Cambridge Active Learn vs Reckon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- English language learning
- Official test preparation
- Curated learning materials
- Assessment resources
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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.
Reckon
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Cambridge Active Learn | Reckon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cambridge University Press & Assessment (App) | Bora Technologies |
In-app purchases
Cambridge Active Learn
No in-app purchases
Reckon
No in-app purchases
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