Tchisla vs Equilibrians (Lite)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tchisla
This app challenges you to represent numbers as arithmetic expressions using only digits 1-9. It offers various operations, including roots, powers, and factorials, to find optimal solutions. Improve your mental math skills through engaging puzzles and competitive modes.
- Represent numbers as arithmetic expressions
- Use digits 1-9
- Standard arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /)
- Advanced operations (√, ^, !)
- Practice mode with tutorial
- Competitive modes with leaderboards
- Gallery for tracking progress and solutions
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Tchisla is a really absorbing number puzzle from the creators of Euclidea. Explore the magic world of numbers and train your mental arithmetic skills. All you need is to represent numbers as arithmetical expressions using only one of the digits from 1 to 9. This can be done in various ways. You gain more points if your solution uses fewer digits and sometimes your way to the optimal solution looks like an exciting quest. You can use standard arithmetic operations +, -, *, /, and brackets, extract square roots (√), raise to a power (^), and apply factorials (!). The factorial (n!) is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n. For example: 96 = 99 - √9 96 = 4 * 4! 96 = 2 * 2 * (22 + 2) 96 = 111 - (1 + 1)^(1 + 1 + 1 + 1) + 1 2048 = ((5 + 5) / 5) ^ (55 / 5) The idea is easy but it can be very hard to find the shortest solution. Try to solve 64#4 using 2 digits or 71#7 with just 3 digits. Here 64#4 means that you need to express 64 using only 4. When the solution is found, you can stop for a moment to take a look at the received formula and to enjoy and appreciate all the beauty of the mathematics. *** More than just a calculator *** Tchisla looks like an ordinary calculator but it is designed to help you in your fight with the problem. It proposes you autocomplete variants that can lead you to the goal. You choose the way and the app calculates and performs all the menial job for you. In short time you suddenly discover that you know a lot of numbers and their properties: factorials, squares, cubes, prime numbers, roots and others. Tchisla imperceptibly helps you to improve your calculating skills. *** Game modes *** * The Practice mode consists of a short tutorial and the most interesting problems to solve with numbers from 1 to 100. * 2016 is the number of the year and one more mode. You need to express it with each digit from 1 to 9. Can you reproduce the world record? It uses totally 48 digits. * In the Gallery, you can find a table of numbers and the count of digits used in solutions. You can solve new problems here and find solutions that can be improved. This will help in future challenges since they can be based on the levels that are already solved. You can extend the standard Gallery up to 10000 (via in-app purchase). It will help you to track your progress and the current records and to get quick access to any number or solution. The Extended Gallery contains 50 sections with 200 numbers each (1800 exercises). * The Contest mode is a regular competition between players. A number to be expressed is announced and you have just 24 hours to find the shortest solution for each digit. You win the gold medal if you have used the minimum number of digits. Do not lose your chance to become the first in the rating! *** Gestures and controls *** - swipe to the left to erase the expression - swipe to the right to restore an existing solution - double tap on the solution to switch between alternative variants - yellow square with digit count means that nobody has found a shorter solution. Maybe, it is you who will break the record? *** Why Tchisla *** "Tchisla" is the Russian word for "numbers". With our app you will find out a lot of dependencies between numbers, discover their secrets, learn a lot of tricks to tame them or even become their friend. Numbers will become not just sets of digits for you. *** Questions? Comments? *** Send in your inquiries and stay up-to-date on the latest Tchisla news at http://www.euclidea.xyz/ and http://www.twitter.com/tchisla.
Equilibrians (Lite)
A puzzle game where players balance creatures of different weights on a seesaw. It visually explains mathematical concepts and requires constructing valid mathematical equalities to solve puzzles. Offers multiple solutions and collectible rewards.
- Balance and weight puzzles
- Visual mathematical explanations
- Constructing mathematical equalities
- Multi-user support
- Collectible stars and stickers
- Randomly generated puzzles
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From the creators of King of Math comes a new math game about balance! The Equilibrians are small creatures of different weight that seek balance. Your task is to place them on the seesaw and make sure that it is balanced. A tricky puzzle game for problem solvers of all ages! The state of the seesaw in the game is illustrated with mathematical expressions. In that way a range of mathematical concepts are visually explained in an accessible manner. By balancing the seesaw, the goal is also to construct valid mathematical equalities. The player can solve puzzles in an experimental manner and there are often several possible solutions. Additional features - 15 levels to try out - Randomly generated puzzles - Collect stars and stickers - Multi-user support - No ads or external links The game is suitable for age 10 and up and contains the following topics: - Balance, weight, torque - Equalities - Less than, more than - Addition - Subtraction - Multiplication - Division - Parentheses - Fractions - Powers and roots The first 15 levels of the game are free. If you want to continue playing, you will have to buy the full game. This is a one-time purchase that includes all 50 levels of the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tchisla at 4.9 against Equilibrians (Lite)'s 4.0. Tchisla also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 105 months) and ratings volume (154 vs 1). Equilibrians (Lite)'s advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Tchisla sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Equilibrians (Lite) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tchisla holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tchisla has 154 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Tchisla's written reviews are positive against 100% of Equilibrians (Lite)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tchisla ships an update monthly, Equilibrians (Lite) every 105 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Tchisla | Equilibrians (Lite) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (154 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 105 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HORIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Oddrobo Software AB |
Customer experience
Tchisla
Equilibrians (Lite)
Bugs and requests
Tchisla
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes frequently
- Daily contest server not working
- Incorrect score recording in contests
- Solutions not recorded in contests
- Yellow marks on solutions revoked after reinstallation
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- Results not loading from Game Center after reinstallation
- App crashes when entering 'golden' solution on iPhone 13
- Tutorial levels are confusing and lead to giving up
Requested features
7 requests- Add sound effects for gamification
- Option to turn off hints
- Harder modes for gallery puzzles
- Sync solutions across devices (iCloud, Game Center)
- Allow multiple solutions to be displayed
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- Add cube roots and logarithms as operations
- Display created numbers in hints
Equilibrians (Lite)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tchisla
- Extended gallery$1.99
Equilibrians (Lite)
- Full Game$1.99
Questions
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