Math Interactive Reviews

When I saw MathInteractive featured on the front page, I was immediately interested and excited as a high schooler who loves math. I instantly downloaded it (“awesome! Its free!”) and 2 days later, I finally got the time to check it out. As soon as I started exploring topics, I was disappointed and angered to find that there was a “Premium” account available to purchase, and most information was only accessible by premium owners. I can’t even explain how disappointed I was, that an app that was lauded as “made by high schoolers for high schoolers” would require in-app purchases to access content! I hope the developers/creators see this and realize that this was a huge mistake on their part. Shame on you!

I found MathInteractive because it was featured on MathInteractive Store. The calculation in their example is wrong. MathInteractive itself is ok for the price, but it’s definitely not for anyone who actually needs help or needs to learn the concepts (especially with incorrect numbers). Khan Academy is still the best and is free.

UPDATE: Received a comment from the programmer. I don’t know how to reply directly, so hopefully they see this update. The error I noticed was in Bayes’ Theorem. I haven’t noticed any other errors because frankly, I quit looking at your app. Good concept... but it needs a lot of help!

I downloaded MathInteractive for recaps on theorems when I needed them. It turned out to be an app I wasn’t looking for and I didn’t like it. I deleted it, and thought that was the end of it... I was wrong... it showed up on my home screen with that white background apps use have when they’re being installed instead of the actual thumbnail. I deleted it again, but came back again. And now I’m stuck in an endless loop of uninstalling it, it coming back, uninstalling it, it coming back, and so on. I’m not sure why it’s toying with me like this, but this is the only app I’ve seen this happen to. My guess is it has some virus in it that made its way to the AppStore. I’m not sure if this virus or whatever it is was planted purposely or accidentally, but either way, DOWNLOADERS BEWARE!!!!

Do not spend your money on MathInteractive, it is basically one of those plastic review sheets. The only interactivity is the selection of a topic to be displayed. The descriptions are limited to a single example with a brief explanation and sometimes a proof, which has no value in this setting. More examples are needed showing different circumstances. There is no mention of sequences and series which is a very important algebra topic. If it was free I probably would have deleted it also. Too bad. It sounded good but you had to pay to find out how lacking it is. Free google searches yield far superior content.

MathInteractive isn’t really what I would call “interactive” and it is overall very shallow. The UI is mediocre at best and it doesn’t really feel any different from any free app. Idk for me the sorting is weird since they show u a table of anti derivatives before you even learn about integrals and how they work. Focus on organizing the math by difficulty if you can since there’s just section headers. Sometimes people don’t understand certain variables and symbols; so it would probably be a good idea to put like a hoverable ui element over symbols or math terms people may have forgotten or are unaware of. Overall I’m not really impressed and to me there are much better options out there rather than paying $3ish for premium. I’m pretty sure this team of people are new to app development but I think they should know what happens when they slap a price tag on their software (if they don’t know already). As people said before, khan academy is free of charge and is much better than this currently is (yes khan academy has much more resources but still), and the developers should focus on a way to make MathInteractive teach math in a unique and engaging way.

Nothing special about MathInteractive . Very limited range of topics, each of which are around middle school to high school level. Yet, the explanations read like a dense text book. The information presented in MathInteractive is not being distilled in a way that would make it easier for a student to learn this material. If the goal is simply to be a reference, rather than a study or learning tool, then there is zero use case. Wolframalpha is a much better reference, and they cover so many more topics than MathInteractive.

MathInteractive has a neat idea, but it should be more focused on giving intuitive and visual explanations of math. Trying to be a reference will not work.

Just like what most of the reviews have stated, there’s no point in downloading MathInteractive, unless you’re willing to spend money on something you can most definitely get for free with other apps.

The free to download offers little to no helpful content, therefore there’s no reason (except for one, which is mentioned below) to pay for the content when there are other free and much more reliable tools out there, such as Khan Academy.

However, a special feature I like dearly about MathInteractive is the ability to interact with the graphs and animations. This feature, I believe, should be a premium access for those who are willing to learn more through interactions. However, the content itself should be provided for free of charge. Otherwise, I see no point in paying for the premium when there are more helpful sources out there.

I’ve uninstalled MathInteractive as this is certainly not MathInteractive for me.

I am a geometry student in middle school and I downloaded MathInteractive after seeing an article written about the developers show up in MathInteractive Store’s feed. Personally, I have always struggled with remembering theorems and laws and they portrayed it as a well put together app that could explain theorems thoroughly to help you better understand them. From most of what I have learned this year—not even half of our curriculum can be covered without paying. You would have to cough up some cash for some of the more important equations/laws/theorems that are crucial in a geometry or algebra class. This is including trigonometric laws, vertex formulas, factoring, roots, polygons, and many more. The theorems included are vaguely explained and are lacking in examples. As for the display—it isn’t beautifully designed, but isn’t horrendous to look at either. Although I will cut them some slack as this is their first time in the field of programming. But overall, if you are struggling in math and looking for an app that might help you—I invite you to look elsewhere. There are plenty of good websites out there including IXL or Khan Academy.

I loved MathInteractive guys! I haven’t paid for it yet because i’m still deciding if it would be worth it or not but, I would love MathInteractive 10x more if it had Calculus 3/Multivariable Calculus on it. I’m only in Calculus 1, so maybe you guys do have it and it’s just my lack of knowledge of Calc 3, regardless, please let me know!

I’m not a mathematician by no means, in fact im not good at plain regular math let alone any of these other types of mathematics. But I have grown children that have children of their own and I can see that having this at my fingertips would come in handy as they grow up and start more complex math. Thanks to MathInteractive I can maybe come of as a smarter grandma that can explain it to them.

This is a great tool to have to quickly look up any kind of topic. You do have to purchase premium to access all topics but makes sense because they don’t have any adds and should be paid for all their hard work in creating MathInteractive, and it’s not much (2.99). I can easily find what I need instead of long searching through google or watching lengthy videos. I can easily make my flash cards I need for my test and greatly appreciate it! 👍

While there are some faults to MathInteractive in differentiating the value between the free and paid versions, I feel obligated to provide MathInteractive with five stars in its ability to clearly explain mathematical concepts that I’ve struggled with for years.

My math teachers have never been able to dissect these subjects in a digestible manner and through MathInteractive I feel like I’ve caught up to years of lost education. That in itself is a priceless asset and the developers have my sincerest gratitude for recalibrating my brain. Thank you.

$3 to unlock all premium features. That’s cheap considering what you’re getting for such a fantastic price. I can’t believe people are complaining that these guys built such a great app and dared to charge for it. Is an app useful to you? Or fun and entertaining? Then it’s worth paying for.

I’m glad I discovered MathInteractive. It’s quite handy for reference. Best find of 2018 for me.

MathInteractive is amazing when helping me with homework and studying for my finals. Even though I am a student and couldn’t get premium with a student email and had to buy the premium, MathInteractive is still great and helps me improve my math grade!! Thanks to the creators of this amazing app!!!!

Developers don’t usually get blamed for having In-App Purchases. I guess it’s just that the average users are a bit young.

MathInteractive itself has no problems. Design is appropriate. Typography and the interactive images are excellent. The explanations are concise but clear - speaking here as a math major. Perfect complementary app if you’re struggling with lengthy textbooks.

I understand that IAPs are always somewhat annoying, but earning revenues directly from customers (instead of making you a product) is what drives a healthy developer community. Chill, folks.

I would like to add that maybe MathInteractive should have examples of linear equations. Just a helpful suggestion. I would also like to add that maybe MathInteractive could have multiply polynomials. I have a hard time in math and this helps me with some of the concepts that I am learning.

I was happy to pay the 2.99 to go premium for the quick access to statistic and calc concepts. But MathInteractive needs to be expanded with examples, more concepts, and even practice questions. Has the potential to be very good.

I just got MathInteractive , and the very first formula I looked up was wrong/incomplete. I love how easy it is to navigate within MathInteractive , but how useful is that if I can’t trust the info I’m receiving? It’s not.
If anybody cares, the formula I looked up was for compound interest.

Had a problem with premium, and within a day they fixed it for me.

The one star reviews are harsh, unyielding, and expect MathInteractive to be something it’s not. MathInteractive is a clean, spare, dictionary of math formulas and concepts. All the info in a clear, easy to find place.

It assumes you’ve already learned the material, and need help remembering it. If you are not learning or haven’t already learned the concepts, this will not teach you.

It is not a magic wand, it’s not a teacher, and it’s not going to make the math itself easier. It’s simply a library of information that’s easily accessible. Khan academy and other online tools are not this. They are online math lessons, this is not.

For the people complaining about the price, it’s $3, far less than the cost of any book. The people who built it did an excellent job, and you’re able to test MathInteractive out for free. You don’t pay the money unless you decide MathInteractive works for you. If MathInteractive is not what you need, that doesn’t make it a 1 star app. The rating of apps is not about you.