Multiplication Bug vs Math By Heart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Multiplication Bug
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Help your child build confident multiplication recall through short, focused practice. Multiplication Bug is a free times-tables app for children ages 6β9. It uses spaced repetition to bring each fact back at expanding intervalsβ1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 30 daysβso practice focuses on facts that need attention. A CLEAR DAILY PATH β’ Daily Mission is the main learning path. Depending on progress, it can include a warm-up, new facts, targeted practice, and mixed review. β’ Practice reinforces facts your child has already encountered. β’ Evening Review offers a short review after 7 PM. BUILT FOR CHILDREN β’ Large, equal-size answer choices β’ Gentle feedback and encouraging celebrations β’ Plausible answer choices based on nearby multiplication facts β’ A pause option when recent answers show that practice is becoming difficult β’ Forgiving streaks with one grace day per week FOR PARENTS Create up to six child profiles, each with separate progress and streaks. A parental gate protects profile management, detailed progress, practice-intensity settings, privacy links, and store actions. PRIVACY FIRST Learning and profile data stay in app storage on your device. There are no accounts, ads, in-app purchases, analytics SDKs, or tracking SDKs. Core learning works offline. Parent-only native review and store or browser links are controlled by Apple, Google, or the selected browser, and the app sends no child profile or learning payload through those actions. Includes tables 2 through 9, multipliers 1 through 10, and 15 interface languages.
Math By Heart
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Math By Heart is a fast-paced mental math game designed to build automatic recall through repetition. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division across multiple difficulty levels while tracking your progress. Instead of relying on tricks or calculators, youβll develop true number fluency by solving carefully selected exercises that reinforce what you need most. Suitable for students, adults, and anyone who wants faster, more accurate mental arithmetic.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Multiplication Bug at none against Math By Heart's 1. Math By Heart's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Math By Heart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Multiplication Bug asks for nothing beyond the download.
Multiplication Bug ships an update every 3 months, Math By Heart every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Multiplication Bug | Math By Heart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sviatlana Shandrokha | Soul Software |
In-app purchases
Multiplication Bug
No in-app purchases
Math By Heart
- Math By Heart Lifetime$5.99
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