MathSpoken vs Mentalator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MathSpoken
This app helps children build math confidence by practicing at their own pace. It offers verbal questions and listens to spoken answers, adapting to the child's level. Parents can track progress, create groups, send assignments, and receive instant results.
- Verbal math questions
- Spoken answer input
- Adaptive difficulty
- Progress tracking for parents
- Group creation for multiple users
- Assignment sending and results notification
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Math can be hard and intimidating for kids! If you've ever gotten frustrated while helping your kids learn, you're not alone. MathSpoken is designed to help kids build confidence, practicing at their own pace, and able to repeat indefinitely without ever hearing a word of frustration. From basic addition and subtraction to more complex mathematical operations, MathSpoken automatically adjusts to your level. Responses can be provided in multiple ways, but most importantly, MathSpoken is able to ask verbal questions and listen to the answers, exactly like parents would do. Parents can easily track the progress made by their kids, and also create a group, where each member can use their own device, or share one. Once a group is created parents can send assignments and get instantly notified with the results.
Mentalator
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MOST calculation apps make you stop what you're doing, stare at the screen, and tap. Mentalator doesn't. Say your answer out loud and keep going — while you cook, fold laundry, work out, or take a walk. It's the only mental math trainer that fits into a life that's already full, instead of demanding a screen-only moment of its own. You can also use Mentalator the traditional way: looking at the screen and tapping your answers. HANDS-FREE, START TO FINISH Turn on Hands-Free mode and the whole session runs by voice: questions are read aloud, you answer aloud, and Mentalator listens and moves on. No taps required from start to finish. TWO WAYS TO TRAIN • Quick Mode: a question and four options — tap or say the answer, perfect for fast reps. • Chain Mode: a string of operations spoken one after another ("plus 7... times 2... OK") that you keep running in your head, then say the final result. This is where real mental math strength gets built — the kind you can't fake by scanning multiple-choice options. BUILD A HABIT, NOT JUST A SESSION Set up daily practice Plans with a time and days of the week, and get a gentle reminder when it's time to train — pick how many rounds of each mode, and let it run. TRACK REAL PROGRESS Your Profile shows response times by operation and by mode, accuracy over time, and a daily trend — so you can see mental math actually getting faster, not just guess. MAKE IT YOURS • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division — choose which operations and how many digits. • Adjustable difficulty as you improve. • Voice available in English and Spanish. Whether you've got five minutes between tasks or want a daily ritual, Mentalator turns "dead time" into real practice — hands-free, voice-first, and built to fit around your day instead of interrupting it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mentalator at none against MathSpoken's 3. MathSpoken's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. MathSpoken sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mentalator asks for nothing beyond the download.
MathSpoken ships an update every 8 days, Mentalator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MathSpoken | Mentalator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurent Garnier | Juan Jose Subotich |
In-app purchases
MathSpoken
- Single User License$1.99
- Group Owner License$3.99
- Family License$4.99
Mentalator
No in-app purchases
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