Comparison

Pure Math Drills vs My Nihongo

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

Head to head
About

Pure Math Drills

Features
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Pure Math Drills is a fast, focused arithmetic trainer that decides what you should practice next. Open the app and you are already drilling. A short warm-up finds your level, then every problem is chosen from what you know, what is starting to fade and what is next: a stretch, not a slog. • Endless adaptive drill: no menus, no setup, no grade levels • Practice tracks for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, negative numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, powers and roots, order of operations, and simple equations — turn on any combination in Settings • A visible timer bar on every problem that adapts to your own speed; running out of time never counts as a wrong answer • See exactly which problems you missed after every round, with the correct answers • Missed problems come back a few problems later, and mastered facts return for review before you forget them • A built-in keypad; correct answers advance instantly, and mistakes show the right answer in place • A quick check-in after every 10 problems • Settings for haptics and which skill families to practice • Available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese — the app follows your device's Language setting Your progress stays on your device. Pure Math Drills has no ads, no accounts and no tracking. If you used version 1.1, your practice history carries over.

About

My Nihongo

This app helps you prepare for Japanese Language Proficiency Tests (JLPT) with personalized quizzes and flexible note-taking. It features a hands-free vocabulary learning mode and natural pronunciation practice.

Highlights
  • JLPT preparation for all levels
  • Flexible note-taking for vocabulary and sentences
  • Hands-free vocabulary learning mode
  • Personalized quiz creation from notes
  • Natural pronunciation practice
  • Quick note creation from clipboard
Features
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Feature Highlights: - JLPT Preparation Made Easy Includes sample vocabulary and sentences for all JLPT levels (N5–N1). - Flexible Note‑Taking Organize your Japanese study notes as free‑form text or structured vocabulary and sentence lists. - Vocabulary Radio (New!) Hands‑free listening mode that continuously plays the vocabularies you want to learn. - Quick Note Creation Instantly create notes from clipboard text or auto‑extract segments from non‑empty lines in a document. - Personalized Quizzes Turn your notes into quiz questions to practice the exact vocabulary and sentences you want to master. - Natural Pronunciation Practice Hear your notes spoken aloud with Apple’s built‑in text‑to‑speech, now respecting your chosen Japanese voice under Accessibility settings. - Streamlined Study Experience Improved tab arrangement, Study screen layout, and unified quiz design for a smoother, more consistent workflow. - Intuitive Editing Tools Refined workflows for building sentences, vocabularies, and multiple note types with a user‑friendly interface.

Screenshots

Pure Math Drills4 screens
My Nihongo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pure Math Drills at Free against My Nihongo's $2.99. Pure Math Drills also leads on iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

Pure Math Drills is free to download; My Nihongo costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pure Math Drills ships an update every 5 days, My Nihongo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pure Math Drills versus My Nihongo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPure Math DrillsMy Nihongo
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—4.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScrivenDaniel Fu Keung Kwan

In-app purchases

None

Pure Math Drills

No in-app purchases

None

My Nihongo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pure Math Drills free?
Pure Math Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Nihongo free?
My Nihongo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pure Math Drills or My Nihongo have ads?
Neither Pure Math Drills nor My Nihongo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pure Math Drills or My Nihongo?
Pure Math Drills ships an update every 5 days, and My Nihongo every 6 days. Most recently, Pure Math Drills was updated on November 5, 2026 and My Nihongo on November 9, 2026.

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