National 5 Maths vs Mento
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
National 5 Maths
Prepare for your National 5 Maths exam with various study modes. Focus on topics, shuffle questions, take practice exams, or test your speed with random drills. Offers over 600 free questions and an optional premium upgrade for more content and solutions.
- Revise by topic
- Shuffle questions by topic
- Complete practice exams
- Timed random drills
- Over 600 free practice questions
- Optional premium upgrade
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Prepare for your National 5 Maths exam. 2,000 practice questions covering all 36 topics of the course, every one with a full worked solution, and it's all available offline. WHAT'S INSIDE • 2,000 questions, from Basic to Expert • A worked solution for every question • A summary page for every topic • 12 practice papers: 6 non-calculator and 6 calculator • 11 two-minute speed drills • Progress tracking by topic FREE AND PREMIUM 500 questions are available for free. All seven Numerical Skills topics are free: Surds, Indices, Scientific Notation, Rounding, Reverse Percentages, Appreciation & Depreciation, and Fractions. Every other topic gives you three questions to try. Also free: two practice papers, four speed drills, and the summary page for every topic. Unlock the rest with Premium: all 2,000 questions, mixed practice across all topics, all 12 practice papers and all 11 speed drills. It's a one-off purchase, not a subscription. Buy once and it's yours for good. BUILT FOR REVISION • No ads • No account, no sign-up, no email address • Works entirely offline: on the bus, in the library, anywhere Made in Scotland for the National 5 Mathematics course.
Mento
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mento at none against National 5 Maths's 1. Mento also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. National 5 Maths sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mento asks for nothing beyond the download.
National 5 Maths ships an update every 12 months, Mento every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | National 5 Maths | Mento |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ewan Chelley | ONLINE STARTUP MChJ |
In-app purchases
National 5 Maths
- Premium$5.99
Mento
No in-app purchases
