Math Trainer vs Tap Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
Tap Math
Test your mental math skills in this fast-paced game where you must select the correct answer before time runs out. One mistake means game over. Compete globally and train your brain with various math challenges.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Mental math challenges
- Global ranking
- Math training for children
- Customizable game modes (in-app purchase)
- Multiplayer option (iPad only, in-app purchase)
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Tap Math is an easy to understand but difficult to play mental math game. Choose the right answer before the block reaches the bottom of the screen. One mistake : Game Over. Check out your global ranking with the Game Center. Tap Math can be played as a casual game for everyone or as a math training for children. New options available as in app purchase : - easier children mode - specific times tables training - choice of the operation - for iPad only: multiplayer game, play one vs one on the same iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tap Math at 777 against Math Trainer's 15. Tap Math also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Math Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 66%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Math Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tap Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Math Trainer against 4.1 for Tap Math. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tap Math has 777 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Math Trainer's written reviews are positive against 66% of Tap Math's.
Math Trainer ships an update every 2 months, Tap Math every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Math Trainer | Tap Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better | 4.1 (777 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 66.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 777 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rob Sammons | Nicolas Lehovetzki |
Customer experience
Math Trainer
Tap Math
Bugs and requests
Math Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tap Math
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rewards and gems not working correctly
- Incompatibility issues on older devices
- Incorrect math answers displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Add more math operations beyond +, -, x, ÷
- Implement a teaching mode with explanations
- Allow customization of difficulty levels
- Provide progress tracking and performance analytics
In-app purchases
Math Trainer
- Math Trainer Pro$0.99
Tap Math
- Options Pack$0.99
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