Comparison

Hit the Button Math vs Smart Button Panic Button

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

Head to head
About

Hit the Button Math

Develop mental math skills with this engaging app for children aged 5-11. It offers 166 game modes covering essential arithmetic topics, with options for timed or untimed practice. Track progress with player profiles and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • 166 game modes
  • Timed and untimed practice
  • Covers times tables, division, squares, number bonds, doubling, halving
  • Supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Up to 30 player profiles
  • Local data storage
  • Bronze, silver, gold star rewards
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Hit the Button Math is an app designed to help develop mental math and calculation skills. The app is aimed at 5-11 year olds. There are 166 different game modes of varying difficulty so it is useful throughout grades K-5. Answer as many questions as possible in minute-long games, or you can now practice without the pressure of a countdown timer. Questions are randomly generated which means it is very replayable. The game has been carefully designed for children, with large, widely spaced buttons. We recommend that young children play on a tablet. Six main topics are covered: * Times tables - up to 10 or 12 * Division - up to 10 or 12 * Square numbers * Number bonds * Doubling * Halving Between these topics, the four standard arithmetic operations are covered: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. You can create up to 30 player profiles per device to track an individual's scores. If you prefer there's also the option to play as a guest. All data is stored locally on your device so you don't have to worry about privacy issues. We've also made it very easy for children to quickly switch between profiles after playing a game, if they're sharing a device. After each game, the score achieved is displayed along with the child's high score. Bronze, silver or gold stars and trophies are awarded depending on the score achieved in each game.

About

Smart Button Panic Button

This app allows users to quickly report emergencies and share important information within their school or organization. It provides instant notifications to emergency contacts with location data and stores emergency plans for easy access.

Highlights
  • Instant emergency reporting
  • GPS location sharing
  • Emergency plan access
  • Multi-language support (English/Spanish)
  • Notifications to emergency contacts
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The Smart Button is a communications and panic button app that can be used by faculty, employees, students, and/or parents to report emergencies and other important information. This mobile application is now available in English and Spanish. The Smart Button® is a revolutionary tool for school administrators, teachers, and professors to instantly report credible threats, dangerous situations with students, medical emergencies, health, and other safety issues that warrant immediate attention. Organizational emergency plans and procedures are stored in the app for quick access on smartphones and tablets. When the Smart Button® is pressed, emergency contacts at your school, district, university or organization are immediately notified with your information and/or GPS map location. This innovative app is free to download.

Screenshots

Hit the Button Math4 screens
Smart Button Panic Button4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Button Panic Button at Free against Hit the Button Math's $3.99. Smart Button Panic Button also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). Hit the Button Math's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 40%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Smart Button Panic Button is free to download; Hit the Button Math costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hit the Button Math ships an update every 22 months, Smart Button Panic Button every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hit the Button Math versus Smart Button Panic Button: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHit the Button MathSmart Button Panic Button
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTopmarks Online LtdAnonymous Alerts, LLC

Customer experience

Hit the Button Math

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative22.7%

Smart Button Panic Button

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Hit the Button Math

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game freezes constantly
  • Scores and high scores disappeared
  • Keyboard not aligning or working
  • Mouse not working correctly
  • App does not launch
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  • Sound does not work on iPad version
  • Cannot select child after adding
  • Buttons do not work on touch
  • Player name typing issues
  • Game rigged

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add daily ten as a separate app
  • Include 15 and 17 times tables
  • More levels/exercises
  • Ability to see trophies earned for each exercise
  • Improve graphics and layout
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  • More encouraging feedback mechanisms
  • Increase the number of player profiles
  • Fix sound issue on iPad
  • Limit multiplication tables to ten

Smart Button Panic Button

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hit the Button Math

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Button Panic Button

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hit the Button Math free?
Hit the Button Math costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Button Panic Button free?
Smart Button Panic Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hit the Button Math or Smart Button Panic Button have ads?
Neither Hit the Button Math nor Smart Button Panic Button shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hit the Button Math or Smart Button Panic Button?
Hit the Button Math ships an update every 22 months, and Smart Button Panic Button every 2 months. Most recently, Hit the Button Math was updated on September 23, 2026 and Smart Button Panic Button on June 11, 2026.

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