Comparison

Abacus Practice vs フラッシュ計算

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

Head to head
About

Abacus Practice

Practice abacus, mental arithmetic, and calculation skills on your iPhone or iPad. Features a realistic abacus interface for various exercises, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and flash calculations. Track your progress and review your performance over time.

Highlights
  • Realistic abacus interface
  • Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Flash and slip calculations
  • Customizable problem generation
  • Practice history and performance records
  • Adjustable settings for sound, vibration, and left-handed mode
Features
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Build an answer with beads. Check it, then try your mistakes again. Abacus Practice brings Japanese soroban and mental arithmetic practice to iPhone and iPad. Use the on-screen abacus, work with your own physical soroban, or answer mentally. LEARN AND PRACTICE • 16 introductory lessons with bead movement demonstrations • Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division • Flash mental arithmetic with adjustable speed and column-style drills • Answer checking, per-question results and mistake-only review • Start another session with your previous practice settings CREATE YOUR OWN DRILLS Generate problems from selected conditions and practice them in the app. Timed mock exams show answer progress and scores by subject. These are practice formats based on Japanese soroban exams, not official examinations or a guarantee of passing. FIND YOUR FAVORITE BEADS The standard wooden beads have a detailed natural texture. Pro adds skins including springy mint Jelly and transparent Glass, each with a distinct feel and sound. Try extra skins in the interactive preview before purchase. Sound, haptics and left-handed layout are adjustable. FREE AND PRO Introductory lessons, basic practice, a free abacus, and selected problem-generation and mock-exam options are available free. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks expanded practice conditions, advanced problem generation, PDF worksheet creation and sharing, additional exam levels, and extra skins. There is no monthly subscription. No account or ads. Practice records are stored on this device. Now available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean. Screens, all 16 introductory lessons, instructions, purchases and restore, practice history and PDFs follow your app language. Change it directly in Settings > App language inside the app; your choice applies immediately. There are six skins in total: standard Amber is free; Pro adds Walnut, Red & Ivory, Indigo, Jelly and Glass. The free abacus uses a large landscape board with minimal controls so you can focus on moving the beads.

About

フラッシュ計算

Features
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Flash計算は、次々に表示される数字を足し合わせる、シンプルな暗算トレーニングアプリです。 初心者向けのゆっくりした問題から、桁数・表示数・速度を細かく設定するカスタム練習まで、自分に合った難易度で取り組めます。 練習結果は端末内に保存され、正解率や回答時間の変化を確認できます。 ・5段階のレベル ・桁数、表示数、速度、問題数のカスタム設定 ・正解率と回答時間の記録 ・ライトモード/ダークモード ・アカウント登録不要、オフライン対応

Screenshots

Abacus Practice4 screens
フラッシュ計算4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: フラッシュ計算 at Free against Abacus Practice's $0.99. フラッシュ計算 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

フラッシュ計算 is free to download; Abacus Practice costs $0.99 up front. Abacus Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. フラッシュ計算 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Abacus Practice versus フラッシュ計算: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbacus Practiceフラッシュ計算
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMART BIT K.KYUJI IKEDA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Abacus Practice

One-time1
  • Proアンロック$2.99
None

フラッシュ計算

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Abacus Practice free?
Abacus Practice costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is フラッシュ計算 free?
フラッシュ計算 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Abacus Practice or フラッシュ計算 have ads?
Neither Abacus Practice nor フラッシュ計算 shows ads.

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