MathCityMap vs Math Fast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Math Fast
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
MathCityMap ships an update every 2 months, Math Fast weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MathCityMap | Math Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $1.99 |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 โ better | 18.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apparent Media | RAPHAEL ELIAS HARTEL |
In-app purchases
MathCityMap
No in-app purchases
Math Fast
No in-app purchases
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