Comparison

mathfiend vs Word Hunting!

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

Word Hunting!

Uncover hidden words by sliding your finger across letter tiles. Clear the board by finding all the words to progress. A new challenge awaits with each level.

Highlights
  • Slide finger on letters to find words
  • Eliminate words to clear the board
  • New letters appear after words are found
  • Progress through levels by finding the last word
Features
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There are words hidden under the pile of letters! Somebody has to solve it and the job is yours. Slide your finger on the correct letters and eliminate the word. New letters will appear and do it till you find the last word and clean the board Good luck

Screenshots

mathfiend4 screens
Word Hunting!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Word Hunting! at none against mathfiend's 5. mathfiend's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Word Hunting! asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Word Hunting!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mathfiend has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mathfiend ships an update every 8 days, Word Hunting! every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mathfiend versus Word Hunting!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermathfiendWord Hunting!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuantum Craft UG (haftungsbeschränkt)Bahadir Yerdelen

Customer experience

mathfiend

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Word Hunting!

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
Show 2 more
  • 6 hours Infinite Energy$5.99
  • 40 Energy Refills$11.99
None

Word Hunting!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mathfiend free?
mathfiend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Hunting! free?
Word Hunting! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mathfiend or Word Hunting!?
Word Hunting! is rated higher. mathfiend averages 4.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Word Hunting! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do mathfiend or Word Hunting! have ads?
Word Hunting! shows ads; mathfiend does not.
Which is updated more often, mathfiend or Word Hunting!?
mathfiend ships an update every 8 days, and Word Hunting! every 10 days. Most recently, mathfiend was updated on November 4, 2026 and Word Hunting! on October 30, 2026.

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