Comparison

Spaced Math vs Chalk Speed Math

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 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 — without managing a classroom system. 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 15.0 or later.

About

Chalk Speed Math

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Hoping to brush up on your math skills? Chalk Speed Math is an arithmetic trainer designed to help you practice speed, accuracy, and confidence with everyday math. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or challenge yourself with MDAS / order-of-operations questions. Choose from Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels depending on how much of a challenge you want. Each practice round is timed, so you can work toward faster completion while still focusing on correct answers. Your results are saved locally, allowing you to track personal bests and review your progress and speed over time. Features include: • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division practice • MDAS / order-of-operations training • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels • Timed practice rounds • Personal best tracking • Practice history and performance charts • Local-only data storage • Optional sound effects • No account needed • Practice as much as you want Whether you want to sharpen your mental arithmetic, do some basic drills, revisit skills you have not practiced in a while, or simply challenge yourself to get faster and more accurate, Chalk Speed Math gives you a straightforward place to practice.

Screenshots

Spaced Math4 screens
Chalk Speed Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chalk Speed Math at none against Spaced Math's 1. Chalk Speed Math also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Spaced Math's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Spaced Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chalk Speed Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spaced Math ships an update every 2 weeks, Chalk Speed Math every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spaced Math versus Chalk Speed Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpaced MathChalk Speed Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank Galanti IIIDeneisha Tieng

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spaced Math

One-time1
  • Spaced Math Lifetime Unlock$9.99
None

Chalk Speed Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spaced Math free?
Spaced Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chalk Speed Math free?
Chalk Speed Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spaced Math or Chalk Speed Math have ads?
Neither Spaced Math nor Chalk Speed Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spaced Math or Chalk Speed Math?
Spaced Math ships an update every 2 weeks, and Chalk Speed Math every 5 days. Most recently, Spaced Math was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chalk Speed Math on October 25, 2026.

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