlighted when read by the narrator etc.). Professional narration (plus the option to record and share your own narration).

What we didn't like: we wish there were more interactive features (apart from word-picture associations).

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What is it/what do you do with it: 6 activities for early math practice (numbers 1-20) based on the Montessori method: counting, tracing, quantities.

What we liked: the concept. A good variety of activities. Ease of use. No distracting elements.

What we didn't like: some of the activities offer more engagement and educational value than others. No spoken instructions. Navigation/interaction features could be more intuitive.

Appysmarts

What is it/what do you do with it: a set of activities for times tables practice: learn and memorize, practice and test.

What we liked: a good set of activities for times tables practice. Many configuration options in the Practice mode. Ease of use.

What we didn't like: limited features (Garfield fans may be a bit disappointed).

Appysmarts

What it is and what you do with it: 6 activities for early math practice (numbers 1-20):

- counting along

- number recognition

- fruit counting

- counting and sorting

- addition

- subtraction What we liked: good range of simple activities. Simple illustrations. Ease of use. Spoken instructions. The 'hints' feature. 2 difficulty levels. Reward system with stickers and bonus game.

What we didn't like: some of the activities offer more variety and engagement than others.

Appysmarts

Mathseeds apps are a great way for young students to practice and master all the essential math skills. Written for the Common Core Standards, students can access a huge range of activities that make learning math fun, motivating and very rewarding!

Grade 1 includes:
Training – 81 question sets that cover the 9 big topics of Grade 1 Math. Includes a scratch board for working out problems, along with a Dictionary of terms and audio prompts for Word Problems.
Multiplayer – up to 4 players can play against each other in this game of speed and fun.
Timed – Increase your speed in essential addition, subtraction, word and mixed mathematic.
Badges – Earn more than 220 badges.
Games – Earn tokens to spend on fun games in the Circus area.

With the ability to make multiple accounts, each child’s individual progress is tracked and recorded.

The Mathseeds apps are created by the same team behind the very popular Mathseeds and Reading Eggs websites, bringing together all we know about how children learn math with the powerful interactivity and motivation provided by the iPad. The irresistible combination of engagement and learning will switch on all students, even those who don’t think they are good at math!

Mathseeds apps are a great way for young students to practice and master all the essential math skills. Written for the Common Core Standards, students can access a huge range of activities that make learning math fun, motivating and very rewarding!

Kindergarten includes:
Training – 36 question sets that cover: Number, Addition and Subtraction, Fractions, Grouping and Sharing, Patterns and Shapes, Measurement, Money and Data. Includes a scratch board for working out problems, along with the added feature of audio for all questions, including word problems.
Multiplayer – up to 4 players can play against each other in this game of speed and fun.
Timed – Increase your speed in essential addition, subtraction, word and mixed mathematic facts.
Badges – Earn more than 170 badges.
Games – Earn tokens to spend on fun games in the Circus area.

With the ability to make multiple accounts, each child’s individual progress is tracked and recorded.

The Mathseeds apps are created by the same team behind the very popular Mathseeds and Reading Eggs websites, bringing together all we know about how children learn math with the powerful interactivity and motivation provided by the iPad. The irresistible combination of engagement and learning will switch on all students, even those who don’t think they are good at math!