Splash Mini: Multiplication

This may be a great app BUT, I’ll never know because you have to start with the free one month trial before anything. We all know how that goes. If you fail to cancel then BAM! $10 bucks a month until you cancel. I suspected that would happen but I thought I’d take a chance because the “in-app purchases” menu in the App Store showed an option for “3rd grade lifetime for $9.99”. Not that I was gonna do that but I wanted to actually see if it was in fact an option. Maybe it is, but like I said, you gotta do the free trial to get anywhere in this app. I stopped buying apps a long time ago when things moved to subscriptions. This was a stab just to see if anybody was still allowing one time purchases. As suspected it was a classic bait and switch. I guess they’re happy though because they at least got my email and age now so they can sell my info and continue to bombard me with spam long after I’ve deleted the app as soon as I’m done writing this review.

Really appreciate the thoughtfulness put into design of this app, with ability to have multiple children profiles, and view diagnostics about their progress and challenge areas. Our kids would love to see some variation in the screen, background, or cartoon characters as they progress through levels or answer correctly on consecutive problems. They were getting a little bored with the same character and background settings on each level. They asked if there would be other animals, or if they could change scenery or if a newer/cooler scene would pop up with each completed level. Awesome otherwise in all areas!

My son finished all math facts (+-/x through 12) in the middle of 2nd grade. This was well ahead of his classmates who were all still learning addition. I really wanted to find a way to keep him interested in math that would also help him learn new concepts when he was ready for them. I discovered SplashMath ad he started working on it over the summer. He has loved every minute of it! He "plays" it on his own without me having to ask (and without a fight from him). He started with 3rd grade math, which he finished in July. He moved on to 4th grade...and he just completed that yesterday - and it's just the first week of 3rd grade for him! He has learned complicated fractions, beginning algebra, geometry, decimals, long division and so much more. I shared his progress with his new teacher and told her that I highly recommend this app. While my son thinks it's a "game" that he loves to play, I love that he can learn at his own pace. I just wish it would go beyond 5th grade because I don't know what I'll do with him when he finishes the 5th grade section! I also want to mention the parents' app and weekly progress reports - I love this because I get to see what he's doing and I can share his progress with others (grandparents, teacher). This app is wonderful and I'm so happy I found it!