Guide Me — Step-by-Step Abacus Solver
Type an addition, subtraction, multiplication or division problem and Guide Me walks you through it on the abacus, one bead move at a time. Every move names the soroban technique behind it, so you learn the method, not just the answer. For division, the panel works the long division and the beads build the answer digit by digit.
How it works
Enter an equation such as 23 + 14, 12 × 13 or 156 ÷ 4. Guide Me breaks the solution into single bead movements and highlights exactly which bead to slide. Move it yourself on the abacus, or step through with the Next button.
Each step explains the rule in plain language — direct moves, the small friend (5-complement), the big friend (10-complement) and combined techniques — the same mental-arithmetic method taught in soroban classrooms. Guide Me is free, needs no sign-up, and works in all 45 site languages.