Pumpkin Patch

Yes. Pumpkin Patch is completely free, with no adverts of any kind: no banners, no video ads and no pop-ups between rounds. It is one of the games in the free Pumpkin Cat Games app for Android, and every times table and every level is unlocked from the first time your child opens it.

No. There are no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no coins and no paid hints, so there is nothing for a child to buy by accident. Pumpkin Cat Games makes no money from your child at all: there is no shop, no premium version and no free trial that runs out.

Every times table from 2 to 12. Your child picks one table or several at once, so they can practise just the 3 times table, or mix the 6, 7 and 8 times tables together. Each table has three levels: in order (8 × 1, 8 × 2…), mixed up, and missing numbers such as 8 × ? = 56.

Yes. Choose Divide too and Pumpkin Patch mixes division into each round. On the first level it asks each fact both ways, such as 8 × 3 and then 24 ÷ 8. Later levels mix multiplying and dividing, and add missing-number sums both ways, such as 8 × ? = 56 and ? ÷ 8 = 7.

It can help with practice. Children in England take the multiplication tables check in Year 4, answering times tables questions up to 12 × 12 with six seconds for each. Pumpkin Patch covers the same tables, and its optional Beat the clock mode gives six seconds a sum, so children can get used to that pace calmly at home.

Both. Take your time has no clock at all, so your child can think each sum through. Beat the clock gives six seconds a sum for children who want a challenge, and the clock pauses while a hint is showing. Your child can switch between the two before any round.

Nothing is lost. The right answer is shown, that pumpkin waits, and the same sum comes back three questions later for another go. If your child seems stuck, Pumpkin offers a hint that teaches a quick way to work it out, such as 9 × 6 being 10 × 6 take away 6, without giving the answer away.

Ages 6 and up. In England, children start with the 2, 5 and 10 times tables in Year 2 and are expected to know every table up to 12 × 12 by the end of Year 4, according to the national curriculum for maths. Older children can use it to keep their tables sharp, or to practise division and missing numbers.

Yes. Pumpkin Patch works fully offline, with no Wi-Fi or mobile data needed, so it works in Airplane Mode on flights and on long car journeys. There are no logins and no online checks, and a round of 12 sums takes only a few minutes.

No. There is no account, no sign-up and no email address to give. Your child's progress, such as which tables are on which level, is saved only on the device and is never sent anywhere. There is no tracking and no advertising ID. Read our Child Safety Statement for the full details.

Not yet. Pumpkin Patch is part of the Pumpkin Cat Games app, which is available for Android phones and tablets on Google Play. All the games, including Pumpkin Patch, come in one free download, with no adverts, no in-app purchases and no sign-ups.