Comparison

Open Learning Lab vs MathLyft

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

Head to head
About

Open Learning Lab

Features
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Open Learning Lab turns Grade 2 math into an adventure game for young learners ages 6-9. Instead of dressing up worksheets as games, we use 20 genuine action mini-games to teach every concept. The adaptive engine adjusts difficulty in real time and brings mastered skills back for review at 2, 7, and 21 days — real spaced repetition, not a points streak. ADVENTURE MAP Progress through 5 themed chapters: Place Value & Number Sense, Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication Foundations, Measurement & Data, and Geometry & Fractions. Each chapter unlocks after mastering its prerequisites. 20 ACTION MINI-GAMES • Coin Dash Addition — grab the right coins before time runs out • Place Value Builder — stack hundreds, tens and ones to build target numbers • Number Line Skate — land on the right spot to build number sense • Word Problem Adventure — read math stories and pick the right operation • Fact Family Tree — grow related addition and subtraction sentences • Piggy Bank Quest — count coins to hit savings goals • Array Garden — plant arrays to discover multiplication patterns • Times Table Hero — master 1Ɨ1 to 10Ɨ10 with timed streaks • Partition Puzzle — break numbers apart for flexible thinking • Time Keeper Race — set analog and digital clocks against the buzzer • Money Shopkeeper — count coins and bills to complete transactions • Length Adventure — measure and compare lengths in standard units • Graph Detective — read bar graphs and picture graphs • Volume Voyage — explore capacity and liquid measurement • Weight Wizard — solve balance puzzles by comparing weights • Odd Squad Sorter — sort numbers as odd or even • Rounding Rocket — round to the nearest ten or hundred • Shape Builder House — identify, build and sort 2D and 3D shapes • Fraction Finder — match fractions on visual models • Tile Garden — cover shapes with unit tiles to explore area ADAPTIVE INTELLIGENCE The engine tracks every answer, advances difficulty when ready, drops a level after 3 consecutive misses, and revisits mastered skills at 2, 7, and 21 days. 22 SKILLS ACROSS 5 CHAPTERS Covers the full Grade 2 Common Core curriculum (CCSSM) with extensions into Grade 3: place value, fluency within 20, addition and subtraction within 100 and 1,000, time and money, measurement and data, geometry and fractions. PET COMPANIONS & REWARDS Choose from 8 collectible pets (Kitty, Puppy, Bunny, Bear, Fox, Panda, Unicorn, Dragon). Earn coins and gems from correct answers and spend them on hats, outfits, wallpapers and furniture. Every reward is earned through learning — never purchased. PARENT DASHBOARD Protected behind a multiplication gate. See mastery by chapter, focus areas (skills below 70% accuracy), recent sessions and personalised "next practice" recommendations. RESPONSIBLE DESIGN • Free to play. No ads. No in-app purchases. No third-party tracking. • Break nudges at 15 and 30 minutes of daily play. • Anti-grind protection prevents reward farming. • Fully offline after install. • Optional sign-in only for cloud sync across devices. VIDEO LESSONS (OLL QUEST) Curated learning videos inside the app — Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies and more. Playlists update automatically. SPEED TRICKS 7 mental-math shortcuts with animated explanations and infinite practice: +9, +8, āˆ’9, āˆ’8, doubles, near doubles, and Make 10. VOICE COACHING Friendly text-to-speech reads every question aloud — perfect for early readers. ACCOUNT & DATA CONTROL Sign-in is optional. Stay a guest and everything stays on your device, or sign in with Apple or Google to sync progress across iPhone and iPad. Open Settings > Account > Delete Account at any time to permanently remove your account and all associated data — no email required. Privacy Policy: https://openlearninglabs.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://openlearninglabs.com/terms

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MathLyft

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Math Lyft turns 5 minutes a day into real math fluency. Set the core skills your child needs (addition/subtraction/multiplication/division), and a fresh quiz appears every day automatically. No more reminding. No more assigning. Just open the app and practice. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your kid in seconds they get a 6-character code. 2. Pick the skills they need. 3. A new quiz appears daily. Wrong answers come back. Unseen facts get covered. 4. You see exactly what's improving, every week. FACTS COVERED • Addition — facts within 1-20 • Subtraction — facts within 1-20 • Multiplication — times tables 2 through 12 • Division — related to multiplication facts • Mixed practice - any combination you choose From kindergarten through 4th grade, MathLyft scales with your child. SMART REVISION, NOT REPETITION MathLyft isn't a worksheet generator. Questions your child gets wrong come back automatically. Facts they haven't seen rotate in. The result: practice that targets what matters, not random review. FITS YOUR SCHEDULE • Choose 5, 10, 15, or 20 questions per quiz — match the time you have • Kids can pause mid-quiz and resume exactly where they left off WHY PARENTS AND TUTORS CHOOSE MATHLYFT • Set up in 30 seconds • 5 minutes a day, real progress • Auto mode means no daily nagging • Covers every elementary math fact • See exactly where your child needs help PARENT DASHBOARD • Weekly accuracy and average response time • Skill-by-skill breakdown — see what's strong and what needs work • Question-by-question history with timing for every answer • Monthly calendar view showing practice consistency BUILT FOR FAMILIES • One account, every kid - track each child separately • No per-child subscription • Works on any phone, tablet, or computer • Kids log in with just a code - no email, no password to remember Stop assigning. Stop reminding. Start seeing real fluency. Download MathLyft today and turn 5 minutes a day into a year of math growth.

Screenshots

Open Learning Lab4 screens
MathLyft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MathLyft at 15.1 against Open Learning Lab's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Open Learning Lab versus MathLyft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen Learning LabMathLyft
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size542 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDecode Labs LLCDeivabhuvaneswari Ramasamy

In-app purchases

None

Open Learning Lab

No in-app purchases

None

MathLyft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Learning Lab free?
Open Learning Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MathLyft free?
MathLyft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open Learning Lab or MathLyft have ads?
Neither Open Learning Lab nor MathLyft shows ads.

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