Long Multiplication vs 2 Digit Multiplication
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Long Multiplication
This app teaches and reinforces the long multiplication method with step-by-step animations and guidance. Users can input their own problems and receive immediate feedback, acting as a personal math tutor.
- Step-by-step animation and guidance
- User-defined problems
- Multi-digit multiplication
- Decimal support
- Adjustable difficulty
- Multiple themes
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Long Multiplication helps students learn and practice the standard long multiplication method step by step. The app shows each part of the long multiplication process visually. Students multiply and add one step at a time, and animated numbers move into the correct places. This makes the column method easier to understand and practice. Long Multiplication can be used for classroom teaching, individual practice, tutoring, or homework support. Problems can be generated by the app or entered manually. Features: - Step-by-step long multiplication practice - Multiplicand can have up to 5 digits - Multiplier can have up to 4 digits - Supports decimal numbers - Students can enter their own problems - Current operation for each column can be hidden - Operands for the current operation can be highlighted - Five visual themes - Native interfaces for iPhone and iPad Reviews and Recognition: Reviewed by Wired.com as part of “A Set of Excellent iPhone Math Apps for the Older Child.” Teacher endorsement: “The math apps by Esa Helttula allow students to practice and reinforce the specific computation strategies taught in class, with as much or as little scaffolding as necessary. They also provide individualized feedback to each student, with an immediacy that is not always possible through pencil and paper practice.” — Rita Zeni, Ecole Sandy Hill Elementary, Abbotsford, BC, Canada Kelly Tenkely, iPad Curriculum: “The step by step animation and guidance will help students get the column method of multiplication down in no time. The ability to enter their own numbers means that students can input problems from a math curriculum or textbook and work through the step-by-step process with any problem.” Other iDevBooks Math Apps: Other iDevBooks math apps include Column Addition, Column Subtraction, Long Division, Lattice Multiplication, Visual Multiplication Table, Fraction Math, Partial Differences Subtraction, Partial Quotients Division, Partial Sums Addition, Decimal Rounding, and more. Feedback: New ideas to make this app better are welcome. Please visit idevbooks.com to give feedback. Privacy: This app has no ads, no in-app purchases, and does not transmit user data during operation. The app also does not contain links to other apps or to the web.
2 Digit Multiplication
Master double-digit multiplication with this educational app. It provides clear methods and exercises to help users quickly learn and practice multiplying two-digit numbers.
- Learn double-digit multiplication
- Practice multiplication exercises
- Quick calculation methods
- Step-by-step examples
- Improve math skills
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Learn & Exercise How to multiply double digit numbers quickly. 19x17 (19+7)x10 + 9x7 = 323 (Method-A1) 58x58 ((5x5)+8)x100 + 8x8 = 3364 (Method-A6)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Long Multiplication at 62% against 2 Digit Multiplication's 50%. 2 Digit Multiplication's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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
Long Multiplication costs $3.99 and 2 Digit Multiplication $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Long Multiplication ships an update every 7 months, 2 Digit Multiplication every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Long Multiplication | 2 Digit Multiplication |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | #192 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esa Helttula | Yasuyoshi Ota |
Customer experience
Long Multiplication
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In-app purchases
Long Multiplication
No in-app purchases
2 Digit Multiplication
No in-app purchases
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