Comparison

Mental Math Cards vs Arithmetic Exercise

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

Head to head
About

Mental Math Cards

Generate printable A4 charts for practicing mental arithmetic. This app offers a comprehensive math question bank designed for elementary school students to improve their oral arithmetic skills.

Highlights
  • Printable A4 charts
  • Mental arithmetic exercises
  • Comprehensive math question bank
  • Oral arithmetic practice
  • Suitable for elementary students
Features
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Challenges and Exercises for Math Mental Arithmetic. multiplication tables and division, Addition subtraction multiplication division mixed operations, Hundred digit addition subtraction.

About

Arithmetic Exercise

This app offers a fun way for young learners to practice essential math skills. It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with customizable number ranges and grade-specific mixed calculations. The app helps children improve their arithmetic abilities through engaging exercises.

Highlights
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Customizable number ranges (0-9999)
  • Mixed calculations by grade level
  • Historically recommended questions
  • Draft calculus exercises
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This is an app suitable for kindergartens and elementary school students to learn mathematics and arithmetic exercises. The main function: - Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of any number range (0~9999). - Mixed calculations for each grade designed according to the outline. - Enhance your arithmetic skills based on historically recommended questions. - Draft calculus. Letting children improve their mathematics ability in entertainment is a good helper for children to learn mathematics.

Screenshots

Mental Math Cards4 screens
Arithmetic Exercise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arithmetic Exercise at none against Mental Math Cards's 1. Arithmetic Exercise also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Mental Math Cards's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment 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 Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arithmetic Exercise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mental Math Cards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arithmetic Exercise has 194 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mental Math Cards's written reviews are positive against 94% of Arithmetic Exercise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mental Math Cards ships an update every 4 months, Arithmetic Exercise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mental Math Cards versus Arithmetic Exercise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMental Math CardsArithmetic Exercise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (194 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4194 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer向军 贾舒 祁

Customer experience

Mental Math Cards

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Arithmetic Exercise

All ratings194 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.5%

Bugs and requests

Mental Math Cards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Arithmetic Exercise

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Race mode causes black screen/crash on tablets
  • Forced review to unlock features is problematic

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reduce ads
  • Improve tablet compatibility for race mode
  • Unlock features without forced reviews

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mental Math Cards

One-time1
  • Unlock function and off AD$3.99
None

Arithmetic Exercise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mental Math Cards free?
Mental Math Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arithmetic Exercise free?
Arithmetic Exercise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mental Math Cards or Arithmetic Exercise?
Mental Math Cards is rated higher. Mental Math Cards averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Arithmetic Exercise averages 4.8 from 194 ratings.
Do Mental Math Cards or Arithmetic Exercise have ads?
Mental Math Cards shows ads; Arithmetic Exercise does not.
Which is updated more often, Mental Math Cards or Arithmetic Exercise?
Mental Math Cards ships an update every 4 months, and Arithmetic Exercise every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mental Math Cards was updated on October 2, 2026 and Arithmetic Exercise on October 11, 2026.

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