FlashToPass vs Area Model
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlashToPass
Master math facts with interactive flashcards. Reinforce concepts, practice addition for free, and unlock more operations and customization through in-app purchases. Supports dark mode and offers printable exports.
- Interactive math flashcards
- Addition practice (free)
- Customizable card sets
- Printable exports
- Modern design with dark mode
- Practice by number and difficulty
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Help your child master math facts and times tables. FlashToPass: Math Flash Cards is a simple, effective way for kids to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Version 3.0 is a complete rebuild with a fresh design, live races with friends, voice answers, camera grading for printed worksheets, and an Apple Watch app. The Mac app is now included too. Made for kids ages 6 to 8 and for anyone still building fact fluency, at home, in homeschool, or as a classroom supplement. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Addition card sets are completely free, and so is printing. - Practice Their Way - - Type answers on a big, kid-friendly keypad. - Say answers out loud: turn on Listen and the card fills the screen. - Turn on Speak and the app reads each problem aloud. - Drill the times tables by number, 1 through 12, or practice by difficulty. - Build custom card sets for exactly the facts your child needs. - Pick up where you left off, and set practice reminders to build a daily habit. - Race Your Friends - Compete in live head-to-head races over local Wi-Fi: two kids at the kitchen table, or a whole classroom at once. Everyone gets the same cards, and the results screen shows who finished first. Joining a race is always free. - Paper, Too - Print practice sheets or cut-out flash cards for any operation and number range, on US Letter or A4, with an optional answer key and name and score lines on the page. Printing is free for everyone. When the finished sheet comes back, point your camera at it. FlashToPass reads the QR code, recognizes the handwriting, and marks each answer. Grading happens on your device, and nothing is uploaded. - iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch - One app runs on all of them, and your purchase covers every device. On Apple Watch, kids answer with the Digital Crown. - Key Features - - NEW! Live head-to-head races over local Wi-Fi. Joining is always free. (*) - NEW! Scan & Grade: camera grading for printed practice sheets. (*) - NEW! Voice answers in 12 languages, plus a read-aloud mode. - NEW! Apple Watch app with Digital Crown input. - NEW! The Mac app is now included. - NEW! Completely redesigned, with sidebar layouts on iPad. - NEW! Free printing for everyone: worksheets and flash card sheets for any set. Print with AirPrint®. - Practice addition math facts completely free. - Times tables practice to build multiplication speed. (*) - Subtraction, multiplication, and division card sets. (*) - Practice by number or by difficulty. (*) - Custom card sets. (*) - Practice reminders, dark mode, sound effects, and animations. Download FlashToPass: Math Flash Cards today and start building math fact mastery. - Support - Questions, comments, or bugs? Please contact us using the form at https://www.scybot.com/BugReport.php. - Miscellaneous - AirPrint® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. - Privacy Policy - Please refer to https://www.scybot.com/flashtopass-privacy.pdf - Terms of Use - Please refer to https://www.scybot.com/terms.html - Plans - Choose Yearly, Monthly, or Lifetime. Each plan unlocks every flash card set, custom card sets for every operation, hosting races with any operation, Scan & Grade score totals, and watermark-free printing. Yearly and Monthly are subscriptions. Lifetime is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. * Some features require an in-app purchase.
Area Model
This educational app helps elementary students master multiplication and division using a visual area model approach. It features interactive tools like Base Ten manipulatives and a drawing pad, aligning with common core standards. Students can personalize their learning with animal icons and bright colors.
- Common Core aligned lessons
- Base Ten manipulatives
- Guided tutorial
- Create custom problems
- Drawing pad for equations
- Animal character icons
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Area Model - Multiplication and Division is an app designed to develop the skills elementary students need to understand and illustrate multiplication and division problems in adherence to the common core state standards. Students benefit from a visual example of the math concept using Base Ten manipulatives. Developed by an elementary teacher and designed by a software developer with years of experience in creating educational software, this innovative, educational app teaches the skills necessary to master multiplication and division. Your student will enjoy learning multiplication and division as they choose animal icons, and bright colors in this interactive math app! FEATURES - Common Core aligned - Base Ten pieces (ones, tens, hundreds) and graph paper - Guided tutorial models how to solve problems - Create your own multi-digit problems for practice - Drawing pad for writing equations. Compare your algorithm to the area model. Choose your pen color. - Icons: choose from five cute animal characters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlashToPass at 67% against Area Model's 0%. FlashToPass also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (931 vs 1). Area Model's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. FlashToPass sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Area Model sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FlashToPass holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlashToPass has 931 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of FlashToPass's written reviews are positive against 0% of Area Model's.
FlashToPass ships an update every 4 months, Area Model every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlashToPass | Area Model |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (931 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 931 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scybot Technologies, L.L.C. | Bytes Arithmetic LLC |
Customer experience
FlashToPass
Area Model
Bugs and requests
FlashToPass
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when entering answers
- Timer not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
- Keyboard disappearing during use
Requested features
5 requests- Allow setting number of questions
- Add more difficulty levels
- Include doubles facts practice
- Provide detailed performance tracking
- Improve keyboard layout and functionality
Area Model
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlashToPass
- All Features, Monthly$1.991 Month
- Unlock All Features$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$9.99
Area Model
- Practice Mode$2.99
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