Comparison

Basic Math vs Math Drills Lite

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Addition exercises
  • Subtraction exercises
  • Multiplication exercises
  • Division exercises
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Performance reporting
Features
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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

About

Math Drills Lite

Learn fundamental math skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in an engaging environment. Explore problem-solving with visual aids like number lines and blocks, and even learn multiplication tricks. This version is designed for a single student.

Highlights
  • Addition practice
  • Subtraction practice
  • Multiplication practice
  • Division practice
  • Number line visualization
  • Wooden block visualization
  • Finger multiplication tricks
Features
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Graphically rich and fun environment allows a single student to learn basic math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Explore solutions to problems using number lines, wooden blocks, facts and hints. Solve nine-times problems using your fingers! Upgrading to the full version will add: - Work with up to 50 students. - Ability to take tests and earn high scores and awards. - Select from up to 12 different themes (Math Drills Lite uses only the Chalkboard theme) - Set the number of problems for reviews, practices and tests. - Smart Drills(tm) which places emphasis on problems answered incorrectly and/or slowly. - Visually track student progress with accuracy and speed graphs.

Screenshots

Basic Math4 screens
Math Drills Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Drills Lite at 3.5 against Basic Math's 3.0. Math Drills Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (63 vs 1). Basic Math's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Drills Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Drills Lite has 63 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Basic Math's written reviews are positive against 67% of Math Drills Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Math ships an update every 2 months, Math Drills Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Basic Math versus Math Drills Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic MathMath Drills Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.5 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews67.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings163 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExplorer TechnologiesInstant Interactive

Customer experience

Basic Math

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative24.6%

Math Drills Lite

All ratings63 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral12.7%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative27.2%

User reviews

Basic Math

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for brushing up math skills
  • 👍 Helps improve math abilities
  • 👍 Allows setting max/min problem values
  • 👍 Good for practicing specific multiplication problems
  • 👍 Cool math game

Room to improve

  • 👎 No percents offered
  • 👎 App abruptly stops when checking Report Card
  • 👎 Cannot adjust number of problems per session
  • 👎 Tic Tac Toe mode assumes two players
  • 👎 Does not teach math, only runs through problems

Math Drills Lite

From 63 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for basic math practice
  • 💡 Customizable facts
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Visual number line support
  • 🚀 Helps improve math grades

Room to improve

  • 👎 Limited to basic math
  • 👎 Not challenging enough
  • 👎 Repetitive problems
  • 👎 Small keypad on iPhone
  • 👎 Confusing for some users

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
Show 6 more
  • 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 Drills Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes too much
  • Cannot change number of questions
  • Each of the 10 questions is the same
  • Got math fact wrong when it was right

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add integers
  • Change keyboard layout to calculator style
  • Allow larger numbers
  • Add counters for kindergarteners
  • Indicate correct answers with a sound/visual
Show 2 more
  • More advanced math options
  • Count answers per minute

In-app purchases

None

Basic Math

No in-app purchases

None

Math Drills Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Math free?
Basic Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Drills Lite free?
Math Drills Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Math or Math Drills Lite?
Math Drills Lite is rated higher. Basic Math averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Math Drills Lite averages 3.5 from 63 ratings.
Do Basic Math or Math Drills Lite have ads?
Basic Math shows ads; Math Drills Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Math or Math Drills Lite?
Basic Math ships an update every 2 months, and Math Drills Lite every 4 months. Most recently, Basic Math was updated on September 29, 2026 and Math Drills Lite on October 3, 2026.

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