Comparison

Long Multiplication vs Math Practice

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step animation and guidance
  • User-defined problems
  • Multi-digit multiplication
  • Decimal support
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multiple themes
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Math Practice

This app provides personalized math practice for children in grades K-4, focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It adapts to a child's skill level to build confidence and improve learning speed.

Highlights
  • Adaptive learning adjusts difficulty
  • Personalized practice sessions
  • Focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Boost learning speed and confidence
  • Select specific numbers for practice
Features
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Master basic math in minutes a day! Give your child a head start with Math Whiz Kids, the ultimate math practice app designed for kids in grades K through 4! Our app helps young learners build confidence in math with personalized practice sessions that adapt to their skill level. Whether it's addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, Math Whiz Kids makes learning math both engaging and effective. Features: * Adaptive Learning: The app tracks your child’s progress and adjusts the difficulty of math problems based on performance, focusing on areas where they need more practice. * Boost Learning Speed: With targeted problem sets and focused practice, your child can quickly improve their math skills and gain confidence in the classroom. * Focused Studying: Select only the numbers you want to focus on Help your child become a math whiz faster with Math Whiz Kids. Download today and watch their confidence grow! Selected numbers will always be used as the second operand, enabled numbers would be used as one of the options for the first operand (addition/multiplication) or the answer (subtraction/division), disabled numbers will not be used.

Screenshots

Long Multiplication4 screens
Math Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Practice at 100% against Long Multiplication's 62%. Math Practice also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Long Multiplication's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Long Multiplication costs $3.99 and Math Practice $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Long Multiplication holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Long Multiplication's written reviews are positive against 100% of Math Practice's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Long Multiplication ships an update every 7 months, Math Practice weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Long Multiplication versus Math Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLong MultiplicationMath Practice
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsa HelttulaBrandon Chinn

Customer experience

Long Multiplication

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%

Math Practice

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Long Multiplication

No in-app purchases

None

Math Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Long Multiplication free?
Long Multiplication costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Practice free?
Math Practice costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Long Multiplication or Math Practice?
Long Multiplication is rated higher. Long Multiplication averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Math Practice averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Long Multiplication or Math Practice have ads?
Neither Long Multiplication nor Math Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Long Multiplication or Math Practice?
Long Multiplication ships an update every 7 months, and Math Practice weekly. Most recently, Long Multiplication was updated on October 8, 2026 and Math Practice on October 10, 2026.

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