Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

Multiplication Bug

Features
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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 6–9. It uses spaced repetition to bring each fact back at expanding intervalsβ€”1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 30 daysβ€”so 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.

About

Math By Heart

Features
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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, you’ll 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.

Screenshots

Multiplication Bug4 screens
Math By Heart4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Math By Heart sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Multiplication Bug asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multiplication Bug ships an update every 3 months, Math By Heart every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Multiplication Bug versus Math By Heart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultiplication BugMath By Heart
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSviatlana ShandrokhaSoul Software

In-app purchases

None

Multiplication Bug

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Math By Heart

One-time1
  • Math By Heart Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is Multiplication Bug free?
Multiplication Bug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math By Heart free?
Math By Heart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Multiplication Bug or Math By Heart have ads?
Neither Multiplication Bug nor Math By Heart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multiplication Bug or Math By Heart?
Multiplication Bug ships an update every 3 months, and Math By Heart every 3 weeks. Most recently, Multiplication Bug was updated on October 28, 2026 and Math By Heart on October 28, 2026.

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