Comparison

My Math Notebook vs LuvyMath

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

Head to head
About

My Math Notebook

Practice Common Core math skills for grades K-5 with interactive lessons that explain mistakes. Features a scratchpad, customizable profiles, and a streak calendar to build daily habits. No accounts or data collection required.

Highlights
  • Common Core aligned practice
  • Interactive error explanations
  • Built-in scratchpad
  • Customizable kid profiles
  • Daily practice streak calendar
  • No account or data collection
Features
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My Math Notebook is a Common Core math practice app for grades K through 5, designed to look and feel like the classic marble composition notebook your kid already knows. Pick a grade, pick a topic, and start practicing. Every problem is aligned to Common Core standards across addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The difficulty grows right alongside your child, starting with counting dots in kindergarten and building all the way to long division in fifth grade. But here is what makes My Math Notebook different. When your child gets a problem wrong, it does not just flash a red X. It shows them why. Miss a multiplication problem and they see it laid out as an area model with tens and ones. Struggle with division and they learn to break it down step by step, the way a good teacher would at the board. Every mistake becomes a lesson instead of a dead end. There is a built in scratch pad for working through tougher problems by hand, a friendly profile for each kid with avatars and colors they pick themselves, and a streak calendar that quietly turns daily practice into a habit. No accounts. No data collection. Just focused, encouraging math practice that meets your child where they are and helps them get a little better every day. Made for kids and built by a parent who wanted something better than subscription apps that fail to deliver or disposable junk that doesn't give feedback and ends up in the trash.

About

LuvyMath

This app provides step-by-step math problem solving and explanations for students and parents. It offers a free graphing calculator, lesson library, and the ability to photograph problems for instant analysis. Learn the 'why' behind math concepts, not just the answers.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step problem solving
  • AI-powered tutor
  • Photograph math problems
  • Free graphing calculator
  • Lesson library
  • Covers various math levels
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Free to start — and the free part is genuinely useful. Get 5 solved problems with no signup or card, plus a free graphing calculator and lesson library for Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. Your child says, “I don't get it.” You look at the worksheet and realize you don't remember how to explain it either. And now you're wondering: Is my child starting to fall behind? Math builds on what came before. When one concept doesn't click, the next lesson can feel harder — and confidence can disappear right along with it. Tools like this didn't exist for most of us growing up. Your child has that advantage now — and the future will demand even stronger math skills. Start with one problem tonight. Type in the problem. Sit beside your child. Luvy walks both of you through every step, every rule, and the why behind it in plain English. The best part? You can learn too. WHO IT'S FOR The parent staring at a worksheet thinking, “I used to know this.” The child who has started saying, “I'm just bad at math.” The homeschool parent trying to explain a lesson one more way. The adult learner finally ready to make peace with math. Because sometimes the child isn't the only person at the table who needs the lesson explained differently. HOW IT WORKS Type your math problem and Luvy — your friendly bear tutor — works through it in plain English so you can follow what changed and why. Not just the answer. The understanding. It's 7:30 on a school night and the worksheet says: 3(2x − 4) = 2(x + 6) Nobody at the table remembers how to start. Type it in. Luvy expands the brackets, gathers the x's onto one side, explains each move, solves for x, and, when applicable, checks the result against the original problem. That's the moment LuvyMath was built for. WHAT LUVY COVERS • Arithmetic • Pre-Algebra • Fractions & Decimals • Algebra I & Algebra II • Geometry • Trigonometry • Pre-Calculus • Calculus • Statistics • Linear Algebra • Differential Equations • Word Problems BUILT FOR UNDERSTANDING — NOT JUST ANSWERS AI is the engine, but teaching is the design. Luvy works through your exact problem, names the rule behind each move, and explains the why in plain English. The goal isn't just an answer — it's understanding how the answer was reached. FREE GRAPHING CALCULATOR A built-in graphing calculator is included for everyone — graph equations and explore functions. LEARN WITH LUVY — FREE The lesson library includes Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, with worked examples, memory tips, and practice problems. No subscription required. Work through a lesson together and actually teach — not just hand over the answer. PHOTOGRAPH A MATH PROBLEM — UNLIMITED Point your camera at a worksheet, textbook, or handwritten problem and Luvy reads the math for you. Photos are processed on-device using Apple's Vision framework — never uploaded. CHOOSE YOUR PLAN • Free Preview — 5 solved problems. No signup, no card. • Basic — 15 problems a day, all 12 subjects, step-by-step solutions, and problem history. • Unlimited — no daily limit, plus camera scanning and advanced why explanations. Your daily count is visible where you solve and resets at midnight. Lessons never use up solved problems. REAL TUTORING SUPPORT BETWEEN HOMEWORK NIGHTS LuvyMath keeps learning available between classes, tutoring sessions, and school nights. Already have a tutor? Luvy can help keep the learning going between sessions. Math gets harder when the foundation isn't clear. Confidence gets harder to rebuild after a child starts believing they're simply “not good at math.” Sit down together tonight. Let Luvy explain the step you forgot, the rule your child missed, and the why that finally makes it click. PRIVACY FIRST Problem history stays on your device. No ads. No tracking. No data sold. Full details: Privacy Link https://luvymath.com/privacy. Terms Link https://luvymath.com/terms

Screenshots

My Math Notebook4 screens
LuvyMath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LuvyMath at none against My Math Notebook's shown. My Math Notebook's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. My Math Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LuvyMath sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for My Math Notebook against 5.0 for LuvyMath. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
My Math Notebook versus LuvyMath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Math NotebookLuvyMath
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better1
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEVEN JAMES DANIELSSONLuvy Math LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

My Math Notebook

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
4 purchases

LuvyMath

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Unlimited Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is My Math Notebook free?
My Math Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LuvyMath free?
LuvyMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Math Notebook or LuvyMath?
My Math Notebook and LuvyMath are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do My Math Notebook or LuvyMath have ads?
My Math Notebook shows ads; LuvyMath does not.

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