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Last Updated on September 10, 2020 by Editorial Team

The intervention of technology in education is one of the marvelous phenomena that happened in this era. Things possible now with available gadgets could have never be imagined 10 years ago. From regular student’s wiki to braille assistance, technology has achieved great heights in the sector.

A major portion of the advantage goes to the pupils with a learning disability. Online available tools and resources proved to be a great way of inducing new paths for the learning process.

We curated a list of top 10 free mobile apps for people with dyscalculia. Our focus in this post is on the apps that are directly or indirectly related to dyscalculia and its impact on our daily lives. We tried to reach every corner of it and thus, coming up with apps that help in tackling the issues with ease.



10. Socratic

Socratic is a popular app that aims at assisting students in their homework. The app can find the relevant concepts to solve the math equations in just a few seconds. All you have to do is to take a pic of the homework question or math equation and submit it to get an instant explanation of the concept.

Other than Mathematics, Socratic also supports Science, History, English, and Economics. The app uses vision technology to read the submitted image and AI to figure out the concepts for solving it.

Simple but interactive UI makes it really easy to use. The ability of the machine to spit out the results in just a few seconds is pretty impressive. However, the app itself is limited by its dependence on optical character recognition.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

9. Photomath

Photomath is another super popular app sharing a similar goal to Socratic. However, Photomath is buffed with additional great features that make it lucrative to use over Socratic.

It has a scientific calculator to edit equations right there in the app. An interesting find in the app is that it not just explains the answer, it also shows multiple methods of tackling the problem. Furthermore, the app supports more than 30 languages, which is really impressive considering the limitation of OCR technology. We tried comparing the functionality aspects of Socratic with Photomath, the machine learning of the latter’s turns out to be more powerful than former.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

8. Mental Math Practice

Improving mental math is one of the main practices necessary in overcoming Dyscalculia. Mental Math is our ability to do mathematical calculations in our mind without the help of any device, such as calculator and mobile phones, etc. The more we develop mental math skills, the faster our brain will have computational power. The mental Math Practice app is here to serve that purpose.

Mental Math Practice app aims at improving mental math skills by using flashcards. Some of the features mentioned :

200 mental math flashcards crafted by an expert math tutor

Concept explanations of shortcuts used.

Detailed insights and progress tracking

The app is developed by an online test prep company, Magoosh. It currently sits at 4.5-star ratings with more than 100k downloads on play store.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

7. Flow Free

Flow Free is a widely popular addictive game that involves connecting dots based on their colors. This app demands spatial reasoning and planning to complete all of the color matches without crossing or overlap of the lines or pipes.

People with dyscalculia generally have trouble with spatial awareness, this game can be really beneficial in training their minds about it. It has over 2500 free puzzles for kids to try and challenge their visual-motor skills. The app is developed by NoodleCake Studios with over 100 million downloads on play store.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

6. Smartynote

Smartynote is a notepad app with powerful features like OCR, Voice recognition, and Text to speech. Although the app is made specifically for dyslexics, people with dyscalculia can also take the benefit as it can read numbers as well.

It really makes note taking so much easier. All you have to do is click a photo of a page or some text, it will extract the text and save it to your note. You can use voice recognition if you want the app to write a note while you speak. You can also let the app dictates the saved note to you. Different color combinations and fonts are available to suit your needs. Around 20k people use this app worldwide.

Links: Android Playstore

5. Lumosity

Lumosity is a really interesting app that improves memorizing power, analytical, and critical thinking. It’s a brain training app with several puzzles and games that strengthen the skills necessary for a person with dyscalculia. As per the description, Lumosity challenges your mental muscles across a variety of segments – memory, attention, speed, flexibility, and problem-solving. The games are quick and simple, but require immense focus to master.

Puzzles and games are curated according to the user’s training habits and preferences. Moreover, users can check detailed insights into their training process and analyze the progress. The app is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, and Korean. More than 90 million people use this app worldwide.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

4. NeuroNation

NeuroNation is another brain training app with tasks and exercises similar to Lumosity. However, it majorly targets people with weak memory and concentration power (as in the case of dyscalculia).

At the moment, the program consists of 27 exercises. More than 15 million people use this app worldwide.

UI is pretty simple and easy to understand. Users can personalize activities according to their potentials. Just like Lumosity, the Neuro nation also provides detailed insights into training progress. A daily 15 minutes of exercise with the app is recommended.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

3. Prodigy Math Game

Prodigy Game is the perfect example of ‘learning while playing’. It lets you practice concepts of mathematics in an interactive way. As per the description, Prodigy delivers a unique learning experience through an interactive math game where success depends on correctly answering skill-building math questions. Players can earn rewards, go on quests, and play with friends — all while learning new skills.

The app mainly targets kids age up to 6-12. Its user base comprises of over a million teachers and 50 million students around the world. Parents can monitor their child’s progress through the levels and understanding of the concepts. Teachers should allow students a 10-minute play in class as a reward of completing a task. This will motivate students and give them a sense of achievement.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore

2. Car Dashdroid

We already discussed the effects dyscalculia has on a person’s driving ability in our earlier post. People with dyscalculia have trouble keeping up with directions, turns, signals, signboards and rules. They may also fall victim to severe road anxiety.



Although apps like google maps may have eased the burden still a complete solution is required to ensure driving safety. Well, there are no such apps which you could blindly trust for driving as it depends upon your own practice and experience and we recommend to include driving expert if you have alarming issues while driving. Car Dashdroid, however, aims to serve the one-stop platform for complete driving assistance while you are on road.

Car Dashdroid gives you quick, easy access to things you’d normally want on the road. That includes navigation, music, contacts, messages, voice commands, and more. It has a smart dialer so you won’t have to search for your contacts anymore. It can read text messages out loud and it supports popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and others. It also comes with a compass, speedometer, and plenty of other useful features. There is even Tasker support.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore (Alternative iCarmode)

1. Know Abacus

Abacus is a manual aid for calculating that consists of beads or disks that can be moved up and down on a series of sticks or strings within a usually wooden frame. Practicing abacus is to consider one of the best ways to develop number sense. Numbers are physically constructed and manipulated in Abacus. Practicing 10-15 minutes daily can effectively build your math calculative skills.

One problem with an abacus is that its difficult to carry it everywhere. Know Abacus app is here to serve this purpose. You can carry virtual abacus on your smartphones and play with it anytime you want. You have to perform steps on Know abacus according to the tasks given by the app. The app is developed by the developer, Kittipong Mungnirun and over 500k people use it worldwide.

Links: Android Playstore | Apple Appstore