Multiply and Conquer vs Pickles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multiply and Conquer
Practice multiplication facts with timed tests. Earn higher ranks for speed and accuracy. Review missed problems and access study hints. Email results to educators and guardians.
- Timed multiplication tests
- Fact practice (2s-9s)
- Accuracy and speed scoring
- Review missed problems
- Study hints
- Email results
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Timed tests of multiplication facts 2's thru 9's. Faster and more accurate scores earn higher ranks. Review missed problems. Study hints. Email results to teachers and parents.
Pickles
This app allows parents to set screen time limits by requiring children to solve math problems. Children earn minutes for correct answers, which are then used to access selected apps. It offers various math levels and problem types for grades K-5.
- Screen time gating via math problems
- Grade-level math challenges (K-5)
- Multiple math operations (+, -, ×, ÷)
- Diverse problem types (word problems, number bonds)
- Parental PIN protection
- Offline functionality
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Math for screen time. Pickles locks the apps you pick — Roblox, YouTube, anything — until your kid earns minutes by solving math. Right answers bank time; wrong ones earn nothing. Built by two parents tired of negotiating screen time. How it works — three steps, then it just runs: - Pick the apps to gate. - Hand the phone over: a round of problems at the level you set. - Each right answer is a minute. Banked minutes drain only while the gated apps are open. When the jar empties, they lock again. A math level for every grade, K–5. Set the grade and the operations (+, −, ×, ÷) — from adding within 10 to times tables and multi-digit ×/÷. Real problems, not flashcards: word problems, number bonds, ten-frames, number lines, the hundred chart, and more. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Everything runs on the device — no sign-in, no cloud, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. A 4-digit PIN gates parent settings; that's the whole account system. Blocking uses Apple's Family Controls, so even we can't see which apps you picked. Free. No subscription, no upsells, no in-app purchases. Just one device, one PIN, and Mr. Pickles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pickles at 5.0 against Multiply and Conquer's 4.5. Pickles also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Multiply and Conquer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pickles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Multiply and Conquer ships an update every 5 weeks, Pickles weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Multiply and Conquer | Pickles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Barile | Tomas Vesely |
Customer experience
Multiply and Conquer
Pickles
In-app purchases
Multiply and Conquer
No in-app purchases
Pickles
No in-app purchases
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