Comparison

Smart Mental Math vs Doomsday Practice

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

Head to head
About

Smart Mental Math

Improve your arithmetic skills with an AI coach that adapts to your learning pace. Master multiplication, division, percentages, and more through interactive lessons and targeted practice sessions. Learn practical calculation strategies to boost speed and accuracy in everyday situations.

Highlights
  • Adaptive AI coaching
  • Learn calculation strategies
  • Practice core arithmetic skills
  • Focus on weak spots
  • Progress tracking
  • Short, high-impact sessions
Features
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Stop doing random drills. Start training smarter with an adaptive AI coach that helps you improve step by step. Smart Mental Math gives you full access through a low-cost one-time purchase — no subscription required. Smart Mental Math is more than a drill app. It combines focused mental math training with a dedicated learning area that teaches helpful calculation strategies in a simple, practical way. Inside the app, you can train core arithmetic skills like times tables, natural numbers, decimals, and money, while also exploring useful mental math tricks that help you calculate faster in everyday situations. The Learn section is designed to make mental math easier to understand and easier to remember. It includes clear strategy cards, simple examples, and quick checks that help you learn techniques for: - multiplication - division - addition and subtraction - square numbers and roots - percentages and fractions Instead of only repeating problems, you also learn how to think through them more efficiently. That means you can build speed, improve accuracy, and develop stronger number sense over time. Smart Mental Math adapts to your performance, adjusts challenge as you improve, and helps you stay focused on the areas that need the most work. Whether you want faster multiplication, sharper division, better percentage intuition, or stronger daily calculation speed, the app gives you short, high-impact sessions that fit into your day. What makes Smart Mental Math different: - Adaptive training that responds to your level - A dedicated Learn area with mental math tricks and strategy-based explanations - Quick checks and guided examples to reinforce what you learn - Smart progression based on speed and accuracy - Focused practice for weak spots and daily improvement - Clear progress tracking that makes growth visible Great for students, parents, ambitious learners, and anyone who wants to think faster with numbers. Train faster. Learn smarter. Make mental math smart.

About

Doomsday Practice

Features
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Doomsday Practice helps you master the Doomsday algorithm: a mental math technique for calculating the day of the week for any date in your head. LEARN Step-by-step lessons break the algorithm into digestible pieces. Understand the anchor days, memorize the Doomsday dates, and build a reliable mental framework at your own pace. PRACTICE Drill random dates across any year or century. Get instant feedback, track your accuracy, and build speed through repetition. REVIEW A clean reference sheet keeps the key rules and mnemonics at your fingertips while you're still building fluency. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Streaks and stats keep you accountable. Watch your accuracy and response time improve over time. Whether you're a mental math enthusiast, a memory competitor, or just want a party trick that actually impresses people: Doomsday Practice gets you there.

Screenshots

Smart Mental Math4 screens
Doomsday Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doomsday Practice at none against Smart Mental Math's 2. Smart Mental Math's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Smart Mental Math sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Doomsday Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smart Mental Math versus Doomsday Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Mental MathDoomsday Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaximilian DanilievTaiyo Tsuchiya

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smart Mental Math

One-time2
  • 3-day TrialFree
  • Lifetime Unlock$3.99
None

Doomsday Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Mental Math free?
Smart Mental Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Doomsday Practice free?
Doomsday Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Mental Math or Doomsday Practice have ads?
Neither Smart Mental Math nor Doomsday Practice shows ads.

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