Aster vs Math Stan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aster
Embark on a cosmic journey in this physics-based space adventure. Guide your rocket to collect smiling stars across 24 unique levels, each presenting new challenges with gravity and celestial bodies. Explore four distinct runs, from traditional gravity to antigravity and multi-star captures.
- 24 challenging levels
- Simulated space physics
- Gravity and antigravity mechanics
- Multi-star capture challenges
- Mini star collection
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Aster is a space adventure game inspired by my WWDC18 scholarship winner playground! Can you catch the smiling stars with your rocket? The game features 24 challenging levels in a simulated space physics environment. The levels are divided in 4 runs with 6 levels each: - Gravity Run: features the traditional game experience with planets and gravity. - Antigravity Run: adds planets with antigravity. - Orbit Run: includes levels with more than one star to capture. - Stardust Run: introduces mini stars.
Math Stan
Test your math speed in a timed competition against players worldwide. Answer as many questions as possible in 15 seconds, but beware of point deductions for incorrect answers. Climb the international leaderboard to prove you're the top genius.
- Timed math challenges
- Global leaderboard
- Point deduction for errors
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Competitive math testing
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What if the world's top genius was living among us, but no one even knew? Could it be one of your friends? Could it be you? Let's find out once and for all in a worldwide competition of Math Stan! When the timer starts, you get 30 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. Key in the correct answer, and you gain a valuable point and extra time. But be careful, my friend. If the incorrect answer is tapped, you will receive the dreaded ONE POINT DEDUCTION! Can you handle this pressure? Some say the timer is too fast. Others say the competition is too intense. Most say the frantic music isn't really conducive to mathematical concentration. MATH STAN! GAME MODE • The longer you go, the harder it gets — easy sums warm you up, then bigger sums and subtraction, then multiplication and division, and finally a bank of "extreme" brain-benders (squares, cubes, decimals, and monster-sized sums). • Every game you finish permanently earns you a sliver of extra starting time. Grind daily to build your advantage. • Claim your spot on the Worldwide Leaderboard, ranked by Highest Scores and Longest Streaks! PRACTICE MODE • No clock. No penalties. Just you and the numbers. • Star the problems you've learned, shuffle the deck, and filter by level. AND MORE • Game stats to track your progress over time. • Lots of customizable settings: Light Mode / Dark Mode, Fonts, Sensei Mood, Haptic Feedback, and more. • Optional: Sign in to save progress and sync across devices. Made with love. Math Stan has zero ads and will always be 100% free. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Aster at none against Math Stan's shown. Aster also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Math Stan's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Aster against 5.0 for Math Stan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Aster ships an update every 2 months, Math Stan every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aster | Math Stan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hugo Lispector | deLily Apps, Inc. |
Customer experience
Aster
Math Stan
In-app purchases
Aster
No in-app purchases
Math Stan
No in-app purchases
