PlusyGuides and comparisons
Which math app suits your child, and how to help with the math itself. Every comparison says what the other app does well.
Comparisons
Plusy vs Prodigy Math: which one fits your child?
Prodigy is a fantasy game with free math questions and paid memberships. Plusy is arithmetic practice on your child's own homework for one $29 payment.
Plusy vs XtraMath: which is right for your child?
XtraMath is a free, timed daily routine for math facts. Plusy explains wrong answers, has no clock in its rounds and adds column methods, for $29 once.
Plusy vs Photomath: two apps that scan math homework
Photomath scans a problem and shows the worked solution. Plusy scans a worksheet and has your child answer it, one step of help at a time. $29 once.
Plusy vs IXL: which is worth it for your child?
IXL covers every subject from PreK to grade 12 by membership. Plusy covers arithmetic for ages 6 to 12, brings missed questions back, and costs $29 once.
Plusy vs Times Tables Rock Stars: which one fits your child?
Times Tables Rock Stars is £7.20 a year for fast times tables with leaderboards. Plusy is $29 once for all four operations, with help after a wrong answer.
Plusy vs SplashLearn: which is right for your child?
SplashLearn is a math and reading program for PreK to Grade 5, sold as a subscription. Plusy is arithmetic practice built from homework, $29 once.
The best math apps for kids 6 to 12 in 2026, honestly compared
Ten math apps for kids 6 to 12 compared by what a family needs: free options first, then full curriculum, games, math facts and homework help.
Math apps for kids with no subscription: free, pay once, or subscribe
Which math apps for kids are free, which you buy once and which are subscriptions, with the prices we could confirm and what a year of each costs.
Parent guides
How to help your child with math: a research-backed guide
The few things evidence supports for math at home: short, spaced, mixed practice, recalling answers, worked examples, specific feedback and a calm adult.
Math by grade: what to expect from 1st through 6th
What schools expect in arithmetic from 1st through 6th grade, with the UK year beside each: which facts by heart, which written methods, and by when.
Long division step by step: a parent's guide
Long division in plain words for parents: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down, with two worked examples, remainders, the bus stop method and common slips.
Why is my child struggling with math?
The common reasons a child of 6 to 12 struggles with math, a 15-minute home check to tell them apart, what to do for each, and when to ask the school for help.
Math anxiety in children: a parent's guide
What math anxiety looks like in children 6 to 12, where it comes from, what the timed test debate really shows, and what to say and do at home this week.