Comparison

Math Rescue vs TutorUnlock

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

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About

Math Rescue

This educational game makes learning about rounding and estimation fun for children. Players help a fireman save a forest by using the correct amount of water balloons to put out fires, practicing essential math skills through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Practice rounding to nearest 10s and 100s
  • Estimate sums of two and three-digit numbers
  • Learn place value concepts
  • Engaging gameplay with sound and art
  • Self-paced and adaptive practice
  • Aligned with Common Core and Singapore Math
Features
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Rounding and Estimation is fun with Toby, the fireman! Run through the forest and put out fires with the water balloons - and help Toby save the forest and the bridges in it from burning down! Note though - you need to be fast and use approximately the right amount of water to put out the fires. Use too much, and you’ll run out of water. Use too little, and you can’t put out the fire! Math Rescue- is a cool math game and great way to practice and test your rounding and estimation skills and have fun at the same time. This game also helps with learning mental math drills practice. The game uses interesting mechanics to help children practice rounding and estimation skills. An exciting game play with great sound and art will keep children engaged for a long time. Through Math Rescue, your child will learn and practice the following skills - - Rounding to nearest 10s and 100s of two and three digit numbers. - Estimating sum of two 2-digits numbers - Estimating sum of two 3-digits numbers The app not only teaches children how to round up numbers but also helps understand some more basic problems such as the place value of a digit in a number. The app reinforces math concepts with self-paced and adaptive practice anytime, anywhere. Estimation, especially estimating sums of multiple numbers, is an essential skill in the daily life application of Math. From simple things like sensing whether a shopping list is going out of budget, to arriving at project cost expectations at work or figuring out which home financing options are better in the long run, estimation can significantly improve the quality and the speed of the decisions we make. Use Math Rescue to form a solid foundation for your child’s estimation skills. This game also helps understanding the basic concept of doing addition by rounding the number, which will help in solving mental math addition or subtraction in fast manner. This mental math learning game is aligned to common core math and Singapore math and best suitable for 3rd (third) grade, 4th (fourth) grade and 5th (fifth) grade kids. This game also helps in mental math addition learning for grade 3, 4 and 5. Skills covered • Rounding to nearest 10 • Rounding up, rounding down • Rounding 2 digit numbers to nearest 10 • Rounding 3 digit numbers to nearest 10 • Rounding numbers with 5 in the units place • Rounding to nearest 100 • Rounding up, rounding down • Rounding 3 digit numbers to the nearest 100 • Estimating sums using rounding • Estimating the sum of two 1-digit numbers • Estimating the sum of one 2-digit and one single digit number • Estimating the sum of two 2-digit numbers • Estimating the sum of one 2 digit and one 3 digit number • Estimating the sum of two 3 digit numbers The skills covered, correspond to the following common core curriculum standards - 3.NBT.A.1 - Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. 4.NBT.A.3 - Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers to any place. Subscription info: - Math Rescue can be purchased standalone, or as part of a makkajai Genius subscription. - Makkajai Genius subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual. ($59.99/yr) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the monthly billing cycle - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/privacy-policy and our terms can be found at: https://www.makkajai.com/terms

About

TutorUnlock

Features
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TutorUnlock: Turn Screen Time into Brain Time Tired of the endless battle over Roblox, YouTube, and Fortnite? TutorUnlock lets you finally win — without being the bad guy. As a parent, you choose up to 4 educational apps (math, reading, coding, languages, whatever actually helps your kids). Set how much focused time they need to complete each day. Once they hit their goals, their favorite “fun” apps unlock automatically. No more fighting. No more guilt. Just smarter screen time. How it works: Pick your educational apps (Duolingo, Khan Kids, Prodigy, ABCmouse, etc.) Set daily learning goals (15 mins, 30 mins, 1 hour — your choice) Choose which fun apps get locked behind the goals (Roblox, YouTube, TikTok, Minecraft, etc.) Watch your kids actually do schoolwork to earn their playtime Key Features: Simple, clean parent dashboard Works with up to 4 educational apps Flexible daily goals (resets every day) Automatic app unlocking when goals are met Progress tracking for each device Privacy-first — no creepy data collection Perfect for ages 6–14. Because yes, even your 8-year-old can earn his Roblox time with a little math first. Stop negotiating with tiny terrorists. Make learning the key to their fun. - Made by a tired parent of Roblox addicts

Screenshots

Math Rescue4 screens
TutorUnlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Rescue at 4.3 against TutorUnlock's 3.0. Math Rescue also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). TutorUnlock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Rescue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. TutorUnlock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Rescue holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Rescue has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Rescue ships an update monthly, TutorUnlock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Math Rescue versus TutorUnlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath RescueTutorUnlock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.5K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakkajai Edu Tech Private LimitedSwith Bell

Bugs and requests

Math Rescue

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Levels resetting unexpectedly
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More grade levels and difficulty options
  • Monthly subscription option
  • Ability to customize skins/characters

TutorUnlock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Math Rescue

Subscriptions1
  • Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99
None

TutorUnlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Math Rescue free?
Math Rescue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TutorUnlock free?
TutorUnlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Math Rescue or TutorUnlock?
Math Rescue is rated higher. Math Rescue averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while TutorUnlock averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Math Rescue or TutorUnlock have ads?
Neither Math Rescue nor TutorUnlock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Rescue or TutorUnlock?
Math Rescue ships an update monthly, and TutorUnlock every 10 days. Most recently, Math Rescue was updated on October 29, 2026 and TutorUnlock on October 28, 2026.

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