Anzan Expert vs Abacus Lesson
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Anzan Expert
This app helps improve mental math skills by presenting numbers that flash on screen for users to add. It offers various stages with increasing difficulty and timed challenges, along with a practice mode for self-paced learning. Users can earn medals and track their progress.
- Timed flash calculation challenges
- 20 stages with increasing difficulty
- Practice mode for self-paced learning
- Expert medals and level progression
- Review missed questions
- Multi-challenger profiles
- Customizable themes
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Ever find that "6 + 9" is easy, but "7 + 9" feels tricky? Do you struggle with certain number combinations? I did! As the author of this app, I used to find combinations involving 8 or 9 particularly challenging. I also found it difficult to quickly calculate prices while shopping. That's why I created this flash calculation app – to improve my own mental math skills! And while developing and testing it, I've already noticed a real improvement in my addition skills. I'm confident you'll see a boost in your own mental math abilities too! I hope you have fun and enjoy your challenges! HOW TO US Numbers flash on the screen at a set interval. Add them up in your head! STAGES There are 20 stages, each combining one of 5 different digit lengths (1 to 5 digits) with one of 4 flash intervals (6, 3, 1, and 0.5 seconds). The most challenging stage is 5 digits with a 0.5-second interval – a true test of your skills! If you ever reach that level, you'll be a real "expert"! Each stage has a unique name. - 1 digit, 6-second interval: "Shell" stage - 1 digit, 3-second interval: "Prawn" stage - 1 digit, 1-second interval: "Turtle" stage and so on... EXPERT MEDALS AND LEVELS Earn an expert medal for each stage by answering correctly 5 times in a row at that stage. Your current level is determined by the highest-level stage where you've earned a medal. How far can you go? Find out now! PRACTICE Unlike the timed challenges, you can advance at your own pace by tapping the buttons. Easily switch between numbers, review previous values, and practice as much as you like until you feel confident and ready to ace the challenges! REVIEW After each challenge, review the numbers you just worked on. Practice the questions you missed until you can solve them correctly within the time limit. OTHER USEFUL FEATURES - Register multiple challengers so that the whole family can enjoy the app on a single device! - Customize the look with multiple colorful themes - great for distinguishing each challenger! - Share your success! Post your challenge results with a photo on social media.
Abacus Lesson
Master mental arithmetic and abacus calculation with this comprehensive app. Learn efficient finger movements and mental math techniques to solve complex problems quickly. Enjoy a customizable and ad-free learning experience with progress tracking.
- Abacus lessons
- Mental arithmetic training
- Finger movement focus
- Customizable abacus color
- Screen orientation options
- Trophy system for goals
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356+735+195, 23×89, 5626÷58, Can you solve each in 5 sec by mental arithmetic? The goal of this app is to learn abacus and solve these problems in mental arithmetic within 5 seconds. All lessons of the abacus lesson series, which have been highly evaluated all over the world, are recorded. The lessons have been reworked in a more polite and easy-to-understand. In addition, we have added unique training methods such as training focusing on finger movements and mental arithmetic training to improve mental arithmetic in order to learn abacus more efficiently. And various improvements have been made. - Either vertical screen or horizontal screen can be selected. - The position and size of the abacus and window can be freely laid out. - No ads. - Added sound variations. Volume control can also be finely set. - The color of the abacus can be set freely. - Earn a trophy by achieving the goal. - Smoother operability by optimizing the app. ◆Support web page https://hirokuma.blog/?p=4427
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anzan Expert at none against Abacus Lesson's 1. Anzan Expert also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Abacus Lesson's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Abacus Lesson sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Anzan Expert asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Anzan Expert against 4.8 for Abacus Lesson. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abacus Lesson has 95 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Anzan Expert's written reviews are positive against 75% of Abacus Lesson's.
Anzan Expert ships an update every 3 months, Abacus Lesson every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Anzan Expert | Abacus Lesson |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Moss | Hirokazu Komatsu |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Anzan Expert
No in-app purchases
Abacus Lesson
- Unlock all contents$5.99
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