Comparison

Mental Math Fun vs 19×19

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

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About

Mental Math Fun

Features
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Mental Math is a daily arithmetic practice app designed for elementary school kids — parents set the questions, kids answer out loud. FREE CORE PRACTICE - Addition & subtraction within 10/20/100/200, with carrying/borrowing and chained operations - Multiplication & division: times tables, 100/200 range, mixed operations - Choose your own question count, see accuracy and time instantly after each session VIP TRAINING ZONE — 8 advanced drills - Squares (1-20) - Cubes (1-10) - 11-19 multiplication - Powers of 2 (2^1 to 2^10) - Prime number checks (1-100) - "5x" training camp (25×40, 125×8, squares of numbers ending in 5) - Fraction-decimal conversion - Pythagorean triples (10 classic triples, with triangle diagrams) PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS - Horizontal, vertical (including decimals), and fraction layouts - Auto-paginated to fill a page, with a matching answer sheet - Scan a QR code to check answers instantly ACHIEVEMENTS - Multiple achievement tracks: consistency, streaks, personal bests, and training medals - Score 100% on each of the 8 training drills to unlock a stamp; collect all 8 for the ultimate title - Up to 3 profiles, each tracking its own history and best records No personal data is collected. Everything stays on your device and is erased on uninstall. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

19×19

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Build confidence with multiplication from 1 to 19 through short lessons, practice, and review. A 10-DAY LEARNING PLAN Learn 190 fact pairs, organized by calculation method across 10 lessons. Swapping the factors covers all 361 ordered combinations. Explore doubling, breaking numbers into tens and ones, and working back from 20. ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW Start with an optional 20-question assessment. Spaced review uses your answers to bring back facts that need practice, with mistakes and due facts taking priority. FORWARD AND REVERSE PRACTICE Find the product: 12 × 13 = □ Find the factors: 156 = □ × □ Choose either mode or mix them. Factors range from 1 to 19. Both factor orders are included, and reverse questions accept any valid factor pair within that range. YOUR PACE, YOUR TIMER The default is 5 seconds per question. Choose 3, 5, 6, or 10 seconds, or set a limit from 1 to 30 seconds. Practice 20, 50, 100 questions, or the full question bank. Correct answers receive brief feedback before the next question appears automatically. PERSONAL RESULTS Track scores, accuracy, answer time, and individual responses. Compare completed sessions with matching settings on a leaderboard stored on your device. OFFLINE AND SIMPLE Made for iPhone and iPad running iOS 18 or later. No account, ads, in-app purchases, or subscriptions. Available in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong), English, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, German, Austrian German, French, Polish, Danish, Vietnamese and Thai. Progress and results are stored on your device. In-app cloud sync is not available, and deleting the app may erase your records. The 10-day plan is a course structure, not a guarantee of mastery. Continue practicing and reviewing at your own pace. Now also available in Modern Standard Arabic, with right-to-left layout and selectable numeral styles.

Screenshots

Mental Math Fun4 screens
19×194 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mental Math Fun at Free against 19×19's $2.99. Mental Math Fun also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). 19×19's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mental Math Fun is free to download; 19×19 costs $2.99 up front. Mental Math Fun sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. 19×19 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Math Fun ships an update every 2 days, 19×19 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Mental Math Fun versus 19×19: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental Math Fun19×19
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer光 韩JINGZHE JIANG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mental Math Fun

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Zone Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$4.99
None

19×19

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mental Math Fun free?
Mental Math Fun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 19×19 free?
19×19 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mental Math Fun or 19×19 have ads?
Neither Mental Math Fun nor 19×19 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mental Math Fun or 19×19?
Mental Math Fun ships an update every 2 days, and 19×19 every 9 days. Most recently, Mental Math Fun was updated on October 25, 2026 and 19×19 on October 31, 2026.

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