Comparison

Crystal Math vs Ishido

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

Head to head
About

Crystal Math

This game offers four distinct modes to sharpen your mental arithmetic. Compete against the clock, challenge other players, or practice at your own pace to become a math champion and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Player vs. player duels
  • 30-second time attack mode
  • Free exploration mode
  • Avatar customization
  • Achievement unlocking
Features
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Crystal Math brings brain training to a whole new level. No matter if against the clock, or against other math cracks, improve your mental arithmetic on a daily basis, unlock all achievements one by one and become the new math champion. Test you math skills in four challenging modes. Daily Challenge: Solve a new challenge every day and fight for a spot on the highscore list in three difficulties. Step up your game though, you only get one try! Duel: Challenge other players to a duel, or accept someone's challenge and fight for the winnig time. Time Attack: Practice under competition conditions. You have 30 seconds to solve the challenge. Free Game: Explore the game free of pressure and find your personal techniques for upcoming challenges. Choose an avatar and show math cracks around the globe what you are capable of. What are you waiting for? Pick up your slide rule and get started!

About

Ishido

A meditative puzzle game where players match stones based on color and symbol to clear a board. It offers both strategic point-scoring and a relaxing, mindful experience.

Highlights
  • Match stones by color and symbol
  • Strategic point scoring
  • Meditative gameplay mode
  • 72 unique stones
  • 8x12 game board
  • Next stone preview
Features
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WELCOME TO ISHIDO An ancient puzzle that will test your meditative and strategic powers. Balance the yin & yang of patience vs. the quick score. Your goal is to empty the pouch, but plan ahead to find the elusive 4-way. You must match 72 stones on a board of 96 squares. You can play for points or relax and meditate over each move. OVERVIEW Ishido is a board game where you attempt to match stones according to their colors and patterns. THE GAME BOARD * The Game Board is eight squares high by 12 squares wide. * Stones come in sets of 72 stones. Each stone has two attributes: A color and a symbol. There are six symbols and six colors in each stoneset, thus creating 36 unique stones. Each stone comes in a pair, hence 72 stones in each stoneset. * The Within consists of the interior squares. * The Beyond consists of the squares at the outer edges of the board. * The Touchstone displays the next stone to be played. * The Scoreboard shows both the number of points scored, and the number of combination matches achieved. * The Pouch shows the number of stones remaining to play.

Screenshots

Crystal Math4 screens
Ishido1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crystal Math at 100% against Ishido's 43%. Crystal Math also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and device support (3 vs 1). Ishido's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Crystal Math sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ishido asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crystal Math holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Crystal Math's written reviews are positive against 43% of Ishido's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Crystal Math versus Ishido: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystal MathIshido
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.1 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRafael KollochDarin Koenig

Customer experience

Crystal Math

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ishido

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Crystal Math

One-time3
  • Hipster$0.99
  • Famous$0.99
  • Cinema$0.99
None

Ishido

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crystal Math free?
Crystal Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ishido free?
Ishido is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crystal Math or Ishido?
Crystal Math is rated higher. Crystal Math averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Ishido averages 3.1 from 14 ratings.
Do Crystal Math or Ishido have ads?
Crystal Math shows ads; Ishido does not.
Which is updated more often, Crystal Math or Ishido?
Crystal Math ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ishido every 2 weeks. Most recently, Crystal Math was updated on November 2, 2026 and Ishido on November 4, 2026.

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