Comparison

Mental Math vs Subtraction for Kids

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

Head to head
About

Mental Math

Enhance your mental math skills for consulting, investment banking, and quant interviews. Practice realistic drills, track your progress with streaks, and build confidence with adaptive exercises and exam-style sessions.

Highlights
  • Adaptive drills
  • Case math chains
  • Estimation sandbox
  • Lightning rounds
  • Interview mode
  • Exam-style sessions
  • Career-specific prep
Features
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Sharpen mental math for consulting, IB, and quant interviews. Practice fast, realistic drills with estimation‑friendly scoring, track progress with streaks and XP, and build confidence under pressure. Highlights: - Adaptive drills, case math chains, and estimation sandbox - Lightning rounds, interview mode, and exam‑style sessions - Career‑specific prep for Consulting, IB, and Quant The career-specific content requires a subscription to access, one subscription allows for the use of ANY feature of the app. Privacy Policy: https://marble-liquid-091.notion.site/Heat-Studio-LLC-Privacy-Policy-28652966b06a807282efed41b058f5dd Terms of Service: https://marble-liquid-091.notion.site/Heat-Studio-LLC-Terms-of-Service-28652966b06a80028c0deeca197b4912?source=copy_link

About

Subtraction for Kids

Features
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Free to try. One-time unlock — no subscriptions, no ads. Works offline. No data collected. Subtraction for Kids: Math helps children ages 6–8 learn to take away within 20 in a calm, playful way. Your child counts friendly objects, hops along a number line, solves number sentences and story problems, and traces the numbers 0–9 with the correct stroke order — all at their own pace, with gentle, encouraging feedback and never a timer or a score. What's inside: • Take Away — see subtraction come to life with objects you can tap • Count What's Left — pick-the-answer practice within 20 • Number Line Jumps — a clear, visual way to subtract • Number Sentences — build real math confidence • Missing Number — playful problem solving • Trace the Numbers — write 0–9 the right way • Story Problems — everyday subtraction to 20 Why parents love it: • No ads, no third-party tracking, no data collected — ever • Works completely offline • A parental gate protects every purchase and link • Kind by design: no timers, no scores, no pressure Free to download and try. A single one-time purchase — “Unlock Everything,” a lifetime unlock ($4.99) — opens all lessons and activities. This is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, and full access requires this in-app purchase. Privacy Policy: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/subtraction-for-kids-math/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://joykhansayan1.github.io/subtraction-for-kids-math/support.html Great for kindergarten and first grade math, homeschool, and Montessori-style practice.

Screenshots

Mental Math4 screens
Subtraction for Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mental Math at 15.1 against Subtraction for Kids's 17.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Mental Math sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Subtraction for Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Mental Math versus Subtraction for Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental MathSubtraction for Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeat Studio LLCMD Shahariar Nazim Joy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mental Math

Subscriptions3
  • Career Pass - Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Career Pass - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Career Pass - Annual$24.991 Year
1 purchases

Subtraction for Kids

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is Mental Math free?
Mental Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Subtraction for Kids free?
Subtraction for Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mental Math or Subtraction for Kids have ads?
Neither Mental Math nor Subtraction for Kids shows ads.

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