Comparison

Abaco vs Flash Math

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

Head to head
About

Abaco

Enhance your calculation abilities with this mental math training app. It offers customizable practice modes for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, designed to improve concentration and cognitive skills. Suitable for students, teachers, and adults seeking brain training.

Highlights
  • Addition/Subtraction practice
  • Multiplication/Division practice
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Customizable problem settings
  • Speed control
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Abacus Flash Mental Math Training The best flash mental math app to improve your calculation skills anytime, anywhere! Start practicing immediately with default settings or customize everything to your preference. Ideal for mental math competition prep, brain training, and improving math skills. A proven app experienced by over 20,000 users! Key Features: Two Practice Modes • Addition/Subtraction Mode: Step-by-step addition and subtraction practice • Multiplication/Division Mode: Systematic multiplication and division mental training Designed for Abacus Mental Math • Built-in difficulty adjustment algorithm prevents problems from becoming too easy • Subtraction problems are designed so answers never go negative • Division problems always result in whole numbers • Optimized for flash training, similar to abacus competition programs Convenient Customization • Addition/Subtraction Mode: 1-8 digits, 2-200 problems • Multiplication/Division Mode: 1-8 digits × 1-8 digits • Speed control (0.1s-30s) • Custom theme color support • Presets: save and load your favorite settings instantly Multi-language Support • 40+ languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, and more • Intuitive interface for all languages Recommended for: • Teachers running abacus/mental math schools • Students learning abacus/mental math • Adults seeking brain training • All ages wanting to improve math skills • Those wanting to develop concentration and calculation abilities Experience amazing improvement in mental math skills with just a few minutes of practice daily!

About

Flash Math

Practice mental math with interactive flashcards. Choose from various game modes and math categories, including addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Track your progress and unlock achievements as you improve your math skills.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes (timed, untimed, streak)
  • Addition, subtraction, and multiplication practice
  • Grade-level specific problem sets
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Achievement unlocking
  • Privacy-focused, on-device progress storage
Features
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Flash Math Simple flash card math. No ads, no subscriptions, no logins. Just getting better at mental math. Pick a category, pick a format, and go. That's it. Three ways to play: • 20 Problems — focused, untimed sets to build accuracy • Survival — answer until your first mistake, then beat your streak • 30 Second Rush — how many can you answer in 30 seconds? Three categories: • Addition & Subtraction — single, double, and triple digit • Multiplication — every times table from ×2 through ×12 • Grade Levels — mixed problem sets for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade Track your streak, accuracy, and total problems solved. Unlock achievements as you improve. See exactly how you perform on every multiplication fact and digit range. Privacy first. All your progress lives on your device. Nothing is collected, shared, or tracked. No account needed, ever. --- Optional upgrades — one-time purchases, not subscriptions: • Color Scheme Pack — unlock Dark, High Contrast, and five more themes • Lifelong Gold Member — advanced stats, color schemes, and everything we add in the future The core app is free. The math is always free.

Screenshots

Abaco4 screens
Flash Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flash Math at Free against Abaco's $2.99. Flash Math also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Abaco's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Flash Math is free to download; Abaco costs $2.99 up front. Flash Math sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Abaco asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Abaco against 5.0 for Flash Math. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flash Math has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Abaco versus Flash Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbacoFlash Math
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiwon ParkCody Palmer

Customer experience

Abaco

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flash Math

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Abaco

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Flash Math

One-time2
  • Color Theme Pack$4.99
  • Gold Member$24.99

Questions

Is Abaco free?
Abaco costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flash Math free?
Flash Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Abaco or Flash Math?
Abaco and Flash Math are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Abaco or Flash Math have ads?
Neither Abaco nor Flash Math shows ads.

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