Bear Games vs UCMath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bear Games
This app offers a fun playground for kids to learn math, tracing, writing, phonics, and reading through engaging games. It provides a safe, ad-free environment with expert-curated content to foster curiosity and confidence.
- Math games and exercises
- Tracing letters and numbers
- Interactive reading and phonics
- Emotional wellbeing activities
- Educational videos
- Personalized profiles
- Progress reports
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Our diverse collection of games keeps kids engaged and motivates them to learn more! We've developed an extensive curriculum that covers number sense and math tasks, tracing letters and numbers, writing words, phonics, interactive reading, and more. Curated by experts, the content fosters curiosity, creativity, and confidence in young learners, assisting them as they grow. SKIDOS PASS: ALL IN ONE With the SKIDOS Pass, children explore a safe and age-appropriate space with 1000+ fun and engaging activities, gaining life skills and receiving positive reinforcement for academic success. Parents can create up to 6 personalized profiles for their kids. and customize each according to age, gameplay preferences, and subjects to learn. Monitoring kids' progress is easy - learning reports in the app or via email give you a simple overview of their growth and challenges. GAMEPLAY: SMART BEAR BOO Enjoy this funny quest with your whole family! Jump, run and guide the little bear through exiting levels. Collect as much honey as you can and help Boo to find his way home into his cozy cave. Yet, you also have to be careful and watch out for bees. Make sure that they don’t catch you. If they sting, your journey ends quickly. LEARNING CURRICULUM Our curriculum mixes engaging games with learning content, improving your child's learning skills and promoting active play. MATH: Our math exercises cover a comprehensive list of topics, including number sense, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometry, and more. Tasks evolve as your child progresses. Interactive design and animations help support learning - three cute SKIDOS mascots will offer assistance, encouraging kids while they work on the assignments. TRACING LETTERS & NUMBERS: You can pick tracing letters and numbers for your child to practice. A ladybird will show your little learner how to trace with their finger, while visuals and voiceovers teach new words and counting. READING: Children will be introduced to the world of phonics, sounds, letters, and reading. Interactive designs and smart prompts help kids make their first confident steps toward reading, while storytelling with songs keeps them engaged and curious about new learning journeys. EMOTIONAL WELLBEING: Through engaging activities, kids learn to understand and express their emotions and nurture positive attitudes. EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS: Our video content piques kids' curiosity in a fun and easy way. We've curated just the right mix of entertainment & learning in our video catalogue. SAFE & AD-FREE SKIDOS ensures an ad-free online environment, providing kids with a positive and uninterrupted learning experience. Our apps are COPPA & GDPR-compliant. ABOUT THE SKIDOS PASS SUBSCRIPTION: - We offer monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual auto-renewable subscriptions - Every subscription starts with a 3-day Free Trial - Payment is charged to your Apple Account only after a free trial period, wherever applicable - Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle - The user may turn off the subscription auto-renewal in the user's device Account Settings - Cancellation goes into effect at the end of the current billing cycle - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a SKIDOS pass, where applicable Privacy Policy: http://skidos.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://skidos.com/terms/ Support: support@skidos.com
UCMath
This app serves as a secure digital hub for enrolled students, families, and instructors. It centralizes class schedules, learning materials, account information, and teaching tools for an organized experience.
- Class schedule viewing
- Access learning resources
- Submit requests
- Review payment records
- Receive notifications
- Manage teaching workflows
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UCMath is the secure companion app for enrolled UCMath students, families, and instructors. It brings class schedules, learning resources, account records, and teaching tools into one organized experience. For students and families • View upcoming and past classes in a calendar-based schedule. • Open class details, lesson links, homework, solutions, notes, and video resources. • Submit supported schedule or class-related requests. • Review payment records, completed lessons, postponed funds, future lesson funds, and available balances. • Receive operational notifications about classes, homework, and account activity. For instructors • View current schedules and class details. • Manage teaching workflows, homework requests, availability, postponed classes, and invoice submissions. • Review service-fee, payment, and promotion records. Additional features • English and Chinese interfaces • Light and dark appearance • iPhone and iPad support • Secure account registration and password reset for users already registered with UCMath • In-app account deletion requests UCMath is designed for existing UCMath students, families, and instructors. A valid UCMath account is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UCMath at 5.0 against Bear Games's 4.4. UCMath also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Bear Games's advantage is ratings volume (199 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Bear Games sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. UCMath asks for nothing beyond the download.
UCMath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bear Games has 199 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Bear Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of UCMath's.
Bear Games ships an update every 4 months, UCMath every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bear Games | UCMath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (199 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 199 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 762 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skidos Learning | Unit Circle Math Tutoring LLC |
Customer experience
Bear Games
UCMath
In-app purchases
Bear Games
- SKIDOS Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SKIDOS Pass: Enjoy Full Access$9.997 Days
- SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$10.991 Month
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- SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$24.993 Months
- SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$38.996 Months
- SKIDOS Annual Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- SKIDOS Pass: Enjoy Full Access3 Days trial$51.991 Year
- SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$64.991 Year
- SKIDOS Pass: Enjoy Full Access$64.991 Year
- Skidos Smart Bear Boo$6.99
- Genius 6-year Learning Pack$99.99
UCMath
No in-app purchases
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