Comparison

Quick Math vs Phidias

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

Head to head
About

Quick Math

Practice math skills with a timed game featuring handwriting recognition. This app helps students and adults improve arithmetic fluency, mental strategies, and pre-algebra skills through engaging exercises. It offers personalized feedback and adaptive challenges for continuous improvement.

Highlights
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Mixed operations practice
  • Pre-algebra skills
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Individual user profiles
  • Progress tracking
Features
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"Quick Math is perfect for students to improve their all round mathematics ability" - Apps In Education Kids and adults can’t put it down! Practice your mathematics while racing the clock in this innovative iPad app. Featuring advanced handwriting recognition and a beautiful interface, Quick Math will take your general arithmetic skills to the next level. Quick Math is perfect for students in grades 3 to 6, or for anyone wanting to improve their general math skills. With multiple difficulty levels and a focus on self-improvement, Quick Math provides increasing challenges as your skills develop. EDUCATIONAL CONTENT • Practice mental addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and mixed operations • Develop arithmetic fluency and improve mental strategies • Practice pre-algebra skills by calculating unknown values and using inverse operations • Practice handwriting FOR PARENTS Quick Math improves arithmetic fluency and promotes development of mental strategies for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and mixed operations. With a focus on self-improvement, Quick Math provides individual feedback on your child’s progress as they develop arithmetic skills at their own pace. Quick Math is perfect for children aged 6 - 12, providing increasing challenges as children grow and progress.  FOR TEACHERS Quick Math allows students to practice and develop general arithmetic at their own level, while providing increasing levels of difficulty as children master arithmetic skills. Individualised user profiles allow devices to be shared among multiple students whilst allowing students to track their own personal progress. With answers written directly on screen, Quick Math also improves handwriting skills and strengthens muscle memory, promoting transference of new skills to traditional classroom tasks. CURRICULUM SPECIFICS - USA - Grades 1 to 5 - Canada - Grades 1 to 6 - UK - Years 2 to 5 (Late Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2) - Australia - Years 2 to 6 (Late Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 & 3 of new syllabus) HWR is supplied by MyScript from Vision Objects.

About

Phidias

Access your school's academic system on the go. Stay updated with school announcements, assignments, payments, and messages.

Highlights
  • View school announcements
  • Track assignments
  • Manage payments
  • Receive messages
  • Access academic system
Features
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Aplicación móvil para acceder al sistema Phidias Académico de tu colegio. Mantente al día con los comunicados, tareas, cobros y mensajes de tu colegio.

Screenshots

Quick Math4 screens
Phidias4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phidias at Free against Quick Math's $1.99. Quick Math's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (716 vs 6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Phidias is free to download; Quick Math costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Math holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Math has 716 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Math ships an update every 5 weeks, Phidias every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Quick Math versus Phidias: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick MathPhidias
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (716 ratings) — better3.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings716 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShiny ThingsPhidias SAS

Customer experience

Quick Math

All ratings717 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative19.1%

Phidias

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Quick Math

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not compatible with iOS 11 and newer
  • Inconsistent handwriting recognition
  • Freezing or crashing issues on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to practice specific math operations
  • Option to compete against friends or leaderboards
  • More detailed progress tracking and analytics
  • Support for negative numbers and algebraic equations

Phidias

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Math

No in-app purchases

None

Phidias

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Math free?
Quick Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phidias free?
Phidias is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Math or Phidias?
Quick Math is rated higher. Quick Math averages 4.4 out of 5 from 716 ratings, while Phidias averages 3.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Quick Math or Phidias have ads?
Neither Quick Math nor Phidias shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Math or Phidias?
Quick Math ships an update every 5 weeks, and Phidias every 2 months. Most recently, Quick Math was updated on October 29, 2026 and Phidias on October 6, 2026.

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