Comparison

Quick Math vs OurNewman

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

OurNewman

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OurNewman is everything students at Birmingham Newman University need in one place. The app connects students, staff and campus at Birmingham Newman University, providing a customised space for each student. Keep in touch from anywhere, on or off campus. Receive notifications to stay up to date. Access your timetables and deadlines, register attendance and access your files and email on the go. Created with students in mind, take your Birmingham Newman experience in your pocket and access everything you need in a tap. It's your go-to place for university, whenever or wherever you need.

Screenshots

Quick Math4 screens
OurNewman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: OurNewman at Free against Quick Math's $1.99. Quick Math's advantage is device support and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.3.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Math versus OurNewman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick MathOurNewman
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (717 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings717 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.3.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShiny ThingsCollabco

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

OurNewman

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quick Math

No in-app purchases

None

OurNewman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quick Math free?
Quick Math costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OurNewman free?
OurNewman is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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