Comparison

mathfiend vs Mental Math Practice & Riddles

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

Head to head
About

mathfiend

This game offers a fun and engaging way to improve math skills with fast-paced levels, a vibrant soundtrack, and a wide range of problems from basic arithmetic to complex multiplication. Compete on leaderboards to earn medals and prove your mathematical prowess.

Highlights
  • Snappy levels
  • Grooving soundtrack
  • Problems from single digit addition to parenthetical multiplication
  • Enter numbers and solve problems
  • Score times and earn medals
  • Leaderboards for global and friend competition
Features
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Tired of math games that are complete snoozefests? Mathfiend will rock your socks off with snappy levels, a grooving soundtrack that'll get your brain cells cozying right up against each other, heaps of attitude, and problems from all walks of life. From your humble single digit addition all the way to beastly parenthetical multiplication, that'll make your brain melt and fountain straight out of your ears. We got them all. Enter numbers, solve problems, complete levels, score times and earn medals. Oh, and get better at math in the process. Like, as a bonus. And do you want to know who's the mathiest of them all? Mathfiend has more leaderboards than you can shake a vector at. Compete against your friends and against the world. Score the best times, collect the most medals. Make friends and influence people. ??? Profit. Get mathfiend now and prove yourself in dozens of levels of numbery goodness.

About

Mental Math Practice & Riddles

Enhance your arithmetic and logic skills with engaging mini-games and puzzles. This app offers a variety of challenges, from timed math practices to creative equation building, designed to sharpen your cognitive abilities in a fun and relaxing way.

Highlights
  • Mental math challenges
  • Cross Math puzzles
  • Math riddles
  • Timed math practices
  • Connect numbers puzzles
  • Build equations
  • Reach the number challenges
Features
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Improve your math skills and relax with fun games that train your brain! With many different mini-games and exercises, you will have fun and get better at math. Mental Math Challenges: Get better at doing math in your head. Solve problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The games get harder as you move to higher levels. Cross Math: A relaxing puzzle game. Place numbers in the right spots to make all the equations correct. Math Riddles: Solve logic and math puzzles using basic math you learned in school. Find the connection between numbers and shapes to solve the puzzles. Timed Math Practices: Try to solve math problems before time runs out. You can choose the math operations, the difficulty, and the time limit for your test. Connect Numbers: Drag and move numbers to make a correct equation. Build Equations: Finish the equations by putting number cards in the empty spaces. Reach the number: Place the math operators and numbers in the right spots to make an equation that equals the final number. Play Yosu Math Games for 10 minutes a day to improve your mental math and cognitive skills. It's a relaxing and fun way to exercise your brain.

Screenshots

mathfiend4 screens
Mental Math Practice & Riddles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: mathfiend at none against Mental Math Practice & Riddles's shown. mathfiend also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. mathfiend sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Mental Math Practice & Riddles sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for mathfiend against 5.0 for Mental Math Practice & Riddles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mathfiend has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mathfiend ships an update every 8 days, Mental Math Practice & Riddles every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mathfiend versus Mental Math Practice & Riddles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermathfiendMental Math Practice & Riddles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuantum Craft UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Yesno Labs

Customer experience

mathfiend

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mental Math Practice & Riddles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

mathfiend

One-time5
  • 2 Energy Refills$0.99
  • 1 hour Infinite Energy$2.99
  • 10 Energy Refills$3.99
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  • 6 hours Infinite Energy$5.99
  • 40 Energy Refills$11.99
7 purchases

Mental Math Practice & Riddles

Subscriptions6
  • Yosu Limited Offer: 1 month$0.991 Month
  • Yosu Limited Offer: 3 months$1.993 Months
  • Yosu Math Premium: 1 month$2.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Yosu Limited Offer: 1 year$4.991 Year
  • Yosu Math Premium: 3 months$5.993 Months
  • Yosu Math Premium: 1 year$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Yosu Math Limited Offer$3.99

Questions

Is mathfiend free?
mathfiend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mental Math Practice & Riddles free?
Mental Math Practice & Riddles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mathfiend or Mental Math Practice & Riddles?
Mental Math Practice & Riddles is rated higher. mathfiend averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Mental Math Practice & Riddles averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do mathfiend or Mental Math Practice & Riddles have ads?
Mental Math Practice & Riddles shows ads; mathfiend does not.
Which is updated more often, mathfiend or Mental Math Practice & Riddles?
mathfiend ships an update every 8 days, and Mental Math Practice & Riddles every 3 weeks. Most recently, mathfiend was updated on October 7, 2026 and Mental Math Practice & Riddles on September 29, 2026.

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