Abacus 2.0 vs Abacus Exercise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abacus 2.0
This educational tool simulates an abacus machine with playback analysis for calculations. It allows users to adjust digit size and control numeric display, offering a silent learning experience for teaching or personal practice.
- Playback analysis of calculations
- Adjustable digit size (10-27 digits)
- Numeric display control
- Silent operation
- Multiple calculation series replay
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The Future of the Abacus Machine! - Playback Analysis Function. You have ability to make playback analysis for on-going or previous series of calculation. If you are teaching Abacus to students, you don't have to be right next to her/him. You can replay the calculation, once you find your student made mistake. Start until press the "All Clear" button is the one series. You are able to replay up to 5 series of calculations. - Pick a Right Digit Size. You can scale the Frame and pick the right size for your device. Pick a one that most fit from 10 digits to 27 digits. - Numeric Number Display Control Function. You have control to show Numeric Number on the Screen. Toggle it anytime you want. - It's Silent!! There is no Noise!! You can use this Abacus wherever you want. For customer support, please contact: yamakengames.cs@gmail.com
Abacus Exercise
Practice abacus calculations with a customizable digital tool. Adjust bead colors, sounds, and layout for a personalized learning experience. Challenge yourself with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division exercises.
- Customizable abacus layout
- Adjustable bead size and position
- Up to 15-digit support
- Customizable bead colors and sounds
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice
- Level-based challenges
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This app focuses on the ease of use of the abacus on the app, and aims to realize smooth and comfortable operability. In addition to being able to use the abacus widely on the horizontal screen, the size and position can be freely customized according to the device. The number of digits can be used up to 15 digits, and the color and sound of the beads can also be set. You can challenge the addition and subtraction, multiplication, division questions according to your level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Abacus Exercise at 4.5 against Abacus 2.0's 3.7. Abacus Exercise also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months). Abacus 2.0's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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
Both are free to download. Abacus 2.0 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Abacus Exercise asks for nothing beyond the download.
Abacus Exercise holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abacus Exercise has 60 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Abacus 2.0's written reviews are positive against 46% of Abacus Exercise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Abacus 2.0 ships an update every 16 months, Abacus Exercise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abacus 2.0 | Abacus Exercise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 46.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenji Yamamoto | Hirokazu Komatsu |
Customer experience
Abacus 2.0
Abacus Exercise
In-app purchases
Abacus 2.0
- Ad Free Forever$16.99
Abacus Exercise
No in-app purchases
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