Application Review: Kids Math Lite

https://market.android.com/kidsmathlite (Free Version)

https://market.android.com/kidsmath (Paid Version)

This educational math application seems to be quite good and even a little addictive at times. There are a few different games you can choose from within the app and each presents fun learning opportunities for children to learn and practice their basic math skills. In one of the games you have to choose the numbers that add to the number that is displayed before the time runs out. In another, you have to fill in the numbers to make the math problem correct before time runs out. In the third game, you have to solve the addition/subtraction problems to clear little bricks that are falling onto your screen in a style similar to Tetris.

All of the games are quite fun and challenging because of the time limits. You can also set the settings to easy or hard, or in some cases "free play", where there are no time limits. The free version has advertisements and some of them are a bit inappropriate for kids such as a "singles" dating site ad that appeared on the top of one of the games. Overall, the free version is really good and if your child can ignore the ads, you shouldn't need to buy the paid version because it does not seem to offer too much more.

The application is very easy to use and navigate. Each of the math games are simple to understand. The ads in the free version can be a little distracting, but overall, the ease of use is good compared to some other apps.

It is a good value for being a free, kid-friendly math game, if you can live with the advertisements. The ads do not seem to be monitored, so there is a possibility that your child could see an age-inappropriate ad. Depending on your child's maturity level, or if you can supervise your child during game play, then there should not be too many problems with this free app.