Motion Math: Match
© 2013 Motion Math Games
Here's a fresh, multi-touch approach to the age-old task of practicing your addition, subtraction, multiplication and division math facts. Using a simple grid consisting of math equations, sets or single numerals, you try to simultaneously touch two or three matching sums at the same time. This type of problem solving could only be done in a multi-touch learning environment; making this app especially noteworthy. You soon learn that you can drag one tile onto another to combine their contents, and in some cases you can combine tiles to touch three at the same time. You need to hurry as you work, because some of the tiles gradually disappear. Content includes 35 rewards, with four levels of challenges and faster game play at the harder levels. Besides unlocking the tiles, there is no game or story aspect to this app, so it could become rather dry. However the straightforward approach, combined with the innovative way to "touch" the different sums makes this app a unique contribution to technology based math pedagogy. We also liked how you can store profiles for different students.
$2.99, iPad, iPhone
Teaches: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, math facts, drill
CTR Rating: 90%