Comparison

Math Flash Cards ! ! * vs Main Idea

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

Head to head
About

Math Flash Cards ! ! *

Practice multiplication tables with this educational app. Customize the tables and number of problems to suit your learning needs. It's a straightforward tool for improving math skills.

Highlights
  • Multiplication table selection
  • Customizable problem count
  • Practice math skills
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Math Flash Cards is a great way to learn and practice multiplication. Select the multiplication tables and the number of problems in the "Settings" screen. 1) Quick selection of multiplication tables If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!

About

Main Idea

This app helps children in grades 2-5 develop reading comprehension skills by focusing on identifying the main idea of sentences. It uses a fun, game-like approach with step-by-step learning and rewards to keep kids motivated. Designed by educators, it's suitable for both typical and special needs children.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step skill building
  • Game-like environment
  • Frustration-free learning
  • Reward Center for motivation
  • Parental review and reporting
  • Over 600 examples
  • Designed by teachers and researchers
Features
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** Featured on Appolicious.com & iHeartThisApp.com ** 'Main Idea -Sentences' helps kids who have trouble with reading comprehension. Identifying the main idea is a key part of reading comprehension. 'Main Idea -Sentences' builds this comprehension skill in a fun, game-like environment. The skill is developed step-by-step until mastery. *** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom's Choice Award winner! *** ***** 5 Stars - Thank you for this app! Other software I’ve used has moved too quickly for my son. This one worked! Can’t wait for the next Main Idea app…it’s coming, right? ***** 5 Stars - This app is one the best education apps I have used with my little one. It really helps to improve his reading abilities. He is obsessed with passing the levels and it never let him disappointed. One of the few apps that worth to upgrade to premium version. 'Main Idea - Sentences' is designed for children in Grades 2-5 who can read the words, but don't understand what they read. Beginning readers in earlier grades can also benefit from the targeted skill development. 'Main Idea - Sentences' develops the skill of knowing what a sentence is about. This skill must be firmly established before a child can determine what a paragraph or page is about. Key Benefits: - Builds comprehension skills step-by-step until mastery. - Incremental learning. New levels are unlocked only when your child is ready. - Frustration-free learning. Your child will always be guided to the correct answer. - Fun and engaging Reward Center to increase motivation. - Easy parental review. Just check out the stars to see how your child is doing. - Contains over 600 examples, with content designed by professional teachers and researchers. - Advanced levels include timers to ensure fluency. Research shows fluency in the foundation skills is critical to reading comprehension. - Can be used independently (just hand it over: your child will know what to do!) or with a therapist/parent for reading intervention. - Provides extensive reporting for up to 10 students to suit the needs of parents, teachers and therapists. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 4 free levels. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition of this app. While you're thinking about reading, check out our other apps that target WH questions, inferencing and answer identification skills. Learn more about reading comprehension and research at our website www.HappyFrogApps.com. Drop us a note, we'd love to hear from you! We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. We are a member of the Moms With Apps program that promotes privacy in children's apps. We collect NO private information in our apps and our apps do not allow unrestricted web access.

Screenshots

Math Flash Cards ! ! *2 screens
Main Idea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Math Flash Cards ! ! * at none against Main Idea's 3. Math Flash Cards ! ! * also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 18) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.2). Main Idea's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 23 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Main Idea sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Math Flash Cards ! ! * asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Math Flash Cards ! ! * against 3.7 for Main Idea. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Math Flash Cards ! ! *'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Main Idea's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Flash Cards ! ! * ships an update every 23 months, Main Idea every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Math Flash Cards ! ! * versus Main Idea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Flash Cards ! ! *Main Idea
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (73 ratings)3.7 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorizon Business, Inc.Janine Toole

Customer experience

Math Flash Cards ! ! *

All ratings70 ratings
Positive58.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

Main Idea

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Math Flash Cards ! ! *

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Main Idea

One-time3
  • Upgrade to 2 Users$1.99
  • Access All Levels$2.99
  • Up to 10 Users$2.99

Questions

Is Math Flash Cards ! ! * free?
Math Flash Cards ! ! * is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Main Idea free?
Main Idea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Math Flash Cards ! ! * or Main Idea?
Main Idea is rated higher. Math Flash Cards ! ! * averages 3.6 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Main Idea averages 3.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Math Flash Cards ! ! * or Main Idea have ads?
Neither Math Flash Cards ! ! * nor Main Idea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Flash Cards ! ! * or Main Idea?
Math Flash Cards ! ! * ships an update every 23 months, and Main Idea every 3 months. Most recently, Math Flash Cards ! ! * was updated on November 1, 2026 and Main Idea on November 8, 2026.

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