Comparison

Flash mental calculation vs Abacus Lesson

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

Abacus Lesson

Learn multiplication using a virtual abacus. This app teaches a simple and fast method for calculating multiplication, emphasizing the mental calculation benefits of the abacus over digital calculators.

Highlights
  • Virtual abacus for multiplication
  • Simple and fast calculation methods
  • Focus on mental calculation skills
  • Step-by-step multiplication lessons
  • Suitable for beginners
Features
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An abacus is named "Soroban" in Japan. Do you know what an abacus is? The abacus is very simple calculator used in China, Japan, Korea and so on. Some people may say "Isn't it an unnecessary tool if you have a calculator such as a smartphone?". Answer would be "No". The biggest difference between electric calculators and the abacus is whether you need to hold it in your hand when calculating. Because of its simplicity, you will be able to easily use the abacus in your mind. In the app, we will explain simple and fast method of the multiplication using the abacus. To learn multiplication, it is essential to be able to add with an abacus. If you are new to addition and subtraction, we recommend that You first learn with the following app. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/abacus-lesson-add-sub/id1526785916 This app will give you the skill of calculation of multiplication.

Screenshots

Flash mental calculation3 screens
Abacus Lesson3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Abacus Lesson at every 2 weeks against Flash mental calculation's every 5 months. Abacus Lesson also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Flash mental calculation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Abacus Lesson sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flash mental calculation against 5.0 for Abacus Lesson. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abacus Lesson has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flash mental calculation ships an update every 5 months, Abacus Lesson every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flash mental calculation versus Abacus Lesson: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlash mental calculationAbacus Lesson
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkenji kiuchiHirokazu Komatsu

Customer experience

Flash mental calculation

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

Abacus Lesson

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flash mental calculation

One-time1
  • Remove AD & All function Release.$9.99
3 purchases

Abacus Lesson

One-time3
  • Donation Lv1 for hiding Ad$1.99
  • Donation Lv2 for hiding Ad$3.99
  • Donation Lv3 for hiding Ad$8.99

Questions

Is Flash mental calculation free?
Flash mental calculation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Abacus Lesson free?
Abacus Lesson is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flash mental calculation or Abacus Lesson?
Flash mental calculation and Abacus Lesson are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Flash mental calculation or Abacus Lesson have ads?
Both Flash mental calculation and Abacus Lesson show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flash mental calculation or Abacus Lesson?
Flash mental calculation ships an update every 5 months, and Abacus Lesson every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flash mental calculation was updated on August 19, 2026 and Abacus Lesson on September 21, 2026.

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