Comparison

Mental Math Practice & Games vs MathStride

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

Head to head
About

Mental Math Practice & Games

Sharpen your arithmetic skills with timed challenges and interactive lessons. Compete with friends on leaderboards or practice independently to improve speed and accuracy across various math operations. The app adapts to your skill level, from basic facts to complex calculations.

Highlights
  • Timed math challenges
  • Interactive step-by-step lessons
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice
Features
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Fast math. Real competition. Every level. Mental Math Practice & Games is built around one motivating loop: practice a round, beat your score, challenge someone better. Whether you're a child learning multiplication for the first time or an adult drilling for a standardized test, the same timed challenges keep you coming back. COMPETE WITH FRIENDS The leaderboard lets you challenge friends and classmates directly — just find them by their avatar name. Every player picks a unique avatar with a display name, so there are no real names or personal information on the leaderboard. Kids stay safe. Adults stay anonymous. Everyone just competes. WHAT YOU'LL PRACTICE • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division • Problems ranging from single-digit to 3×3 digit operations • Timed gameplay that trains speed alongside accuracy • Daily sessions that track your progress and streaks LEARN, THEN COMPETE Not sure how to tackle a problem type? Lessons walk you through each operation step by step, with animated solutions that show exactly how the math works — not just the answer. It's the fastest way to go from confused to confident before jumping into the game. ADAPTS TO YOUR LEVEL Start with single-digit problems and work up to three-digit operations. The difficulty grows with you — whether that's a second grader learning their times tables or someone sharpening up for the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, or MCAT. Train your brain. Become a Mental Mathlete.

About

MathStride

Features
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MathStride is math practice that finally feels like math class — you write your answers by hand, right on the screen, with a finger or Apple Pencil. Every solved problem is a stride. Tell MathStride the grade and what to work on, and it builds practice sets that fit — from counting to calculus. Each answer is checked as soon as you submit it, and progress builds toward the skills you chose. No printing, no busywork, no ads. HOW IT WORKS • Pick skills — describe the learner and get a grade-fitted list of skills to work toward. Optionally focus on your state's program (Common Core, California, New York, Texas) and add advanced AP-style topics. • Solve on screen — problems appear one at a time. Write the answer the way you would on paper; submit and keep moving while checking happens in the background. • See real progress — per-problem results, a walkthrough of every answer after each set, and a goal that completes when the skills are mastered. FOR PARENTS MathStride is set up and owned by an adult; a child practices under your account and supervision. Answers written on screen are processed to check them and never stored. You can delete the account — and all its data — any time, right in the app. FREE AND PLUS Every account includes 3 free practice sets per month. MathStride Plus gives 50 sets per month. Independently created educational software — not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any standards organization or exam program. — Subscription — MathStride Plus is an auto-renewing monthly subscription ($9.99/month) that gives 50 practice sets per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://mathstride.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://mathstride.app/privacy

Screenshots

Mental Math Practice & Games4 screens
MathStride4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mental Math Practice & Games and MathStride are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Mental Math Practice & Games sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MathStride sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mental Math Practice & Games versus MathStride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental Math Practice & GamesMathStride
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey HollidayNANODEVX LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mental Math Practice & Games

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Practice Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Practice (6 Months)$8.996 Months
  • Pro Practice (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

MathStride

Subscriptions1
  • MathStride Plus$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Mental Math Practice & Games free?
Mental Math Practice & Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MathStride free?
MathStride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mental Math Practice & Games or MathStride have ads?
Neither Mental Math Practice & Games nor MathStride shows ads.

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