Math Animations Pro vs Mencal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math Animations Pro
Visually demonstrates fundamental mathematical concepts through engaging animations. Ideal for educators and students seeking a clearer understanding of core principles.
- Visual math concept explanations
- Animations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Geometry animations (perimeter, area, angles)
- Fraction operations visualized
- Algebraic equation solving
- Decimal arithmetic demonstrations
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Great way to "see" how math works! --by Greg Garner Awesomely Effective!!! An absolutely amazing and brilliant way to visually demonstrate basic math principles! Thank you! -- by iPad Dad3 Math Animations : mathematics animations. The animations provide short, sharp, visual explanations of mathematical concepts. Who is it for? It is for everyone interested in mathematics. It is principally designed for upper primary and lower secondary teachers to use in the classroom, but students interested in deepening their understanding of core concepts will also find the site useful. List of animations: 1. Addition 2. Addition Table 3. Subtraction 4. Subtraction Table 5. Multiplication 6. Multiplication Table 7. Division 8. Division Table 9. 123 = ? 10. 12 + 45 11. 123 + 456 12. 45 - 12 13. 456 - 123 14. 12 × 3 15. 12 × 45 16. 123 × 56 17. 456 ÷ 3 18. 456 ÷ 12 19. a + b = b + a 20. a × b = b × a 21. (a+b) × c = a×c + b×c 22. Perimeter of a Square 23. Perimeter of a Rectangle 24. What is Area? 25. Area of a Square 26. Area of a Rectangle 27. Area of a Parallelogram 28. Area of a Triangle 29. Area of a Trapezoid 30. Angle sum of a Triangle 31. Definition of a circle 32. Radius × 2 = Diameter 33. What is π ? 34. Perimeter of a circle 35. Area of a circle 36. What is Fraction? 37. Adding Fractions 38. Subtracting Fractions 39. Multiplying Fractions 40. Dividing Fractions 41. Fraction × n 42. Fraction ÷ n 43. 1.23 + 0.56 44. 1.23 - 0.56 45. 1.2 × 0.5 46. 1.2 × 4.5 47. 1.23 × 0.56 48. 4.56 ÷ 2 49. 4.56 ÷ 1.2 50. X + 3 = 12 51. 2X = 8 52. 2X + 3 = 11
Mencal
Enhance your mental math skills with this app. Learn and practice tricks for multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and squaring numbers. It offers lessons and tests to improve your calculation speed and accuracy.
- Mental math lessons and tricks
- Multi-digit number calculations
- Fraction addition and subtraction
- Multiplication and division techniques
- Number squaring methods
- Practice tests and quizzes
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Mencal is an app help you expand your ability to mentally solve math problems. All of us can do simple addition and subtraction of one or two digit numbers without a calculator.Now mencal is here to kick that ability into overdrive. Mencal provides you with lessons and simple tricks to allow you to: work with three digit numbers; fractions of different styles regardless if you are adding them or subtracting them; and finding sums with multiplication and division. Then it will test you on your grasp and knowledge of the methods you've learned. • Example: Same ten's digit,1's sum to 10 38×32=1216 ①:Multiply tens place digit by itself plus 1 (3+1)×3=12 ②:Add two zeros to the end of step① 12←00=1200 ③:Multiply the two one's digits together 8×2=16 ④:Add the results of step ②and③ 1200+16=1216 • Quickly Square: - Square numbers made up of 1's - Square numbers made up of 3's - Square numbers in the 90's - Square numbers ten`s digit is 0 - Square a number ending in 25 - Square numbers made up of 6's - Square numbers made up of 9's - Square a number ending in 1 - Square a number ending in 5 - Square a number ending in 9 - Square numbers in the 10's - Square numbers in the 40's - Square numbers in the 50's - Square numbers in the 500's - Square numbers in the 600's - Square numbers in the 700's - Square numbers in the 800's - Square numbers in the 900's •Standard: - Same ten's digit, 1's sum is 10 - Same ten's digit, 1's sum isn`t 10 - Same 1's digit, ten's digits sum is 10 - Same 1's digit, ten's digits sum isn`t 10 - two-digit number ab×cc (a+b=10) - ab×ccc.....c (a+b=10) - Multiply by 11 - 2-digit number if 1's digit is 1 - 2-digit number if tens place digit is 1 - 2-digit number ×2-digit number(universal) - Multiply differing by 5 - Multiply differing by 6 - Multiply differing by 7 - Multiply differing by 8 - Multiply differing by 9 - Multiply differing by 10 - Multiply two numbers that in the 90‘s - Two-digit number like ab+ba - Three-digit number like abc+cba - Two fractions like 1/a+1/b - Two fractions like (a-1)/a + (b-1)/b - Sum of first n odd numbers - Sum of first n even numbers - Two-digit number like ab-ba - Three-digit number like abc-cba - m-n if m+n=100,1000,10000... - Two fractions like 1/a-1/b - Two fractions like c/a-c/b - Two fractions like (a-1)/a-(b-1)/b - Divide any number by 5 - Divide any number by 25 - Divide any number by 125 - Divide any 3-figure number by 9 "This app rocks!! Great for Math Team practice!" - by Bubba Smith "Great app, make me feel less stupid" - by Howie_Serious "Its a useful app for anyone who wants to know the numbers deeper" - by sjzbim "It's a good app for both kids and sometimes even adults" - by Willwang Love mencal or have a question? We would love to hear your feedback! Contact us anytime at instantcj@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Math Animations Pro at none against Mencal's 5. Math Animations Pro also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Mencal's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 5) and review sentiment (87% vs 78%). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Math Animations Pro costs $0.99 and Mencal $0.99 up front. Mencal sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Math Animations Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Math Animations Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mencal has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Math Animations Pro's written reviews are positive against 87% of Mencal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Math Animations Pro ships an update every 3 months, Mencal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math Animations Pro | Mencal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 希成 董 | 军 曹 |
Customer experience
Math Animations Pro
Mencal
Bugs and requests
Math Animations Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mencal
Reported bugs
3 issues- Update removed free access to old versions
- Added ads after update
- Inconsistent trick results
Requested features
5 requests- Allow drawing with finger during quizzes
- Option to remove complex methods from practice
- Include arrow keys for editing on keypad
- Keep updating with more math tricks
- Spanish version available
In-app purchases
Math Animations Pro
No in-app purchases
Mencal
- Unlock all math games$0.99
- Unlock Numbers Mode$0.99
- Unlock Operators Mode$0.99
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- Unlock Fractions Mode$0.99
- Unlock Random Mode$0.99
Questions
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