We are a group of homeschooling moms and educational technology experts. We have used several app programs over the last few years. We love how one just can’t go wrong with apps. But we couldn’t find what we needed in one place – a comprehensive list of apps that are serious about math facts. So, with our own children’s homeschool curriculum and lots of app experience, in this blog we hope to create a complete collection of genuine review information to help other parents like you make wise choices in your homeschool programs.
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Best Apps For Math Facts
9 Awesome Apps for Math Practice
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By Juned Ghanchi
Mobile apps are becoming increasingly helpful tools for students and teachers, providing educational value to students of all grades and ages. One of the subject areas that has benefitted most from this proliferation is math. But how can you pick one from the seemingly endless sea of math-oriented apps? To help wade through the options, here are 9 great choices.
- Chalkboard Math
This is a great app for students to practice and get skilled in basic math. The app, as the name suggests, comes with an interface offering a chalkboard to go with the math practice.
It helps kids to learn all the basic math facts corresponding to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in a quickly-engaging manner. It generates math practice in two different modes: answer mode and flashcard mode. While the first one allows entering answers and getting feedback, the second one allows verbal answering. The app started as free and is now priced at $0.99 in the App Store.
- Sushi Monster
Do you want an absolutely free math app with a robust interface and easy-to-maneuver practicing methods for kids? Well, Sushi Monster has a playful interface and characters to help kids expand their math skills and knowledge.
The app offers 12 different levels of play including 7 levels for addition and 5 different levels for multiplication. Plates of sushi with their respective numbers are placed by a chef on the counter. The player makes the right combination of the numbers on the plates, and tries to achieve a target number which is carried by a sushi monster. In case the combination of the numbers is right, the sushi is gobbled up by the monster. Each round, consisting of 14 target numbers, creates an engaging way to deal with numbers.
- Moose Math
Do you want your child to learn addition, counting, subtraction, geometry and sorting in a funny and engaging way? Moose Math can just be the one you are looking for. Almost every basic mathematical problem is touched by the app in a fun way that quickly engages the learner.
It is basically a game app made of funny characters, referred to as the Dust Funnies. These characters, at various stages, will help kids master the various types of math problems. When you come out victorious at one stage, another opens with a different set of problems.
- DragonBox Algebra 5+
This is the kind of app that can help kids develop their problem solving and algebra skills with different levels of difficulties. It offers a very intuitive interface that makes it easier to use, with different levels appropriate for the learner’s skill.
The app, which maintains a pedagogical structure along with an amusing interface, can be ideal for teachers as well. The app comes with two versions, one for ages 5-8 and the other for 12+ ages.
- Reflex
Among all the math fluency apps listed here, Reflex stands out with a research-based system of learning math for students ages 2-8.
It offers an adaptive learning environment creating scopes of learning math for students with different ability levels. It is thoroughly intuitive to offer learners problems in line with their skill levels.
- Free Graphing Calculator
This is another awesome app with an intuitive, user-friendly interface that works more as a tool to do complex calculations. This app can be a best friend to students looking to master calculations, but it is less useful for teaching math.
This simple app is pretty impressive with a wide range of tools for diverse mathematical actions. With the same app, you get a scientific and graphing calculator, unit converter, statistics tool, and a good reference for all required formulas, constants and other important information.
- Operation Math
If you want an app that provides a very easy way to learn and practice math, this one is it. It offers a very easy-to-understand user interface with everything clearly explained and accessible. The app also comes with a very user-friendly in-app support for the learners.
Operation Math is unique because it creates an engaging game-like interface with 105 timed missions allowing kids to learn and practice all mathematical actions including addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. Ideally targeted for ages 9-11, it offers a fun-filled way of engaging with numbers and calculations. Priced at $2.99 for iOS and $1.99 for Android, it is worth buying to pace up the mathematical abilities of your child.
- Number Rack
Number Rack is another beautiful app to help kids learn to use numbers and master them in a visual way. Offering moveable, colored beads, the app encourages learners to group and sort and, in the process, learn addition and subtraction.
It is an engaging math app ideal for kids at the elementary level. It offers learning modules for different skill levels and comes packed with text tools for writing equations.
- Sail through Math
This is an incredibly fun math fluency iOS app that uses storytelling to help young learners develop math skills over time. Using a very interactive user interface, it offers three different levels for playing with numbers to help kids learning addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Besides building basic math skills, the app also helps with addition equations, subtraction equations, multiplication equations, two-step equations and some other relatively advanced math facts. The app, built with a pirate theme, even has fun background music and cannonballs firing!
mathematics apps for students
- Prodigy Game
Meant for students of grades 1-8, Prodigy Game is available for free on iOS, Android and web platforms. Teachers love this game-based learning program because it allows them to use games in classroom and for homework assessment projects and make learning a fun activity.
The app offers built-in diagnostic test which generates real-time reports on students’ progress and helps teachers identify their strengths and weaknesses.
- Math Training for Kids
Meant for students of ages 3 and up, this Android-based app helps students to pick up four basic concepts of Math – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division – quite easily. You will find several interesting exercises and games to give kids ample practice. - CK12
A free app, available on Android, iPhone or iPad, Windows 8 or 10 and web platforms, CK-12 pairs high-quality content with latest technology. The interactive learning activities it offers include adaptive practice, PLIX, and simulations.
High School students would love its BrainGenie section while those who specifically want to develop their Algebra Proficiency and Higher Mathematics skills should delve into its FlexMath section.
Teachers love the app because it is easily accessible anytime, anywhere; and include workbooks, quizzes and tests too.
- Colorado’s PhET
Colorado’s University PhET simulations project is quite popular as a classroom tool in progressive Maths and Science teachers. The animated illustrations can easily be incorporated into lectures as well as homework assignments to help students understand certain concepts easily.
While PhET app is available for $0.99 for Android and iPhone/iPad users, K-12 students can access its PhET simulations onlineExternal link:open_in_new for free to study mathematical concepts like Projectile Motion, Calculus Grapher, and Arithmetic.
- Photomath
Available for free on both Android and iOS platforms, Photomath allows you to snap a picture of the math problem and get its step-by-step solution! From basic arithmetic to fractions to trigonometry to linear and quadratic equations, it can help you with a lot of Math problems quite easily.
While a good teacher will certainly never allow you to use this app in a classroom, teachers do recommend it as a study support too that students can use at home.
Other similar free apps that you might want to try are Mathway and Socratic.
- Khan Academy
Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, uploaded videos on Algebra on YouTube with a purpose to provide remote tutoring to his cousin. The videos got more views than he expected and today Khan Academy offers free video lessons to all students through its apps and website.
One can learn anything here – from counting to calculus. There is a dashboard which allows students, parents, and teachers to track the progress of students too.
- GeometryPad
Free for Android and iOS, the app is loved by teachers for making the understanding of geometric concepts easier and ensures better student engagement in class. Teachers can also give assignments for home using it, in which students can practice taking measurements and using the compass, experiment with different geometric shapes, and create complex geometric sketches too. - BuzzMath
Primarily a web-based app, it offers over 3,000 problems that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Teachers love it because it is accessible from any device, offers a variety of input styles, allows students to try again and again, and of course, detailed reporting tools (in paid versions only). - Brainscape Flashcards
Available on both iOS and Android based platforms, this app is unique because it gathers inputs from a student and then, creates a study plan tailored to him or her.
Math tutorsExternal link:open_in_new love it for its flashcard function, which is quite useful when it comes to helping high school students learn their formulas. Flashcard repetitions in the app are timed according to the individual’s cognitive requirements and have been scientifically proven to help you learn better in half the time.
- Singapore Maths
We all know how proficient Singaporean students are in Math. It’s because of their special teaching method where abstract mathematical concepts are explained easily to students using concrete objects. The method is fully compatible with CCSS.
The app includes over 500 learning games and educational videos. There is a free trial available but after the trial period, one will have to subscribe to the app to be able to access its content.
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