Comparison

Mental Math Trainer vs Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite

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

Head to head
About

Mental Math Trainer

Enhance your arithmetic abilities with this app. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through engaging games and custom sessions. Track your progress and challenge friends to boost your mental math confidence and speed.

Highlights
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice
  • Math Arcade mode with increasing difficulty
  • Customizable practice sessions
  • Memory training games (Find the Pairs)
  • Progress tracking
  • Game Center integration for challenges
Features
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Practice and improve your math skills with Mental Math Trainer Games - Pure Math. Play and practice just a few minutes a day and keep your mind sharp. Great brain training for you to increase your confidence and speed at mental math. No matter if it's addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, we guarantee you hours of practice with Mental Math Trainer Games - Pure Math. And every time you play it's a different experience. Questions are always random. Great way to train and learn math. With its increasing difficulty, Mental Math Addition Games - Pure Math is suitable for all ages - kids, students, adults. Pure practice and learning. We store your progress, so you can continue where you left. The faster you answer the questions, the more points you get. In Math Arcade mode you get to complete math levels with increasing difficulty starting from the most basic tasks. The levels are divided into 5 main categories - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and Mixed Mode. Math Practice mode in Mental Math Addition Games - Pure Math allows you to create custom practice sessions depending on the operations you wish to train. You can also select custom practice duration, difficulty level, and custom numbers. Math games where you solve math problems and a great way to give your brain a workout and improve your cognitive function. Learning math tables has never been easier. Play Math Tables, repeat a few times a day, and train your memory. Multiplication tables, times tables, brain games, addition games, and more. Find the Pairs (Math Cards) is a math game where you match math cards by number or color until you find all pairs and clear the board. Cool math game to train your memory. Mental Math Addition Games - Pure Math supports Game Center, so you can compare your score to your friends' and even challenge them to see who's doing better in Math. Some levels in the app are free to play and you can unlock all features and levels (1200+) by upgrading to PRO. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite

Practice addition and subtraction with interactive exercises. Write numbers by hand on the screen and receive instant feedback on your work. Unlock animal images as you progress through different difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Handwritten number input
  • Automatic error detection and correction
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Unlockable animal images
  • Column addition and subtraction practice
  • Carry/borrow methods
Features
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To practice addition and subtraction in column. Write the numbers by hand! Up to 1200 pages full of exercises. Handwrite the numbers, one by one, as if it were a real sheet of paper. Even better: you can use the entire screen to write each number! Math Loops will identify and verify your numbers as you write them by hand. It will highlight your mistakes while you solve the exercise. It will show and correct up to two errors in each addition or subtraction. One more mistake ... and you have to start over;) Three levels of increasing difficulty and more than 80 pages with exercises (upgradeable to the full version with more than 1200 pages) With / without carry. It allows different methods of carrying / borrowing. Each resolved page uncovers a tab of the impressive image of an animal. Enjoy and learn!

Screenshots

Mental Math Trainer4 screens
Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mental Math Trainer at 4.5 against Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite's 3.0. Mental Math Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (58% vs 42%). Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Mental Math Trainer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mental Math Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mental Math Trainer has 233 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Mental Math Trainer's written reviews are positive against 42% of Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Math Trainer ships an update fortnightly, Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mental Math Trainer versus Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental Math TrainerMath Loops Add & Subtract Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (233 ratings) — better3.0 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings233 — better16
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStoyan HristovJaime C. Carriedo

Customer experience

Mental Math Trainer

All ratings228 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative35.9%

Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Mental Math Trainer

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes or doesn't open
  • Purchases not unlocking features
  • In-app purchase issues
  • Timer continues when paused
  • Drag response not registering input
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  • Division section glitches
  • App stops working after updates
  • Purchased content locked again

Requested features

10 requests
  • Option to choose keypad style
  • More difficult levels
  • Infinite or custom exercise mode
  • Dark mode support
  • Landscape mode support
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  • Add 6-digit numbers
  • Streak feature (like Duolingo)
  • Option to choose difficulty level
  • Add more levels
  • Sandbox mode for custom questions

Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mental Math Trainer

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited Access$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial2 variants$3.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Access$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access2 variants$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$17.99
1 purchases

Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite

One-time1
  • 1200 new additions and subtractions. And remove ads$0.99

Questions

Is Mental Math Trainer free?
Mental Math Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite free?
Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mental Math Trainer or Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite?
Mental Math Trainer is rated higher. Mental Math Trainer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 233 ratings, while Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite averages 3.0 from 16 ratings.
Do Mental Math Trainer or Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite have ads?
Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite shows ads; Mental Math Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Mental Math Trainer or Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite?
Mental Math Trainer ships an update fortnightly, and Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mental Math Trainer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Math Loops Add & Subtract Lite on October 26, 2026.

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