Smart Apps For Kids

Featured App: ThUMP Ultimate Calculus and Algebra Training.

Tell your high schoolers (or super, super gifted middle schoolers) to fire up their thinking caps- ThUMP Ultimate from Mathtoons Media  is here to push them to the next level in Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus.

It works like this: The free version comes with 6 subjects: Number skills, Exponents, Radicals, Basic Algebra, Equations and Inequalities, and Intermediate Algebra.

3 more subjects, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, are available as in-app purchases at $.99 a pop. 

BuzzMath Middle School: Review

  

  

Bottom Line: a whopping 2800 common core aligned middle school math problems presented in a variety of formats for Free. You won't need any number sense to figure out the absolute value of this deal.

Mathway: Review

 

 

Bottom Line: When your children have moved on from memorization of basic math facts and need support with math from Grade 4 through college, then look no further. This app has the answer to the most complex of problems free and thorough explanations for a fair price.

Rocket Math

 

 

Bottom Line: A ton of depth, a low price, and a great example of how to blur the line between education and game.