Comparison

Times Tables Practice vs TabTabTab Multiplication Table

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

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About

Times Tables Practice

This app uses adaptive spaced repetition to help you master multiplication facts up to 20x20. It offers two learning modes, Multiple Choice and Self-Assessment, to build confidence and strengthen recall. Track your progress with medal-based tests and detailed overviews.

Highlights
  • Adaptive spaced repetition system
  • Multiple Choice learning mode
  • Self-Assessment learning mode
  • Multiplication up to 20x20
  • Systematic content sets
  • Two question directions (forward and backward)
  • Medal-based progress tracking
Features
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Strong multiplication skills make mental math faster and more reliable in school and everyday life. If you want to recall results confidently instead of calculating from scratch, you need repeated practice at the right moments. This app is designed for long-term retention rather than short-term quiz sessions. At the core is an adaptive spaced repetition system. Review intervals adjust to your real memory performance. If you answer confidently after a longer break, the next interval increases. If you hesitate or make a mistake, the interval shortens without wiping your progress. This keeps practice efficient and focused on what still needs reinforcement. Two learning modes support different ways of training. Multiple Choice enables quick rounds with immediate feedback and is ideal for building early confidence. Self-Assessment strengthens active recall: you try to retrieve the answer first, then rate whether you knew it, almost knew it, or did not know it. This approach improves long-term memory and real speed. Content is organized into clear sets so you can train systematically, for example specific tables, mixed practice, or more challenging combinations up to 20×20. You can freely enable or disable sets and adjust your selection at any time. Several question directions are available. In one direction you solve the multiplication (7×8 → 56). In another you work backwards and find the missing factor (56 with 7 → 8). This trains both quick recall and flexible understanding. Each set includes a test where every item appears once. Depending on your result you earn a silver or gold medal, making progress easy to track. A full overview is included for browsing and targeted review.

About

TabTabTab Multiplication Table

Features
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TabTabTab is the app to learn multiplication facts by heart, for kids ages 6 and up. Your child answers out loud: if the answer comes instantly, the fact is truly memorized. Shortlisted for the Teach Primary Awards 2026. THE BEST WAY TO LEARN MULTIPLICATION FACTS, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH Memory research is clear: kids learn more by practicing a little and often, mixing questions up, and recalling answers from memory instead of re-reading them. TabTabTab combines all three: • Spaced repetition: each fact comes back right before it would be forgotten. • Mixed practice: times tables are interleaved, just like on a test at school. • Answering out loud: saying the answer forces real recall, not just recognition. Practice adapts to your child's actual mistakes: tricky facts come back more often, and facts they already know are reviewed at just the right time so they stick. 3 MINUTES A DAY A session takes about 3 minutes and around 20 questions. Perfect for homework, a quick review before a test, or a simple daily routine. THE FULL MULTIPLICATION TABLE All times tables from 0 to 12, one at a time or mixed. Every table your child masters earns its crown. PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE Not a generic score: see exactly which facts are memorized, which are still shaky, and how fast your child answers, in seconds. Share progress as an image with a teacher or grandparents. GREAT FOR KIDS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES Answering out loud, with no typing and no buttons to find, helps kids who struggle with writing or reading, including kids with dyslexia or dysgraphia. Every child goes at their own pace: no leaderboards, no comparisons. PRIVACY FIRST Speech is processed on the device: no audio ever leaves it. Works offline. No account, no ads, no subscription. ONE PURCHASE Free to try. Then a single purchase, yours forever. Each child gets their own profile and progress. Works on iPhone and iPad. AT A GLANCE • For: kids ages 6 and up, great for 2nd to 4th grade • What: multiplication facts 0–12, the full times tables • How: flash cards answered out loud, spaced repetition, mixed practice • How long: about 3 minutes a day • Great for: kids with dyslexia, dysgraphia and other learning differences • Without: ads, accounts, subscriptions • Recognition: shortlisted for the Teach Primary Awards 2026 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is the best way to learn multiplication facts? Short, frequent practice, mixing the tables and saying the answer out loud. That's the method TabTabTab is built on. When do kids learn their times tables? In the US, usually in 3rd grade, around age 8, with practice continuing into 4th grade. TabTabTab can be used from age 6. How can my child memorize multiplication facts fast? A few minutes every day, focusing on the facts they get wrong. TabTabTab finds those facts and brings them back at the right moment. Is it good for kids with learning differences? Yes: kids answer out loud, without writing, and everyone goes at their own pace. 3 minutes a day. Real progress.

Screenshots

Times Tables Practice4 screens
TabTabTab Multiplication Table4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TabTabTab Multiplication Table at weekly against Times Tables Practice's fortnightly. Times Tables Practice's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Times Tables Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TabTabTab Multiplication Table sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Times Tables Practice ships an update fortnightly, TabTabTab Multiplication Table weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Times Tables Practice versus TabTabTab Multiplication Table: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimes Tables PracticeTabTabTab Multiplication Table
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp StraubDario Ferrari

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Times Tables Practice

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99
1 purchases

TabTabTab Multiplication Table

One-time1
  • Unlock TabTabTab$4.99

Questions

Is Times Tables Practice free?
Times Tables Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TabTabTab Multiplication Table free?
TabTabTab Multiplication Table is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Times Tables Practice or TabTabTab Multiplication Table have ads?
Neither Times Tables Practice nor TabTabTab Multiplication Table shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Times Tables Practice or TabTabTab Multiplication Table?
Times Tables Practice ships an update fortnightly, and TabTabTab Multiplication Table weekly. Most recently, Times Tables Practice was updated on October 7, 2026 and TabTabTab Multiplication Table on October 25, 2026.

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