Comparison

Flash mental calculation vs そろばん学習ドリル Ext

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

Head to head
About

Flash mental calculation

Practice mental arithmetic with this educational app. Review your calculation process, and easily re-challenge mistaken problems from your past logs. Upgrade to save more calculation history.

Highlights
  • Practice flash mental arithmetic
  • Review calculation process
  • Rechallenge mistaken problems
  • Save past calculation logs
  • Log history saved after purchase
Features
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This app that you can practice flash mental arithmetic. You can review the calculation process by tapping the confirmation button after calculation. In addition, since the question which was made is saved in the past log, you can rechallenge the mistaken problem later. The past logs are saved for 10 questions before purchase, and 150 questions can be saved after purchase. ■ Past log Challenge mode, practice mode questions and results are automatically saved. Touch the challenge button to re-challenge the question. The past logs are saved for 10 questions before purchase and 150 questions are stored after purchase.

About

そろばん学習ドリル Ext

This app offers four courses to help beginners learn abacus calculation. It includes exercises for placing numbers, simple addition, addition of ten numbers, and auditory addition. Progress is tracked, and difficulty increases with proficiency.

Highlights
  • Placing numbers on the abacus
  • Two-digit addition practice
  • Addition of ten numbers
  • Auditory addition exercises
  • Progress tracking
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
Features
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初めてそろばんを学習するためのドリルです。 コースとしては次の4コースになります。 1.置く これはそろばんに数字を置く練習をします。 2.計算 これは2つの数字の足し算を行います。 3.見取 これは10の数字の足し算を行います。 4.聞取 これは10の数字を音声で読み上げますので、それを聞いて足し算します。 各コースに学習の成果が記録され、熟練度により難易度が上がります。

Screenshots

Flash mental calculation3 screens
そろばん学習ドリル Ext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flash mental calculation at 100% against そろばん学習ドリル Ext's 0%. そろばん学習ドリル Ext's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flash mental calculation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. そろばん学習ドリル Ext asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flash mental calculation versus そろばん学習ドリル Ext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlash mental calculationそろばん学習ドリル Ext
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkenji kiuchiryo itou

Customer experience

Flash mental calculation

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

そろばん学習ドリル Ext

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flash mental calculation

One-time1
  • Remove AD & All function Release.$9.99
None

そろばん学習ドリル Ext

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flash mental calculation free?
Flash mental calculation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is そろばん学習ドリル Ext free?
そろばん学習ドリル Ext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flash mental calculation or そろばん学習ドリル Ext have ads?
Flash mental calculation shows ads; そろばん学習ドリル Ext does not.
Which is updated more often, Flash mental calculation or そろばん学習ドリル Ext?
Flash mental calculation ships an update every 5 months, and そろばん学習ドリル Ext every 5 months. Most recently, Flash mental calculation was updated on August 19, 2026 and そろばん学習ドリル Ext on September 6, 2026.

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