# Mencal - Mental Math Tricks — user reviews > 77 indexed App Store user reviews of Mencal by 军 曹, rated 4.50/5 from 26 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mencal-mental-math-tricks/id638609565/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mencal-mental-math-tricks/id638609565.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 18 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (18 of 77) ### 4/5 — I absolutely wonder *2025-02-20* Mind setting ### 4/5 — Not bad *2024-03-16, version 4.2* Bit of fun. ### 5/5 — Trying now *2024-01-18, version 4.2* Will rate it properly later ### 5/5 — 还不错，很多计算方法，针对不同的计算都有总结规律。 *2023-08-24* nice ### 4/5 — 有一定的帮助 *2023-08-21* 可以练习速算 ### 5/5 — 对孩子练习口算速算很有用 *2023-06-17* 讲解很清楚不错 ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2023-04-13* Love this app. ### 5/5 — 还不错 *2023-04-03* 希望能保持更新 ### 5/5 — 心算技能 *2022-12-10* 小规律总结很到位，学到很多知识 ### 5/5 — Interactive game *2022-09-26* The keypad can include arrow keys to edit. ### 5/5 — 满意满意 *2022-07-01* 每次换手机都要下载的软件 打发时间也很有意义 ### 5/5 — Math always helps *2022-05-31* To keep your brain in 4/3 πr ³ ### 5/5 — 速算小帮手 *2022-05-11* 不错，每天练习一下心算有进步 ### 5/5 — 好东西 *2022-04-30* 好东西值得分享 ### 5/5 — 很棒，很多技巧 *2022-04-30* 内容丰富 ### 5/5 — 心算技巧挺有用 *2022-04-30* 想练习速算，下载试试，有心算技巧和练习 ### 4/5 — 希望类似的心算可以放在一起 *2022-04-29, version 4.2* 希望类似的心算可以放在一起 ### 5/5 — 不错 *2022-04-28, version 4.2* 不错，题目很有趣味 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 不要更新！！！这次更新是骗钱的！ *2022-04-05* 更新完基本功能和以前一样，没区别！但是购买老版本的数游是免费的！！现在要购买！！！而且还加了广告！再次提醒不要更新！！ ### 1/5 — 骗人的东西 *2018-01-17* 要背的那些公式比原题还复杂。每道题都莫名其妙的要加入一个哪里冒出来的数，要记这些数还不如把所有的题背下来算了。 ### 1/5 — Useless app *2017-01-20* No instructions and most parts of the app are locked without further purchases. Not intuitive, not enjoyable, not useful. Avoid. ### 1/5 — Confusing *2014-06-25, version 2.3* I think I understand the point but these problems are so confusing. You have to understand more than basic math to get this. ### 2/5 — 一般 *2022-11-07* 有些明明是直接口算就能轻松得出来的结果，非要用很复杂的公式，不解 ### 2/5 — Good *2022-09-02* Good ### 2/5 — Not an universal app *2014-10-08, version 2.3* I have to buy this app on iPad again? ### 3/5 — I really WANT to love this app so much *2015-02-18* Like at least one other reviewer, I don't think the app creator has a great grasp on English, which is understandable. English is a difficult language. That said, I think the app creator should vet the app with an English speaking person. Secondly, but more importantly, I tried one of the tricks 267x11 but could not reproduce the correct answer using the "trick". I end up with 3,117 using the trick. (Correct answer is 2,937). Maybe it's the language issue or maybe the trick is not correct. Either way, I love the CONCEPT just struggling with the execution. ### 3/5 — Could be great *2014-06-14* This is the best-looking app of this sort that I have seen (other than the choice of handwritten/chalkboard font for the numbers), but something tells me the appearance took precedence over the importance of utility. The instructions for methods are sometimes unclear, and not only because it looks as though the person who wrote it was not a native English-speaker. Sometimes crucial words are omitted. Sometimes it's just unclear what's being said. Additionally, it is my opinion that the app could use some expansion regarding how one is able to test oneself. Let the user test him- or herself incrementally with each step as they begin to understand it, or allow the user to include or omit the methods used in the testing portion. Otherwise, it requires the user to master and understand each kind of method before feeling they can challenge themselves effectively. Otherwise, this is a great app, and a beautiful one to boot. I'd love to use this more often if I could seem to have it work more in my favor as I learn and test myself with each method. It certainly had great potential, and I look forward to seeing how/if it changes in the future. ### 3/5 — it's ok *2013-10-31* there are some tricks that can be helpful but there are also example that make it to complicated and hard. for example 45+54=99 the app says to add 4+5=9 then 9*11=99 why the hell would I do that when I can clearly see lining up the numbers in my mind they will both be 9's. it get even crazier with 3 digit numbers, taking a simple 3'digit addition number and mixing multiplication and more addition, it just seams stupid to make it harder. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 数学 *2026-07-08* 对我很有意义帮助 ### 5/5 — Beautiful app *2026-03-18* Five star app ### 5/5 — 看起来不错 *2025-12-22* 闲来无事锻炼一下大脑挺不错的 ### 5/5 — 给好评解锁模式 *2025-05-10* 讨厌这种胁迫 ### 5/5 — this is a useful ap app *2025-04-20* there has many function ### 5/5 — Good education app *2024-07-08* A good one to start with ### 5/5 — 很多实用方法 *2024-04-23* 记住啦，就变数学大师了 ### 5/5 — 不错 *2024-02-27* 非常有趣味的一款软件，也容易上手 ### 5/5 — Great *2024-02-25* Been out of school for a little while and needed this ### 5/5 — 很不错！用来练习 *2024-02-15* 可以练习计算 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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