➗ Math apps and platforms · 🧸 Early learning (ages 2-6)
Math Learning Center Apps (Math MultiApp)
By The Math Learning Center (nonprofit). Visit Math Learning Center Apps (Math MultiApp)
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
A set of free virtual math manipulatives from the nonprofit behind the Bridges curriculum: number racks, number lines, ten-frames, base-ten pieces, fraction models, pattern blocks, a geoboard, a clock and money pieces. Children drag and arrange pieces to show and solve problems, and can draw on top. The tools now live together in one Math MultiApp workspace, with single web apps and iPad apps still available. There is no game, score or lesson path; a teacher or parent sets the task.
Our take: A clean, free toolbox for parents and teachers who already know what to teach; children looking for a self-guided math game will be bored.
Checked in a browser
A browser check on 2026-10-25: what loads, the ads and trackers we saw, and what a child meets first. Not a hands-on test.
| Child safety: 4 out of 5 | No ads shown; a page of free math apps with a few links to app stores and social media. |
|---|---|
| Data: 2 out of 5 | Google's ad tracker (ad.doubleclick.net) and LinkedIn's ad tracker loaded alongside Google Analytics before the cookie notice was answered; no ads were shown. |
| Ease: 4 out of 5 | Each app has a picture and clear Open web app links, though a cookie notice covers the bottom of the screen at first. |
| Cost honesty: 5 out of 5 | All apps are free; no upgrade prompt seen. |
What we found
- Contacted 11 outside sites, including doubleclick.net, LinkedIn (licdn/linkedin), Google Analytics and Cloudflare analytics.
- Set 18 cookies, with third-party cookies from LinkedIn and Vimeo, before 'OK, I agree' was clicked.
- The cookie notice says continuing to use the site counts as agreeing.
- Each app card offers Open web app, Install web app and iOS app.
From the test: Free, ad-free math apps that are easy to open, though the page lets Google and LinkedIn ad trackers load on the first visit.
| Ages it suits | grades K-8 (about 5-14) |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Not stated in terms. The apps need no login, and the website terms cover general use of the site. (terms) |
| Price | Free. Free (Oct 2026): no subscriptions and no login, per the maker. |
| Works on | Web, iPhone and iPad |
| Account | No account needed |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | No AI. |
What's good
- Free with no login or ads
- Works in any browser and on iPad
- Keyboard and screen-reader support
- Flexible tools for many grade levels
Watch for
- No instructions or practice built in; an adult must set tasks
- Website uses ad-tracking pixels
- App-specific privacy statement not found
Data and privacy
The App Store listing for the Number Rack app says the developer collects no data from the app. The website privacy statement covers site visitors only: it uses Google Analytics and ad-measurement tools such as the Facebook Pixel, and says the apps have their own privacy statement, which we could not find. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims only; no independent study of the apps was found. They are digital versions of standard classroom manipulatives.
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Where these facts come from
- https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps
- https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/mathmultiapp
- https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/terms
- https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/privacy
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-rack-by-mlc/id1469094747
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