Maths-Whiizz/Mathletics - any good?

[Mummadoooo]

Hi all,

Just after any feedback regarding Maths-Whizz or Mathletics as thinking of maybe trying them for my DD year 1 who is struggling with Maths. Have tried books etc but DD hates doing it!

Just wondered if anyone has used/using and whether you feel its worth £14.99 per month or whatever it is!

Any feedback gratefully received good or bad!

My 8y DD enjoys using Mathletics. She is very capable at Maths but can lack confidence, and mathketics seem to be helping with that. She also enjoys the live games against other children around the world.

We paid £35 for the year using a discount code - think it was GENIUS

My 7 year old (class 2) loves it and has to be rationed (gets it from a school membership) but I would query the level. Seems to be fairly easy, but perhaps this is intentional for fun. As to whether your child will enjoy, is she v motivated by certificates, stickers, etc? If not, it may not be ideal. Perhaps BBC bitsize worth trying - free and DS likes this too.

My DDs do Whizzmaths, my son has started Mathletics. Whizzmaths is more structured, and takes you through things, its better and more fun for the younger age range. The competition element is less obvious to find.
I think Mathletics is better if they need practice of exactly what they've been doing in school, and of rapid recall (mine get stressed at this is Whizzmaths).
Mathletics is a lot cheaper, and works to an older age range.
Both work best if you get them to do it on a regular basis.

Hi, I started a similar thread a while ago & after much deliberation subscribed to MathsWhizz. I'm very impressed & my daughter (also yr1) loves using the website. From my dd's point of view it is very child-friendly with bright & fun graphics. Points are earnt by completing the exercises which are then spent on games or by buying pets & plants for a virtual bedroom.

From my point of view I can access my daughters progress on the different ks1 activities & in the few months we have been using MathsWhizz have seen a real improvement in her confidence & maths ability.

I paid the £99 yearly subscription after a free trial. However if you do the trial then don't commit immediately they will email you an offer of £5 per month off the normal £14.99 monthly price after a few weeks.

Hope this helps! x

how do the sites compare with the carol vorderman one - anyone know?

I think Maths Whizz tests rather than teaches. We upgraded but I did not feel dd was learning anything although she enjoyed it

We have just gone on the Education Back up programme and are getting good results and dd loves it