Comparison

Mental Math vs Times Tables Games

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

Practice essential math skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with interactive exercises. Learn times tables up to 12 and improve speed with timed challenges or practice at your own pace. Features a unique finger-writing input for a natural math experience.

Highlights
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice
  • Times tables up to 12
  • Finger-writing answer input
  • Timed challenges
  • Progress tracking and badges
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Calmenta is a playful mental math app to learn and practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Work on times tables up to 12, take on timed challenges and write your answers straight on the screen with your finger. Made for children who want to get better at math at their own pace, Calmenta offers mental math exercises from beginner to extreme, with or without a timer. LEARN AND PRACTICE MENTAL MATH • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, comparisons and powers. • Times tables up to 12, one table at a time or all together. • 4 difficulty levels to progress at your own pace. • An “All” mode to mix different types of calculation. • Build your own sets by choosing the operations, the level and the number of calculations. WRITE YOUR ANSWER WITH YOUR FINGER No keyboard needed: just write your answer anywhere on the screen. Calmenta recognizes the digits directly on the device, bringing back a natural way of doing math, close to pencil and paper. 20 CALCULATIONS AGAINST THE CLOCK Take on the challenge with sets of 20 mental math exercises and try to beat your best time. Would you rather practice quietly? Turn on Training mode to play without a timer and without time pressure. PROGRESS EVERY DAY • Beat your records and earn stars. • Collect badges as you progress. • Grow your streak of days played. • Track the operations and levels you have mastered. • Keep improving, one calculation at a time. FOR PARENTS • No ads. • No account required. • Progress data stays on the device. • A parents’ area lets you follow each child’s progress. • See results by operation, mastered levels and records. • Create several child profiles for the whole family. FREE AND PREMIUM Calmenta is free to use with 3 games a day and the first 2 levels. Calmenta Premium unlocks: • Unlimited games. • All 4 difficulty levels. • Several child profiles. • Detailed parental tracking. Mental math, times tables, challenges and progress: practice every day with Calmenta. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Times Tables Games

This app offers a playful approach to mastering math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, through engaging bubble-based games. It adapts to the player's level, providing visual explanations for correct answers and introducing advanced topics like fractions and percentages for older learners. Progress is tracked visually, and players can compete in global rankings.

Highlights
  • Adaptive difficulty for personalized learning
  • Visual bubble explanations for math concepts
  • Covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Includes fractions, percentages, and algebra basics
  • Progress tracking with visual stages
  • Offline play and no account required
  • Global leaderboards and country competitions
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Multipop is a math game for every age, from 3 to 99: addition, subtraction, times tables and division, drawn with bubbles so every player sees why the answers are right. No ads. No account needed. PLAY A ROUND AT YOUR LEVEL Tap Play for a round of 8 problems at the player's level. Every round follows how the player is doing: when everything comes easily, the problems get a little harder; when they slip, the next round is gentler. The aim is to stay in the sweet spot where most answers are right and a few make them think. Tables go all the way to 20, and grown-ups get missing numbers, typed answers and two-step sums. SCHOOL TOPICS, INSIDE THE GAME From age 9, rounds also bring fractions, negative numbers, order of operations (PEMDAS), percentages, number puzzles (first algebra) and patterns. Each topic has its own steps and a bubble picture that shows why, and grown-ups choose which topics each player gets in Age and math. LEVELS AND STAGES YOU CAN SEE A level bar fills during every round, and every skill is a stage on a path: finish one and a Stage up moment shows what comes next. Every problem, even the big ones, is drawn as bubbles. Made for iPhone, iPad and Mac. FLASH AND PRACTICE A TABLE Flash: numbers appear one at a time; add them in your head and type the total. It is abacus-style mental math, the way soroban schools train it, and it goes up a level after 3 right answers in a row. Practice a table: pick any number from 2 to 20, watch every problem build with bubbles, then practise it. KIND BY DESIGN When an answer is wrong, the bubbles show how the right one is built, and that problem comes back later until it sticks. No red crosses, no lives, no clock to beat. WORLD RANKS ON YOUR BEST ROUND Today ranks each player's best round of the day in their age group. This week adds up the best round of each of the last 7 days. The Countries Cup compares countries by points per player, so small countries can win too. On the ranks, players only appear with their nickname, checked before anyone sees it, and their country's flag. Grown-ups can turn the ranks off in Settings. There is no chat and no messages. MULTIPOP AND THE WHOLE FAMILY Every right answer earns points, points raise your level, and levels unlock outfits for the Multipop bubble mascot. Several players can play on one device, each with their own level. The grown-ups grid shows, for every fact, what is sure, nearly there, still tricky or not tried yet. A PLAN FROM DAY ONE Setup asks who plays, the birth year, a nickname, what matters to you, what feels hard and how many minutes a day, then makes a plan. MULTIPOP PRO Without Pro you get two rounds, then two more 3 hours later, and Practice is always open. Multipop Pro gives unlimited rounds and Flash, unlimited tries to beat your best and climb the ranks, and unlimited players on one device. No account. Progress stays on the device and the games work offline; the ranks only get a nickname, a flag and points. Light and dark mode, 34 languages. Questions or ideas? Write to info@jcom.llc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://multipop.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://multipop.app/privacy

Screenshots

Mental Math4 screens
Times Tables Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mental Math at 4.3 against Times Tables Games's 3.0. Times Tables Games's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. Mental Math sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Times Tables Games sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mental Math holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Math ships an update every 8 days, Times Tables Games every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Mental Math versus Times Tables Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental MathTimes Tables Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelloProgJCOM LLC

Customer experience

Mental Math

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Times Tables Games

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mental Math

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Times Tables Games

Subscriptions2
  • Multipop Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Multipop Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Multipop Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Mental Math free?
Mental Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Times Tables Games free?
Times Tables Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mental Math or Times Tables Games?
Mental Math is rated higher. Mental Math averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Times Tables Games averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mental Math or Times Tables Games have ads?
Neither Mental Math nor Times Tables Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mental Math or Times Tables Games?
Mental Math ships an update every 8 days, and Times Tables Games every 2 days. Most recently, Mental Math was updated on November 13, 2026 and Times Tables Games on November 13, 2026.

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