Reflex Student vs Big Math Flash Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reflex Student
This award-winning system helps students in grades 2-8 achieve instant recall of math facts. It uses a fun, game-based approach within an adaptive environment to boost skills, confidence, and test scores.
- Math fact recall for all four operations
- Adaptive learning environment
- Game-based learning
- Motivational elements
- Improves confidence and test scores
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ExploreLearning Reflex is now available on the iPad to subscribing students. Just log in to get started (Internet connection required). Reflex is an award-winning research-based system that helps grade 2-8 students to develop instant, effortless recall of math facts in all four operations. Students have already answered billions of math facts on Reflex, increasing their skill, confidence and test scores. Reflex provides: • A highly adaptive environment that continually adjusts to create the optimal learning experience for every child • Fun and motivational game-based learning, so students enjoy using the program and take pride in their success • Outstanding results for students of all ability levels across grades 2-8.
Big Math Flash Cards
This app provides a digital flash card experience for practicing basic arithmetic operations. Users can flip cards, select answers, and track their progress with score percentages and elapsed time. Additional features for reviewing mistakes, custom sets, and different input modes are available through in-app purchases.
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
- Configurable number of questions and answers
- Score percentage and elapsed time tracking
- Selectable color themes and sound options
- Review incorrect answers (in-app purchase)
- Custom card sets (in-app purchase)
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Highly rated by teachers, parents and kids of all ages! Flip the card just like a real flash card! Simple, clean and easy to use interface. The front side of the card shows the question and the back side of the card shows the possible answers. Just tap to flip the card. Once you answer the question correctly, flick the card off the screen by swiping up. Features * Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division * Score percentage and elapsed time displayed * Configurable number of questions * Configurable number of answers for multiple choice * Supports landscape or portrait card display modes * Selectable flash card color themes * Turn all sounds on or off Other great features available via "In App Purchase" * Review Incorrect - review the questions that were answered incorrectly * Score Cards - view and review past scores and questions * Specific Numbers - customize the first and second number ranges * Mixed Operations - ability to have cards with mixed operators * Flash Card Mode - displays the answer instead of multiple choice (swipe up to mark the card correct, swipe down to mark the card incorrect) * Manual Entry Mode - type your answer instead of selecting from a choice of possible answers * Custom Cards - make your own custom card set questions * Time Per Card - allows you to set a time limit for each card
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Math Flash Cards at 4.2 against Reflex Student's 3.2. Big Math Flash Cards also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 44%) and ratings volume (40K vs 2.2K). Reflex Student's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Big Math Flash Cards sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Reflex Student asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Math Flash Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Math Flash Cards has 40K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Reflex Student's written reviews are positive against 77% of Big Math Flash Cards's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reflex Student | Big Math Flash Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (2.2K ratings) | 4.2 (40K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K | 40K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ExploreLearning | Masato Takagi |
Customer experience
Reflex Student
Big Math Flash Cards
User reviews
Reflex Student
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game
- 💡 Helps with math
- 👍 Great for school
- 👍 Customizable avatar
- 👍 Rewarding
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 👎 Annoying Coach Penny
- 👎 Stressful and frustrating
- 👎 Repetitive and boring
- 👎 Difficult picture puzzles
Big Math Flash Cards
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Helps with math practice
- 🤩 Fun and engaging for kids
- 📚 Useful for learning math facts
- 🧠 Improves math skills
Room to improve
- 💰 Some features require payment
- 🤔 Lack of customization options
- 🤖 Repetitive gameplay
- 🙄 Boring for older students
Bugs and requests
Reflex Student
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incorrect answers marked wrong
- Percentage not updating properly
- Login and authentication issues
- Disappearing games and progress
- Glitchy and laggy performance
Requested features
5 requests- More games and activities
- Ability to choose activities
- Improved progress tracking
- Customization options
- Reduced time pressure
Big Math Flash Cards
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect answers marked as wrong
- Glitches when swiping answers
Requested features
5 requests- More difficulty levels
- Ability to choose specific math operations
- Addition of word problems
- Inclusion of fractions and exponents
- Gamification and rewards system
In-app purchases
Reflex Student
No in-app purchases
Big Math Flash Cards
- Review Incorrect$0.99
- Score Cards$0.99
- Specific Numbers$0.99
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- Mixed Operations$0.99
- Levels 4,5,6$0.99
- Flash Card Mode$0.99
- All Bundle$4.99
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