Comparison

Abaco vs Soroban Abacus Dojo

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

Head to head
About

Abaco

This app offers a comprehensive mental math training experience, allowing users to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It features customizable difficulty, speed, and problem types, making it ideal for competition preparation and general brain training.

Highlights
  • Addition/Subtraction practice
  • Multiplication/Division practice
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Customizable speed and problem settings
  • Multi-language support
  • Preset saving and loading
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! With your permission, install and usage events and an app-instance ID are sent to Google Analytics to measure app use and ad performance. No advertising ID or personalized ads. Optional; change this anytime in App Info.

About

Soroban Abacus Dojo

Features
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A real abacus you flick with your finger. The beads click into place right on screen. From basic practice to mental math training, you can keep it all going in one place. The menu is laid out like a dojo. - Abacus practice: flick beads freely on a 13-rod board - Flash anzan: add up numbers that flash one after another - Column addition: work through stacked numbers - Read-aloud: solve along with the spoken calls - Grading exams: take on 10 questions and rank up - Records: track your streak and accuracy on a graph Problems adjust to your level, from beginner up to advanced ranks. Every day of practice stays in your record. No ads. No network. One-time purchase. Available in English and Japanese.

Screenshots

Abaco4 screens
Soroban Abacus Dojo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Soroban Abacus Dojo at $0.49 against Abaco's $2.99. Abaco's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On 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

Abaco costs $2.99 and Soroban Abacus Dojo $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Abaco versus Soroban Abacus Dojo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbacoSoroban Abacus Dojo
Price$2.99$0.49 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJiwon Parksatoshi amasaki

In-app purchases

None

Abaco

No in-app purchases

None

Soroban Abacus Dojo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abaco free?
Abaco costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soroban Abacus Dojo free?
Soroban Abacus Dojo costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abaco or Soroban Abacus Dojo have ads?
Neither Abaco nor Soroban Abacus Dojo shows ads.

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