AMAkids & SmartUm vs Soroban Training
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AMAkids & SmartUm
This educational app is designed for students of an intellectual development academy. It offers engaging tasks for mental arithmetic, speed reading, and memory development. Train your brain through fun, game-like exercises.
- Mental arithmetic tasks
- Speed reading exercises
- Memory development program
- Brain training games
- Intellectual development focus
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THIS APP IS DESIGNED FOR AMAkids & SmartUm students! Intellectual Development Academy that works in 22 countries. The application implements tasks for Mental Arithmetic, Liberica (speed reading) and Memorica (memory development program). Train your brain while playing!
Soroban Training
Practice abacus calculations directly on your touchscreen device. Generate custom problems to hone your skills with both digital and physical abacuses. Ideal for learners of all levels to improve mental math abilities.
- Touchscreen abacus simulation
- Custom problem generation
- Practice with physical abacus
- Mental math skill development
- Educational 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 AMAkids & SmartUm's 4.0. Soroban Training also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 43%) and ratings volume (182 vs 5). AMAkids & SmartUm'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
Both are free to download. Soroban Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AMAkids & SmartUm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soroban Training holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soroban Training has 182 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of AMAkids & SmartUm's written reviews are positive against 80% of Soroban Training's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AMAkids & SmartUm | Soroban Training |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (182 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 182 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fedyay Volodymyr | Jumpei Adachi |
Customer experience
AMAkids & SmartUm
Soroban Training
In-app purchases
AMAkids & SmartUm
No in-app purchases
Soroban Training
- Remove Ads$2.99
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