Comparison

MATHCOUNTS Trainer vs Mental Math Games & Quiz

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

Head to head
About

MATHCOUNTS Trainer

Prepare for MATHCOUNTS competitions with thousands of practice problems from past events. Learn from detailed solutions, track your progress, and compete with others on the leaderboard. This free tool is designed for aspiring mathletes of all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Thousands of practice problems
  • Problems from past competitions
  • Full solutions provided
  • Progress tracking
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Practice for all levels
Features
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Train your way to Nationals with the free MATHCOUNTS Trainer presented by Art of Problem Solving! With thousands of problems from previous School, Chapter, State, and National MATHCOUNTS competitions, the Trainer is great practice for aspiring MATHCOUNTS Mathletes of all levels. Full solutions are provided for every problem so players can learn how to approach even the toughest questions. Track your progress, compete against others, and see if you can climb to the top of the Leaderboard on the new MATHCOUNTS Trainer today! MATHCOUNTS Trainer only supports Guest mode on iOS. Play online at aops.com/mc for the full training experience. MATHCOUNTS® and Mathlete® are registered trademarks of the MATHCOUNTS Foundation.

About

Mental Math Games & Quiz

This app offers a fun way to practice math skills for all ages. It includes a learning mode for structured practice with various operations and a game mode for quick, timed challenges to improve mental math abilities. Detailed statistics and leaderboards are available to track progress.

Highlights
  • Learning mode for structured practice
  • Game mode for timed challenges
  • Multiplication table training
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Detailed statistics
  • Leaderboard
Features
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Game + math training + multiplication table in one application! The "Learing" mode is suitable for kids 1,2,3, 4 or 5 grades. Choose the operations you want to up (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction) and go through a arithmetic quiz, at the end of the quiz the mistakes will be clearly shown in a table of results, highlighting the correct answers. Answers during training can be entered both in the "select the correct" format and in the manual input of numbers. The "Game" mode is suitable for kids and adults of all ages. Equatations need to be solved not only correctly but also quickly. Here you will have to show all your knowledge of mathematics and the multiplication table to solve arithmetic equatations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Any mathematical game on the score is a real brain training. But when the time to solve the example is limited, this skill develops at a higher level and you grow up mental math. Fast solving equatations is great as a workout for the brain. At the end of each game you will see detailed statistics of your math skills. Also you can compare your score in leaderboard. Features: • Educational game: develops arithmetic skills, knowledge of the multiplication table • Mathematics for all ages, for kids and adults • Opeation select : addition, subtraction, multiplication, division • Leaderboard • Intuitive controls • Nice graphics • Translations: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian Indonesian, Japanese, Korean

Screenshots

MATHCOUNTS Trainer4 screens
Mental Math Games & Quiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MATHCOUNTS Trainer at none against Mental Math Games & Quiz's 1. MATHCOUNTS Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Mental Math Games & Quiz's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Mental Math Games & Quiz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MATHCOUNTS Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mental Math Games & Quiz holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of MATHCOUNTS Trainer's written reviews are positive against 73% of Mental Math Games & Quiz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MATHCOUNTS Trainer ships an update every 3 months, Mental Math Games & Quiz every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MATHCOUNTS Trainer versus Mental Math Games & Quiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMATHCOUNTS TrainerMental Math Games & Quiz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (110 ratings)4.6 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArt of Problem SolvingKakadoo

Customer experience

MATHCOUNTS Trainer

All ratings102 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative24.4%

Mental Math Games & Quiz

All ratings197 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative22.5%

Bugs and requests

MATHCOUNTS Trainer

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Lot of bugs on iPad
  • Drawing tool doesn't work well
  • Answer doesn't show in dark mode
  • Accidentally make window go away
  • Don't see numbers on answer box on iPhone
Show 8 more
  • Cannot draw vertical and diagonal lines
  • Screen got smaller after update
  • Writing disappeared from screen after update
  • App login failed every time
  • Keeps saying 'invalid password'
  • Cannot log in, takes long to load
  • Web login works, app fails
  • A line keeps appearing on the bottom

Requested features

18 requests
  • Fix bugs
  • Add Alcumus
  • Add timer
  • Separate competition rounds (Sprint, Target, Team)
  • Create a math league app
Show 13 more
  • Add a drawing tool
  • Fix dark mode answer visibility
  • Fix accidental window closure
  • Fix drawing tool issues
  • Fix numbers cut off in answer box
  • Fix vertical/diagonal drawing issues
  • Fix screen size after update
  • Improve login process
  • Add countdown round trainer
  • Add a soundtrack
  • Add calculator for target questions
  • Separate problems by category
  • Add FTW and Alcumus apps

Mental Math Games & Quiz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MATHCOUNTS Trainer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mental Math Games & Quiz

One-time1
  • Ads free$0.99

Questions

Is MATHCOUNTS Trainer free?
MATHCOUNTS Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mental Math Games & Quiz free?
Mental Math Games & Quiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MATHCOUNTS Trainer or Mental Math Games & Quiz?
Mental Math Games & Quiz is rated higher. MATHCOUNTS Trainer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Mental Math Games & Quiz averages 4.6 from 210 ratings.
Do MATHCOUNTS Trainer or Mental Math Games & Quiz have ads?
Mental Math Games & Quiz shows ads; MATHCOUNTS Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, MATHCOUNTS Trainer or Mental Math Games & Quiz?
MATHCOUNTS Trainer ships an update every 3 months, and Mental Math Games & Quiz every 6 months. Most recently, MATHCOUNTS Trainer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Mental Math Games & Quiz on November 1, 2026.

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