Mathic vs Svengoolie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathic
Explore mathematical concepts through engaging animations and optical illusions. This app showcases drawing techniques using CoreGraphics and UIKit, offering a visual journey into geometry and patterns. Source code is available for those interested in the underlying technology.
- Shape and path drawing
- Gradient and text rendering
- CoreGraphics animations
- UIKit integration
- Mathematical scenes
- Optical illusions
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A UIKit & CoreGraphics showcase. This app demonstrates different techniques for drawing shapes, paths, gradients, text, and animations using CoreGraphics and UIKit. Scenes are based in mathematics and optical illusions. Source code is available through the About page.
Svengoolie
Get weekly movie previews, schedules, and behind-the-scenes content from your favorite horror host. Discover where to watch MeTV every Saturday night.
- Weekly movie previews
- Movie schedule
- Behind-the-scenes updates
- Where to watch MeTV guide
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The new Svengoolie® app (I have an app?!) is your preview for watching MeTV every Saturday night. Install the app to access each week’s movie story, movie schedule, and other behind-the-scenes updates from your favorite horror host. Svengoolie airs Saturday nights on MeTV. You can find how to watch MeTV by visiting https://MeTV.com/wheretowatch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mathic at 5.0 against Svengoolie's 2.1. Mathic also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 8 months). Svengoolie's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Mathic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Svengoolie has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mathic ships an update every 10 days, Svengoolie every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathic | Svengoolie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.1 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | zakk hoyt | ME-TV National Limited Partnership |
Customer experience
Mathic
Svengoolie
In-app purchases
Mathic
No in-app purchases
Svengoolie
No in-app purchases
