Comparison

Anzan Flash Soroban Math vs Abaco

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

Head to head
About

Anzan Flash Soroban Math

Features
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Train with or without Soroban! This app shows flashing numbers one after another and the total at the end. With the 2025 update now you can: - Use multiple operations, additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions - You can view from 1 to 16 digits each time a number appears - Show from 2 consecutive additions until 10 - Select a speed of 0.2 milliseconds to 5 seconds - Numbers are generated randomly To make it clear, let's suppose that you have 3 digits and 5 repetitions, it will show 432 + 534 + 654 + 865 + 345 then the result at the end! They are going to be shown one by one, then it will show the result! More languages supported now (you can change them from settings) English, Arabic, Danish, German, Spanish, Persian, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Tagalog, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Chinese In the native language: English, العربية, Dansk, Deutsch, Español, فارسی, Français, हिन्दी, Bahasa Indonesia, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Melayu, Nederlands, Norsk, Polski, Português, Русский, Svenska, ไทย, Tagalog, Türkçe, اردو, Tiếng Việt, 中文

About

Abaco

This app offers a comprehensive mental math training experience, allowing users to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It features customizable difficulty, speed, and problem types, making it ideal for competition preparation and general brain training.

Highlights
  • Addition/Subtraction practice
  • Multiplication/Division practice
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Customizable speed and problem settings
  • Multi-language support
  • Preset saving and loading
Features
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Abacus Flash Mental Math Training The best flash mental math app to improve your calculation skills anytime, anywhere! Start practicing immediately with default settings or customize everything to your preference. Ideal for mental math competition prep, brain training, and improving math skills. A proven app experienced by over 20,000 users! Key Features: Two Practice Modes • Addition/Subtraction Mode: Step-by-step addition and subtraction practice • Multiplication/Division Mode: Systematic multiplication and division mental training Designed for Abacus Mental Math • Built-in difficulty adjustment algorithm prevents problems from becoming too easy • Subtraction problems are designed so answers never go negative • Division problems always result in whole numbers • Optimized for flash training, similar to abacus competition programs Convenient Customization • Addition/Subtraction Mode: 1-8 digits, 2-200 problems • Multiplication/Division Mode: 1-8 digits × 1-8 digits • Speed control (0.1s-30s) • Custom theme color support • Presets: save and load your favorite settings instantly Multi-language Support • 40+ languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, and more • Intuitive interface for all languages Recommended for: • Teachers running abacus/mental math schools • Students learning abacus/mental math • Adults seeking brain training • All ages wanting to improve math skills • Those wanting to develop concentration and calculation abilities Experience amazing improvement in mental math skills with just a few minutes of practice daily! With your permission, install and usage events and an app-instance ID are sent to Google Analytics to measure app use and ad performance. No advertising ID or personalized ads. Optional; change this anytime in App Info.

Screenshots

Anzan Flash Soroban Math4 screens
Abaco4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Abaco at weekly against Anzan Flash Soroban Math's every 34 months. Anzan Flash Soroban Math's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Anzan Flash Soroban Math costs $1.99 and Abaco $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anzan Flash Soroban Math ships an update every 34 months, Abaco weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Anzan Flash Soroban Math versus Abaco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnzan Flash Soroban MathAbaco
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdelwadoud HakimiJiwon Park

In-app purchases

None

Anzan Flash Soroban Math

No in-app purchases

None

Abaco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anzan Flash Soroban Math free?
Anzan Flash Soroban Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abaco free?
Abaco costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Anzan Flash Soroban Math or Abaco have ads?
Neither Anzan Flash Soroban Math nor Abaco shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anzan Flash Soroban Math or Abaco?
Anzan Flash Soroban Math ships an update every 34 months, and Abaco weekly. Most recently, Anzan Flash Soroban Math was updated on October 25, 2026 and Abaco on November 5, 2026.

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