NumberGym's TableTrainer
© 2016 NumberGym Software
Ready for a strong dose of straightforward math facts practice? Designed in the UK, this app is one of a series of teacher-designed experiences that have been recently converted from Flash experiences to apps for mobile devices. This particular app turns your iPad into a customizable set of timed times tables drills. You drag the short math equation toward the answers, which are arranged in a circle. Because there are up to ten answers, you are forced to solve the equation rather than take a guess. Your progress is saved to a classroom control panel. Elementary teachers will like the child pacing in this app. There are no instructions or reinforcements to clog up the problem solving, and children are only limited by their own thinking. The menu structure also empowers the child to let them change levels or problem sets. If you're looking for anything other than math drill (such as creative problem solving), you won't find it in this app. Also we couldn't figure out how to create a school login from within the app; a process that should be better defined. Content in the $1.99 app includes 23 multiple-choice style math topics, including 11 factors (x 2 through x 12). You can also choose to mix up the problem presentation if you like. Each table has 3 stages: answers ordered, answers mixed and division facts. The problems appear in random sequence. All in all, if you're a teacher, you should be aware of NumberGym. Other apps in the series include BondBuilder and Mental Maths Challenge, all with a similar design. The app director is Melvyn Rust.
$1.99
Teaches: math facts, drill
CTR Rating: 87.5%