At last, an excellent Math App – Medieval Math Battle Review

My 8 year old third grader loves this. I have tried app after app, flashcards, rewards, you name it to get him to productively practice math facts - with only fleeting success. He will play the app and get bored almost immediately. And so many are nothing but glorified flash cards which becomes boring quickly no matter how cute the characters or what you can "earn" from them. This is the first app he really wants to play. And does. Again and again and again. First of all, after you answer, the action continues - you're not instantly presented with another problem so you wear out fast. It makes it seem like you are just playing a game which happens to have the math facts included to progress your avitar. Rather than a math app that happens to have a cute avitar as part of the lesson. Just what my Minecraft, Skylanders, Pokemon obsessed little guy needed. Secondly, its multiple choice so the frustration level doesn't escalate immediately upon encountering a math fact you don't know. Thank you! The reinforcement comes when you guess the right answer. Perfect. This is supposed to be a learning app, not a test. So many apps frustrate my little guy because he will encounter fact after fact that he has yet to learn so he quits. This one gives him a chance to learn it instead without hitting him over the head with a buzzer. The problems are presently randomly - another thank you - since when he has learned them in order, he gets confused when they appear randomly and quits. And the program keeps track, so once you have answered correctly three times, you have mastered it. Really, very good.
Review by Ppb1367 on Medieval Math Battle.