Soroban Training vs iiCo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
iiCo
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幼児向けの学習アプリです。 パパやママの声を登録して、語彙力アップとひらめき力をサポート！ 対応している機能は以下のとおりです。 ・Choice! : 事前に登録した画像をランダムで表示し、録音しておいた音声が流れます ・Touch! : スマホをどこかにタッチすることで事前に録音しておいた音声がランダムで流れます
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iiCo at none against Soroban Training's 1. iiCo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Soroban Training's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price 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. iiCo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Soroban Training ships an update every 2 weeks, iiCo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Soroban Training | iiCo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (181 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | Yuki Ogawa |
In-app purchases
Soroban Training
- Remove Ads$2.99
iiCo
No in-app purchases
