Pure Math Drills vs Abacus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pure Math Drills
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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 • Whole-number addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, from single-digit facts up to 4-digit sums and 3-digit by 2-digit division • A visible timer bar on every problem that adapts to your own speed; running out of time never counts as a wrong answer • 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 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.
Abacus
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Abacus: Bead Math turns four classic counting tools into a bright, hands-on way for kids to learn numbers. Slide the colorful beads and a live number appears under the frame, so children see place value, addition and subtraction come to life. FOUR ABACUS STYLES TO EXPLORE • Chinese suanpan (2+5), Japanese soroban (1+4), Ming-style abacus (1+5), and a 10-bead counting frame • Tap or slide a bead to the beam and the number updates instantly • The live readout under the frame turns bead positions into place value kids can see THREE WAYS TO PLAY • Make a number — build the target on the beads • Add — start from a number, then add on the abacus • Subtract — take away, bead by bead (never goes negative) • Three ranges as skills grow: up to 99, 999, or 9,999 MADE FOR FAMILIES • Kid mode with gentle hints and big, easy beads • 100% offline — play anywhere, no Wi-Fi needed • No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. No data collected. Ever. • Warm, friendly art and calm sounds • Plays in 11 languages: English, 中文, हिन्दी, Español, العربية, Français, বাংলা, Português, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, اردو Great for ages 4+, classrooms, and Montessori-style hands-on learning. Part of the Math Duel family of kid-friendly, offline learning games.
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Abacus at every 3 weeks against Pure Math Drills's every 5 months. Abacus also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pure Math Drills ships an update every 5 months, Abacus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure Math Drills | Abacus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scriven | Phuc Huynh |
In-app purchases
Pure Math Drills
No in-app purchases
Abacus
No in-app purchases





