Comparison

Math Animations Pro vs Mencal

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

Head to head
About

Math Animations Pro

Visually demonstrates fundamental mathematical concepts through engaging animations. Ideal for educators and students seeking a clearer understanding of core principles.

Highlights
  • Visual math concept explanations
  • Animations for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Geometry animations (perimeter, area, angles)
  • Fraction operations visualized
  • Algebraic equation solving
  • Decimal arithmetic demonstrations
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Math Animations Pro4 screens
Mencal4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Math Animations Pro versus Mencal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Animations ProMencal
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings526 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer希成 董军 曹

Customer experience

Math Animations Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative19.5%

Mencal

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.1%

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

None

Math Animations Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Mencal

One-time5
  • Unlock all math games$0.99
  • Unlock Numbers Mode$0.99
  • Unlock Operators Mode$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock Fractions Mode$0.99
  • Unlock Random Mode$0.99

Questions

Is Math Animations Pro free?
Math Animations Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mencal free?
Mencal costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Math Animations Pro or Mencal?
Math Animations Pro is rated higher. Math Animations Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Mencal averages 4.5 from 26 ratings.
Do Math Animations Pro or Mencal have ads?
Neither Math Animations Pro nor Mencal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Animations Pro or Mencal?
Math Animations Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Mencal every 2 months. Most recently, Math Animations Pro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mencal on October 15, 2026.

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