Monsty vs Mental Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monsty
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Make learning times tables fun and stress-free! Help your child build confidence in times tables, multiplication, and division through playful, self-paced practice. Perfect for school or home use. "Monsty: Practice Times Tables" is an educational app designed for children in primary and elementary school. Kids can practice and strengthen their math skills by mastering times tables in a motivating and interactive way. Children can: - Practice times tables with multiplication and division - Choose specific times tables to practice - Unlock achievements while learning - Play with their favorite monster buddy There are no timers, no ads, and no subscription required — just pure learning fun. Why you’ll love "Monsty: Practice Times Tables" - Clear, child-friendly layout - Encourages independent learning of times tables and confidence building - Children can choose their favorite monster buddy to learn with - Track progress with easy-to-understand statistics - Achievements can be unlocked and motivate kids to keep learning - Multi-user support (perfect for families!) - Works offline: great for travel or limited screen time - 100% ad-free and safe Created by a mom who builds apps with love — because children deserve playful learning without distractions.
Mental Math
This app transforms mental math practice into an engaging game. Solve calculations by writing answers directly on the screen, track progress with badges and records, and enjoy a child-friendly, ad-free experience with parental controls.
- Finger-based answer input
- Timed calculation challenges
- Multiple math operations
- Progress tracking with badges
- Parental controls and profiles
- Ad-free and no data collection
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Calmenta is a playful mental math app to learn and practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Work on times tables up to 12, take on timed challenges and write your answers straight on the screen with your finger. Made for children who want to get better at math at their own pace, Calmenta offers mental math exercises from beginner to extreme, with or without a timer. LEARN AND PRACTICE MENTAL MATH • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, comparisons and powers. • Times tables up to 12, one table at a time or all together. • 4 difficulty levels to progress at your own pace. • An “All” mode to mix different types of calculation. • Build your own sets by choosing the operations, the level and the number of calculations. WRITE YOUR ANSWER WITH YOUR FINGER No keyboard needed: just write your answer anywhere on the screen. Calmenta recognizes the digits directly on the device, bringing back a natural way of doing math, close to pencil and paper. 20 CALCULATIONS AGAINST THE CLOCK Take on the challenge with sets of 20 mental math exercises and try to beat your best time. Would you rather practice quietly? Turn on Training mode to play without a timer and without time pressure. PROGRESS EVERY DAY • Beat your records and earn stars. • Collect badges as you progress. • Grow your streak of days played. • Track the operations and levels you have mastered. • Keep improving, one calculation at a time. FOR PARENTS • No ads. • No account required. • Progress data stays on the device. • A parents’ area lets you follow each child’s progress. • See results by operation, mastered levels and records. • Create several child profiles for the whole family. FREE AND PREMIUM Calmenta is free to use with 3 games a day and the first 2 levels. Calmenta Premium unlocks: • Unlimited games. • All 4 difficulty levels. • Several child profiles. • Detailed parental tracking. Mental math, times tables, challenges and progress: practice every day with Calmenta. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mental Math at Free against Monsty's $3.99. Mental Math also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Monsty's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
Mental Math is free to download; Monsty costs $3.99 up front. Mental Math sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Monsty asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monsty ships an update every 3 weeks, Mental Math weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monsty | Mental Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PATRICIA SAUER | HelloProg |
In-app purchases
Monsty
No in-app purchases
Mental Math
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Abonnement annuel7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium à vie$22.99









