Best Maths practice apps in Singapore (2026) — an honest comparison

Disclosure first: Test Paper — the site you're reading — is one of the products below. We think a comparison written by a participant can still be useful if every factual claim is dated, sourced, and correctable, and if we tell you honestly where the alternatives are stronger. All facts below were re-verified on the vendors' own pages on the date shown above; email us corrections and we'll fix them.

Many families arrive at this comparison searching for an "AI maths tutor". Worth knowing: the products below take genuinely different approaches — live human tutoring, chat-style helpers, adaptive question engines, and (ours) diagnostic practice with retention evidence. The label matters less than the mechanism, so we compare mechanisms.

The short version

• Tightest budget, want structured practice: Test Paper (free) or Matholia (US$8/mo).
• Want a child who enjoys daily practice, multi-subject: KooBits — the most polished habit loop in the market.
• Want live human teaching wrapped around the software: Geniebook (premium price) or LearnBuddy (tutoring by the minute).
• Want exam simulation with AL scoring: PSLE Alex — its mocks are its best feature.
• Want adaptive maths practice with parent reports at mid price: Practicle.
• Want proof that weak topics actually got fixed: that's the specific job Test Paper was built for — retention re-tests days later, and a weekly evidence report, free.

Feature comparison

Notes: "Not advertised" means we found no such feature on the vendor's site at verification — it may exist unannounced. Klara (ohklara.com) was unreachable when we verified (domain not resolving), so we've excluded it rather than repeat stale claims. Geniebook's published price is the hybrid online-plus-centre plan; online-only pricing requires contacting their sales team.

How to choose

Ask one question: what problem are you actually buying a fix for? If the problem is motivation — a child who won't practise — the game-style engines (KooBits, Practicle) and live-human options (Geniebook, LearnBuddy) attack it directly, and honestly, better than we do. If the problem is information — you don't know which topics are weak, and you don't know whether last month's fixes held — that's the problem Test Paper exists for, and we'd argue no paid option above answers the second half ("did it stay fixed?") as directly as a free retention re-test with a weekly report.

Detailed head-to-heads: KooBits alternative · Geniebook alternative · PSLE Alex alternative

• Geniebook alternative — what the premium price buys, and what it doesn't
  Geniebook wraps live teachers and centres around an adaptive worksheet engine, at a premium, sales-led price. An honest comparison for families deciding if it's worth it.
• KooBits alternative for P4–P6 Maths — when the habit loop isn't the problem
  KooBits is Singapore's most polished daily-practice engine. An honest look at what it does brilliantly, where it stops short, and when a free diagnostic-first alternative fits better.
• PSLE Alex alternative — finding weak spots is the start, not the finish
  PSLE Alex and Test Paper both promise to find your child's weak spots. The honest differences: mock-exam simulation, parent-report paywalls, and what happens after the gap is found.