Comparison

Math Tables Quick Reference vs Big Alphabet Cards School

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

Head to head
About

Math Tables Quick Reference

Features
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Most adults will remember the folders that they carried to school with a times table chart. Well today's kids are carrying iPads. Math Tables Quick Reference provides interactive access to addition and multiplication tables. Math Tables Quick Reference is a basic information tool for elementary math students. It provides a simple way to access and review the addition tables, multiplication tables and fact families. Here are a few of the ways you will use Math Tables Quick Reference everyday with your students: • Use Math Tables Quick Reference as an informational tool to help students understand and review the relationships and patterns of the addition and multiplication tables. • Use Math Tables Quick Reference as a quiz to help students practice addition and multiplication facts and to learn about Fact Families. •Use simple gestures to select an addition or multiplication fact and instantly see the related Fact Family. •Math Tables Quick Reference is perfect for every elementary age math student. An Interactive Quick Reference Tool Drag your finger across the screen to move the marker and define a math fact. Instantly see the fact and the related addition or multiplication fact family for any of the numbers from 0 to 12. Topics include: •Addition Facts •Multiplication Facts •Subtraction Facts •Division Facts •Fact Families Addition and Multiplication Quizzes Tap the question mark icon to activate the quiz. Problems are randomly generated using the numbers from 0 to 12. The student drags the marker to indicate an answer. A gold star appears when the correct answer is selected. Tapping the gold star generates the next problem. Problems for either addition or multiplication are presented. The interface is designed so that students can find the correct answer. Correct answers are rewarded with a gold star. Teachers and parents may want to challenge students to earn ten gold stars.

About

Big Alphabet Cards School

This educational app teaches letters and sounds through interactive flashcards. Users can flip cards, mark answers, and engage with various learning modes to reinforce letter recognition and phonics.

Highlights
  • Interactive flashcards with letter and picture matching
  • Multiple learning and quiz modes
  • Spoken letter and sound pronunciation
  • Progress tracking with score and time display
  • Customizable question count and themes
  • Review of incorrect answers
Features
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This is the school version of the Big Alphabet Cards app with all the features unlocked. Flip the card just like real Alphabet Cards! Simple, clean and easy to use interface. The front side of the card shows the letter and the back side of the card shows a corresponding picture and word. Just swipe left or right to flip the card. You can mark the card correct by swiping up, and mark the card incorrect by swiping down. Included Features - Uppercase and lowercase letter cards - Mixed case - Uppercase and lowercase letters mixed - Both case - Upper and lower case displayed together - Ability to mark the card correct by swiping up - Ability to mark the card incorrect by swiping down - Reverse Card - shows the picture on the front and letter on the back - Score percentage and elapsed time displayed - Configurable number of questions - Supports landscape or portrait card display modes - Selectable flash card color themes - Turn all sounds effects on or off The following features are also included in this version: - Card Mode- ability to select between the following modes, Learn Letters, Learn Letter Sounds, Learn Letter and Sounds, Learn Vowel Sounds, Learn Digraphs, Quiz Letters, Quiz Letter Sounds, Quiz Vowel Sounds, Quiz Digraphs - Spoken Voice - hear the letter or letter sound when used in conjunction with the Card Mode feature - Specific Letters - practice a single or multiple specific letters - Random Letters - generates letters randomly instead of sequentially - Review Incorrect - review the questions that were answered incorrectly - Score Cards - view and review past scores and questions

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Alphabet Cards School at every 4 months against Math Tables Quick Reference's every 17 months. Math Tables Quick Reference's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Math Tables Quick Reference costs $0.99 and Big Alphabet Cards School $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Tables Quick Reference ships an update every 17 months, Big Alphabet Cards School every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on March 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Math Tables Quick Reference versus Big Alphabet Cards School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Tables Quick ReferenceBig Alphabet Cards School
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsMasato Takagi

In-app purchases

None

Math Tables Quick Reference

No in-app purchases

None

Big Alphabet Cards School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Tables Quick Reference free?
Math Tables Quick Reference costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Alphabet Cards School free?
Big Alphabet Cards School costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Math Tables Quick Reference or Big Alphabet Cards School have ads?
Neither Math Tables Quick Reference nor Big Alphabet Cards School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Tables Quick Reference or Big Alphabet Cards School?
Math Tables Quick Reference ships an update every 17 months, and Big Alphabet Cards School every 4 months. Most recently, Math Tables Quick Reference was updated on March 26, 2026 and Big Alphabet Cards School on September 9, 2026.

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