Comparison

Math Drills vs Big Math Flash Cards

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

Head to head

Math Drills

$1.99

📚 Education

★ 3.921 ratingsView app →

Big Math Flash Cards

Add Subtract Multiply Divide

Free

📚 Education

★ 4.240K ratingsView app →

About

Math Drills

This app provides a fun and engaging environment for up to 50 students to practice fundamental math skills. It offers personalized settings, tracks progress with detailed graphs, and includes interactive tools to help understand problem-solving.

Highlights

Personalized student settings
Smart Drills for weak areas
Interactive solution exploration
Progress tracking graphs
Finger multiplication for nine-times tables

Features

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Graphically rich and fun environment allows up to 50 students to learn basic math skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. --- FEATURES --- - Students have their own personalized settings, scores and test history. - Smart Drills(tm) places emphasis on problems answered incorrectly and/or slowly. - Explore solutions to problems using number lines, wooden blocks, facts and hints. Solve nine-times problems using your fingers! - Visually track student progress with accuracy and speed graphs.

About

Big Math Flash Cards

This app provides a digital flash card experience for practicing basic arithmetic operations. Users can flip cards, select answers, and track their progress with score percentages and elapsed time. Additional features for reviewing mistakes, custom sets, and different input modes are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
Configurable number of questions and answers
Score percentage and elapsed time tracking
Selectable color themes and sound options
Review incorrect answers (in-app purchase)
Custom card sets (in-app purchase)

Features

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Highly rated by teachers, parents and kids of all ages! Flip the card just like a real flash card! Simple, clean and easy to use interface. The front side of the card shows the question and the back side of the card shows the possible answers. Just tap to flip the card. Once you answer the question correctly, flick the card off the screen by swiping up. Features * Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division * Score percentage and elapsed time displayed * Configurable number of questions * Configurable number of answers for multiple choice * Supports landscape or portrait card display modes * Selectable flash card color themes * Turn all sounds on or off Other great features available via "In App Purchase" * Review Incorrect - review the questions that were answered incorrectly * Score Cards - view and review past scores and questions * Specific Numbers - customize the first and second number ranges * Mixed Operations - ability to have cards with mixed operators * Flash Card Mode - displays the answer instead of multiple choice (swipe up to mark the card correct, swipe down to mark the card incorrect) * Manual Entry Mode - type your answer instead of selecting from a choice of possible answers * Custom Cards - make your own custom card set questions * Time Per Card - allows you to set a time limit for each card

Screenshots

Math Drills4 screens

Big Math Flash Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Big Math Flash Cards at Free against Math Drills's $1.99. Big Math Flash Cards also leads on ratings volume (40K vs 21) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). Math Drills's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Big Math Flash Cards is free to download; Math Drills costs $1.99 up front. Big Math Flash Cards sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Math Drills asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Math Flash Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Math Flash Cards has 40K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Math Drills's written reviews are positive against 77% of Big Math Flash Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Drills ships an update every 4 months, Big Math Flash Cards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Math Drills versus Big Math Flash Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Math Drills	Big Math Flash Cards
Price	$1.99	Free — better
Rating	3.9 (21 ratings)	4.2 (40K ratings) — better
Positive reviews	80.4% of reviews — better	77.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	21	40K — better
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free — better	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	14.1 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	38 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Instant Interactive	Masato Takagi

Customer experience

Math Drills

All ratings21 ratings

Positive71.4%

Neutral9.5%

Negative19.0%

Written reviews102 reviews

Positive80.4%

Neutral9.8%

Negative9.8%

Big Math Flash Cards

All ratings39,977 ratings

Positive79.8%

Neutral5.5%

Negative14.7%

Written reviews1,031 reviews

Positive77.0%

Neutral6.7%

Negative16.3%

User reviews

Math Drills

From 21 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Highly customizable drills for individual student needs
📊 Excellent progress tracking and analytics
🎯 Ability to isolate specific math facts for focused practice
📱 Multiple user profiles with independent settings
⚡ Engaging interface that motivates children to practice

Room to improve

🐛 Sensitivity bug with fast number input recognition
🔊 Sound settings not persisting between sessions
🔊 Volume control issues ignoring device settings
📱 Input number pad too small
🔧 Settings buttons not functioning correctly

Big Math Flash Cards

From 40K App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Simple and easy to use
🚀 Helps with math practice
🤩 Fun and engaging for kids
📚 Useful for learning math facts
🧠 Improves math skills

Room to improve

💰 Some features require payment
🤔 Lack of customization options
🤖 Repetitive gameplay
🙄 Boring for older students

Bugs and requests

Math Drills

Reported bugs

9 issues

Sensitivity bug prevents recognition of quickly typed answers
Sound preferences not saved between sessions
Volume control overridden by app sounds
Settings buttons not responding correctly
Test counting incorrect (only counts one 'pit stop' for multiple missed problems)

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Sound activation not working for some users
Display issues after app updates (problems not fully visible)
Helper feature appears despite being toggled off
Kanji input mode displays numbers incorrectly (一零 instead of 十 for 10)

Requested features

16 requests

Extend addition and subtraction to 12 or higher
Increase multiplication and division tables beyond 12
Timed mode with set time limits (e.g., one minute drills)
Larger input number pad
Password protection for settings and student data

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Ability to delete individual test results
Ability to filter reports by specific fact families
Hand-counting/finger-writing feature for answers
Adaptive difficulty that adjusts based on performance
Multiplayer mode or GameCenter integration
Random question mode with larger numbers
BEDMAS/order of operations problems
Problem-solving questions
Adjustable target speed for drills
Sound feedback for incorrect answers
Ability to review scores by date

Big Math Flash Cards

Reported bugs

2 issues

Incorrect answers marked as wrong
Glitches when swiping answers

Requested features

5 requests

More difficulty levels
Ability to choose specific math operations
Addition of word problems
Inclusion of fractions and exponents
Gamification and rewards system

In-app purchases

None

Math Drills

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Big Math Flash Cards

One-time7

Review Incorrect$0.99
Score Cards$0.99
Specific Numbers$0.99

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Mixed Operations$0.99
Levels 4,5,6$0.99
Flash Card Mode$0.99
All Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Math Drills free?

Math Drills costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is Big Math Flash Cards free?

Big Math Flash Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Math Drills or Big Math Flash Cards?

Big Math Flash Cards is rated higher. Math Drills averages 3.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Big Math Flash Cards averages 4.2 from 40K ratings.

Do Math Drills or Big Math Flash Cards have ads?

Neither Math Drills nor Big Math Flash Cards shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Math Drills or Big Math Flash Cards?

Math Drills ships an update every 4 months, and Big Math Flash Cards every 2 months. Most recently, Math Drills was updated on October 13, 2026 and Big Math Flash Cards on October 17, 2026.