Mathbrain by XGameDev.com vs Shifting Tiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathbrain by XGameDev.com
Engage your mind with arithmetic challenges in this puzzle game. Solve over 200 math problems using operators and practice order of operations. Offers campaign and drill modes for skill improvement.
- Solve arithmetic problems
- Practice order of operations (BODMAS)
- Campaign Mode with predefined levels
- Drill Mode for customizable difficulty
- One-hand, one-touch controls
- Gain real-world math skills
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Welcome to Mathbrain Solve math problems and challenges in this simple one-touch game. Mathbrain is a mathematical puzzle game, which uses arithmetic operators to improve your math skills. There are over 200 questions to solve with this interactive puzzle game. Make your train or bus trip worth the time, by challenging your brain, while keeping in mind the order of operations, e.g: BODMAS - Brackets,Orders,Divide,Multiply,Add,Subtract Features * Campaign Mode - complete predefined levels and work your way through all the levels. * Drill Mode - choose the number of options you want, which is the difficulty of the drill, and complete as many as you can. * One-hand one-touch controls * Gain real-world math skills * No Ads * No IAP * Completely Free! Please follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/xgamedev/ https://twitter.com/XGameDev https://www.instagram.com/xgamedev/
Shifting Tiles
Match tile patterns from cards to a grid to score points. Play solo, with a partner, or against AI. Compete with others on the Game Center Leaderboard.
- Tile pattern matching
- Scoring system
- Solo play
- Partner play
- AI opponent
- Game Center Leaderboard
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Each playing card has a pattern of the tiles that you have to match to the grid to score the number of points shown on that card. You can play Solo, against your partner or against AI. Compete with your friends and other players on Game Center Leaderboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shifting Tiles at 5.0 against Mathbrain by XGameDev.com's 2.0. Shifting Tiles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 29 months). Mathbrain by XGameDev.com's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Mathbrain by XGameDev.com sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Shifting Tiles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shifting Tiles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Mathbrain by XGameDev.com ships an update every 29 months, Shifting Tiles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathbrain by XGameDev.com | Shifting Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XGameDev Pty Ltd | Vlad Feinstein |
Customer experience
Mathbrain by XGameDev.com
Shifting Tiles
In-app purchases
Mathbrain by XGameDev.com
- Buy 10 Hints$0.99
- Buy 50 Hints$2.99
- Buy 100 hints$4.99
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- Buy 250 hints$9.99
- Buy 500 hints$14.99
Shifting Tiles
No in-app purchases
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