Basic Math Rules vs iCalc Champions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Math Rules
This app provides clear explanations of pre-algebra rules, designed to help users understand how to solve any problem. Developed by a former math professor, it aims to be a straightforward resource for learning essential concepts.
- Clear rule explanations
- Pre-algebra problem solving
- Developed by former math professor
- Focus on understanding concepts
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Tired of endless flashcards and problems that make no sense? Just need to know the rules for doing any pre-algrebra problem they throw at you? This is the app for you! Made by a former math professor, this app explains everything you need to know to solve any pre-algebra problem out there!
iCalc Champions
This educational app adapts to your math skill level, increasing problem difficulty as you improve. It offers contextually relevant video explanations for any problem you find challenging.
- Adaptive difficulty levels
- Video explanations for problems
- Arithmetic practice
- Geometry practice
- Progressive skill challenge
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Math Champions was made with learning in mind and adapts to your level for each topic. As your skill in each topic increases, so do the difficulty of the problems. Math Champions will continue to challenge you as you grow. If you don't know how to do a problem, that's okay! Math Champions provides contextually relevant videos for every problem.
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Verdict
Basic Math Rules and iCalc Champions both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of iCalc Champions's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Math Rules's. iCalc Champions also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 months). On rating, 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
iCalc Champions is free to download; Basic Math Rules costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Basic Math Rules against 4.9 for iCalc Champions. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCalc Champions has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Basic Math Rules's written reviews are positive against 100% of iCalc Champions's.
Basic Math Rules ships an update every 9 months, iCalc Champions every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Math Rules | iCalc Champions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russell Shannon | Jake Elrod |
Customer experience
Basic Math Rules
iCalc Champions
In-app purchases
Basic Math Rules
No in-app purchases
iCalc Champions
No in-app purchases
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