Simulators
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Note
There are a variety of online simulators, as well as some Apple and Android applications, for practicing mental calculation. GMCA’s simulators can be found in the GMCA Simulators page of this website.
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Memoriad
Memoriad software can be used to practice mental calculation and memory. For calculation, the main Memoriad software contains six “standard” tasks: addition, multiplication, square roots, calendar dates, division, and Flash Anzan. Memoriad also offers different task specific softwares that provide further practice options for one of the six standard tasks.
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Calendar Dates
Katie Kermode — a memory athlete —has an application available for the use of practicing calendar dates here.
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CMItalia
The Italian mental calculation website, hosted by, among others, Domenico Mancuso, contains a simulator for basic operations with some customization.
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MathDash
MathDash —- co-created by Season 1 competitor Akshaj Kadveru —- allows one to play head-to-head matches in various “speed math” formats, including some limited pure arithmetic.
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WorldMentalCalculation
GMCA panelist Daniel Timms includes a variety of simulators (and also guides) on his website.
His website also includes information for the simulator Pegasus, maintained by George Lane.
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DrillYourSkill
DrillYourSkill offers an addition, subtraction, and multiplication simulator that includes training statistics and a leaderboard. The simulator includes moderate customization although question options are limited to lower difficulty levels.
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Matiks
Matiks is an India-based platform offering two-player capability to play mental arithmetic matches involving basic operations of easy-medium level difficulty.
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MathHeads
MathHeads has an arithmetic simulator that can be used in multi-player (or you can compete against a stranger). The application does not contain customization other than including three different levels.
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SoroMath
Soromath contains highly customizable practice options and a large variety of types of questions (click the button under “mode” to view options), allowing you to build your desired practice program.
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QuantGuide/Zetamac
QuantGuide contains a mental math simulator for basic operations. The range of the variables and the total time can be customized.
Zetamac has a very similar simulator.
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Teoset
Teoset offers a customizable simulator that provides for multi-operation questions. The simulator, however, will only present a single question at a time.
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Mental Math Trainer
Mental Math Trainer has a simulator that allows for practice of basic operations with a customizable amount of digits. The simulator provides a timer that times each individual question.
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NumberEmpire
NumberEmpire is a German website that offers a variety of more advanced math/calculation tools. The website is a “complex calculator” rather a simulator.