Comparison

Math Drill vs Bell

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

Head to head
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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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 โ€” 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

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Bell

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Bell puts your school day in one calm place: your timetable, homework, grades and an optional study tutor, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Bell connects to the system your school already uses. Today that means schools on the ASIMS portal and schools on Bell's own platform, with more school systems to come. You sign in with your own school account and see your own records. School not connected yet? Tap "Try a demo" to explore a complete sample school, made up on your device, with no account. TODAY, AT A GLANCE - The lesson you are in, what comes next and what is due, the moment you open the app. - A countdown to the next bell on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your next lesson, deadlines and flashcards due. - An Apple Watch app with your next lesson, timetable, homework and tests, and flashcard reviews. - Ask Siri for your next lesson or what is due. NEVER MISS A DEADLINE - Homework and tests grouped by when they are due. - Reminders the evening before a deadline, a few minutes before each lesson and an hour before an exam. - An alert when a new grade, new homework or a cancelled lesson appears. - An optional morning summary of your day and an evening reminder to pack your bag. - Hand work in from Bell where your school allows it: type your answer or attach a file. - Add your lessons, exams and deadlines to Apple Calendar and Reminders. UNDERSTAND YOUR GRADES - Every grade by subject, with averages on your school's own scale. Marks on different scales are never mixed into one made-up number. - What if: see how your next mark would move your average. - Set a target grade and see what your next marks need to reach it. - A revision plan that fits study sessions in before each exam, and a workload view that shows busy weeks coming. - A year in review as the school year ends. A STUDY TUTOR, IF YOU WANT ONE - Ask about your homework, lessons and upcoming tests. Turn on Hints first and it guides you with hints and questions before it gives an answer. - Quizzes and flashcards from your own subjects, with each card coming back just before you would forget it. - Language practice, summaries of your notes, and a draft email to a teacher. - Type or dictate your question, and have answers read aloud. - By default it runs on Apple Intelligence on your device, so your questions stay on it. That needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence, such as iPhone 15 Pro or newer, with Apple Intelligence turned on. It works in English and the other languages Apple Intelligence supports. - Where your school allows it, or has not decided, you can use a model from Anthropic, OpenAI or Google instead, with your own key. Your school can keep the tutor on the device, run its own AI service or turn AI help off. At a school on Bell's platform, the tutor stays off until the school turns it on. MADE YOURS - Five styles: Classic, Plain, Magazine, Timeline and Focus. - Light or dark, your own accent colour and your text size. - English and Polish. - Optional sync of your tutor chats, notes, quizzes and flashcards between your devices through your own iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No ads, no tracking, no analytics. - When Bell connects to your school's own portal, your school data goes between your device and that portal, with no Bell server in between. You sign in on the portal's own page, so Bell never sees a password. - The tutor sends your question and a summary of your schoolwork off your device only to a provider you chose with your own key, or to the AI service your school chose. - Signing out removes your session, saved school data and AI keys from the device. Bell is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any school or by the makers of the school systems it connects to.

Screenshots

Math Drill4 screens
Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bell at none against Math Drill's 2. Bell also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Drill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Bell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Drill ships an update monthly, Bell daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Math Drill versus Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath DrillBell
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamDANIEL SEBASTIAN STALMACH

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Math Drill

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
None

Bell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Drill free?
Math Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bell free?
Bell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Math Drill or Bell have ads?
Neither Math Drill nor Bell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Drill or Bell?
Math Drill ships an update monthly, and Bell daily. Most recently, Math Drill was updated on October 28, 2026 and Bell on October 29, 2026.

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