Comparison

Math Cards! vs My Math Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Math Cards!

This app helps children understand math concepts through step-by-step solutions and practice. It offers guided problem-solving for various math topics, building real understanding and confidence.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step solutions
  • Instant feedback
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline play
  • Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Fractions
  • Work Pad for guided practice
Features
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Kids stop guessing and start solving. Math Cards helps kids actually understand math with built-in Work Pads that show step-by-step solutions for fractions, multiplication, and long division. No shortcuts. No memorizing tricks. Just real problem solving. FREE ADDITION MODE Try Addition mode free forever and see how it works. Unlock all math modes with a one-time purchase: • Subtraction - Build accuracy with practice • Multiplication Tables - Master times tables 1-12 • Division Tables - Learn division with visual guides • Long Multiplication - Solve multi-digit problems step-by-step • Long Division - Practice full long division with guided work • Fractions - Simplify, compare, add, subtract, multiply, and divide FEATURES • Work Pad - Step-by-step guidance so kids learn how to solve • Instant Feedback - Keeps practice engaging and rewarding • Short Sessions - Quick practice that builds confidence • Progress Tracking - See improvement over time • Offline Play - Practice anywhere WHY IT WORKS Kids learn by doing. Math Cards gives immediate feedback and steady practice across many problems, helping build real understanding over time. The result: stronger skills, more confidence, and less frustration. Start with free Addition mode today.

About

My Math Notebook

Practice Common Core math skills for grades K-5 with interactive lessons that explain mistakes. Features a scratchpad, customizable profiles, and a streak calendar to build daily habits. No accounts or data collection required.

Highlights
  • Common Core aligned practice
  • Interactive error explanations
  • Built-in scratchpad
  • Customizable kid profiles
  • Daily practice streak calendar
  • No account or data collection
Features
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My Math Notebook is a Common Core math practice app for grades K through 5, designed to look and feel like the classic marble composition notebook your kid already knows. Pick a grade, pick a topic, and start practicing. Every problem is aligned to Common Core standards across addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The difficulty grows right alongside your child, starting with counting dots in kindergarten and building all the way to long division in fifth grade. But here is what makes My Math Notebook different. When your child gets a problem wrong, it does not just flash a red X. It shows them why. Miss a multiplication problem and they see it laid out as an area model with tens and ones. Struggle with division and they learn to break it down step by step, the way a good teacher would at the board. Every mistake becomes a lesson instead of a dead end. There is a built in scratch pad for working through tougher problems by hand, a friendly profile for each kid with avatars and colors they pick themselves, and a streak calendar that quietly turns daily practice into a habit. No accounts. No data collection. Just focused, encouraging math practice that meets your child where they are and helps them get a little better every day. Made for kids and built by a parent who wanted something better than subscription apps that fail to deliver or disposable junk that doesn't give feedback and ends up in the trash.

Screenshots

Math Cards!4 screens
My Math Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Math Cards! at none against My Math Notebook's shown. Math Cards! also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Cards! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Math Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Math Cards! against 5.0 for My Math Notebook. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Math Cards! versus My Math Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath Cards!My Math Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn NixonSTEVEN JAMES DANIELSSON

Customer experience

Math Cards!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Math Notebook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Math Cards!

One-time1
  • English$9.99
1 purchases

My Math Notebook

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Math Cards! free?
Math Cards! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Math Notebook free?
My Math Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Math Cards! or My Math Notebook?
Math Cards! and My Math Notebook are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Math Cards! or My Math Notebook have ads?
My Math Notebook shows ads; Math Cards! does not.

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