Comparison

(Open Source) Mental Math vs Numvolt

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

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About

(Open Source) Mental Math

This application offers a free, open-source platform for practicing mental arithmetic. It features timed tests, custom drills, and a comprehensive library of mental math tricks. All content is available offline without ads or paywalls.

Highlights
  • Timed arithmetic tests
  • Customizable drills
  • Mental math tricks library
  • Offline progress tracking
  • Multiple operation types
  • Fast session interface
Features
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A free, open-source mental math trainer. No ads, no paywalls, no locked content — every exercise and difficulty is included. Sharpen your arithmetic with quick timed tests, custom drills, and a library of mental-math tricks. Everything runs offline and your progress stays on your device. FEATURES Timed Tests A daily 60-second challenge plus sprints, a two-minute marathon, per-operation tests, and a hard mixed test — at four difficulty levels, each with best scores. Custom Trainer Pick a number domain (Times tables, Natural, Decimal, Money, Huge), choose one or more exercises, and set per-exercise difficulty from Easy to Super hard. All the Operations Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squares, square roots, fractions, percentages, and modulo. Mental Math Tricks Dozens of step-by-step tricks for faster addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and squares — with worked examples and favorites. Practice Any Trick Every trick comes with a 60-second drill built for it: × 11 drills, squares ending in 5, numbers near 100, and more. Magic Square A number puzzle: make every row, column, and diagonal add up to the same total. Four levels, from 1-9 up to bigger number sets. Progress Tracking Solved totals, accuracy, best run, daily streak, longest streak, and a weekly activity view. Fast Sessions An on-screen keypad with instant answer checking and haptics. No ads. No paywalls. No account required. 100% Open Source The complete source code is public - see it, audit it, or contribute at https://github.com/Open-Apps-Studio/mental-math

About

Numvolt

Enhance your mental math skills with a comprehensive trainer offering 15 topics and 150 levels each. Learn fastest calculation methods, track progress, and compete globally. Features include daily challenges, duels, and a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • 15 topics, 150 levels each
  • Fastest calculation method explanations
  • Daily challenges and sprints
  • Global ladder rankings
  • Two-player duels
  • Progress tracking and home screen widget
Features
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Numvolt helps you get better at mental math: open, calculate, understand, repeat. No account and no ads. For new installations, Numvolt Pro is required to start sessions after onboarding. Choose a yearly subscription or a lifetime one-time purchase; the price and terms are shown before purchase. FIFTEEN TOPICS, A HUNDRED AND FIFTY RUNGS EACH Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, order of operations, powers, algebra, square roots, signed numbers, proportions, time and durations, unit conversion and number patterns. Each topic has its own 150-rung journey, up to five elite chapters; the difficulty adjusts during the session, block by block. You pick your starting point at setup, and you can always replay a lower level. THE FASTEST METHOD, FOR EVERY CALCULATION After a mistake, and at the end of a session for your slowest answers, Numvolt shows you the fastest way to do it in your head, step by step: 71 × 87 is 70 × 87 + 87; 79² is 80² − 160 + 1. With the reflex to keep and other ways to do it. In the courses, type any calculation and the app explains the best method. In Zen mode there is no timer: time to understand. SPRINTS AND A DAILY CHALLENGE 15, 30 or 60 seconds on the + − × ÷ mix. +1 per correct answer, −1 per mistake. The daily challenge is the same 60-second series for everyone, all day long. A LADDER FROM YOUR CITY TO THE WORLD Join the ladder with a nickname and your city. Your best sprint is ranked on six rungs: city, county, region, country, continent, world. After every sprint you see exactly what you climbed — "5th → 2nd · Rhône" — and how many points you need to overtake the next player. Only your nickname, city and scores are published. Never your exact location. DUEL ON ONE PHONE Two players, the same questions in the same order, 30 seconds each. Scores are revealed at the end. YOUR PROGRESS, VISIBLE XP, overall level, accuracy, day streak, seven-day chart, level per topic and session history. A Home Screen widget shows your daily goal and starts a sprint in one tap. WHAT STAYS WITH YOU Your progress lives on your iPhone, in the app's storage. No account. Anonymous usage counters, which you can switch off in Settings, only tell us where the app gets stuck. Fractions and decimals accepted on the keypad. Light, dark or automatic appearance. Available in 46 languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

(Open Source) Mental Math4 screens
Numvolt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Numvolt at 5.0 against (Open Source) Mental Math's 3.0. Numvolt also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). (Open Source) Mental Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Numvolt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. (Open Source) Mental Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Numvolt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

(Open Source) Mental Math ships an update every 5 weeks, Numvolt daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
(Open Source) Mental Math versus Numvolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter(Open Source) Mental MathNumvolt
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAHMET EMRE DEDELERROMEO ILARIO FLAVIO GAMBINO

Customer experience

(Open Source) Mental Math

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Numvolt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

(Open Source) Mental Math

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Numvolt

One-time1
  • Numvolt Pro$8.99

Questions

Is (Open Source) Mental Math free?
(Open Source) Mental Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numvolt free?
Numvolt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, (Open Source) Mental Math or Numvolt?
Numvolt is rated higher. (Open Source) Mental Math averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Numvolt averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do (Open Source) Mental Math or Numvolt have ads?
Neither (Open Source) Mental Math nor Numvolt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, (Open Source) Mental Math or Numvolt?
(Open Source) Mental Math ships an update every 5 weeks, and Numvolt daily. Most recently, (Open Source) Mental Math was updated on October 6, 2026 and Numvolt on September 30, 2026.

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