Comparison

Mind Maths Trainer vs Smart Abacus

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

Head to head
About

Mind Maths Trainer

This app offers two modes for practicing abacus math techniques: Flash Anzan for visual calculation and Aural Test for auditory processing. Users can customize exercises, track progress with detailed reports, and export quizzes as PDFs for offline practice.

Highlights
  • Flash Anzan visual calculation
  • Aural Test auditory calculation
  • Customizable abacus exercises
  • Practice and Challenge modes
  • Detailed progress reports
  • PDF quiz and answer export
  • Numpad and Multi-touch Abacus Interface
Features
Currently charting
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Mind Maths Trainer is a question generator provides popping up questions (Flash Anzan) and audio listening calculation (Aural Test). It targets on specific FOUR abacus addition and FOUR abacus subtraction techniques. Reports for tracking test results, exercises and answers in PDFs are available. Mind Maths Trainer provides popping up questions (Flash Anzan) and audio listening calculation (Aural Test). It focuses on specific FOUR abacus addition and FOUR abacus subtraction techniques too. It provides a whole range of options that can be flexibly selected to fit the drilling needs. The immense pool and combination of questions enhance the learning interest. Exercises can be customised on combination of any four addition and four subtraction techniques. Two modes are designed to fit different learning needs. Practice mode supports endless number of questions with no time limit, with the purpose of accuracy. Challenge mode requires answers to all the questions within the specific time limit, encouraging to boost speed as well as accuracy. No matter practice or challenge modes, the performance, score and every detail will be recorded in report, which is useful for learning progress monitoring. The report records assist you to find out the strength and weakness, a customized approach in abacus training can be derived as a result. Apart from doing the exercises directly on iPhone/iPad in a timed way, export both the quiz paper and the answer paper in PDF format to aid offline exercises. All questions are generated randomly to ensure no quiz paper will be identical. Print and email functions are also provided for your convenience. Product features: - English and Español support added in Aural Test - Quizzes on Flash Anzan, Aural Test, and Abacus FOUR Addition and FOUR Subtraction techniques - Practice and Challenge modes are provided in all sorts of Abacus Beads and Numbers questions. - User can customise their own set of quiz and exercise according to requirements. - Report on every quiz and exercise is available for keeping track the learning progress. - Quiz paper can be generated in PDF format. - Both Numpad and Multi-touch Abacus Interface are embedded.

About

Smart Abacus

Master mental math using the Japanese Soroban method with interactive practice and structured lessons. Improve speed, focus, and accuracy through gamified milestones and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Digital Soroban with realistic bead movement
  • Step-by-step learning paths
  • Flash Tests for speed and accuracy
  • Voice dictation for training
  • Progress tracking and insights
  • Gamified milestones and achievements
Features
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Smart Abacus helps learners build real mental-math skill with the Japanese Soroban method through interactive practice and structured progression.What you can do: • Practice on a responsive digital Soroban with realistic bead movement • Learn step by step with Foundation, Friends of 5, and Friends of 10 paths • Run Flash Tests to improve speed, focus, and accuracy • Use voice dictation (Arabic/English) for classroom-style training • Track progress with XP, streaks, history logs, and performance insights • Unlock achievements and stay motivated with gamified milestones • Switch between Arabic and English with full RTL supportDesigned for students, parents, teachers, and anyone who wants stronger arithmetic and concentration.Premium Smart Abacus includes premium features for advanced training modes and expanded practice limits. When promotional free-access windows are active, premium content may be temporarily available to all users.

Screenshots

Mind Maths Trainer4 screens
Smart Abacus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Abacus at Free against Mind Maths Trainer's $4.99. Smart Abacus also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Mind Maths Trainer's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Smart Abacus is free to download; Mind Maths Trainer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mind Maths Trainer against 5.0 for Smart Abacus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Maths Trainer ships an update every 4 months, Smart Abacus weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mind Maths Trainer versus Smart Abacus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind Maths TrainerSmart Abacus
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHamster Force Multimedia LimitedZerwOne Network, LLC

Customer experience

Mind Maths Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Abacus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mind Maths Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Abacus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind Maths Trainer free?
Mind Maths Trainer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Abacus free?
Smart Abacus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mind Maths Trainer or Smart Abacus?
Mind Maths Trainer and Smart Abacus are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mind Maths Trainer or Smart Abacus have ads?
Neither Mind Maths Trainer nor Smart Abacus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind Maths Trainer or Smart Abacus?
Mind Maths Trainer ships an update every 4 months, and Smart Abacus weekly. Most recently, Mind Maths Trainer was updated on June 25, 2026 and Smart Abacus on September 18, 2026.

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