Comparison

Math Trainer vs Mental Math

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

Head to head
About

Math Trainer

Sharpen your mental math skills with rapid-fire arithmetic challenges. Practice addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication across four difficulty levels. Compete on global leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Over 20 achievements
  • iCloud sync
  • Full iOS support (Dark Mode, Split Screen, VoiceOver)
  • Privacy-focused (no external data storage or tracking)
Features
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Make a little time for maths, wherever you are. Math Trainer gives you quick mental arithmetic questions you can solve at your own pace or against the clock. Start with addition for free. Math Trainer Pro is a one-time purchase that opens up subtraction, multiplication and division, five difficulty levels from Easy to Extreme, focused practice and colourful themes. Work through ten-question rounds, see your progress, and get a helpful hint when you need one. Practise the questions you missed in an unranked round. You can also have questions spoken aloud, switch off negative answers, and choose the theme that feels right for you. Game Center leaderboards let you compare your fastest standard rounds, and achievements give you more to aim for. Your settings can follow you across your Apple devices with iCloud. Made for iPhone and iPad, with no ads or subscriptions.

About

Mental Math

Enhance your arithmetic abilities with this app, offering various training modes and challenges. Improve your speed and accuracy in calculations for better performance in exams and professional life.

Highlights
  • Basic arithmetic operations
  • Mixed level challenges
  • Unlimited training mode
  • Fast mode for increased difficulty
  • Customizable color schemes
  • Global high scores
Features
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Mental math skills are essential in all areas of life. No matter if you are at work or in an exam, good mental math skills will help you to succeed. This app will help you to improve your mental math skills and thereby, will help you to have better success in exams or at work. BASIC FEATURES • All basic arithmetic operations • Mixed levels with different arithmetic operations • Trainings modus for unlimited questions • Fast modus for an increase in difficulty • Choose the color scheme you like the most • Highscores which let you compete with the rest of the world IN-APP PURCHASES • More levels for more improvement • Better improvement with statistical indicators and charts • Analyse your improvement with the help of statistics • Squares • Square Roots • 2² = ? • Percentages • Analyse your improvement with the help of statistics • More beautiful color schemes • Pro version which includes all features SUBSCRIPTIONS • Mental Math Pro: Duration: one week (1.99 $ per week) • Mental Math Pro: 1 Month: Duration: one week (4.99 $ per month) • Mental Math Pro: 6 Month: Duration: 6 Month (29,99 $ for 6 month) • Mental Math Pro: 1 Year: Duration: one week (22.99 $ per year) • Payment is made via iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase • The subscription is renewed automatically, unless the automatic renewal is deactivated at least 24 hours before the end of the time • Account will be charged for a new period within the 24 hours prior to the expiration of the time for a renewal • Subscriptions can be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off after purchasing in account settings • The subscription can not be canceled during the active subscription period • You can manage the subscription in your personal settings after purchasing your iTunes account. There you can also switch off the automatic extension. You will find the Terms Of Use on: https://www.kopfrechnentrainer.de/terms-of-use/ And the Privacy Policy on: https://www.kopfrechnentrainer.de/privacy/

Screenshots

Math Trainer3 screens
Mental Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Math Trainer at none against Mental Math's shown. Math Trainer also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 63%). Mental Math's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Math Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mental Math sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mental Math holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 57 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Math Trainer's written reviews are positive against 63% of Mental Math's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Trainer ships an update every 2 months, Mental Math every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Math Trainer versus Mental Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath TrainerMental Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)4.6 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better63.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1557 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRob SammonsCoffee Bytes LDA

Customer experience

Math Trainer

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

Mental Math

All ratings57 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Math Trainer

One-time1
  • Math Trainer Pro$0.99
10 purchases

Mental Math

Subscriptions4
  • Mental Math Pro: 1 Week$1.997 Days
  • Mental Math Pro: 1 Month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Mental Math Pro: 1 Year3 Days trial$22.991 Year
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  • Mental Math Pro: 6 Month$29.996 Months
One-time6
  • Percents Intermediates$1.99
  • Percents Beginner$1.99
  • Survival Mode$1.99
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  • Statistics$2.99
  • Levels$2.99
  • Pro Version$3.99

Questions

Is Math Trainer free?
Math Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mental Math free?
Mental Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Math Trainer or Mental Math?
Mental Math is rated higher. Math Trainer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Mental Math averages 4.6 from 57 ratings.
Do Math Trainer or Mental Math have ads?
Mental Math shows ads; Math Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Math Trainer or Mental Math?
Math Trainer ships an update every 2 months, and Mental Math every 3 days. Most recently, Math Trainer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mental Math on November 2, 2026.

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