FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic) vs Soroban Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic)
Practice mental arithmetic with adjustable settings for digit count, flash speed, and problem quantity. Designed to enhance calculation skills through timed exercises.
- Adjustable number of digits (1-7)
- Customizable flash time (0.1-3.0 seconds)
- Selectable number of problems (5-100)
- Focus on mental calculation
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-Number of Digits to choose from 1-7 -Flash time (speed) can be changed from 3.0 to 0.1 seconds -Number of problem to choose from 5-100
Soroban Training
Learn and practice abacus skills directly on your touchscreen. Generate custom problems to hone your abacus techniques, even with a physical abacus.
- Touchscreen abacus simulation
- Custom problem generation
- Practice with physical abacus
- Abacus learning tool
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This app enables you to play an abacus on the touch screen. You can also just create problems, so you can practice the abacus using your actual abacus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Soroban Training at 4.7 against FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic)'s 3.7. Soroban Training also leads on ratings volume (179 vs 3). FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Soroban Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soroban Training holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soroban Training has 179 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic)'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Soroban Training's.
FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic) ships an update monthly, Soroban Training every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic) | Soroban Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (179 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 179 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mako Muraoka Yudai Muraoka | Jumpei Adachi |
Customer experience
FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic)
Soroban Training
In-app purchases
FLASH ANZAN (arithmetic)
No in-app purchases
Soroban Training
- Remove Ads$2.99
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