Comparison

Cambridge Active Learn vs Reckon

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

Head to head
About

Cambridge Active Learn

This app provides a comprehensive platform for learning English and preparing for official tests. It offers curated learning materials and resources for effective study.

Highlights
  • English language learning
  • Official test preparation
  • Curated learning materials
  • Assessment resources
Features
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Cambridge Active Learn offers effective English language learning and assessment preparation. One stop access for curated learning and official test preparation material.

About

Reckon

Features
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Reckon is a daily gym for mental arithmetic. Most of us were fluent once. Reckon rebuilds it — one short session a day, no calculator, and no timer counting down at you. HOW IT WORKS A short adaptive placement sets a level for each skill separately, rather than one score for all of you. Every session after that mixes four things: the skill you are weakest at, spaced review of what you learned before, an adjacent skill kept warm, and one question a little beyond you. Wrong answers teach. Instead of only showing the right number, Reckon shows the strategy behind it — round and correct, make a ten, halve and double — so the next one of its kind is easier. WHAT IS INSIDE • Adaptive placement, then a level per skill • Sessions of 6, 12, 18 or 24 questions • Spaced review that brings a fact back just before you would forget it • A method library for the techniques worth knowing, readable any time • Every finished session kept, grouped by week • Four themes: Light, Dark, Ledger and Chalk • Home-screen widgets for your streak and what is due • An optional daily reminder — a few a week at most, never on a rest day • Built for iPad, and for the largest text sizes PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no sign-up, nothing uploaded. Your progress lives on your device.

Screenshots

Cambridge Active Learn4 screens
Reckon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reckon at every 5 days against Cambridge Active Learn's every 3 months. Cambridge Active Learn's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cambridge Active Learn ships an update every 3 months, Reckon every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cambridge Active Learn versus Reckon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCambridge Active LearnReckon
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCambridge University Press & Assessment (App)Bora Technologies

In-app purchases

None

Cambridge Active Learn

No in-app purchases

None

Reckon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cambridge Active Learn free?
Cambridge Active Learn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reckon free?
Reckon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cambridge Active Learn or Reckon have ads?
Neither Cambridge Active Learn nor Reckon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cambridge Active Learn or Reckon?
Cambridge Active Learn ships an update every 3 months, and Reckon every 5 days. Most recently, Cambridge Active Learn was updated on October 5, 2026 and Reckon on October 11, 2026.

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