Comparison

Basic Math vs Timesly

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

Timesly

This educational app offers adaptive multiplication practice for children and families. It identifies areas needing improvement and provides targeted lessons with explanations and gradual challenges. Track progress with clear learning paths and mastery indicators.

Highlights
  • Adaptive lessons based on learner needs
  • Explanations for missed answers
  • Gradual challenge progression
  • Recall Sprint for learned facts
  • Learning path and mastery tracking
Features
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Times tables make more sense when practice responds to the learner. Timesly is a calm, adaptive multiplication app for children and families. It starts with a short calibration, then builds focused lessons around the facts that need the most useful practice. LEARN WITH UNDERSTANDING When an answer is missed, Timesly explains a strategy using familiar doubles, fives, tens, and nearby facts. Correct answers move naturally into the next question. PRACTICE AT THE RIGHT LEVEL Accuracy, response time, recent mistakes, and review timing shape each lesson. Every lesson finishes with a reachable Recall Sprint using only learned facts. Challenge grows gradually as recall becomes dependable. SEE REAL LEARNING PROGRESS The learning path and mastery help kids and adults no what needs worked on.

Screenshots

Basic Math4 screens
Timesly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Timesly at 5.0 against Basic Math's 3.0. Timesly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timesly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basic Math versus Timesly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic MathTimesly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExplorer TechnologiesJAMIE ELIZABETH WATKINS

Customer experience

Basic Math

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

Timesly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Timesly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Basic Math

No in-app purchases

None

Timesly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Math free?
Basic Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Timesly free?
Timesly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Math or Timesly?
Timesly is rated higher. Basic Math averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Timesly averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Basic Math or Timesly have ads?
Basic Math shows ads; Timesly does not.

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