Basic Math vs Math Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Math
Practice essential math skills through repetitive exercises. This app offers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems suitable for children and adults. An optional upgrade unlocks advanced features like a numeric keypad, customizable difficulty, and performance tracking.
- Addition exercises
- Subtraction exercises
- Multiplication exercises
- Division exercises
- Adjustable difficulty
- Performance reporting
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This is an application based on the drill-and-practice instructional strategy. Similar to memorization, such a strategy presents the tasks to be completed repetitively to build up the foundation skills for more meaningful learning in the future. This application provides exercises covering basic mathematical skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The exercises are targeted for children under 12 years, and sometimes even adults, with varying degrees of difficulty depending on their age. Upgrade to Basic Math Deluxe to unlock the following features: - A numeric keypad to enter answers, besides using multiple-choice answers - Enter values using the usual calculator left-to-right mode, or working style right-to-left mode - Sound effects - A times table to practise multiplication tables - Option to configure max and minimum operand value - A report card to review your performance in past exercises
Math Practice
Practice fundamental arithmetic operations through an engaging game. Earn stars by accurately and swiftly completing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division challenges. Progress from basic number sets to more complex divisions.
- Game-based math practice
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Star rewards for accuracy and speed
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Suitable for all ages
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Practice math tables as a game. Stars are earned my completing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division quickly and correctly. Start with adding ones and work your way through dividing by 12s.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Math Practice at 5.0 against Basic Math's 3.0. Math Practice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Math Practice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Basic Math ships an update every 2 months, Math Practice daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Math | Math Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Explorer Technologies | Scott Rundell |
Customer experience
Basic Math
Math Practice
Bugs and requests
Basic Math
Reported bugs
4 issues- Application abruptly stops when checking Report Card
- Tic Tac Toe mode instantly presumes two players
- Timer only counts up and not down
- Requires iOS 4, not compatible with older devices
Requested features
11 requests- Offer percents
- Allow adjustment of problems per session
- Option to change Tic Tac Toe mode to single player
- Explain why questions were missed
- Make timer count down
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- Add more operations
- Add percentages and angles
- Option to type in own answers instead of multiple choice
- Make problems go faster
- Change settings for difficulty and speed
- Add grammar, science, and music modules
Math Practice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Math
No in-app purchases
Math Practice
No in-app purchases
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