Gange compared with the big four

An honest look at four of the biggest times tables and maths facts apps on the App Store: MathHero, Times Tables by Genioworks, Times Tables Rock Stars and Monster Math. Including where they’re better than Gange. Peter made Gange, so read it knowing that.

At a glance

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	Gange	MathHero	Times Tables (Genioworks)	Times Tables Rock Stars	Monster Math
Price	$1.99 once	Free with 5 levels a day; full game $4.99 once, or subscription	Free with ads, or Premium $19.99 a year	Subscription on its website (families from £7.20 a year)	Free with 10 levels a day, or $59.99 a year
Everything without a subscription	Yes$1.99 once	PartlyFull game once, programmes by subscription	PartlyOne-off unlocks or subscription	NoSubscription only	NoSubscription only
Free to try	NoPaid upfront	Yes5 levels a day	YesWith ads	NoNo trial, 30-day refund	Yes10 levels a day, 1 child
Works without an account	Yes	Yes	Not stated	NoSign-up on its website	NoParent’s email
No ads	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
App Store privacy label	YesData Not Collected	PartlyLinked to you: contact info, user ID, usage	NoUsed to track you: usage and diagnostics	PartlyLinked to you: gameplay, user ID, usage	PartlyLinked to you: location, email, purchases and more
Practice adapts to each fact	YesPer fact, with a placement round	PartlyParent-chosen programmes	NoFixed modes and levels	YesFocuses on slow facts	Yes
Answer by writing with a finger	YesUnderstood on the iPhone	No	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Answer out loud	YesUnderstood on the iPhone	No	Not stated	Yes	Not stated
Works offline	Yes	Yes	Not stated	YesAfter the first login	Yes
Several children on one iPhone	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Yes3 children, more to buy	Partly1 free, more with a subscription
Overview for parents	YesHeat map per fact	Not stated	Not stated	YesHeat map, teacher tools	YesEmails, teacher dashboard
Plus and minus too	YesWithin 20	YesUp to 1,000	Yes	NoSeparate app (NumBots)	YesWithin 20
Times tables	Up to 10 × 10	Up to 12 × 12, division	Up to 30 × 30, division	Up to 12 × 12, division	Up to 10 × 10, division
App languages	12	27	14	English only	English only
Other devices	NoiPhone only	YesiPad, Mac, Android	YesiPad, Mac, Android	YesiPad, web, Android	YesiPad, web, Android

MathHero

Pick MathHero if …

Your child loves a game world with a story, you want division and numbers up to 1,000 too, or you want it on an iPad, a Mac or Android. It needs no account and is free for 5 levels a day.

Pick Gange if …

You want to pay once for everything instead of a daily limit or a subscription, and want nothing linked to your child: MathHero’s privacy label links contact info, a user ID and usage to them. Gange also lets the child write the answer with a finger or say it out loud.

Times Tables (Genioworks)

Pick Times Tables (Genioworks) if …

You want a free app and don’t mind ads, or you want tables beyond 10 × 10, division, or an iPad, Mac or Android version.

Pick Gange if …

You don’t want ads in front of your child, or data used to track them (its privacy label lists usage and diagnostics). Gange picks the questions from what each child knows instead of fixed levels.

Times Tables Rock Stars

Pick Times Tables Rock Stars if …

Your child’s school already uses it: their games, class battles and the teacher’s view are all there. It has the same kind of heat map, answers out loud, division and tables up to 12 × 12.

Pick Gange if …

You want something at home without a subscription or an account on a website, with plus and minus in the same app, in Danish or another of Gange’s 12 languages. Times Tables Rock Stars is in English only.

Monster Math

Pick Monster Math if …

You want lots of game, a teacher dashboard that works with Clever or Google Classroom, or a calm mode made for children with ADHD and autism. It also covers division and works on the web and Android.

Pick Gange if …

You’d rather not give a parent email, and want no location or other data linked to your child, and no $59.99 a year. Gange covers the same plus, minus and times tables up to 10, for $1.99 once.

Where Gange falls short

iPhone only: no iPad, Android or web version yet.
No division, and nothing beyond 10 × 10 and within 20.
No game world, characters or games with friends: it’s practice, short and to the point.
No classes or teacher view: it’s made for families at home.
No free version to try first: it costs $1.99.
It’s brand new, with no ratings yet.

How this was checked

Checked on 2026-10-26 from each app’s App Store page (US and Denmark), Apple’s own app data and the makers’ websites and help pages. Prices are US App Store prices. “Not stated” means we couldn’t confirm it, not that the app lacks it. Privacy labels are what each maker tells Apple.

The four were picked by number of ratings for times tables and maths facts apps in the US, Denmark and the UK. XtraMath, which many parents know, is no longer on the App Store.

Gange isn’t on the App Store yet. Its privacy label will say Data Not Collected: there’s no server, and handwriting and speech are understood on the iPhone itself.

Apps change their plans often. If something here is out of date, write to support@gange.theill.com and it gets fixed.

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