Popcorn Burst vs Math Around
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popcorn Burst
Fill a popcorn bucket by holding to dispense kernels. Avoid dropping anything to achieve a top rating and progress through numerous handcrafted levels. Enjoy hours of engaging gameplay.
- Hold to fill bucket
- Avoid dropping items
- Earn top ratings
- Unique handcrafted levels
- Hours of entertainment
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Hold to fill the bucket with popcorn. Do not drop anything and earn top rating! Tons of unique handcrafted levels will keep you entertained for hours! Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use
Math Around
Engage in fun math exercises to build problem-solving and logic skills. Progress through levels with over 6000 exercises to master fundamental mathematical operations.
- Learn mathematics
- Develop problem solving and logic skills
- Study through levels
- Master main mathematical operations
- Over 6000+ exercises
- Practice mode
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Have fun while learning math! Features: · Learn mathematics · Develop problem solving and logic skills · Study through the levels and master the main mathematical operations! · Over 6000+ exercises · Practice mode Challenge yourself with math puzzles. Unlock the beauty of math!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Math Around at none against Popcorn Burst's shown. Math Around also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 51%). Popcorn Burst's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 71). On price, rating, 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. Popcorn Burst sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Math Around sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Popcorn Burst against 4.6 for Math Around. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popcorn Burst has 24K ratings behind it against 71, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Popcorn Burst's written reviews are positive against 75% of Math Around's.
Popcorn Burst ships an update every 2 months, Math Around weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popcorn Burst | Math Around |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (24K ratings) — better | 4.6 (71 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24K — better | 71 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 311 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SayGames LTD | Azur Interactive Games Limited |
Customer experience
Popcorn Burst
Math Around
Bugs and requests
Popcorn Burst
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rocket level immediately fails
- Popcorn disappearing or not registering properly
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to customize popcorn cannon/bucket
- Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
Math Around
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Popcorn Burst
- Remove Ads$2.99
Math Around
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Coin Pack 2$2.99
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- Coin Pack 3$4.99
- Coin Pack 4$9.99
- Coin Pack 5$19.99
- Coin Pack 6$49.99
