Flash Cards vs Cool Math Flash Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flash Cards
This app offers a straightforward and effective way to practice math facts. It provides immediate feedback, multiple problem formats, and tracks accuracy for frequently missed problems. Parents and teachers can configure operations and gain insights into student performance.
- No gamification distractions
- No timer anxiety
- Skip or retry problems
- Immediate feedback
- Multiple problem formats
- Configurable operations
- Tracks frequently missed problems
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The fantastically simple and highly effective flashcards app! BENEFITS FOR THE STUDENTS • It's simple, no gamification distractions. • No anxiety from a timer. • Ability to skip or keep trying a troublesome problem. • Immediate feedback when a practice set is complete. • Multiple problem formats; the traditional format: 4 + 6 = __ or the missing addend format: 4 + _ = 10 BENEFITS FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS • Highly configurable, all operations are available. • Frequently missed problems are saved and repeated to increase accuracy. • Ability to choose a constant number, a great option for multiplication practice! • Insights into problem accuracy. Problem sets are saved and the number of attempts for each problem are tracked. AVAILABLE METRICS • Data on how many problems have been practiced grouped by operation • Data on operations accuracy. How many problems were solved the first time? • Data on frequently missed problems. No subscription plans, all features are available. Ad free.
Cool Math Flash Cards
Master math facts with adaptive challenges and global leaderboards. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with customizable problem types and colorful backgrounds. Compete with friends and the world to improve your math skills.
- Adaptive difficulty
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Smart multiple choice answers
- Toggle multiples/problem types
- Global leaderboards
- 5 background colors
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Adaptive difficulty based on your math skills! Practice, Train, Challenge friends, and see how you rank up against the rest of the world! As your skill rating increases so will the amount of difficult problems you receive. With 5 colorful backgrounds to choose from learning math has never been so simple and colorful! Can you achieve a 100% skill rating? Features: - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division - smart multiple choice answer generation - adaptive difficulty challenge mode - toggle multiples or problem types - 5 warm background colors to enhance experience - global leaderboards for skill rating and best streak Guess, Learn, Improve, Repeat. multiplication, math, tables, flash, cards, quiz, kids, games, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, grade, free, facts, practice math,addition,subtraction,multiplication,division,quiz,games,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,grade,kids,times,tables
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cool Math Flash Cards at Free against Flash Cards's $0.99. Cool Math Flash Cards also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 47) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Flash Cards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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
Cool Math Flash Cards is free to download; Flash Cards costs $0.99 up front. Cool Math Flash Cards sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Flash Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flash Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cool Math Flash Cards has 1.9K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Flash Cards's written reviews are positive against 73% of Cool Math Flash Cards's.
Flash Cards ships an update every 5 months, Cool Math Flash Cards every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Flash Cards | Cool Math Flash Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (47 ratings) — better | 4.5 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathan Hoellein | Corey Smith |
Customer experience
Flash Cards
Cool Math Flash Cards
Bugs and requests
Flash Cards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cool Math Flash Cards
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scores sometimes reset to zero after a wrong answer
- Specific number practice option not working as expected
- Ads with inappropriate content showing up for young users
Requested features
4 requests- Add reading, science, and writing sections
- Implement a timed test mode
- Allow users to save their own high scores
- Provide an option to disable the negative sound effects
In-app purchases
Flash Cards
No in-app purchases
Cool Math Flash Cards
- Progress Report$0.99
- Specific Numbers$0.99
- Mixed Operations$0.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Unlock All$4.99
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