Comparison

FlashMath (math flash cards) vs Chester Comix

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

Head to head
About

FlashMath (math flash cards)

This app offers a fun and configurable way to practice math skills. It covers basic arithmetic to multiplication and division, with adjustable difficulty and time limits. Ideal for all ages seeking to improve their math fluency or get a quick mental workout.

Highlights
  • Addition and subtraction practice
  • Multiplication and division practice
  • Configurable number ranges
  • Adjustable number of questions
  • Optional time limits per question
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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FlashMath is a fun math learning tool for your iPhone. FlashMath is appropriate for all ages from kindergarten (with simple addition and subtraction problems) to elementary school where learning multiplication and division can be a challenge. FlashMath is also great for a quick little brain exercise. FlashMath is configurable from simple addition and subtraction to more complicated multiplication and division. You can control the range of numbers you want to work with, the number of questions you want to answer and even assign a time limit per question.

About

Chester Comix

Explore American history through engaging graphic novels. This app brings historical stories to life with interactive panels, extra details, and unlockable content. Designed to make learning fun and accessible for young readers, it offers offline reading capabilities.

Highlights
  • Graphic novel format for history
  • Interactive story panels
  • Unlockable content and extra details
  • Offline reading capability
  • Stories from archive and print
  • Panel by panel view
Features
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Now American history is more fun and easier to access for young readers! For 20 years, Chester the Crab has brought American history alive in a graphic novel format. This reader app will invigorate his storytelling into a living, growing, active set of stories you can purchase and read them on the go. MORE jokes! MORE details that the textbooks miss! MORE new panels to unlock when you visit some of America's most important historic sites! This format promises a more dynamic future for Chester's stories of the important past. This app will be a platform for the ongoing Chester Comix project to: * make available stories from the Chester Comix archive that have not seen print since the early 2000s. * Add extra panels to stories that are in print, to give readers more fun and more facts. * Allow young people to download stories to read them later with or without an internet connection. Digitizing Chester's stories for a mobile platform means more reluctant readers can find his inspiring fun and learn what they need to do well in school. Putting Chester Comix onto a smartphone puts him where young people are already reading their texts and social media. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- Bentley Boyd graduated from Harvard University in 1990 with a cum laude degree in History and Literature. He has been a professional cartoonist for 28 years and is a passionate advocate for the use of the graphic novel format to excite reluctant readers about non-fiction material. * ABOUT CHESTER COMIX -- Since 2003 Chester Comix LLC has offered graphic history adventures to young people. Chester currently has 32 titles in print. Sample pages are viewable at www.chestercomix.com, and free teachers guides are available at the website for most of the print titles. * APP FEATURES -- Panel by panel view of the story; a story twice as long as the version that appears in Chester's printed books; secret panels with more story get unlocked when the reader visits related historic sites in the United States.

Screenshots

FlashMath (math flash cards)4 screens
Chester Comix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chester Comix at Free against FlashMath (math flash cards)'s $0.99. FlashMath (math flash cards)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (70% vs 50%). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chester Comix is free to download; FlashMath (math flash cards) costs $0.99 up front. Chester Comix sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. FlashMath (math flash cards) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for FlashMath (math flash cards) against 4.3 for Chester Comix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of FlashMath (math flash cards)'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Chester Comix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlashMath (math flash cards) ships an update every 6 months, Chester Comix every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FlashMath (math flash cards) versus Chester Comix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashMath (math flash cards)Chester Comix
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (48 ratings) — better4.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings48 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.Chester Comix

Customer experience

FlashMath (math flash cards)

All ratings48 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative18.2%

Chester Comix

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FlashMath (math flash cards)

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Chester Comix

One-time12
  • Battle of BritainFree
  • Battle of the IroncladsFree
  • F.D.R.Free
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  • Lewis & Clark$0.99
  • Fort Sumpter and Secession of Southern States$0.99
  • Battle of Gettysburg$0.99
  • The True Story of Pocahontas$0.99
  • Paul Revere and Lexington and Concord$0.99
  • Boston Tea Party$0.99
  • D-Day$0.99
  • The Spanish-American War$0.99
  • Harriet Tubman, Freedom's Fury$0.99

Questions

Is FlashMath (math flash cards) free?
FlashMath (math flash cards) costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chester Comix free?
Chester Comix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlashMath (math flash cards) or Chester Comix?
FlashMath (math flash cards) is rated higher. FlashMath (math flash cards) averages 4.4 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Chester Comix averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do FlashMath (math flash cards) or Chester Comix have ads?
Neither FlashMath (math flash cards) nor Chester Comix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlashMath (math flash cards) or Chester Comix?
FlashMath (math flash cards) ships an update every 6 months, and Chester Comix every 5 months. Most recently, FlashMath (math flash cards) was updated on October 12, 2026 and Chester Comix on October 17, 2026.

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