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By Jonathan H. Liu
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Solve math problems by popping bubbles floating on screen.
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PopMath Basic Math
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
It's a simple concept: match four sets of expressions and answers all floating in colorful bubbles. Kids tap either answer or expression first. Bubbles pop and disappear and kids gain points for accuracy and speed. Kids can choose individual operators or all four at once. The app remembers level kids attain; unfortunately, kids can't go back without starting over from level 1.
Is It Any Good?
PopMath Basic Math presents the player with four pairs of bubbles, bouncing around in front of various colorful backgrounds. Each bubble has a simple arithmetic problem or a solution; tapping a matching set makes it pop and disappear. After each level, the app reports the time taken and number of mistakes made, and then advances to the next level. The player can select addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or all four at once. There's also a slider for the maximum number allowed, from "Table of 2" to "Table of 12" to "Any number."
The challenge is solving the problems as they move around the screen as quickly as possible, particularly when all four operators are in play at once. Other than increasing the maximum numbers, however, the game does not present any new challenges and children may find it boring after some time.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Take turns telling arithmetic stories with your kids: "There were five fish and two swam away. How many were left?"
Ask your older kids to find matrixes around the house (muffin tins, sheets of labels).
Show your older kids how to divide marbles or cards into groups with the same number of parts.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Subjects : Math : arithmetic
- Skills : Self-Direction : academic development , work to achieve goals
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : December 19, 2009
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : AppBlit LLC
- Version : 1.7
- Minimum software requirements : OS 2.2.1 or later; Android 1.6 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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