Pure Math Drills vs Study Buddy
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 • 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.
Study Buddy
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StudyBuddy is an offline-first study helper for school. Ask questions, look up words, and review math — even in airplane mode after a quick setup. Use AI-powered answers, tools, and games designed for K–12 and intro college. Study anywhere without needing a constant internet connection. ◆ Ask questions your way • Type a question and get a clear, age-appropriate answer • Use on-device voice input to ask out loud • Point the camera at a problem and let OCR turn it into text • See answers grounded in a built-in study library ◆ Math help • Arithmetic solver for step-friendly answers • Math formulas: fill in known values and solve for the one you’re missing • Standard and scientific calculator with angle modes • Graphing calculator to visualize expressions • Programmable calculator for custom routines • Math flashcards to drill core skills • Math tricks and exercises to practice ◆ Language & reading tools • English dictionary for quick word lookups • Thesaurus to find synonyms and related words • Idioms and phrases bank to understand common expressions • Word puzzle helper to reason through tricky puzzles ◆ Study organization • Subjects tab with core subjects ready to go • Add, rename, reorder, or remove subjects to match your classes • Create quick notes inside each subject • Study library with indexed curriculum-style content • Planner for upcoming work and study blocks • Study timer to stay focused in short sessions ◆ Camera, files, and QR • Scan printed questions or notes with the camera • Import images, PDFs, and text from Photos and Files • Generate and scan QR codes to share notes and StudyBuddy content ◆ Slam Book & share cards • Create a personal Slam Book share card • Share your card by QR code or import a friend’s card • View cards by grade and subject ◆ Teacher tools (optional role) • Switch into Teacher Tools from the app • Add classes with names and sections • Upload a CSV or Excel roster with standard headers • Add students one by one if you prefer • See your teaching load and active class • Take attendance • Quickly make random student groups for activities • Build simple lesson plans with objectives, activities, and homework ◆ Designed for real devices • Fully functional offline after initial knowledge setup • Works in airplane mode with on-device AI and retrieval • Light, dark, and system themes • Adjustable in-app text size on top of Dynamic Type • Remembers the last tab you were using Start using StudyBuddy to ask questions, look up words, and organize your schoolwork — online or offline. Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pure Math Drills at Free against Study Buddy's $1.99. 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
Pure Math Drills is free to download; Study Buddy costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pure Math Drills ships an update every 5 days, Study Buddy every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pure Math Drills | Study Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scriven | Ona Pacholo Asis |
In-app purchases
Pure Math Drills
No in-app purchases
Study Buddy
No in-app purchases
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