Comparison

Pen Legends vs Math Drills Mental Arithmetic

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

Head to head
About

Pen Legends

Explore literary giants from ancient mystics to modern African authors. Discover writers who shaped human experience through innovative storytelling.

Highlights
  • Literary discovery across cultures
  • Explore ancient and contemporary voices
  • Focus on influential writers
  • Innovative storytelling analysis
  • Guide to literary greatness
Features
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Pen Legends is your guide to literary greatness across cultures and centuries.  From ancient Persian mystics to contemporary African voices, discover the writers who didn't just tell stories—they invented new ways of being human.

About

Math Drills Mental Arithmetic

Features
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Build faster mental math skills with quick daily drills. Math Drills covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with grade-friendly practice sets—no account required. Review mistakes in the wrong book, track practice history, unlock achievements, and create custom problem sets for homework or exam prep. Clear stats help students and parents see progress over time. Offline-first by design: your practice data stays on your device, with no login, no tracking, and no ads.

Screenshots

Pen Legends4 screens
Math Drills Mental Arithmetic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Math Drills Mental Arithmetic at $1.99 against Pen Legends's $2.99. Math Drills Mental Arithmetic also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On 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

Pen Legends costs $2.99 and Math Drills Mental Arithmetic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pen Legends versus Math Drills Mental Arithmetic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPen LegendsMath Drills Mental Arithmetic
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzmi AbusamXiamen City Fanyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Pen Legends

No in-app purchases

None

Math Drills Mental Arithmetic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pen Legends free?
Pen Legends costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Drills Mental Arithmetic free?
Math Drills Mental Arithmetic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pen Legends or Math Drills Mental Arithmetic have ads?
Neither Pen Legends nor Math Drills Mental Arithmetic shows ads.

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