Simple Soroban

4.9
9.8K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

This application is a simple Japanese abacus (soroban / そろばん). It has a free mode where you can use the abacus freely, and a challenge mode with 4 operations (addition, subtraction, one and two digit multiplication, and division) and 3 difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) where you must race against the clock to perform calculations.

Contains tutorials for:
* basic concepts
* addition
* subtraction
* one-digit multiplication
* two-digit multiplication
* division

Also has a custom challenge mode where you can set the number of questions, type of questions and difficulty.

(This is just a hobby project I'm doing for fun. This app is free and doesn't have in-app purchases or ads).

[PERMISSIONS USAGE]
This is a description of how permissions are used in this app.
Vibrate: The application can vibrate the phone to give user feedback. This can be enabled/disabled in the Settings screen.

[PRIVACY]
This application does not collect or transmit any data. Your settings, ranking and challenge times are stored locally on your phone only.
You can view the privacy policy here: http://bit.ly/simple-soroban-privacy
Updated on
Aug 11, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

4.9
8.89K reviews
N Piazza
May 11, 2025
i have never reviewed a damn thing on this app store, but in the year of 2025, this app has no ads, no music, no purchases, and is entirely offline. i truly appreciate the integrity of the developer, and i went out of my way to leave a review, as there arent any pop-ups asking you to. the tutorials and challenges are simple, clear, really got me from zero to adding five digit numbers. i havent done this much math since high school, and im thoroughly enjoying it.
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Adnan
May 11, 2025
It is as the name implies: a soroban (Japanese abacus), and works effectively as one. There's no excessive visual nor sound, not even online highscore, and those helps in streamlining the experience of practicing. Some challenges are available, also predetermined drills are abundant. Finally, there's randomized problems with customizations, making it a long-term companion for practicing arithmetic.
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Lily French
January 18, 2025
I love this app for so many reasons. Firstly, I wanted to learn how to calculate with an abacus after learning about how beneficial it is for developping mental math skills, but I couldn't find any ressources explaining how to do so. This app not only has simple step by step tutorials but its layout is incredibly user friendly! I like to practice during my commutes using the 'relax mode' feature. It even unlocks cute badges when you solve a certain number of problems. NO ADS + IT'S FREE!
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What’s new

* Layout and color palette adjustments
* Bug fixes and performance improvements