Comparison

Abacus Exercise vs Bababot

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

Head to head
About

Abacus Exercise

Practice abacus calculations with a customizable digital tool. Adjust bead colors, sounds, and layout for a personalized learning experience. Challenge yourself with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division exercises.

Highlights
  • Customizable abacus layout
  • Adjustable bead size and position
  • Up to 15-digit support
  • Customizable bead colors and sounds
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice
  • Level-based challenges
Features
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This app focuses on the ease of use of the abacus on the app, and aims to realize smooth and comfortable operability. In addition to being able to use the abacus widely on the horizontal screen, the size and position can be freely customized according to the device. The number of digits can be used up to 15 digits, and the color and sound of the beads can also be set. You can challenge the addition and subtraction, multiplication, division questions according to your level.

About

Bababot

This app uses a fun, game-based approach to teach children aged 4-12 mental math skills with an abacus. It helps develop calculation, observation, and memory abilities, allowing children to learn at home and track their progress.

Highlights
  • Mental math expert training
  • Brain development for kids
  • Calculation, observation, memory skills
  • Concentration training
  • Home-based learning
  • Progress tracking and support
  • Game-integrated math lessons
Features
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Bababot Abacus Soroban – Thinking Math Application at home for kids from 4 - 12 years old: - Activate 2 hemispheres of the brain - develop mathematical thinking - Bababot Soroban - Become a real mental math expert - Brain development for kids - Maximize the ability of children to calculate, observe and remember - Train your concentration to memorize numbers and calculations - Save time and money when children don't have to go to the center, children can freely acquire knowledge at home - The learning time is short, but ensures continuity and coherence, helping children make rapid progress - Lessons from easy to difficult levels help children approach, experience, get acquainted, master, apply, and practice proficiently the 4-digit super-speed calculation method of adding and subtracting unlimited numbers. Get familiar with the multiplication table, multiplication and division by 2, 3 digits. - Bababot Soroban provides children with an extremely fun method of learning Math, integrating games into learning math, helping children both love Math more and progress faster than conventional learning methods. - The difference of the Bababot Soroban App from other homeschooling programs is that children can know the skills acquired. From there, grasp the children's mistakes and weaknesses, immediately have corresponding exercises and support children with knowledge gaps. Therefore, parents can rest assured that their children can learn on their own without having knowledge of Soroban. Terms of Use: https://gekigastudio.com/privacy_policy_soroban.html Terms of Apple: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Abacus Exercise4 screens
Bababot4 screens

Verdict

The call

Abacus Exercise and Bababot both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Abacus Exercise's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bababot's. Abacus Exercise also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Bababot's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bababot sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per year. Abacus Exercise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Abacus Exercise against 4.3 for Bababot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abacus Exercise has 62 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Abacus Exercise's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bababot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abacus Exercise ships an update every 3 weeks, Bababot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Abacus Exercise versus Bababot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbacus ExerciseBababot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (62 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings62 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHirokazu KomatsuGEKIGA GENIOUS KID GAME STUDIO COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

Abacus Exercise

All ratings62 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

Bababot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Abacus Exercise

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bababot

Subscriptions4
  • One Year7 Days trial$1.001 Year
  • One month7 Days trial$5.001 Month
  • One year7 Days trial$12.001 Year
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  • One Year7 Days trial$30.001 Year
One-time1
  • Life time$60.00

Questions

Is Abacus Exercise free?
Abacus Exercise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bababot free?
Bababot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Abacus Exercise or Bababot?
Abacus Exercise is rated higher. Abacus Exercise averages 4.4 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Bababot averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Abacus Exercise or Bababot have ads?
Abacus Exercise shows ads; Bababot does not.
Which is updated more often, Abacus Exercise or Bababot?
Abacus Exercise ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bababot every 4 months. Most recently, Abacus Exercise was updated on November 2, 2026 and Bababot on October 21, 2026.

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