Comparison

Mathemagics vs Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

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

Head to head
About

Mathemagics

Learn and practice mental math tricks to perform calculations at lightning speed. This app helps you master multiplication, division, and squaring techniques through engaging practice sessions and progressive levels. Ideal for students, teachers, and anyone looking to sharpen their cognitive abilities.

Highlights
  • Master multiplication, division, and squaring tricks
  • Practice through various proficiency levels
  • Engaging and fun learning experience
  • Prepare for standardized math tests
  • Improve cognitive abilities and brain training
  • Learn tricks for specific number ranges
Features
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Amaze and delight others as you multiply, divide, and square at lightning fast speed. Learn and practice the tricks of mental math calculation in a fun and engaging application. Study any of the math tricks and then practice them as you progress through various levels of proficiency. Tease your brain with a quick practice session while waiting in lines, riding in the car, or on the plane. Only the basic math skills of addition, subtraction and simple multiplication and division are needed to achieve astonishing results. Students: Baffle your math teachers by providing answers faster than thought possible. Teachers: Inspire your students as you pull answers to math problems out of thin air. Master these math tricks: * Multiply as high as 20x20 * Square a number ending in 5 * Square any two digit number * Doubling and halving * Multiply any number by 4 * Multiply any number by 5 * Multiply any number by 9 * Multiply any number by 25 * Multiply any number by 99 * Squares from 41 to 59 * Round number multiplication * Divide any number by 5 * Multiply by 11 * Multiply in the 90's * Square numbers in the 50's * Multiply differing by 2,4,6 * Multiply if 1's sum is 10 * Multiply two close numbers * Sum of first n even numbers * Sum of first n odd numbers * Subtracting two and three digit numbers * Adding two and three digit numbers * Quickly divide any number by 9 * Subtracting from 1000 and higher multiples of 10 * Multiply two numbers close to 10 * Nines complement * Tens complement * Large number addition #1 * Large number addition #2 * Large number subtraction * Evenly divisible by 3 * Evenly divisible by 4 * Evenly divisible by 5 * Evenly divisible by 6 * Evenly divisible by 7 * Evenly divisible by 8 * Evenly divisible by 9 * Evenly divisible by 10 * Evenly divisible by 11 * Evenly divisible by 12 * Square numbers in the 20’s * Square numbers in the 30’s * Square numbers in the 60’s * Square numbers in the 70’s * Square numbers in the 80’s * Square numbers in the 100’s * Square numbers in the 200’s * Square numbers in the 300’s * Square numbers in the 400’s * Square numbers in the 500’s * Square numbers in the 700’s * Square numbers in the 800’s * Square numbers in the 900’s * Casting Out Nines Digit Sum * Check Addition by Casting Nines * Check Subtraction by Casting Nines * Check Multiplication by Casting Nines * Check Division by Casting Nines * Casting Out Elevens Digit Sum * Check Addition by Casting Elevens * Check Subtraction by Casting Elevens * Check Multiplication by Casting Elevens * Check Division by Casting Elevens Prepare for the math section on the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, or any other standardized test. Don't waste time with a calculator on the few tests that allow them. Use Mathemagics as a tutor to quicken up your test taking abilities. Perfect training for the UIL Mathematics and Number Sense Contests. Activate and challenge your brain to expand its ability to think efficiently and have fun at the same time. Train yourself to break problems down in to smaller more manageable pieces in order to reach solutions quicker and more accurately than anyone else. ================================= "Best New iPhone Education App" - eduinreview.com May 2012 Featured in the App Store Test Prep promotion December 2011 Featured as an AppStore Education Staff Favorite Featured in the AppStore Hall of Fame March 16, 2010 Featured in the EU AppStores as New and Noteworthy December 8, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Best of 2009 App November 17, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Essential (Apps for Boys) September 22, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Essential (High School Survival Guide) August 25, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Staff Favorite ================================= Follow us on Twitter @blulightnin =================================

About

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

Prepare for the ALEKS Math placement test with personalized tutoring and practice tests. This app offers targeted study materials to help you achieve your best score.

Highlights
  • ALEKS Math placement test preparation
  • Personalized tutoring
  • Practice tests
  • Targeted study materials
Features
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YourTeacher provides the exact tutoring and practice tests you need to ace the ALEKS® Math placement test. 3-Day Free Trial! Terms of use: https://storage.googleapis.com/mathhelp/content/license/eula-mathhelp-2018.pdf ALEKS® is a registered trademark of McGraw Hill. This app is not affiliated or endorsed by McGraw Hill.

Screenshots

Mathemagics4 screens
Test Prep for ALEKS® Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mathemagics at 94% against Test Prep for ALEKS® Math's 13%. Mathemagics also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Test Prep for ALEKS® Math's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On ratings volume, 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

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math is free to download; Mathemagics costs $4.99 up front. Test Prep for ALEKS® Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Mathemagics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mathemagics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 466 and 611 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Mathemagics's written reviews are positive against 13% of Test Prep for ALEKS® Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mathemagics ships an update every 4 months, Test Prep for ALEKS® Math monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mathemagics versus Test Prep for ALEKS® Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathemagicsTest Prep for ALEKS® Math
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (466 ratings) — better4.4 (611 ratings)
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews — better12.8% of reviews
Number of ratings466611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Lightning LabsYourTeacher.com

Customer experience

Mathemagics

All ratings466 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews394 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

All ratings611 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive12.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative74.4%

User reviews

Mathemagics

From 466 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful math tricks and shortcuts
  • 🚀 Efficient mental math practice
  • 💡 Innovative approach to learning math
  • 🧠 Keeps the brain sharp
  • 👨‍🏫 Great for students and adults

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incorrect answers in practice lessons
  • 🔍 Lack of organization in lessons
  • 🤖 Reliance on multiple-choice answers
  • 🔒 Concerns about app safety and security

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

From 611 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 High-quality instructional content and lessons
  • 🎯 Effective test preparation for ALEKS exam
  • 📱 User-friendly interface and straightforward design
  • 🎓 One concept per video approach
  • 🎮 Engaging and educational learning experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing issues
  • ⚪ White blank screen appearing repeatedly
  • 💳 Subscription button malfunction preventing purchases
  • ⚠️ App fails to load lessons or content
  • 🔌 Poor app stability after subscription purchase

Bugs and requests

Mathemagics

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timed games incorrectly mark the last question as wrong
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Broken iCloud sync

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a timer option for timed practice
  • Allow users to input answers instead of multiple choice
  • Organize lessons by topic or difficulty level
  • Provide explanations for why the tricks work
  • Expand content to cover more math topics like fractions, decimals, etc.

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when accessing grade report
  • White blank screen after starting free trial or taking review
  • Lessons fail to load or display
  • Subscription button returns invalid purchase identifier error
  • App freezes and requires constant restart
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  • Content disappears after taking first review
  • No sound output in lessons
  • Cannot advance to next lesson after completing test
  • Grading logic incorrect - marks correct answers as wrong
  • App buffering and crashing during use
  • Login functionality broken for ALEKS accounts

Requested features

8 requests
  • Swipe navigation between videos
  • Touch-based answer selection instead of letter buttons
  • ADA-compatible videos with ASL and captions
  • TTY accommodations for accessibility
  • Integration with ALEKS website account login
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  • In-app subscription management and unsubscribe option
  • Free response practice questions matching actual test format
  • Improved mobile responsiveness and usability

In-app purchases

None

Mathemagics

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Test Prep for ALEKS® Math

Subscriptions2
  • ALEKS Test Prep3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • ALEKS Test Prep3 Days trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Mathemagics free?
Mathemagics costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Test Prep for ALEKS® Math free?
Test Prep for ALEKS® Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mathemagics or Test Prep for ALEKS® Math?
Mathemagics is rated higher. Mathemagics averages 4.8 out of 5 from 466 ratings, while Test Prep for ALEKS® Math averages 4.4 from 611 ratings.
Do Mathemagics or Test Prep for ALEKS® Math have ads?
Neither Mathemagics nor Test Prep for ALEKS® Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mathemagics or Test Prep for ALEKS® Math?
Mathemagics ships an update every 4 months, and Test Prep for ALEKS® Math monthly. Most recently, Mathemagics was updated on September 24, 2026 and Test Prep for ALEKS® Math on September 21, 2026.

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