Comparison

Mental Math Drills vs NumberPlay

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

Head to head
About

Mental Math Drills

Features
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CalcFlow is a calculation drill app that supports math skill improvement through daily practice. 【3 Practice Modes】 ◆ Endless Mode: Practice at your own pace without time limits ◆ Time Attack: Focused training with 1-min/3-min/5-min time limits ◆ Daily 20: Build habits with 20 unique problems every day 【Key Features】 • Auto-adjusting difficulty for optimal problem levels • Detailed statistics including total problems and accuracy rates • Streak tracking and consecutive correct answers for motivation • Simple design to focus on problems • Fully offline - practice anytime and anywhere 【Supported Calculations】 Covers basic arithmetic operations (addition/subtraction/multiplication/division) through fractions and decimals. Difficulty auto-adjusts to your level making it effective for beginners through advanced users. Perfect for students reviewing lessons or adults maintaining sharp calculation skills and brain training. Daily practice ensures steady improvement in math abilities.

About

NumberPlay

Features
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Tap two number pals that make 10 and watch the dots fill a ten. Calm math games with no timer, no ads, and no tracking. NumberPlay is free, with no in-app purchases. Each number pal is a number from 1 to 9 with a ten-frame belly, so children see how many as well as which number. MAKE TEN - Tap any two numbers that make 10. Each ten flies into a hundred, and every hundred earns a sticker to keep. - No timer and no lives. A pair that doesn't make ten shows why on the board, then you simply try again. - Help is one tap away and shows a little more each time it's asked. - The game grows with your child: the first hundred uses a few friendly pairs, and later hundreds use them all. ADDITION SPRINT - An optional 60-second round for practicing facts your child already understands. - One star for every right answer, with no speed bonus. A slip never loses a star. - A rocket climbs toward your best, and the round's stars land in ten-frames at the end. STICKERS - A sticker for every hundred, in ten designs. - Five more stickers, one for each pair that makes 10, earned by finding it without help over a few days. MADE FOR CHILDREN - The games are played with pictures, dots, and sounds, so children who are still learning to read can play. - Each pal pops at its own pitch, dots tick as they move, and every ten lands with the same chime. Grown-ups can turn sounds off in the Settings app. - Mistakes are safe, and help is always free. - Works on iPhone and iPad, with VoiceOver, larger text, and Reduce Motion. Short lessons to read together cover making 10, doubles like 6 + 7, finding the missing part, tens and ones, equal groups, word problems, and adding in your head. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Mental Math Drills3 screens
NumberPlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NumberPlay at none against Mental Math Drills's 2. NumberPlay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Mental Math Drills's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Mental Math Drills sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. NumberPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Math Drills ships an update every 6 months, NumberPlay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Mental Math Drills versus NumberPlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental Math DrillsNumberPlay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkota tadaManoj Kumar Gubba

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mental Math Drills

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

NumberPlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mental Math Drills free?
Mental Math Drills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NumberPlay free?
NumberPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mental Math Drills or NumberPlay have ads?
Mental Math Drills shows ads; NumberPlay does not.
Which is updated more often, Mental Math Drills or NumberPlay?
Mental Math Drills ships an update every 6 months, and NumberPlay every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mental Math Drills was updated on October 30, 2026 and NumberPlay on October 28, 2026.

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