Big Math Flash Cards vs Brain Game University
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Brain Game University
Engage in a variety of challenging brain games and puzzles, playable solo or with others. Earn a virtual degree as you master 41 unique games, each with hundreds of variations. Compete to achieve academic success in this fun and educational gaming experience.
- 41 unique brain games
- Hundreds of variations per game
- Single-player and multiplayer modes
- Earn a virtual degree
- Game Center integration
- Challenging puzzles
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The multiplayer brain game app you've been waiting for: 41 challenging brain games, each with hundreds of variations, that let you play alone or in Game Center while earning your Bachelor of Gaming Arts degree. Can you make the dean's list? Wreck the curve? Get straight A's? Getting schooled has never been so much fun. The Brain Game University Curriculum: • 2048 - Earn the 2048 tile before the grid fills up • 4 Letter Words - Solve a puzzle filled with 4 letter words • Arrows Away - Swipe in the direction of the most arrows • Block Star - Tap on groups of blocks to remove them • Boomer - Avoid exploding tiles while swiping paths • Brink - Slide puzzle tiles into the correct positions • Card Sharp - A card game where it's 21 or bust • Code Breaker - Tap colored pegs to solve the code • Color Match - Match tiles with reversed colors • Concentration - Match hidden letters, numbers & shapes • Connect: Connect dots with matching colors • Deja Vu - Try to remember which tiles you've seen • Edge Match - Match puzzle tile colors & patterns • Fifteen - Slide tiles into the correct order • Flash - Simon Says using flashes & sounds • Fruit Crunch - Match 3 fruits to crunch them • Grid Guru - Repeat increasingly complex patterns • Heap - Try to move all the playing cards onto the heap • Hopscotch - Slide letter tiles between rows to spell words • Hunt & Peck - Create words by tapping letter tiles • Mines: Uncover tiles without detonating mines • Misfit: Tap the item that doesn't belong • Number Crunch - Answer math expressions with swipes • One & Only - Find the unique tile color • Paired Up - Tap the matching pair of colored animal tiles • Peg - Peg Solitaire with colorful marbles • Rounders - Slide round tiles until the numbers match • Scramble - Slide letter tiles to unscramble words • Shape Shift - Match shapes before they shift • SlideWays - Slide tiles until they match the board • Smashed - Smash groups of blocks as fast as you can • Sudoku - Fill each 3x3 box with the numbers 1-9 • Tetravex - Slide tiles until all adjacent edges match • Total Recall - Memorize & recall words • Treys - Find 3 cards that are all the same or all different • True Colors - Tap tiles that are true to their color • Unity: Unite matching tiles by swiping them together • Word Crunch - Find words by swiping in a straight line • Word Hunt - Form words by tracing adjacent letters • Word Warrior - Recall letter tiles in order to create words • Yacht - Roll 5 dice to make 12 different combinations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brain Game University at 4.8 against Big Math Flash Cards's 4.2. Brain Game University also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Big Math Flash Cards's advantage is ratings volume (41K vs 4). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Big Math Flash Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brain Game University asks for nothing beyond the download.
Brain Game University holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Math Flash Cards has 41K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Big Math Flash Cards ships an update every 2 months, Brain Game University weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Math Flash Cards | Brain Game University |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (41K ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masato Takagi | Daniel Hansen |
Customer experience
Big Math Flash Cards
Brain Game University
Bugs and requests
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
Brain Game University
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Math Flash Cards
- All Bundle$4.99
Brain Game University
No in-app purchases
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