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Simple Soroban on Windows Pc

Developed By: Btco

License: Free

Rating: 4,9/5 - 8.493 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.1.2
Size 4.7 MB
Release Date November 24, 23
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (1)]

What's New:
* New setting: Answer button (show an button to check the answer instead of auto-detecting correct answer)* Code updated latest Android SDK for better... [see more]

Description from Developer:
This application is a simple Japanese abacus (soroban / そろばん). It has a free mode where you can use the abacus freely, and a challenge mode with 4 operations (addition, subtraction... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Simple Soroban and install on Windows PC. Simple Soroban is free Education app, developed by Btco. Latest version of Simple Soroban is 2.1.2, was released on 2023-11-24 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Simple Soroban is 4,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 8,493 users, 80 users had rated it 5*, 7,805 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Simple Soroban on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Simple Soroban on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Simple Soroban on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Simple Soroban using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Simple Soroban" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Simple Soroban on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Simple Soroban" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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This application is a simple Japanese abacus (soroban / そろばん). It has a free mode where you can use the abacus freely, and a challenge mode with 4 operations (addition, subtraction, one and two digit multiplication, and division) and 3 difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) where you must race against the clock to perform calculations.

Contains tutorials for:
* basic concepts
* addition
* subtraction
* one-digit multiplication
* two-digit multiplication
* division

Also has a custom challenge mode where you can set the number of questions, type of questions and difficulty.

(This is just a hobby project I'm doing for fun. This app is free and doesn't have in-app purchases or ads).

[PERMISSIONS USAGE]
This is a description of how permissions are used in this app.
Vibrate: The application can vibrate the phone to give user feedback. This can be enabled/disabled in the Settings screen.

[PRIVACY]
This application does not collect or transmit any data. Your settings, ranking and challenge times are stored locally on your phone only.
You can view the privacy policy here: http://bit.ly/simple-soroban-privacy
* New setting: Answer button (show an button to check the answer instead of auto-detecting correct answer)
* Code updated latest Android SDK for better compatibility
* Bug fixes and performance improvements
* New translations (Russian and Arabic)
Allows access to the vibrator.