Comparison

numoku vs Doomsday Method | Mental Game

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

Head to head
About

numoku

A fast-paced math game challenging players to find equations within a time limit. Earn points for creativity and complexity while practicing arithmetic and algebraic principles. Play solo, with friends, or against AI opponents.

Highlights
  • Equation discovery
  • Time-based challenges
  • Bonus points for creativity
  • Multiplayer modes
  • AI practice opponent
  • Arithmetic and algebra practice
Features
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numoku is a fast-paced math game where you race to discover as many equations as possible in two minutes. Earn bonus points and awards for length, complexity, and creativity! Play against friends, other users, or practice by yourself, or, best of all, play against a robot at just your level, any time day or night. numoku is fun for ages 4 to 99. It’s especially helpful for mathematics students, teaching fluency in arithmetic and also subtly teaching foundational algebraic principles in the construction of equations.

About

Doomsday Method | Mental Game

Master the art of calculating weekdays for any date with this comprehensive educational app. Learn a proven technique, practice with interactive exercises, and track your progress to sharpen your mental arithmetic skills.

Highlights
  • Learn Doomsday Method principles
  • Interactive examples and tips
  • Dedicated training mode
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Someone tells you the date they were born. You tell them it was a Monday. That is a real skill, it takes about a week to learn, and this app teaches it end to end. The Doomsday algorithm — invented by the mathematician John Conway — turns any date into its weekday using arithmetic small enough to finish while someone is still saying the date. No lookup. No phone. No calendar. LEARN 48 lessons across 11 chapters, in three parts 178 checkpoint questions. You answer in your head, then check yourself against the worked reasoning — nothing is graded, and nothing is rushed Interactive calendars, anchor tables and step-by-step walkthroughs inside the lessons themselves Mnemonics that stick: 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, 12/12, and "9-to-5 at the 7-Eleven" Six different ways to work the year offset. Pick the one your head likes, and every worked explanation in the app is rewritten in it Seven Extras: why the method works, Easter and the computus, the Julian calendar, Conway's own shortcuts, the record holders, and full reference tables A cheatsheet with every anchor and every offset on one screen TRAIN 10 drills: weekday numbers, counting in sevens, leap years, century anchors, the year offset, month doomsdays, day counting, reverse dates, Julian dates and Easter Five stars a drill, earned by answering cleanly — right, and inside that drill's target time Nothing cuts you off mid-question, and training never costs you rating PLAY Classic — endless real dates, at your own pace, with no clock at all Daily Challenge — five dates drawn from the day itself, identical for every player on earth, one attempt a day Time Attack — two minutes, as many dates as you can, ten seconds off for every miss Choose your range: 2000–2099, 1800–2199, or the whole Gregorian calendar from 1583 to 2599 YOUR PROGRESS A Doomsday Rating that rises when you are right and quick, and never pays for a guess Accuracy and speed over time, your rating history, and a 12-week activity calendar Game Center leaderboards for today's challenge and the global rating, friends included BUILT PROPERLY No account, no sign-up, no ads Works offline Every number in every lesson is re-derived by a checker that shares no code with the app, so an explanation cannot drift from the answer it gives Analytics are opt-in, pseudonymous and on EU servers. You are asked once, and can change your mind any time in Settings Coming from the old Doomsday Method? Your history is imported and replayed answer by answer, so your chart reaches back and your rating arrives honest Start free. One optional purchase opens the rest — one payment, not a subscription. --- EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

numoku4 screens
Doomsday Method | Mental Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: numoku at 5.0 against Doomsday Method | Mental Game's 4.7. numoku also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

numoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: numoku has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

numoku ships an update every 2 months, Doomsday Method | Mental Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
numoku versus Doomsday Method | Mental Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternumokuDoomsday Method | Mental Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertk2 labsLeon Grimmeisen

Customer experience

numoku

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Doomsday Method | Mental Game

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

numoku

No in-app purchases

None

Doomsday Method | Mental Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is numoku free?
numoku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doomsday Method | Mental Game free?
Doomsday Method | Mental Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, numoku or Doomsday Method | Mental Game?
numoku is rated higher. numoku averages 5.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Doomsday Method | Mental Game averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do numoku or Doomsday Method | Mental Game have ads?
Neither numoku nor Doomsday Method | Mental Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, numoku or Doomsday Method | Mental Game?
numoku ships an update every 2 months, and Doomsday Method | Mental Game monthly. Most recently, numoku was updated on September 30, 2026 and Doomsday Method | Mental Game on October 7, 2026.

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