Terms Of Play vs ExploreMath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terms Of Play
This app serves as a comprehensive, editable glossary of game design terms. It helps users familiarize themselves with industry vocabulary, clarify confusion, and create personalized glossaries with custom tags.
- Comprehensive glossary of game design terms
- Editable and expandable glossary
- A-Z index of terms
- Personalized glossary creation
- Customizable tags for terms
- Style sheet based output
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If you are just getting started in game design, then you probably have heard of the different terms thrown around and wondered what they mean. In game design, there are many components to take into consideration such as genre, platform, UI, UX etc. With each component comes new vocabulary and a wide range of acronyms and terms frequently used in the game world. This "Terms of Play" glossary is specifically aimed at supporting game design learning in higher education by providing a comprehensive, editable and expandable glossary of commonly used terminologies. The app provides an A-Z index of glossary terms for your gaming needs with an easy to use style sheet based output and automatically rendered index. With this, you can make a glossary of terms that is completely your own! This app will help you to: 1) Familiarize yourself with game terminology , create your own personalized glossary so that your glossary becomes more robust over time. 2) Clarify any confusion over specific terms and enable you to quickly enter new terms and also add customized tags to each term. If you would like to use this app, please contact Dr. Hanna Wirman, e-mail: hanna.wirman@polyu.edu.hk
ExploreMath
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In this app, you can explore different topics on math With by-topic questions built in The nicely designed user interface gives a good experience when you are using the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ExploreMath at every 6 days against Terms Of Play's every 18 months. Terms Of Play's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Terms Of Play ships an update every 18 months, ExploreMath every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Terms Of Play | ExploreMath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apps Resource Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University | Kai Hin Tsoi |
In-app purchases
Terms Of Play
No in-app purchases
ExploreMath
No in-app purchases
