Te Aka Matua Pangarau vs I Want Sun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Te Aka Matua Pangarau
This app offers engaging games to help children aged 4 and up practice and solidify their math skills. It covers three core curriculum areas with multiple levels of challenges.
- Math practice for children
- Three curriculum areas
- Basic Facts games
- Place Value games
- Patterns and Relationships games
- Multiple difficulty levels
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This app helps tamariki to practice and consolidate their knowledge in Math. Are you kaupae 4, 5 (stage 4 or 5) for pāngarau? Te Aka Matua app helps tamariki (children) to practice and consolidate their knowledge and skills at this level.in three Pāngarau curriculum areas. Play games from different parts of the motu (island). Complete 3 levels of Meka Matua (Basic Facts), Uara Tū (Place Value) and Tauira me te Pānga (Patterns and Relationships).
I Want Sun
Merge planets by tapping to drop them onto matching types. Continue merging until you successfully create the Sun. This offline puzzle game offers a simple yet engaging challenge.
- Planet merging gameplay
- Offline play
- Simple tap controls
- Goal-oriented progression
- Puzzle mechanics
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Merge planets to reach the Sun! Tap on the screen to drop a planet and merge it with another planet of the same type. Merge planets until you reach the shiny Sun! Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Te Aka Matua Pangarau at none against I Want Sun's shown. Te Aka Matua Pangarau also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). I Want Sun's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Te Aka Matua Pangarau ships an update every 10 months, I Want Sun every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Te Aka Matua Pangarau | I Want Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Waikato | Guruu |
Customer experience
Te Aka Matua Pangarau
I Want Sun
In-app purchases
Te Aka Matua Pangarau
No in-app purchases
I Want Sun
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Te Aka Matua Pangarau free?
Is I Want Sun free?
Do Te Aka Matua Pangarau or I Want Sun have ads?
Which is updated more often, Te Aka Matua Pangarau or I Want Sun?
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