Comparison

Anzan+ vs Sorokun

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

Head to head
About

Anzan+

Engage in quick mental math challenges with 10 questions per round. Build combos, unlock bonus rounds, and track your progress. Customize your experience with adjustable music and haptic feedback.

Highlights
  • 10-question rounds
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Combo building for musical progression
  • Bonus round for perfect scores
  • Personal best tracking
  • Offline practice mode
  • Customizable sound and haptics
Features
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Solve it. Feel the beat. Anzan+ turns mental math into a quick, playful challenge. Answer 10 questions, build your combo, and hear the music grow with every streak. A QUICK ROUND, ANYTIME Choose Easy, Normal, or Hard and jump into a 10-question challenge. Practice addition and subtraction on Easy, or mix in multiplication and division on Normal and Hard. BUILD THE BEAT Consecutive correct answers build your combo. Reach 3 to add the bass, then 5 to bring in the melody. Enjoy responsive keys, short sound effects, and optional haptic feedback. GO FOR FEVER Get all 10 questions right to unlock an optional 15-second bonus round. Keep solving and see how many bonus answers you can get. BEAT YOUR PERSONAL BEST Complete a perfect round to save your best time for that difficulty. See your accuracy, time, and best combo, then share your result with friends. PRACTICE AT YOUR OWN PACE Practice without a countdown and revisit questions you missed. Choose the difficulty that suits you and make progress one round at a time. MAKE IT YOURS Turn music, haptics, and celebration effects on or off. No account is required, and your personal bests are stored on your device. “Anzan” means mental arithmetic in Japanese. Pick a level, press Start, and find your flow.

About

Sorokun

Master abacus skills with this app, offering practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Engage in timed exams or practice modes for mental calculation, flash anzan, and dictation of sums. Problems align with recognized abacus competition standards.

Highlights
  • Abacus competition practice
  • Mental calculation modes
  • Flash anzan training
  • Dictation of sums with speech synthesis
  • Practice and exam modes
  • Customizable difficulty and speed
Features
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Main Events (総合種目) This section presents events found in abacus competitions and exams—addition/subtraction, multiplication, and division, along with their respective mental calculation counterparts—tailored to your proficiency level. You can enter your answers directly within the app. In "Practice Mode," you receive immediate feedback on whether your answers are correct or incorrect. "Exam Mode" imposes a time limit, and you cannot check your results until you submit your answers. The problems correspond to the grade levels defined by both the Zen-Shu-Ren and the Nisshu-Ren standards. Flash Anzan (フラッシュ暗算) Flash Anzan involves mentally adding up a rapid succession of numbers displayed on the screen. Two modes are available: "Exam Mode," where you challenge yourself based on specific grade levels, and "Free Mode," which allows you to freely customize the number of entries, number of digits, and display speed. Exam Mode supports the grade standards of both the Zenshuren and the Japan Flash Anzan Association. Dictation of Sums (読上算) This training involves mentally adding and subtracting numbers as they are read aloud. Problems are read using VOICEVOX speech synthesis, and you can select the character who reads them. Like Flash Mental Arithmetic, this feature offers both Exam Mode and Free Mode. In Exam Mode, you can take mock exams based on the Zenshuren's standards. In Free Mode, you can customize the number of entries, the digit range, and the reading speed, as well as choose whether to include only addition or both addition and subtraction.

Screenshots

Anzan+4 screens
Sorokun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sorokun at 5.0 against Anzan+'s 4.0. Sorokun also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sorokun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Anzan+ versus Sorokun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnzan+Sorokun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB280 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErika FujitaChet Lin

In-app purchases

None

Anzan+

No in-app purchases

None

Sorokun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anzan+ free?
Anzan+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sorokun free?
Sorokun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anzan+ or Sorokun?
Sorokun is rated higher. Anzan+ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sorokun averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Anzan+ or Sorokun have ads?
Anzan+ shows ads; Sorokun does not.

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