Comparison

MathCityMap vs Math Fast

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MathCityMap

Explore your surroundings with a mathematical perspective by following GPS-guided math trails. This app provides interactive tasks and feedback, with hints available if you get stuck. Teachers can also create and share their own math trails.

Highlights
  • GPS-guided math trails
  • Interactive mathematical tasks
  • Automatic feedback on answers
  • Hints for difficult problems
  • Teacher web portal for trail creation
  • Printable PDF math trails
Features
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The app is available in many different languages! MathCityMap is based on the math trail idea introduced in Melbourne, Australia in 1984 (that time on paper only). Since that time lots of mathematicians and math educators have picked up this fascinating idea. Just like us. Additionally we set a new approach to this project using mobile technology. The MathCityMap App for smartphones is developed for students who would like to walk a math trail during school lessons or even for interested users who want to explore their surroundings with a mathematical point of view. The app leads the user via GPS to the mathematical tasks of a chosen math trail and gives automaticaly feedback on the answers of the user. In addition the app also provides hints in case someone is lost on a certain problem. The MathCityMap web portal is for teachers and creative minds who want to create tasks and trails. Good tasks will be made public and can be used by everyone to combine them with their own tasks for a personal math trail. Furthermore the public tasks can inspire users for their own tasks. All created math trails can be solved by walking with a smartphone or can be printed out from an automatically generated PDF file. The web portal also provides tutorials how to get started, publications in the field of math trails and general informations about doing mathematics outdoors.

About

Math Fast

Features
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Rules: 1. Calculate from left to right 2. Just type the absolute value, its converted to negative if needed automatically 3. Round down to the nearest whole number, there are no decimals. 4. A correct answer leads to the next question automatically This app is not intended to learn calculating fast in your head, but to help you train your already learned fast math skills and reach even higher Speeds. An example for a use case of this app is a participant in a math contest. This app lets you calculate a lot of problems right afteranother and enables you to track your progress via a Highscore system.

Screenshots

MathCityMap4 screens
Math Fast3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MathCityMap at Free against Math Fast's $1.99. MathCityMap also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). Math Fast's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

MathCityMap is free to download; Math Fast costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathCityMap ships an update every 2 months, Math Fast weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
MathCityMap versus Math Fast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathCityMapMath Fast
PriceFree โ€” better$1.99
Positive reviews46.2% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better18.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApparent MediaRAPHAEL ELIAS HARTEL

In-app purchases

None

MathCityMap

No in-app purchases

None

Math Fast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MathCityMap free?
MathCityMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Fast free?
Math Fast costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MathCityMap or Math Fast have ads?
Neither MathCityMap nor Math Fast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MathCityMap or Math Fast?
MathCityMap ships an update every 2 months, and Math Fast weekly. Most recently, MathCityMap was updated on September 21, 2026 and Math Fast on September 22, 2026.

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