Abacus Lesson vs Bababot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abacus Lesson
Learn the simple and fast method of division using an abacus. This app focuses on developing mental calculation skills by leveraging the abacus technique. It's recommended to master addition, subtraction, and multiplication with an abacus first.
- Learn abacus division techniques
- Develop mental calculation skills
- Focus on Soroban method
- Step-by-step division instruction
- Builds on addition, subtraction, multiplication
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An abacus is named "Soroban" in Japan. Do you know what an abacus is? The abacus is very simple calculator used in China, Japan, Korea and so on. Some people may say "Isn't it an unnecessary tool if you have a calculator such as a smartphone?". Answer would be "No". The biggest difference between electric calculators and the abacus is whether you need to hold it in your hand when calculating. Because of its simplicity, you will be able to easily use the abacus in your mind. In the app, we will explain simple and fast method of the division using the abacus. To learn division, it is essential to be able to add, sub, and multiplication with an abacus. If you are new to them, we recommend that you learn addition subtraction multiplication with the app in my app list first. This app will give you the skill of calculation of division.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Abacus Lesson at 100% against Bababot's 0%. Abacus Lesson also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Bababot's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3 one-off in-app purchases and Bababot sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Abacus Lesson holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Abacus Lesson's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bababot's.
Abacus Lesson ships an update monthly, Bababot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abacus Lesson | Bababot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hirokazu Komatsu | GEKIGA GENIOUS KID GAME STUDIO COMPANY LIMITED |
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Abacus Lesson
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In-app purchases
Abacus Lesson
- Donation Lv1 for hiding Ad$1.99
- Donation Lv2 for hiding Ad$3.99
- Donation Lv3 for hiding Ad$8.99
Bababot
- 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
- Life time$60.00
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