TalkingAbacus vs Mental Abacus Expert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TalkingAbacus
This educational app helps children learn the basics of using an abacus. It features intuitive multi-touch controls, engaging graphics, and spoken numbers to reinforce memory and learning.
- Simulated abacus with multi-touch control
- Engaging graphics for children
- Numbers are pronounced aloud
- Reinforces memory and learning
- Designed for basic abacus education
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The abacus that will "Tell" you the number it is showing. It designed for children to help them learn the basic of abacus. 1. Easy control and smooth multi-touch control. Simulate the real abacus. 2. Funny graphics attract children's attention. 3. Read the number to reinforce the memory. 想孩子學好珠算嗎? 就從此app 開始吧! 特點: 1. 簡單易明的操作 2. 趣味圖案吸引小孩子學習動機 3. 自動發聲令孩子印象深刻
Mental Abacus Expert
Enhance your mental arithmetic abilities with this app that utilizes abacus-based exercises. Improve concentration and working memory through four distinct training modules designed to build mental calculation skills.
- Four abacus-based arithmetic exercises
- Develops concentration and working memory
- Practice mental abacus technique
- Modern (4+1) or classic (5+2) abacus types
- Text and video instructions
- Built-in speech engine
- Beginner and expert modes
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Working with the Mental abacus app will help you develop your mental arithmetic skills using the abacus. The four different types of exercises also trains your concentration and working memory. Exercise 1 - Quick interpretation of abacus figures. This exercise will practice your ability to imagine and keep the images clear in your mind. It is a skill that is essential if you want to develop mental arithmetic with the so-called mental abacus technique. Exercise 2 - Quick perception of numbers. The aim of this exercise is to develop your ability to quickly percept numbers in numerical form, remember the numbers, and then transfer them to abacus form. Exercise 3 - View / listen to numbers and count on an Abacus. In this exercise, you practice addition, subtraction or mixed arithmetic. This activity provides opportunities for you to develop mental abacus technique- that is the ability to order your mind’s eye to imagine an abacus, and then make the calculations on this inner, virtual abacus. Exercise 4 - Listen and/or view numbers and count on a Mental Abacus. This exercise practice your ability to imagine an abacus and make calculations on it. By practicing all four steps of the Mental Abacus app at each training session, you will notice that it gets easier and easier to mentally retain and imagine the beads movements for your inner eye. It is possible to train a fast and accurate mental arithmetic skill this way. Features - Four exercises that practice your arithmetic skills and develops mental abacus technique. - Choose between modern (4+1) or classic (5+2) abacus type. - Text- and video instructions. - The app has built in speech engine. - Choose between beginner mode and expert mode on the two last exercises.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TalkingAbacus at 5.0 against Mental Abacus Expert's 4.1. Mental Abacus Expert's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TalkingAbacus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively.
TalkingAbacus ships an update every 24 months, Mental Abacus Expert every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | TalkingAbacus | Mental Abacus Expert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EverQuiz | Lindbla Las och Skrivutveckling AB |
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TalkingAbacus
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In-app purchases
TalkingAbacus
No in-app purchases
Mental Abacus Expert
No in-app purchases
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