Comparison

Quick Math vs Kumon Audio

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

Kumon Audio

This app provides audio content for students enrolled in Kumon English programs in Europe and Africa. It supports the development of vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension through listening exercises.

Highlights
  • Audio content for EFL students
  • Supports vocabulary development
  • Enhances grammar skills
  • Improves reading comprehension
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Word recognition support
Features
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This app is designed for Kumon students in Europe and Africa enrolled in one of the Kumon English programmes. Audio content is an integral part of the Kumon English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Programme. Listening to the English audio while following the content of the worksheets and textbooks helps to develop students’ vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension skills. Audio content is also available for the early levels of the Kumon English Programme for native speakers, as additional support for the development of students’ word recognition, pronunciation and vocabulary, which are important foundations for their learning journey to an advanced level of comprehension and critical reading skills. If you are not yet a Kumon student, find your nearest centre here: www.kumon.org

Screenshots

Quick Math4 screens
Kumon Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quick Math at 75% against Kumon Audio's 0%. Quick Math also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). Kumon Audio's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On 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

Kumon Audio 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Math has 717 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Quick Math's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kumon Audio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Math ships an update every 5 weeks, Kumon Audio every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quick Math versus Kumon Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick MathKumon Audio
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (717 ratings) — better2.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings717 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShiny ThingsKumon Europe & Africa Limited

Customer experience

Quick Math

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

Kumon Audio

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Kumon Audio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Math

No in-app purchases

None

Kumon Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Math free?
Quick Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kumon Audio free?
Kumon Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quick Math or Kumon Audio?
Quick Math is rated higher. Quick Math averages 4.4 out of 5 from 717 ratings, while Kumon Audio averages 2.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Quick Math or Kumon Audio have ads?
Neither Quick Math nor Kumon Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Math or Kumon Audio?
Quick Math ships an update every 5 weeks, and Kumon Audio every 7 months. Most recently, Quick Math was updated on September 29, 2026 and Kumon Audio on September 18, 2026.

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