I wasn't real excited about getting math apps at first, but once I started playing the games, I really liked them a lot. And I feel more confident with my multiplication, too!
The way the game works with addition mode is it starts with a fish on the screen with a number on it and bubbles with numbers on them too. The number on the fish is the only number that the fish will eat. Bubbles with that number can be "fed" to the fish. Although bubbles with numbers will keep appearing on the screen every few seconds, if there is no bubble with your number on your current screen but there are 2 numbers that add up to your number, you simply slide those 2 number bubbles together to get your number. I'm a visual-spatial learner, so I really like moving things around on the screen.
In the subtraction and negative levels there would be bubbles with a number and a subtraction sign to subtract numbers. If you do really good on the level you receive fins or colours to customize your fish when you beat the level.
Each fact type has 4 stages, beginner, medium, challenging, and impossible. The way you play with addition mode is that there are 6 cards on the screen labeled with facts and numbers. Let's say that there was a 10 on one card and 5 plus 5 on another card -- you would tap the 2 cards at the same time and they would change into different cards as you proceeded in the level. The reason why they do that is because that those numbers both equal 10, that's why the game is called Match. Once you match an amount of numbers you beat a level, once you beat 5 levels you unlock an art card of a creature, which can be seen from a button on the home screen. Once you beat 10 levels you unlock another creature and beat the stage.
It's a satisfying feeling to beat a level and collect the creature art cards!
It is the most unique math learning app I've ever played! You're suppose to make your own question and make your answer and see how accurate your answer actually is. The app gives you a choice of a certain thing to learn about, then you choose your sentence starter, and a sentence ending after. Next you make your answer, the app will give you the right tools to make it. So if I made "How much does a tiger shark weigh?" Then the screen would show up a calculator but along with numbers it would have a button you click to choose your unit. Finally you find out your answer.
Now if you're close, good for you, but when you're way off when you thought you were near being right you can click a button at the bottom of the screen that says "really" and then the app shows where it got its info. How awesome is that! So you keep making and answering questions until you lose all 3 of your lives. You lose lives by having the actual answer be way way way off your estimate.
It feels good to complete something. I really liked being able to customize the games to meet my learning level. Moving things around the screen and unlocking new levels was exciting while I was getting better at multiplication and other math facts! I highly recommend these games for anyone in Grade 2 to 6 -- you'll get better at math for sure!