# Tiko Sum — Math that talks back

> Math that talks back (iPhone/iPad app by Sil van Diepen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiko-sum/id6794587838 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sil van Diepen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1719784597)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 4 MB
- Released: 2026-08-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiko-sum/id6794587838/reviews.md

## What is Tiko Sum?

Tiko Sum is a friendly talking math app for children — and it is not a calculator: it never shows the result. Every key your child presses is spoken aloud ("three… plus… five…"), and the answer is always a choice between three big tiles. Pick the right one and the screen celebrates; pick another and Sum simply says the formula again — no buzzer, no red cross, no pressure.

- A big speaking keypad: every number and symbol is read aloud in your language
- The answer is a choice: three tiles, one right, two clever look-alikes
- Plus, minus, times and divide, with a maximum number a parent can cap
- Paths: playful rows of five sums, from first counting to times tables and fair shares
- Three ways to answer: pick a tile, type the number, or say it out loud — a parent chooses in settings (tiles by default, and only saying it ever uses the microphone)
- Every path is editable and parents can build their own
- Speaks and counts in English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German and Maltese — including proper number words like "eenentwintig" and "quatre-vingt-onze"
- Works offline after first use; no ads, no scores, no streaks
- Child mode keeps the screen focused and distraction-free

Tiko Sum is part of Tiko, a child-first universe of small, focused communication and learning tools.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-06

Sums now come in sizes. Pick how far the numbers go — 1-5, 1-10, 1-20, 1-50 or 1-100 — or an in-between band like 10-20, or a whole number family like the 2s or the 10s. Then choose add, subtract, multiply, divide, or a mix of all four.

A round is ten sums, one straight after another, with no waiting in between.

Free play is still there, at the foot of the list.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-05

No release notes.

## More apps by Sil van Diepen

- [Chikki](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chikki/id6767161362)
- [Lezin](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lezin/id6767212235)
- [Tiko Type](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiko-type/id6780917101)
- [Tiko Yes-No](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tiko-yes-no/id6781237407)
- [Luys Tubes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luys-tubes/id6783845631)
- [Luys Bloom](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luys-bloom/id6783963615)

All apps by Sil van Diepen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1719784597

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