Comparison

Math Grid Magic vs Abacus Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Math Grid Magic

Features
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Math Grid Magic makes practicing addition with whole numbers and integers fun. The app provides teachers and parents with an educational tool for teaching an important skill using problem solving method that help develop intuition about numbers and their relationships. The app creates a number puzzle using integers between -20 ad +20. The skills needed solve the puzzles are developed incrementally using a sound educational approach. The app uses an active learning approach. Students slide number tiles in order to find the answer to an addition problem. Based on Common Core Standards, Math Grid Magic gives kids the power to use their iPads to learn a skill that they will use for their entire lives. Math Grid Magic provides teachers with unlimited set of puzzles using a grid format. Teachers can select the appropriate level for their students by tapping the settings button and using the slider to specify a set of objective. The options allow teachers to select just whole numbers or to also include negative integers in the randomly generated puzzles. As students work with this educational app they will improve and strengthen their math skills. Use Math Grid Magic to provide an open-ended exploratory environment for learning. The grid-based puzzle format stimulates interest and helps students develop mathematical insights. • Select 1 of 8 objectives using a slider to select a range of numbers • Use a manipulative approach to define answers to randomly generated puzzles. • Monitor student's progress with a scoreboard and detailed report. By using the app students will be better able to: • Add numbers between -20 and +20 accurately.

About

Abacus Trainer

This app generates customized abacus math exercises for addition and subtraction. It offers practice and challenge modes to improve accuracy and speed, with detailed reports to track progress. Users can also export quizzes for offline practice.

Highlights
  • Customizable addition and subtraction exercises
  • Practice and challenge modes
  • Performance tracking and reports
  • Offline exercise export (PDF)
  • Randomized question generation
  • Print and email quiz options
Features
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Abacus Trainer is a question generator made in accord with the abacus skills acquired in addition and subtraction. It provides a whole range of options that can be flexibly selected to fit the drilling needs. The immense pool and combination of questions enhance the learning interest. Exercises can be focused on each four categories of addition and subtraction. Abacus training ranges from knowledge of beads- number translation, memorization, addition, subtraction, and mixed addition and subtraction for even a mixture of beads and numeric questions are included. Two modes are designed to fit different learning needs. Practice mode supports endless number of questions with no time limit, with the purpose of accuracy. Challenge mode requires answers to all the questions within the specific time limit, encouraging to boost speed as well as accuracy. No matter practice or challenge modes, the performance, score and every detail will be recorded in report, which is useful for learning progress monitoring. The report records assist you to find out the strength and weakness, a customized approach in abacus training can be derived as a result. Apart from doing the exercises directly on iPhone/iPad in a timed way, export both the quiz paper and the answer paper in PDF format to aid offline exercises. All questions are generated randomly to ensure no quiz paper will be identical. Print and email functions are also provided for your convenience. Interested in Abacus Tutorials? Please visit Mental Abacus Series at https://apps.apple.com/app/mental-abacus/id489127101

Screenshots

Abacus Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Math Grid Magic at $1.99 against Abacus Trainer's $4.99. Math Grid Magic also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Abacus Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 18 months vs every 37 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads and 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

Math Grid Magic costs $1.99 and Abacus Trainer $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Grid Magic ships an update every 37 months, Abacus Trainer every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on December 10, 2025 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Math Grid Magic versus Abacus Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Grid MagicAbacus Trainer
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 18 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVentura Educational SystemsHamster Force Multimedia Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Math Grid Magic

No in-app purchases

None

Abacus Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Grid Magic free?
Math Grid Magic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Abacus Trainer free?
Abacus Trainer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Math Grid Magic or Abacus Trainer have ads?
Neither Math Grid Magic nor Abacus Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Grid Magic or Abacus Trainer?
Math Grid Magic ships an update every 37 months, and Abacus Trainer every 18 months. Most recently, Math Grid Magic was updated on December 10, 2025 and Abacus Trainer on September 28, 2026.

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