DoodleTables
Product by Discovery Education, Inc.
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Our take (not a Learning Standard rating)
DoodleTables offers solid retrieval practice for multiplication facts, but it primarily functions as a drill-and-practice tool rather than teaching underlying mathematical concepts. It effectively builds procedural fluency through repetition, but your child will likely need direct instruction elsewhere to build conceptual understanding of multiplication.
Pros
- Utilizes retrieval practice to help students memorize multiplication facts efficiently.
- Interleaves new multiplication tables with previously learned facts to strengthen long-term retention.
- Provides immediate feedback during gameplay to correct errors before they become ingrained.
- Employs spaced repetition by encouraging short, daily practice sessions rather than massed cramming.
Cons
- Lacks direct instruction or worked examples to teach the conceptual foundations of multiplication.
- Relies heavily on rote memorization rather than building number sense or problem-solving skills.
- May frustrate learners who struggle with timed challenges or gamified pressure.
What Do We Know About DoodleTables?
DoodleTables is effective for building procedural fluency in multiplication, but it does not teach the foundational concepts behind the math. Your child will benefit from this app if they already understand what multiplication means and simply need to memorize their times tables. The app uses gamified drills to provide retrieval practice, requiring users to recall math facts repeatedly. This approach is highly effective for memorization. By revisiting older times tables while introducing new ones, the app naturally employs spaced repetition, a proven cognitive science strategy for long-term retention. However, because DoodleTables functions primarily as a digital flashcard system, it lacks the worked examples and explicit instruction necessary for initial learning. Parents should use this as a supplemental tool alongside classroom instruction or other concept-focused tutoring. While the app is rated for ages four to fourteen, kindergarteners may find the focus on pure multiplication premature unless they have a strong grasp of repeated addition. Overall, it serves as a competent practice environment to automate math fact recall.
How Does DoodleTables Work?
DoodleTables relies on a drill-and-practice pedagogical approach wrapped in a gamified interface to build automaticity with math facts. Users are presented with a series of interactive exercises and games that require them to solve multiplication problems quickly. As your child progresses, the algorithm introduces new times tables while continuing to present questions from previously mastered sets. This interleaving of old and new content forces the brain to work harder to retrieve the correct answer, thereby strengthening memory pathways. The app tracks progress and adjusts the difficulty of the questions based on which facts the learner answers correctly or incorrectly. Correct answers are rewarded with in-game progression, while incorrect answers prompt immediate correction. Because the mechanics focus heavily on repetition, the learning experience is highly structured. Users are encouraged to log in daily for short bursts of practice, which aligns perfectly with the cognitive benefits of distributed practice.
Strengths and tradeoffs of DoodleTables
The biggest strength of DoodleTables is its use of distributed practice to build automaticity, while its biggest weakness is the complete lack of explicit instruction for conceptual math. Strengths: The app excels at retrieval practice. By prompting your child to recall multiplication facts from memory, it strengthens their neural pathways far better than passively reading a multiplication chart. The platform also utilizes spaced repetition and interleaving, mixing different times tables together to ensure older knowledge is not forgotten while new facts are acquired. Weaknesses: The platform heavily relies on rote memorization. Without worked examples or visual representations of arrays and groupings, children are just memorizing abstract symbols. If a student struggles to understand why five times four equals twenty, DoodleTables will not explain the concept of repeated addition. Additionally, the gamified nature of the drills can induce anxiety for students who do not perform well under time constraints, potentially hindering their learning experience.
Who Might Benefit From DoodleTables?
DoodleTables is best for elementary and middle school students who understand the concept of multiplication but need structured daily drills to memorize their math facts. While marketed for ages four to fourteen, the sweet spot is typically grades two through five, when times tables are formally introduced and tested. It is an ideal supplemental resource for parents seeking a digital alternative to paper flashcards. Students who thrive on gamified rewards and short, focused bursts of daily practice will get the most value from this application.
Data Transparency
Does Not Meet Data Transparency Standard
DoodleTables does not meet our data transparency standard. Its privacy policy does not document basic protections, including a commitment against targeted advertising and a COPPA or FERPA commitment.
19 of 35 checks passed
Level 1 · Basic protections
Does not sell data or target ads at students, limits sharing, and lets parents see and delete their child's data.
Not documented: a commitment against targeted advertising, a COPPA or FERPA commitment
Level 2 · Parent control (meets the standard)
Families can get their data out, know who processes it, and know how long it is kept.
Not documented: self-service deletion
Level 3 · Direct data access
Families or schools can pull their own data through an API, in a stated format.
Not documented: an API for retrieving their own data, a named export format
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Parent Access5/8
Does the policy mention parents specifically?
“Doodle Math accounts are created by parents and guardians for use by their children.”
Can parents view their child's data?
“Please contact Discovery Education at any time regarding privacy questions or concerns, or to request to review what personal information we have collected from a child.”
Can parents modify their child's data?
The policy lets parents review, delete or stop further collection of a child's data but does not say parents can correct or modify it.
Can parents delete their child's account?
“Parents may also contact us at any time to request that we delete the personal information of a child or a parent and/or refuse to permit further collection or use of a child's information.”
Is there a dedicated Children's Privacy section?
“Children’s Personal Information ## Children’s Personal Information”
Does it reference COPPA compliance?
The policy does not mention COPPA by name; it only refers to parental consent 'as required by law'.
Does it reference FERPA compliance?
The policy does not mention FERPA.
Is parental consent required for child accounts?
“Doodle Math and Pivot Interactives allows students and children twelve (12) years old and younger to create an account only if the student receives an invitation from the student’s teacher and parental consent has been obtained by the student’s school, or if the parent creates an account for their child.”
Data Portability3/5
Can users access their personal data?
“Right to access: For any of the processing described above, you have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.”
Can users download/export their data?
“Right to data portability: You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us from one organization to another or give it to you.”
Is there a self-service data access tool?
“If you have an online account with us, you have the ability to review and update your personal information online by logging into your account.”
Is a specific data format mentioned for export?
The policy only promises a 'portable and readily usable format' and names no specific file format.
Is there an API for data access?
The policy does not describe an API for getting data.
Data Minimization1/6
Is data collection itemized?
“When you sign up for a Parent User account (either on the website or on the Learning App), we collect, from you, your _identifiers_ (name, email address) and your child’s _identifiers_ (first name, birth month, birth year), the rating of your child’s level in the relevant subject, _sensitive log-in information_ password (hashed), assigned user ID.”
Can the app be used without a real name?
The policy says the student's name (at least a first name) is collected from the teacher or parent.
Can the app be used without an email?
The policy says teachers may give the student's email address, and the vendor collects it when they do.
Does it state collection is limited to what is necessary?
The policy does not say collection is limited to what is necessary; it only ties retention to purpose.
Is IP address anonymized or truncated?
The policy says IP addresses are collected and does not say they are anonymized or truncated.
Is location tracking explicitly excluded?
The policy says location information is collected, including location worked out from the IP address.
Third-Party Protection5/7
Does it explicitly state no selling of data?
“We do not sell personal information.”
Are third-party providers named?
“We use Stripe as our third-party payment processor.”
Are providers contractually restricted?
“To carry out such transfers in compliance with UK and EU data protection laws, we have put in place appropriate safeguards to protect the personal information that is transferred to, stored and/or processed in other countries, by contractually obligating these service providers to adhere to the terms of our”
No-targeted-advertising commitment?
The policy says Google Ads and X Pixel serve ads based on visits to the Learning Apps, and it makes no commitment against targeted advertising.
Is AI/ML data sharing addressed?
The policy does not address sharing data for AI or machine learning.
Child-specific sharing restriction?
“Except as provided in this Section, we do not share personal information collected from children under sixteen years old with any third parties.”
Cookies/tracking limited or opt-out?
“To opt in (or back out) of our use of non-essential cookies, please visit by clicking the Cookie Settings link in the footer of our homepage https://doodlelearning.com.”
Deletion & Retention4/5
Can users delete their account?
“If you are a user of the Services, you may request to have your personal information that you provided when you subscribed along with the information relating to your use of the Services removed from our databases by submitting a request to our contact information set forth at the end of this Policy”
Self-service deletion mechanism?
The policy only offers deletion by sending a request, not a tool users run themselves.
Specific data retention timeline?
“Doodle Math retains the information it collects until a user is inactive and no longer has a paid subscription. Thereafter, Doodle Math deletes information from parents and teachers after six months and information from students after twenty-four months.”
Auto-deletion of inactive accounts?
“we will delete (1) information associated with a Student account, which is linked to a Teacher/School or Parent account, when the account remains inactive for 24 months and does not have an active subscription;”
Post-deletion handling described?
“We will remove such information as soon as practicable for us, however, we may still retain certain information associated with your account for analytical purposes and record keeping integrity, as well as to prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, enforce our terms and conditions”
Advertising1/4
Advertising model explicitly disclosed?
“For marketing purposes, including helping us create and publish content most relevant and impactful to you; developing and displaying content and advertising tailored to your interests on our Websites and Services; measuring and improving the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns”
Free from third-party advertisements?
The policy does not say the product is free of ads; it describes ad networks such as Google Ads and X Pixel.
Children excluded from ad targeting?
The policy does not explicitly exclude children from ad targeting.
Ad-free option available?
The policy does not mention an ad-free option or say the product has no ads.
What This Means
The policy review did not meet our data transparency standard. The checks above show the documented findings and unknowns. A missing statement does not establish how the app handles data in practice.
About this evaluation: Based on automated analysis of Privacy policy and Privacy Policy against 35 policy-disclosure questions, including questions adapted from the Common Sense Privacy Program's published evaluation questions. TLS is not affiliated with Common Sense Media, and this is not a Common Sense rating. Quoted text is copied from the policy; unquoted notes are our summary. Results describe what the policy documents, not the company's actual practices. Privacy policies can change: this review reflects the version we analyzed and does not determine legal compliance.
Sources and review method
TLS combines product information and editorial analysis to explain how DoodleTables works, its tradeoffs, and the questions to ask before choosing it. Product features, an instructional rationale and evidence of learning outcomes are different kinds of information.
Formal Learning Standard assessment: not yet completed. Data Transparency findings are reported separately and do not establish learning effectiveness. Read our methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions About DoodleTables
Is DoodleTables free?
DoodleTables offers a free trial, but requires a paid subscription for full access. The trial allows parents to assess whether the drill-and-practice format works for their child before committing financially.
Is DoodleTables good for kindergarteners?
No, DoodleTables is generally not recommended for kindergarteners despite its broad age rating. Multiplication is an advanced concept that requires a solid foundation in addition and number sense, which most four- to six-year-olds are still actively developing.
What does DoodleTables teach?
DoodleTables teaches procedural fluency in multiplication and times tables. It trains students to quickly recall math facts from memory using repetitive exercises, though it does not teach the underlying conceptual mathematics or real-world application.
How does DoodleTables compare to Times Tables Rock Stars?
Both apps focus on building multiplication fluency through gamified retrieval practice. Times Tables Rock Stars leans heavier into speed and competitive multiplayer elements, while DoodleTables focuses more on adaptive, personalized daily practice routines to slowly build confidence without as much time pressure.
Has The Learning Standard evaluated DoodleTables?
TLS has not yet completed a Learning Standard evaluation of how well DoodleTables teaches. Its privacy policy has been reviewed for Data Transparency and does not yet document the basic protections (Level 1).
Is DoodleTables COPPA compliant?
A COPPA reference was not found in the reviewed privacy policy. This does not determine whether the app complies with COPPA. Policy review note: The policy does not mention COPPA by name; it only refers to parental consent 'as required by law'.
Is DoodleTables FERPA compliant?
A FERPA reference was not found in the reviewed privacy policy. This does not determine whether the app complies with FERPA. Policy review note: The policy does not mention FERPA.
Does DoodleTables have a children's privacy policy?
The reviewed policy includes a dedicated children's privacy section. Policy review note: The policy has its own section headed Children's Personal Information.
Does DoodleTables sell student data?
The reviewed policy states that the app does not sell data. This is a policy statement; actual data practices were not verified. Policy review note: The policy states that the vendor does not sell personal information.
Can you delete your data from DoodleTables?
The reviewed privacy policy describes account deletion. We have not tested the deletion process. Policy review note: Users can ask for their personal information to be deleted.
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