Comparison

Real Soroban vs まいにち5分!そろばん練習

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

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Real Soroban

Features
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Experience the art of Japanese calculation with the most realistic soroban (abacus) simulator. Real Soroban brings a traditional 13-rod soroban to your iPhone with stunning realism: - REALISTIC PHYSICS Tilt your device and watch beads respond to gravity, just like a real soroban. The gyroscope-powered physics make every interaction feel natural and satisfying. - AUTHENTIC SOUND Every bead click is crafted to sound like real wooden beads striking the reckoning bar. - BEAUTIFUL DESIGN Warm wood tones, diamond-shaped beads, and traditional dot markers create an authentic soroban experience. - DIGITAL DISPLAY A built-in calculator display shows the current value, perfect for learning and verification. - SIMPLE & INTUITIVE Tap or slide beads to move them. No complicated menus — just a beautiful, functional soroban.

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まいにち5分!そろばん練習

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Five minutes of arithmetic a day, on an on-screen soroban (Japanese abacus). Set each answer by tapping the beads. Over time the soroban appears in your mind's eye, and you begin to answer in your head. ■ Practice by digits Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and column addition (見取算) with 1-, 2- and 3-digit numbers. Ten problems a round: a right answer earns a 〇, and a miss comes with the steps to review it. ■ See the steps Every bead move is played back one at a time and named as soroban teachers name it (carry ten, five complement and so on). Multiplication by 両落とし and division by 商除法 show which rod each digit goes on. ■ Toward mental math As you answer accurately, the beads fade until they can't be seen. They still move where they would be, so your fingers keep working the soroban in your head. Each kind of problem has its own level (0–6), shown on the home screen and during a round. ■ How it works Lessons from the single bead moves of addition and subtraction to 2- and 3-digit worked examples and the methods for multiplication and division, each ending with one problem to try. ■ For • Children learning soroban, practising at home • Adults picking up the soroban they learned long ago • Anyone building mental arithmetic a little every day No account, no ads. All data stays on your device, and the app works offline.

Screenshots

Real Soroban4 screens
まいにち5分!そろばん練習4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: まいにち5分!そろばん練習 at every 2 days against Real Soroban's fortnightly. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Real Soroban ships an update fortnightly, まいにち5分!そろばん練習 every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Real Soroban versus まいにち5分!そろばん練習: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal Sorobanまいにち5分!そろばん練習
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersatoshi amasakiMasashi Saito

In-app purchases

None

Real Soroban

No in-app purchases

None

まいにち5分!そろばん練習

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Soroban free?
Real Soroban is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is まいにち5分!そろばん練習 free?
まいにち5分!そろばん練習 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Real Soroban or まいにち5分!そろばん練習 have ads?
Neither Real Soroban nor まいにち5分!そろばん練習 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Real Soroban or まいにち5分!そろばん練習?
Real Soroban ships an update fortnightly, and まいにち5分!そろばん練習 every 2 days. Most recently, Real Soroban was updated on October 29, 2026 and まいにち5分!そろばん練習 on October 29, 2026.

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