My MathBox 1 vs Glimpy Math Trainer Kids

MatheKiste – Learning Math with Joy for Elementary & Preschool (German & English) Developed by an experienced primary school teacher with over 20 years of experience. MatheKiste is a lovingly designed, bilingual learning app for children aged 5 and up. It was specially developed for preschool and first grade, and is ideal for learning math in early elementary school – whether for school entry, reinforcement, or extra practice at home. Learning goals of the app: • Learn to calculate with joy • Understand and compare numbers • Orientation in the number range up to 20 • Build number sense (developing calculation strategies) Content of MatheKiste – Math app for children: Over 15 task formats across 4 main areas: • Writing and sorting numbers • Discovering numbers • Calculating with friends • Counting and comparing The app places special emphasis on a playful and sustainable introduction to the world of numbers. Instead of rushing through calculations, children learn to recognize, write, compare, and place numbers in the number range. This builds essential math foundations in a joyful and focused way. Bilingual – German & English The app is fully usable in German or English – ideal for multilingual families, bilingual classrooms, or early language learning. Motivation through a reward system: For every 15 correctly solved tasks, a new sticker is unlocked – encouraging progress and making math fun! Child-friendly & safe – 100% ad-free: • No ads • No in-app purchases • No login, no tracking • Fully usable offline • All content includes audio support (also available offline) Tip for voice output (offline use): On iPad > Accessibility > Spoken Content, we recommend activating the voice "Petra (Enhanced)" for the best reading quality. For use in the classroom & homeschooling: The app is ideal for use in class – e.g. during individual work, weekly plans, or support lessons. We welcome your feedback! MatheKiste is actively being developed. I welcome suggestions, feedback, and educational ideas via the support email.

Glimpy is a calculator, reversed: your child does the math. For ages 5 to 10, from preschool and year 1 through year 4 of primary school. Five carefully structured levels progress from addition and subtraction to 30 through all four operations in the number range to 1,000. No ads, no subscription, no data collection. The first 100 problems are free. Like the small handheld trainers of the 1970s: one problem, real keys, nothing to wander off to. Glimpy poses the question; the child types the answer. There is no equals key — Glimpy knows how many digits the answer needs and checks as soon as they are typed. The five levels grow with the learning journey: Level 1 · preschool / year 1: addition and subtraction only, to 30. Level 2 · early year 2: all four operations to 70; introduction to the small tables through 10 × 10 and matching exact divisions. Level 3 · later year 2: all four operations to 100; consolidation of the complete small tables and division facts. Level 4 · year 3: number range to 1,000, large tables through 20 × 20, plus approachable multiplication and exact division with one-digit factors and divisors. Level 5 · year 4: more demanding problems to 1,000 that are still deliberately designed for mental calculation. Multiplication and division use recognisable strategies and compatible numbers instead of arbitrary written calculations. This broad sequence follows a progression common to primary curricula across many industrialised countries. Exact timing varies by country, school and child, so ages and school years are a guide rather than an assessment. Normal rounds mix the operations intended for the selected level. Use the 1×1 key to focus on one chosen operation and number for a whole round. The display clearly indicates when focused practice is active. Each round is ten problems. Correct answers light up stars. Missed problems are remembered so you can practise just those later. Progress, practice time and the miss list stay on this device. Glimpy Pro is a lifetime deal: one purchase, unlimited practice. No subscription, no recurring payments. Unlimited practice is for one child; each extra child profile is its own one-time purchase. Family Sharing is supported. No account, no ads, no tracking. Practice does not need a network connection.