Hidden Sums
The Hidden Sums app icon: a chalk grid with an equation looped

Hidden Sums

A word search where the words are math

Each round gives you a target number and a chalkboard full of digits and signs. Hidden in the grid are lines that add, take away, multiply or divide to make the target. Drag across one to loop it in chalk, and find them all to finish the round.

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Find the hidden sums: a 7 by 7 grid with target 60 and five answers looped in chalk Learn by watching: a chalk hand drags across 10 + 5 to make 15 Stuck? Take a hint: the square where an answer starts is highlighted Find them all: round complete with three stars 200 rounds to explore: chapters with stars and badges Math on a chalkboard: the Hidden Sums title screen

Why kids like it

One sign at a time

The first rounds use only +. Then − joins in, then ×, then ÷. Grids grow from 7×7 to 10×10 and targets climb from 50 to 1000.

Stars and badges

Up to three stars a round, and a badge for every chapter of ten rounds. Two hundred rounds to explore.

Hints, not answers

A hint shows the first character of an answer, then where it starts. The finding is still up to you.

For the whole family

Easy, Medium and Hard answer lists: from seeing every answer's length to finding them with no clues at all.

Why parents like it

No ads, ever

No ads, no accounts, no tracking. The app collects no data at all. Privacy policy.

Try it free

The first 30 rounds are free. One purchase unlocks all 200, plus every round added in updates. It's behind a parental gate, and Family Sharing covers the whole family.

Real math practice

Mental arithmetic, number sense, and the order of operations (× and ÷ before + and −), disguised as a treasure hunt.