Comparison

Quick Math vs Square Panda Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

Quick Math

Practice mental math skills with this innovative app featuring handwriting recognition. It offers exercises in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and pre-algebra for students and adults. Track progress and improve arithmetic fluency with adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Handwriting recognition for answers
  • Pre-algebra practice
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Individual user profiles
  • Progress tracking
Features
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"Quick Math is perfect for students to improve their all round mathematics ability" - Apps In Education Kids and adults can’t put it down! Practice your mathematics while racing the clock in this innovative app. Featuring advanced handwriting recognition and a beautiful interface, Quick Math will take your general arithmetic skills to the next level. Quick Math is perfect for students in grades 2 to 6, or for anyone wanting to improve their general math skills. With multiple difficulty levels and a focus on self-improvement, Quick Math provides increasing challenges as your skills develop. EDUCATIONAL CONTENT • Practice mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and mixed operations • Develop arithmetic fluency and improve mental strategies • Practice pre-algebra skills by calculating unknown values and using inverse operations • Practice handwriting FOR PARENTS Quick Math improves arithmetic fluency and promotes development of mental strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and mixed operations. With a focus on self-improvement, Quick Math provides individual feedback on your child’s progress as they develop arithmetic skills at their own pace. Quick Math is perfect for children aged 6 - 12, providing increasing challenges as children grow and progress.  FOR TEACHERS Quick Math allows students to practice and develop general arithmetic at their own level, while providing increasing levels of difficulty as children master arithmetic skills. Individualised user profiles allow devices to be shared among multiple students whilst allowing students to track their own personal progress. With answers written directly on screen, Quick Math also improves handwriting skills and strengthens muscle memory, promoting transference of new skills to traditional classroom tasks. CURRICULUM SPECIFICS - USA - Grades 1 to 5 - Canada - Grades 1 to 6 - UK - Years 2 to 5 (Late Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2) - Australia - Years 2 to 6 (Late Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 & 3 of new syllabus) HWR is supplied by MyScript from Vision Objects.

About

Square Panda Bubbles

This educational game helps young children learn letter sounds, phonics, and new words by popping bubbles. It's designed for ages 2-5 and is compatible with the Square Panda Playset, using smart letters to reinforce learning.

Highlights
  • Learn letter sounds
  • Phonics instruction
  • Word building
  • Spelling practice
  • Vocabulary comprehension
  • Concepts about print
Features
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This game is bursting with learning! Your little ones will pop their way into a whimsical world to learn letter sounds, phonics, and new words! Compatible with the Square Panda Playset, children love playtime as they use Square Panda smart letters to hear letter sounds and spell out new words. The more letters the child puts in the Playset, the more bubbles they get to pop! As your child pops bubbles they hear phonemic sounds and discover what real words are hiding behind the world of bubbles! Perfect for children learning: Concepts about print, the Alphabet, letter sounds, word construction, vocabulary comprehension, spelling and reading fluency Phonics Benefits: Children learn that symbols correspond with specific phonemic sounds and when placed individually or together, create brand new sounds. These sounds tied-together have meaning and this meaning is the construct for the entire English language. Features: Pictures of children’s first words Hundreds of phonemic sound reinforcements Surprises behind every bubble pop! The National Reading Panel recommends that children are taught phonemic awareness of individual sounds in words in this order: first, middle and last. When you find letters in Square Panda Bubbles, children learn the order letters are placed in words and important concepts about print language. For ages 2-5. Square Panda Playset required to play.

Screenshots

Quick Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Square Panda Bubbles at none against Quick Math's 5. Quick Math's advantage is ratings volume (885 vs 10) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Quick Math sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Square Panda Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Quick Math against 4.2 for Square Panda Bubbles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Math has 885 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Quick Math's written reviews are positive against 50% of Square Panda Bubbles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Math ships an update every 2 months, Square Panda Bubbles every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quick Math versus Square Panda Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick MathSquare Panda Bubbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (885 ratings)4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings885 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS8.08.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShiny ThingsSquare Panda Inc.

Customer experience

Quick Math

All ratings885 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative18.9%

Square Panda Bubbles

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Quick Math

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect answers registered
  • Handwriting not recognized properly
  • Issues with family sharing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to disable timer
  • More customization options
  • Progress tracking and reporting
  • Ability to focus on specific math operations

Square Panda Bubbles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Quick Math

One-time5
  • Subtraction$0.99
  • Multiplication$0.99
  • Division$0.99
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  • Mixed$0.99
  • Unlock All$2.99
None

Square Panda Bubbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Math free?
Quick Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Square Panda Bubbles free?
Square Panda Bubbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Math or Square Panda Bubbles?
Quick Math and Square Panda Bubbles are both rated 4.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 885 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Quick Math or Square Panda Bubbles have ads?
Neither Quick Math nor Square Panda Bubbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Math or Square Panda Bubbles?
Quick Math ships an update every 2 months, and Square Panda Bubbles every 6 weeks. Most recently, Quick Math was updated on September 26, 2026 and Square Panda Bubbles on August 11, 2026.

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