ALOHA APP vs UMA Abacus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ALOHA APP
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ALOHA app is to support the learners to practice on Abacus. This is an additional tool for all the ALOHA students to improve the speed and accuracy. Your performance and accuracy is recorded to help your teacher to identify the areas of improvements. You can ask your tutor for logins or create a free login online.
UMA Abacus
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Use iPad or iPhone as abacus to learn traditional abacus method. It is easy and fun. We have used iPad to teach abacus for more than 10 years. It is the easiest way of learning abacus. With iPad virtual abacus, we can customise the syllabus for each student with his own version. We will always provide the most efficient syllabus for each kid and they can alway learn with the optimal speeds. With iPad virtual abacus, we can build a learning path for the kid that is easier to follow up and you will not easily get stuck with the books as the only tool like the traditional method of learning abacus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UMA Abacus at every 3 weeks against ALOHA APP's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ALOHA APP ships an update every 3 months, UMA Abacus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ALOHA APP | UMA Abacus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ALOHA | shuihua zhu |
In-app purchases
ALOHA APP
No in-app purchases
UMA Abacus
No in-app purchases
