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About Dyscalculia.io

We make a free number-skills screening and a daily practice program for children and adults who find numbers harder than they should be. This page explains who we are, how the test was built and how we write our pages.

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Who makes Dyscalculia.io?

Dyscalculia.io is made by the team behind the Dyscalculia: Numeracy & Math app for Android. The website offers a free browser-based dyscalculia screening test that uses the same five games and scoring as the app, and a paid web program of short daily number-sense exercises. Dyscalculia.io is education software: the test is a screening, not a diagnosis, and every factual claim on the site is linked to a peer-reviewed source.

  • Built by the team behind the Dyscalculia: Numeracy & Math app for Android.
  • The web test uses the same five games and scoring as the app.
  • The screening is free, needs no account and runs in the browser.
  • The site is available in six languages.
  • Contact: [email protected].

Who is behind Dyscalculia.io

Dyscalculia.io is built by the team behind the Dyscalculia: Numeracy & Math app, available on Android. The app came first; the website brings the same screening games and the same approach to practice to any browser, so families, teachers and adults can use them without installing anything.

We are a small software team focused on one problem: making basic number skills easier to check and easier to practise. We are not a clinic, an assessment service or a school, and we do not present ourselves as one.

What Dyscalculia.io offers

There are two parts. The first is a free dyscalculia test — five short games that take about five minutes and produce a skills profile with a strength and a focus area. There is also a version explained for grown-ups, the dyscalculia test for adults.

The second is a paid daily practice program: 196 levels across 10 exercise types and 4 age worlds, with spaced repetition that brings skills back before they fade. It costs $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year, and the first 5 levels of each age world are free with an account. Payments are non-refundable and you can cancel at any time; see the refund policy and terms.

Alongside these we publish guides on what dyscalculia is, its signs by age, how to help and how it is assessed.

How the Dyscalculia.io test was built

The test uses the same five games, items and scoring as the Dyscalculia app. Each game looks at one basic number skill that research has linked to dyscalculia, rather than at school maths. That is why the same games work for a four-year-old and an adult.1,2,3,4,5

  • Count the Dots — subitizing, the ability to see small amounts at a glance without counting.
  • Which is Bigger? — linking a written digit to the quantity it stands for.
  • Which Group Has More? — approximate number sense, estimating which of two groups is larger.
  • Place the Number — the mental number line, placing a number between 0 and 100.
  • Remember the Digits — working memory for number sequences.

What Dyscalculia.io is and is not

Because dyscalculia is a health-adjacent topic, we want to be precise about what we offer. The table sums it up.

What Dyscalculia.io is, and what it is not
Dyscalculia.io isDyscalculia.io is not
A free screening of basic number skillsA diagnosis or a formal assessment
Education software for daily number practiceA therapy, a treatment or a cure
A way to decide what to practise and what to ask a teacher or specialistA replacement for a teacher, tutor or qualified assessor
Based on published research on number skillsA product with claims of guaranteed results
Made by the team behind the Dyscalculia appEndorsed by any school, health service or professional body

Dyscalculia.io editorial policy

Every factual claim on our pages — how common dyscalculia is, which skills are affected, whether difficulties persist — is linked to a peer-reviewed source that can be looked up on PubMed. Sources are listed under the section they support. If we cannot find a published source for a claim, we leave the claim out.

We do not make medical claims. We do not say the test identifies dyscalculia or that the program cures it, and we do not publish invented statistics, testimonials, ratings or endorsements. Every page shows the date it was last updated, and we revise pages when the research or our product changes. If a qualified professional reviews a page in future, their name and role will be shown on it.

Privacy at Dyscalculia.io

The screening runs entirely in your browser. You do not need an account or an email address to take it, and the answers are not sent to our servers. A result is stored on our side only if an adult creates an account for the program. We never ask for a child's account, email address or photo. Full details are in our privacy policy.

Dyscalculia.io languages and contact

Dyscalculia.io is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Brazilian Portuguese. Each language version is adapted rather than translated word for word, so examples and school systems match the country.

For questions about the test, the program, your subscription or anything on these pages, email [email protected]. If you spot an error or an outdated source, please tell us — corrections are part of the editorial policy.

Daily dyscalculia practice in your browser

196 levels, 10 exercise types and spaced repetition that brings back what is still hard. It starts from the focus area in your test profile and works on any computer, tablet or phone, for ages 4 to adult.

  • 196 levels across 10 exercise types
  • Starts from your focus area and adapts as you improve
  • Four age worlds, from age 4 to adult
  • Progress map, streaks and a skills profile you can retake
Try 5 levels free

Frequently asked questions

Is Dyscalculia.io free?

The screening test, the result and all guides are free. The first 5 levels of each age world of the daily practice program are free with an account; the full program is $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year.

Is Dyscalculia.io the same as the Dyscalculia app?

It is made by the same team. The web test uses the same five games and scoring as the app, and the web program follows the same approach to daily practice in the browser.

Can Dyscalculia.io diagnose dyscalculia?

No. The test is a screening, not a diagnosis. Only a qualified professional can make that decision after a full assessment.

Where do the facts on Dyscalculia.io come from?

From peer-reviewed research. Each factual claim is linked to a source listed under the section, and each source can be found on PubMed.

Does Dyscalculia.io store my child's test answers?

No. The screening runs in your browser and the answers are not sent to a server. Results are stored only if an adult creates an account for the program.

Can I cancel the Dyscalculia.io program?

Yes, at any time from your dashboard. Payments are non-refundable, and access continues until the end of the period you have paid for.

How do I contact Dyscalculia.io?

Email [email protected] for questions about the test, the program, billing or the content of our pages.

Sources

  1. Schleifer P, Landerl K (2011). Subitizing and counting in typical and atypical development. Dev Sci, 14(2), 280-91.
  2. Landerl K, Bevan A, Butterworth B (2004). Developmental dyscalculia and basic numerical capacities: a study of 8-9-year-old students. Cognition, 93(2), 99-125.
  3. Mazzocco MM, Feigenson L, Halberda J (2011). Impaired acuity of the approximate number system underlies mathematical learning disability (dyscalculia). Child Dev, 82(4), 1224-37.
  4. Siegler RS, Opfer JE (2003). The development of numerical estimation: evidence for multiple representations of numerical quantity. Psychol Sci, 14(3), 237-43.
  5. Szucs D, Devine A, Soltesz F et al. (2013). Developmental dyscalculia is related to visuo-spatial memory and inhibition impairment. Cortex, 49(10), 2674-88.