Comparison

Mathemagics vs Wheel Math+

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

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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

Wheel Math+

This app offers a visual and interactive way for children to learn addition and subtraction fundamentals. It uses number wheels and dial pads to explore number patterns, place value, and the ten-based number system. Kids earn badges as they discover number pairs that add up to the same sum.

Highlights
  • Visual number wheels for addition
  • Dial pads for number exploration
  • Learn place value and number patterns
  • Earn badges for mastering sums
  • Supports multi-digit number operations
  • Interactive subtraction reversal of addition
Features
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Description: This app collects no data, is free, and has no ads. This app is for kids learning addition in entirely new visual ways, where they create many pairs of numbers that add to the same sum. It is also for parents and teachers who want a fun visual way on a number wheels and Dial Pads to explore addition patterns with kids and see a big picture of number patterns. This new version of Wheel Math+ has delightful animation and increased badges facts to 20. Watch Youtube video at https://youtu.be/N9e6ZNdUsc0 This is much more than another cute way to drill addition facts and subtraction. Kids are learning fundamentals, they are playing with, and learning place value and that our numbers are ten based, that this helps see addition and subtraction patterns. When they learn addition on a number wheel with this app, subtraction is easy: They have been earning badges and learning set of numbers that add up to the same number. To do subtraction, choose the badge of the number they want to start with. Touch 0/10 (the right choice will be visible) and that number (for a teen number like 15, choose 10 and 5). They create a vertical line. ALL numbers to subtract will also have the answer above or below it. They are reversing addition. They are also set up to learn multiplication, division, fractions, squares, and more on number wheels. Addition pairs that add up to the same number create parallel lines on a number wheel. Kids love starting with any two numbers (one-digit) and then taking away one from the smaller number and adding it to the bigger number. ZERO is the HERO. When you reach 0 (example 4+3, then 5+2, then 6+1, then 7+0, fireworks happen because the line from 0 points to the answer of 7 for ALL the pairs kids have created to get to 0. If the larger number reaches 10, then the answer is also obvious (8+7, then 9+6, then 10+5 equals 15). Kids earn badges by finding all the pairs on the wheel that add up to a number. They are learning sets in a pattern and can have fun earning each badge 1-20 as many times as they like. Basically, if you choose any two numbers on the wheel to add, you will create a line. When you touch the number one bigger than the bigger number, and one smaller than the smaller number, you get another line, a railroad track line (parallel) that adds up to the same number. You added one and took away one, so it has to add to the same number. It can be great fun to do this with pennies (or watch the youtube video) to help kids get how this works. CAN WORK WITH MULTIPLE NUMBERS AND MULTIPLE DIGIT NUMBERS: When students are proficient with the app, they can add 2 numbers, then add a third to that, then a fourth number. They can keep track of tens with fingers or marks on paper. They can also do it with 2 or 3 digit numbers. First add the Ones, Add the tens (carry over helps students learn place value), Then add the hundreds (ten tens). The number wheel is a 10 base number system, mirroring our number system. So the structure is the same. This allows natural patterns in the ones digits to show up, which hold true, no matter how big the number. Think of a water meter or a bike mileage gauge that has 0-9 number wheels for 1s, 10s, 100s, and 1000s. 0 + 10 = 10, then one less than 10 is 9. And one more than 0 is 1, and you have horizontal line. If you work your way down, you'll see that 8+2, 7+3, and 6+4 are all horizontal lines. The line helps kids see the patterns, which are really important in addition and subtraction. So kids can actually see the patterns in numbers showing up in sets of numbers. They are learning the basic pattern of numbers, learning it because this approach is so visual and shows the patterns. Easier to see: Watch video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFXjAccxouA

Screenshots

Mathemagics4 screens
Wheel Math+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wheel Math+ at Free against Mathemagics's $4.99. Wheel Math+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Mathemagics's advantage is ratings volume (466 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wheel Math+ is free to download; Mathemagics costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wheel Math+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mathemagics has 466 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Mathemagics's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wheel Math+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mathemagics ships an update every 4 months, Wheel Math+ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mathemagics versus Wheel Math+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathemagicsWheel Math+
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (466 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings466 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Lightning LabsRight Brain Math

Customer experience

Mathemagics

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

Wheel Math+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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.

Wheel Math+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mathemagics

No in-app purchases

None

Wheel Math+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mathemagics free?
Mathemagics costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wheel Math+ free?
Wheel Math+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mathemagics or Wheel Math+?
Wheel Math+ is rated higher. Mathemagics averages 4.8 out of 5 from 466 ratings, while Wheel Math+ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mathemagics or Wheel Math+ have ads?
Neither Mathemagics nor Wheel Math+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mathemagics or Wheel Math+?
Mathemagics ships an update every 4 months, and Wheel Math+ every 7 months. Most recently, Mathemagics was updated on September 30, 2026 and Wheel Math+ on September 10, 2026.

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