Comparison

Number Explosion vs Ultimate Math Brain Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Number Explosion

Practice multiplication tables with a fun, arcade-style game. Target equations by entering the correct product, earning points for hits and losing them if equations reach your city. Features adjustable difficulty and bonus points for challenging targets.

Highlights
  • Multiplication table practice (1x-12x)
  • Selectable difficulty levels
  • Target equations by entering products
  • Score points for correct answers
  • Lose points if equations reach the city
  • Bonus points for horizontal equations
Features
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A simple and fun way to practice your multiplication tables (1x-12x)! In this game you select a difficulty level that corresponds to the maximum Multiplier of random equations falling from the sky. Target an equation by entering its Product using the game's numeric key pad. If you are correct a missile will be launched which will explode the targeted equation upon impact earning you points equal to its Product. Any equation reaching your City below will cause you to lose points equal to that equation's Product. Equations moving horizontally test your skills by slightly exceeding the difficulty level you selected. Hitting these equations will earn you bonus points by exploding every other equation in the view.

About

Ultimate Math Brain Trainer

Features
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Stop feeling slow with everyday math. Build faster mental math in a minute a day, without menus, ads in the drill, or a complicated setup. Ultimate Math Brain Trainer helps you practice arithmetic, track a streak, and see where you’re getting faster. KEY TOOLS Start Today’s Drill from the dashboard and jump straight into a focused daily math drill with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on one screen. Tap one of four answer chips, keep your run moving, and if you miss a question it goes into Redemption so you can clean it up after the timer. When you finish, your result card shows problems solved, accuracy, your fastest answer, a weak spot summary, and a Brain Note. You can also share a square result card through the share sheet. The dashboard keeps your habit visible with a streak ring, Brain PR, longest streak, a week grid, and a last-30-days heat map. Long-press the streak ring to share a streak card with your current streak, longest streak, Brain PR, and latest Brain Note. After you complete the daily drill, Bonus Drill appears so you can chase a new PR without risking your streak. If the app sees a weak spot, you can jump into a short focused drill from the nudge under the heat map. History makes progress easy to read with a trends view for your average response speed, a summary strip, and a session list showing date, time, score, accuracy, fastest answer, mode, and Brain Score. You can also turn on Read the problem aloud, plus haptics, sound, appearance, and a daily reminder in Settings. WHY IT WORKS This math trainer is built around quick repeatable sessions, not long lessons. The free Daily Drill gives you the core habit in one tap, and your streak includes a grace day so one missed day in a week does not instantly wipe out your progress. Your stats stay on your phone by default, and there are no accounts to create before you begin. USE IT TO • Tap the Lock Screen widget and start Today’s Drill before a meeting or commute. • Use Bonus Drill after your daily run to beat your Brain PR before your coffee cools. • Save a division-only preset in Train for a focused custom drill when that skill feels rusty. • Check the heat map and History to see whether your accuracy and speed are improving. • Share a result card or streak card in Messages, Mail, Photos, or Files after a strong run. • Turn on Read the problem aloud for an eyes-up drill with spoken problems and answers. PAID FEATURES Pro adds unlimited drills, Blitz for a single-operation sprint, Zen for untimed practice, and Redemption mode focused on missed questions from your last run. You can build custom drills with your choice of operations, duration, and difficulty, then save presets for one-tap practice. Pro also adds longer history ranges, adaptive Brain Notes, focused next-day drills based on your slowest operation, helpful strategy hints in Redemption, more widgets, and ad removal. Download Ultimate Math Brain Trainer and make mental math a daily habit you’ll actually keep. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Number Explosion4 screens
Ultimate Math Brain Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Number Explosion at none against Ultimate Math Brain Trainer's 11. Number Explosion also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Ultimate Math Brain Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). On price 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. Ultimate Math Brain Trainer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Number Explosion asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Explosion ships an update every 12 months, Ultimate Math Brain Trainer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Number Explosion versus Ultimate Math Brain Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber ExplosionUltimate Math Brain Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNJAW4Sandeep Bhandari

In-app purchases

None

Number Explosion

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Ultimate Math Brain Trainer

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Sale$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Special$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Forever Pro$49.99
  • Lifetime Pro Discount$79.99

Questions

Is Number Explosion free?
Number Explosion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Math Brain Trainer free?
Ultimate Math Brain Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Number Explosion or Ultimate Math Brain Trainer have ads?
Ultimate Math Brain Trainer shows ads; Number Explosion does not.
Which is updated more often, Number Explosion or Ultimate Math Brain Trainer?
Number Explosion ships an update every 12 months, and Ultimate Math Brain Trainer every 4 months. Most recently, Number Explosion was updated on September 15, 2026 and Ultimate Math Brain Trainer on September 11, 2026.

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