MathTables by PalaSoftware vs Stickey Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MathTables by PalaSoftware
This app offers a unique approach to practicing arithmetic by matching problems to their answers. It's configurable for various learning levels and includes options for different operations, number ranges, and timed challenges to improve math skills.
- Match problems to answers
- Configurable problem sets
- Multiple operation types
- Customizable number ranges
- Timed challenges
- Randomized problem generation
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MathTables is a powerful and fun twist to learning arithmetic. With normal math problem tables you need to provide the answer to the problem. With MathTables there is a twist, both the problem and the answer are provided, you just need to match the answer to the correct problem. Math tables is perfect for any level of learning or any age of student. MathTables is configurable to quiz you with 12, 20 or 30 problems. All the problems are generated by the iPhone and randomized so there is a virtual unlimited set of possibilities. MathTables allows you to choose individual operation types from addition, subtraction, multiplication division, squares, cubes and square roots or a combination of the above. You can also provide a range of numbers (from -99 to 99) you want to work with. Parents you will find this feature invaluable for helping younger students who need to limit the scope of problems they are currently capable of handling. Additionally, MathTables has a timer thus allowing a single student the opportunity to see if he can improve on a previous time, or even challenge a friend to a "quiz-off". MathTables is a great brain exercise, use it a few minutes each day and watch your math improve over time.
Stickey Chords
Learn to build piano chords by placing characters on the correct keys. The app provides visual feedback on your accuracy and allows customization of chord types and voicings. Improve your ear training with audio playback and choose your preferred note naming system.
- Chord building with character placement
- Visual accuracy feedback
- Customizable chord types (major, minor, 7th, etc.)
- Chord voicing selection (root position, inversions)
- Ear training via audio playback
- English and Fixed do note naming
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Team Stickey needs your help building chords! Place the characters on the correct keys to make the chord written above the keyboard. Once you think you have it right, check your answer - all correct is shown by green check marks; some correct (or correct but in the wrong order) are marked by gray check marks; correct note letter name but incorrect accidental (sharp/flat/natural) gets a gray x; incorrect note letter gets a red x. Customize settings to play with the chords you are interested in: - major - minor - suspended - augmented - diminished - dominant 7th - major 7th - minor 7th Select the chord voicing: - root position or inversions Improve your ear by listening to the chord written, then listening to the chord made with the keys you placed characters on. Choose between English (C, D, E...) and Fixed do (do, re, mi...) note naming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stickey Chords at 5.0 against MathTables by PalaSoftware's 4.5. MathTables by PalaSoftware's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
MathTables by PalaSoftware costs $0.99 and Stickey Chords $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stickey Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MathTables by PalaSoftware has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of MathTables by PalaSoftware's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stickey Chords's.
MathTables by PalaSoftware ships an update every 5 months, Stickey Chords every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MathTables by PalaSoftware | Stickey Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PalaSoftware Inc. | Laura Gabrielson |
Customer experience
MathTables by PalaSoftware
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In-app purchases
MathTables by PalaSoftware
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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