Comparison

MathCal vs Mathness! Learn Math Facts

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

Head to head
About

MathCal

Master mental math with handwritten calculation drills. This app offers interactive lessons and customizable problem sets for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Designed for children, it provides a safe, ad-free environment for building math foundations and daily brain training.

Highlights
  • Handwritten calculation drills
  • Customizable question settings
  • Supports all four basic operations
  • Montessori-inspired interactive lessons
  • Offline play
  • Ad-free and privacy-focused
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Master mental math with fast handwritten calculation drills. Designed so children can use it safely on their own, with no ads. Perfect for building a strong foundation in elementary and junior high math. Also great for daily brain training. Build a daily learning habit ◎ Today's Drill, Today's Challenge, and Today's Lesson — free every day ◎ Daily picks matched to your child's grade ◎ Stamp the calendar when you finish — progress at a glance Calculation Drills (22 in total) ◎ Handwritten calculation problem sets ◎ Single-digit math, fill-in-the-blank, and column math (add, subtract, multiply, divide) ◎ Fractions, decimals, big numbers, rounding, order of operations, and find-the-x ◎ Geometry drills: angles, area, and volume ◎ Units & time, ratios & speed, averages, and combinations ◎ Freely customize question settings (10 to 300 questions) ◎ Ideal for practicing carrying and borrowing ◎ Can display dot guides above numbers Montessori Lessons (59 in total) ◎ Interactive arithmetic lessons using beads ◎ Covers fractions, decimals, column math, geometry, measurement, and proportion ◎ Understand how math works through hands-on manipulation Safe by design ◎ No ads at all — safe and worry-free ◎ Use offline anytime, anywhere ◎ Designed so children can use it on their own ◎ Respects children's privacy: no data tracking Pricing ◎ Today's drill, challenge, and lesson are free every day ◎ Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase

About

Mathness! Learn Math Facts

This app teaches fundamental math skills through engaging lessons and interactive drills. It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, and fractions with visual aids and a no-pressure learning environment. Players can practice skills in timed challenges or focus on mastering specific concepts.

Highlights
  • Strategy-based math lessons
  • Visual aids for concepts
  • Timed math drills
  • Multiple player profiles
  • Progress tracking
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Mathness! teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, plus place value, fractions and more, one strategy at a time. Pictures show why each fact works. When the facts click, the Play tab turns them into a quick drill. LEARN • Eleven tracks with 47 short strategy lessons: Addition, Subtraction, Place value, Hundreds, Multiplication, Division, Missing numbers, Times tables, Division and leftovers, Two steps, and Fractions • Strategies that stick: count on, doubles, make ten, arrays, skip counting, sharing and more • Animated pictures for every idea: counters, ten frames, number lines, arrays, equal groups and fact families • Every lesson goes learn, practice, quiz, with the picture there when you need a hint, and no timer or lives PLAY • Drill addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all four mixed • Beat the clock for 1, 2 or 3 minutes with 3 lives, or get 20, 40 or 60 in a row on a stopwatch • Four answer choices, a ready-set-go countdown, and a cheer at streaks of 5, 10 and 20 • Best scores and times for every challenge, lesson progress and recent games on the Results tab PLAYERS • Optional local players with animal avatars, or keep going as Guest • Welcome on first launch; optional "Who's playing?" when the app opens • Lessons and scores stay per player on this device • No accounts. Family Sharing applies to the full-version purchase, not to these local players YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR WAY • 10 languages: English, Español, Deutsch, Français, فارسی, العربية, 日本語, 中文, 한국어, हिन्दी • Persian and Arabic read right to left, and Persian, Arabic and Hindi show their own digits • Sound effects with a volume control, and a light, dark or system theme FREE TO START All of addition and subtraction is free: every lesson, and both drills with every challenge. So is the first lesson of every other track. One in-app purchase unlocks everything else, once: the remaining lessons and the multiplication, division and mixed drills. No subscription. Family Sharing is on, so one purchase covers your family. PRIVATE AND AD-FREE No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. Works on iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape, in light or dark mode.

Screenshots

MathCal4 screens
Mathness! Learn Math Facts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mathness! Learn Math Facts at 5.0 against MathCal's 4.6. Mathness! Learn Math Facts also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). MathCal's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MathCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mathness! Learn Math Facts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mathness! Learn Math Facts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathCal ships an update every 2 weeks, Mathness! Learn Math Facts every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MathCal versus Mathness! Learn Math Facts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathCalMathness! Learn Math Facts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudyX G.K.Zubin Khavarian

Customer experience

MathCal

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mathness! Learn Math Facts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MathCal

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$9.99
1 purchases

Mathness! Learn Math Facts

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is MathCal free?
MathCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mathness! Learn Math Facts free?
Mathness! Learn Math Facts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MathCal or Mathness! Learn Math Facts?
Mathness! Learn Math Facts is rated higher. MathCal averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Mathness! Learn Math Facts averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MathCal or Mathness! Learn Math Facts have ads?
Neither MathCal nor Mathness! Learn Math Facts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MathCal or Mathness! Learn Math Facts?
MathCal ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mathness! Learn Math Facts every 2 days. Most recently, MathCal was updated on October 1, 2026 and Mathness! Learn Math Facts on October 14, 2026.

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