Comparison

ESC buddy vs (Open Source) Mental Math

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

Head to head
About

ESC buddy

Features
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An app designed to help volunteers of the European Solidarity Corps program to fully immerse themselves in their projects. Together with the back office for the organization, it promises full support for the volunteer and is a great communication tool for support organizations. ESC Buddy project of Compagnons Batisseurs Belgium was created by Aleksandar Ristic, their long-term volunteer as a personal project during the last pandemic. What started as a need for a better communication tool for a group of volunteers that are supported by CBB quickly turned into an international project managed by the volunteer himself. The project is developed under the responsibility of Association des Compagnons Bâtisseurs Belgium, in partnership and thanks to the financial support of the BIJ-Bureau International Jeunesse, the agency in charge of European youth mobility programs in the Brussels-Wallonia Federation (Belgium) The system is still in the initial phases with great plans for the future. European Commission planned that in the period between 2021-2027, 7300 organizations and 270 000 volunteers will go through the ESC project cycle and we want to be able to fully support everyone! Some initial features of the app include: * Event section – where a volunteer is able to see all the events that are planned for them including the national agency seminars and volunteer events as well. *ESC Path – a visual list of all the necessary steps you need to take during your project together with detailed video and text instructions on how to do it. They are provided by your organization and tailored to your project. *Notification section – Receive individual or group updates directly from your responsible and stay up-to-date on all the news. *Profile section – All the relevant information in one place. You are always a few taps away from your emergency contact info, ESC number, and other relevant data. Stay tuned for further updates where we will have a journal for your Youthpass at the end of the project and a chat section for you and other volunteers. You will also be able to share pictures about your ESC journey and be an inspiration for all the other future volunteers. In the next stages of development, we plan to include the sending organization and the national agency which would encompass all the participants of an ESC Project and interconnect them for a more immersive experience. If you are an organization that supports volunteers and you wish to support us or know more, please visit https://www.esc-buddy.eu financial support of Bureau International Jeunesse. This app has been developed by Compagnons Batisseurs Belgium, thanks to the partnership and financial support of Bureau International Jeunesse.

About

(Open Source) Mental Math

This application offers a free, open-source platform for practicing mental arithmetic. It features timed tests, custom drills, and a comprehensive library of mental math tricks. All content is available offline without ads or paywalls.

Highlights
  • Timed arithmetic tests
  • Customizable drills
  • Mental math tricks library
  • Offline progress tracking
  • Multiple operation types
  • Fast session interface
Features
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A free, open-source mental math trainer. No ads, no paywalls, no locked content — every exercise and difficulty is included. Sharpen your arithmetic with quick timed tests, custom drills, and a library of mental-math tricks. Everything runs offline and your progress stays on your device. FEATURES Timed Tests A daily 60-second challenge plus sprints, a two-minute marathon, per-operation tests, and a hard mixed test — at four difficulty levels, each with best scores. Custom Trainer Pick a number domain (Times tables, Natural, Decimal, Money, Huge), choose one or more exercises, and set per-exercise difficulty from Easy to Super hard. All the Operations Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squares, square roots, fractions, percentages, and modulo. Mental Math Tricks Dozens of step-by-step tricks for faster addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and squares — with worked examples and favorites. Practice Any Trick Every trick comes with a 60-second drill built for it: × 11 drills, squares ending in 5, numbers near 100, and more. Magic Square A number puzzle: make every row, column, and diagonal add up to the same total. Four levels, from 1-9 up to bigger number sets. Progress Tracking Solved totals, accuracy, best run, daily streak, longest streak, and a weekly activity view. Fast Sessions An on-screen keypad with instant answer checking and haptics. No ads. No paywalls. No account required. 100% Open Source The complete source code is public - see it, audit it, or contribute at https://github.com/Open-Apps-Studio/mental-math

Screenshots

ESC buddy4 screens
(Open Source) Mental Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ESC buddy at 12.0 against (Open Source) Mental Math's 16.4. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESC buddy ships an update monthly, (Open Source) Mental Math every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ESC buddy versus (Open Source) Mental Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESC buddy(Open Source) Mental Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien GomezAHMET EMRE DEDELER

In-app purchases

None

ESC buddy

No in-app purchases

None

(Open Source) Mental Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESC buddy free?
ESC buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is (Open Source) Mental Math free?
(Open Source) Mental Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESC buddy or (Open Source) Mental Math have ads?
Neither ESC buddy nor (Open Source) Mental Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESC buddy or (Open Source) Mental Math?
ESC buddy ships an update monthly, and (Open Source) Mental Math every 5 weeks. Most recently, ESC buddy was updated on October 4, 2026 and (Open Source) Mental Math on October 6, 2026.

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