Tap Times Tables

Tap Times Tables is a wonderful learning and practising tool for kids in grades 4 to 6 (or higher for some of us) that need some help with their Times Tables.


It provides a fun, friendly interface that enables kids to improve their knowledge of the all-important Times Tables in an interactive and encouraging manner.


It uses positive reinforcement to help the kids move forward with their learning.


Features:

  • Made in Australia. PKCLsoft is an Aussie independent developer of kids iPhone/iPad apps.
  • Works on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Share it around the family!
  • Multiple modes of learning.
  • Rewards for completing / mastering each times table!
  • Multilingual. Supports English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Serbian (both Latin and Cyrillic)
  • Fun learning calculator so that kids can ask questions, not just answer them.
  • Highly configurable. Choose 1 table at a time or up to 12.
  • Timed questions add to the fun of learning.
  • Tips and tricks are displayed throughout the game.
  • Useful and informative reports for teachers.


Tap Times Tables is a great, fun way to learn your times tables via a fun and well paced memory game. It comprises three internal game formats, a “learning” screen, and a large number of options that allow you to tailor the functions of the app to suit the student.


The first, Visual Multiplication game provides a visual way to answer questions by dragging a selection of acorns, so that the student can see how the multiplcation works:

The next two games, Ordered Times Tables and Times Tables Drill provide the main presentation of the game where students are asked questions relating to the tables they have setup in their options as clear, easy to understand multiple choice questions.  These are presented with a bit of fun, animation, and enjoyable sounds and music.

CHALLENGE MINI GAME

In addition to these games, there is also another game that is a bit faster paced, and aimed at those kids that want a bit of a challenge after having mastered a few Times Tables.


Tapping on the “Challenge game” button starts a game where, depending on the table you’ve selected on the options screen, you’ll be asked a series of questions of the form:


2 x ? = 22


All of the answers are already on the screen, as shown below:

The faster you answer, the higher your score!  As you finish off a screen full of answers, if there are more questions, then more answers will pop into view.


Tap Times Tables was originally developed to be a very simple way to teach the times tables to primary aged children through repetition. With a lot of input from my kids, it has evolved into a fun game with scores, and rewards, whilst maintaining the original aim of helping them to memorise their tables.


LEARNING TOO, NOT JUST GAMES!


In addition to the games where the app asks the questions, there is also a “Learning Calculator” function to the app, allowing kids who want to teach themselves the correct answers to do so interactively; asking their own questions.