Comparison

Mental Math vs Mokulua Math

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

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About

Mental Math

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Mental arithmetic that feels like a game. An exercise sits on a chip in the middle β€” 7 + 5, 9 Γ— 8 + 4, √144. Drag it onto the right answer on the board before the clock runs out. Land it and your combo grows, taking the multiplier up to Γ—3. Miss and you only lose the combo: nothing here breaks. HOW IT PLAYS β€’ 14 seconds per exercise, shown by the ring around the chip: green, then amber, then red β€’ Answer early and score more β€” the bonus follows those exact colours β€’ Three correct answers in a row lift the multiplier one step β€’ Eight exercises per chapter, up to three stars β€” fewer misses, more stars β€’ No exercise repeats inside a run TWELVE CHAPTERS 1. Adding to 20 2. Adding to 50 3. Missing addends 4. Subtraction 5. Missing subtrahends 6. Times tables 7. Division 8. Square numbers 9. Square roots 10. Big numbers 11. Order of operations 12. Everything mixed FOR PARENTS β€’ No ads, no purchases, no accounts, no sign-up β€’ No cross-app tracking, no advertising ID β€” only anonymous statistics and crash reports, so we can find bugs β€’ Works fully offline β€” the app needs no internet and asks for no permissions β€’ Progress stays on the device and never leaves it Made for primary and lower secondary school, for anyone getting their mental arithmetic back up to speed β€” and everyone in between.

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Mokulua Math

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Mokulua Math is a beachside math adventure built by a dad, with characters inspired by his family's favourite characters and inspired by Lanikai's Mokulua Islands. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with helpful hints and playful boss rounds. Behind the scenes, a carefully built learning system remembers which facts are known, which need support, and when to revisit each one to help learning stick. It also turns recent play into printable worksheets with answer keys. THE LEARNING SYSTEM β€’ More than 1,100 facts, from small sums to sums in the hundreds and times tables 1 to 12, each tracked on its own. β€’ Review uses spaced repetition built on the SM-2 algorithm. Most missed facts return a few questions later and again the next day. Known facts return at widening intervals, out to months. β€’ Every answer is recalled and typed, never chosen from a list. After a miss, the right answer is shown and typed in, and a helper card can show one way to work it out. β€’ Five levels per operation move up and ease back on their own. Times tables build in a deliberate order, starting with 1, 2 and 10 and saving the hardest 11s and 12s for last. β€’ Levels, the review schedule and the Progress count are based on right and wrong answers, never on answer time. PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS Open Parents, then Worksheets. Each sheet has 40 questions built from the past month of play: a few tricky facts, repeated among related and familiar ones, plus a separate answer key. With few misses, it makes a balanced review sheet instead. Every sheet is a PDF made on the device, in A4 or US Letter, ready to save, share, or print. Worksheets unlock after a little play. PROGRESS In Parents, opened with a 4-digit code, Progress counts a fact as known once it is answered right at least 3 times and at least 7 times in 10. It also shows each math level and recent first tries. ON THE ISLAND Every 15 right answers, one of 20 friendly beach characters drops by for a boss round. Collect 80 stickers, unlock new pets, and gear up your favorite characters along the way. Works offline, so a little island adventure can come along anywhere. No ads, no purchases, no accounts, no data collected.

Screenshots

Mental Math4 screens
Mokulua Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mental Math and Mokulua Math are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mental Math versus Mokulua Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental MathMokulua Math
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes LauberJOHNNY MO

In-app purchases

None

Mental Math

No in-app purchases

None

Mokulua Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mental Math free?
Mental Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mokulua Math free?
Mokulua Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mental Math or Mokulua Math have ads?
Neither Mental Math nor Mokulua Math shows ads.

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