Comparison

Spaced Math vs Math Drill

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

Head to head
About

Spaced Math

Master math facts with engaging daily practice. This app uses spaced repetition to focus on what your child needs to learn, offering multiple input methods and detailed progress tracking. It's designed for families with multiple profiles and no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Keypad, voice, and handwriting input
  • Multiple child profiles
  • Detailed progress tracking
  • iCloud sync and family sharing
Features
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Spaced Math helps kids master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts with short daily practice. Instead of random drills, it uses spaced repetition to bring each fact back right when it's ready to review — so practice stays short and focused on what your child actually needs. FREE TO TRY Start free with one child profile and one operation of your choice — the complete spaced-repetition experience, with typing, voice, handwriting, iCloud backup, and progress all included. One simple unlock adds everything else, and it's shared with your whole family. No subscriptions, no ads, no accounts. MATH FACTS THAT STICK Every child gets a personal review queue. New facts, weak facts, recent mistakes, and overdue facts are tracked separately, so sessions stay short and useful. Choose any operation and control the active numbers from 1–12. THREE ANSWER MODES Kids can answer the same fact three ways: • Keypad — fast, simple, reliable. • Voice — speak the answer naturally ("twenty-four", "two four", or "144"). • Handwriting — write with Apple Pencil or a finger. Switch modes anytime. Voice uses Apple's speech recognition; we never see or store the audio. BUILT FOR FAMILIES Create up to 8 profiles on one device. Each profile keeps its own progress, settings, streak, mistakes, and review schedule. Parent-locked settings keep kids practicing the facts you picked. THREE SESSION TYPES • Study — spaced-repetition review for the facts due today. • Practice — free drill, biased toward weak facts by default. • Review — focused cleanup for mistakes, lapsed facts, and overdue cards. READABLE PROGRESS See due and new counts, learned facts by operation, streaks, and mistakes. Parents can tell what's improving and what still needs work. OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC AND HOUSEHOLDS Use Spaced Math on one device, or turn on iCloud sync to keep progress in step across your devices. Set up a household to share every child's profile with family members. Manual JSON export/import is available for backup. Sync uses Apple's CloudKit — your data goes to your private iCloud, never to us. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts. • One simple one-time unlock — that's the only purchase, and it's Family-Shared. • No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no developer-operated servers. • Microphone audio is processed live and discarded. We never see it. • Deleting a profile actually wipes it — including the iCloud copy on the originating account. iPhone and iPad. iOS 16.0 or later.

About

Math Drill

Features
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Sharpen mental math in minutes a day. Math Drill turns addition, subtraction, multiplication and division into fast, focused practice that makes numbers feel automatic — for kids learning their facts, students under exam pressure, and adults keeping their arithmetic sharp. Most math apps drown you in cartoons and lessons. Math Drill is built for one thing: reps. Pick an operation or a mode, answer as fast as you can, and watch your accuracy and speed climb run after run. WHAT YOU GET - Four operations plus mixed drills, all in one focused trainer - A dedicated times-tables mode to lock in multiplication and division facts - Practice, Timed, Survival and Mixed modes that turn drills into a game - Custom drills — choose the operations, number range, mode and length - A level ladder with XP, streaks and unlockable challenges to keep you coming back - Progress charts that track speed per operation and spotlight your weakest facts PERFECT FOR - Kids building fluency with their addition and times tables - Students prepping for timed tests and mental-math sections - Parents and teachers who want quick, no-nonsense practice - Adults who want to keep their arithmetic fast and confident WHY NOT JUST USE A WORKSHEET Paper can't time you, can't tell you which facts you keep missing, and can't turn practice into a streak you don't want to break. Math Drill measures every answer, coaches the facts you struggle with, and makes daily reps something you actually look forward to. PRIVACY Works fully offline. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking — every drill and every stat stays on your device. FULL ACCESS Free to start with core addition and subtraction practice. A Premium plan unlocks multiplication, division and Mixed drills, every mode including Survival, custom drills, the full level ladder and deep progress coaching. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Open Math Drill and run your first 60-second sprint today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Spaced Math4 screens
Math Drill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spaced Math at every 2 weeks against Math Drill's monthly. Spaced Math also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spaced Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Math Drill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spaced Math ships an update every 2 weeks, Math Drill monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Spaced Math versus Math Drill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaced MathMath Drill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank Galanti IIIPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spaced Math

One-time1
  • Spaced Math Lifetime Unlock$9.99
2 purchases

Math Drill

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Spaced Math free?
Spaced Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Drill free?
Math Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spaced Math or Math Drill have ads?
Neither Spaced Math nor Math Drill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spaced Math or Math Drill?
Spaced Math ships an update every 2 weeks, and Math Drill monthly. Most recently, Spaced Math was updated on September 18, 2026 and Math Drill on September 8, 2026.

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