Imagine Math Facts vs Math Speed Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imagine Math Facts
This educational app helps students achieve fluency with core math facts through engaging gameplay. It offers insightful reports for tracking progress, but is only available to schools with a required login.
- Core math fact fluency development
- High-end gameplay
- Cutting-edge curriculum
- Insightful progress reports
- School-exclusive access
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** Formerly Big Brainz For Schools ** *Available only to schools. A school login is required. Contact your school about how to access.* *iPad 4 or higher required for play.* Imagine Math Facts combines high-end gameplay with cutting-edge curriculum and insightful reports to ensure students develop complete fluency with their core math facts.
Math Speed Drill
Master basic math facts through engaging gameplay with over 100 levels. This app offers timed challenges for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, providing positive reinforcement and teaching correct answers in a fun, colorful environment.
- Timed math challenges
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Over 100 levels
- Coin-based positive reinforcement
- Adaptive difficulty
- Focus on math tables
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The fastest and funnest way to master your times tables. Math Speed Drill helps students practice math facts with fast, focused, positive gameplay. Choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, then answer as many problems as you can in 30 seconds or 1 minute. Students earn coins for better scores, build confidence through repetition, and keep coming back to beat their own best results. No annoying ads! Ever! - We do not use 3rd party ad services. Even without buying an IAP you and your kids will never see an annoying ad. Speed Drill is designed for kids, parents, teachers, homeschool families, and anyone who wants to sharpen basic math skills. Features: • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division • Practice by individual math table • 30-second and 1-minute rounds • Positive feedback and encouraging sound effects • Coins earned only as achievement awards Pro Features: • Boss Level mode in Pro for guided mastery. Just play Boss Level over and over and it will automatically help you master the math facts. • Extended ranges up to 12s and 15s in Pro • Parent Pro for up to 2 student profiles • Classroom Pro for up to 40 student profiles • Printable classroom progress report • No student data stored on our servers Boss Level mode guides students through math facts step by step. As they improve, Speed Drill tracks progress and helps them focus on the facts they still need to master. When a student finishes Boss Level for multiplication, they know their times tables. Boss Level is the fastest way to learn your times tables. Speed Drill is great for: • Kids learning math facts • Parents helping with homework • Teachers managing classroom practice • Homeschool math drills • Adults who want a quick brain workout Note: The coins in Math Speed Drill are achievement awards only. They are not currency, cannot be purchased, and are not used to unlock items or features. Privacy Policy: https://badweaselgames.com/math-speed-drill/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Math Speed Drill at 87% against Imagine Math Facts's 45%. Math Speed Drill also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (2K vs 397). Imagine Math Facts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 72 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Math Speed Drill sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Imagine Math Facts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Math Speed Drill holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Speed Drill has 2K ratings behind it against 397, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Imagine Math Facts's written reviews are positive against 87% of Math Speed Drill's.
Imagine Math Facts ships an update every 3 months, Math Speed Drill every 72 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imagine Math Facts | Math Speed Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (397 ratings) | 4.2 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 397 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 72 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imagine Learning, Inc. | Bad Weasel, LLC |
Customer experience
Imagine Math Facts
Math Speed Drill
User reviews
Imagine Math Facts
From 397 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging gamified learning experience
- 📚 Effective math facts practice and skill building
- 🏆 Challenging difficulty levels that promote learning
- 😊 Fun and entertaining for many users
- 🎯 Good for reinforcing math fundamentals
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Extremely tight time limits for answering questions
- 🔄 Harsh penalty system - restart entire level for one mistake
- 🔐 Mandatory login/site code requirement blocks casual access
- 😤 Frustrating difficulty curve causes emotional distress
- 📱 Technical issues with iPad compatibility and sign-in
Math Speed Drill
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 👍 Helps improve math skills
- 💡 Customizable colors and settings
- 🏆 Competitive and motivating
- 🧠 Effective for all ages
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Time limit too short
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Lack of in-app purchases or rewards
- 🖥️ Needs more platforms (e.g., Chromebook)
Bugs and requests
Imagine Math Facts
Reported bugs
7 issues- Login authentication failures for school credentials
- App crashes and kicks users out on iPad
- Correct answers being marked as incorrect
- Input lag - answers registered after time limit despite being entered in time
- Quit button causing unexpected app exit
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- Repetitive question generation after incorrect answers
- Site code verification link not functioning
Requested features
9 requests- Increase time limits for answering questions
- Allow progression without restarting entire level on single mistake
- Remove or simplify site code requirement for individual users
- Add sign-up option for non-school users
- Implement user choice for character gender
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- Adjust boss battle mechanics to show questions clearly
- Add difficulty adjustment settings
- Provide option to continue playing at home without school credentials
- Implement more forgiving error handling system
Math Speed Drill
Reported bugs
3 issues- Answers change before user can respond
- Sound issues on some devices
- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to adjust time limits
- Progress tracking and performance analytics
- More math operations (e.g., 13s, fractions)
- Multiplayer or leaderboard features
In-app purchases
Imagine Math Facts
No in-app purchases
Math Speed Drill
- Parent Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Classroom Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Parent Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
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- Classroom Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Parent Pro Lifetime$14.99
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