Comparison

May the Forces Be With You vs MathGate

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

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About

May the Forces Be With You

This game makes learning about forces and physics fun for kids. Explore concepts like gravity, magnetism, and simple machines through interactive play. Earn rewards by helping characters overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Learn about forces and physics
  • Explore pulleys, levers, and magnetism
  • Develop scientific thinking and logic
  • Intuitive interface for children
  • No ads
  • Earn rewards by playing
Features
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"May the Forces Be With You" is an educational and fun game to learn the fundamental concepts of forces and physics. Explore how pulleys work, inclined planes, levers, magnetic forces, pendulums, gravity, etc. Play and learn as you earn cookies to feed the cat. Develop scientific thinking, logic and curiosity. And have fun with your new friends, the cat and the robot. With "May the Forces Be With You" you can freely play and learn, with no pressure or stress. Think, act, observe, ask questions and find answers. Have fun playing with the robot and helping him overcome challenges to win his furry friend's favorite cookies. FEATURES • Helps develop scientific thinking. • Easy and intuitive scenarios, with interfaces that appeal to children. • Includes basic concepts to understand physics: friction, gravity and magnetism. • Discover some simple machines. • Learn how forces work to drive pulleys, levers, inclined planes, magnets and pendulums. • Appropriate for children ages 4 and up. A game for the whole family. • No ads. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/

About

MathGate

Features
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Lock the apps your kids love until the math is done. MathGate puts Apple's Screen Time shield over the apps you choose. Your child solves a short streak of math problems to earn a timed unlock, then the lock comes back on its own. One purchase, no subscription, no account, nothing to manage after setup. WHY PARENTS PICK MATHGATE • Set it once and forget it. The shield re-locks automatically when earned time runs out. • Pay $4.99 one time for Lifetime Unlock. No monthly fees, ever. Family Sharing supported. • No account, no sign-in, no data leaves the device. • Built on Apple's Screen Time technology, so the lock holds even if MathGate is closed or force quit. • No nagging and no timers to police. Screen time has to be earned. REAL MATH PRACTICE, A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division • Times tables, math facts, and mental math • Difficulty by grade level, from early elementary through middle school • Every unlock is a mini practice session, so idle screen time turns into daily review HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a parent PIN and pick the apps or categories to lock 2. Choose the problem types, difficulty, and how many correct answers in a row it takes 3. Your child solves the streak and earns a set amount of screen time 4. When time is up the shield returns and the next unlock takes another round of math FREE AND LIFETIME The free version locks up to 3 apps with every problem type and difficulty, so you can try the full loop before you buy. Lifetime Unlock is a single $4.99 purchase that opens unlimited apps, whole categories and Block Everything, for every device in your family. A screen time app blocker and a math tutor in one. Works on iPhone and iPad. Requires Screen Time to be enabled on the child's device.

Screenshots

May the Forces Be With You4 screens
MathGate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MathGate at fortnightly against May the Forces Be With You's every 5 months. May the Forces Be With You's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. May the Forces Be With You sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and MathGate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

May the Forces Be With You ships an update every 5 months, MathGate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
May the Forces Be With You versus MathGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMay the Forces Be With YouMathGate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (81 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearny LandEric Fortuna

In-app purchases

4 purchases

May the Forces Be With You

Subscriptions4
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
1 purchases

MathGate

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is May the Forces Be With You free?
May the Forces Be With You is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MathGate free?
MathGate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do May the Forces Be With You or MathGate have ads?
Neither May the Forces Be With You nor MathGate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, May the Forces Be With You or MathGate?
May the Forces Be With You ships an update every 5 months, and MathGate fortnightly. Most recently, May the Forces Be With You was updated on October 24, 2026 and MathGate on October 13, 2026.

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