Comparison

Doodlematic Education vs MathTango

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

Head to head
About

Doodlematic Education

Transform your paper drawings into playable video games in seconds. Design, enhance, and share your creations with friends and family. Ideal for creative learning and rapid game prototyping.

Highlights
  • Create games from drawings
  • Enhance games with powerups
  • Share games online
  • Create custom Game Rooms
  • Favorite and rate games
  • Supports multiple game types
Features
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DoodleMatic turns your drawings into video games! Build a game by drawing on paper, snapping a photo, and have your drawing come to life in seconds. ■ Make games: Multiple game types encourage hours of creative play. ■ Share your game: Share with your friends and family so they can play your game on the web, without the app! ■ Powerup your game: Use the DoodleMatic Powerups to enhance your game with tools like movement, projectiles and bounce. ■ Create your own Game Room: Create a Game Room for you and your friends. ■ Like a game: Add a game to your favorites for quick access, and give props to the creator! Get your paper and markers out, and get ready to DRAW, SNAP, PLAY! * This application is free to download and offers some optional in-app purchases. * Internet connectivity required to play. Data charges may apply. * DoodleMatic requires use of the camera, children under 13 require parent permission to play. ====================================== Teachers around the world are singing DoodleMatic's praises! Educational benefits are numerous and nearly limitless. Here are just a few of the ways teachers and students are using DoodleMatic to learn and play: ■ Make games: DoodleMatic lets you instantly create games from drawings, with multiple game modes that encourage prototyping and iteration. DoodleMatic is the best rapid prototyping tool on the planet. ■ Any age: From the youngest game fans turning color-coded drawings into playable levels through complex Photoshop-created illustrations, students from Kindergarten through High School (and beyond!) use DoodleMatic in many different ways. ■ Reinforcement and Rewards: Connect classroom success with game design, reinforcing reading and writing by accompanying games with stories. ■ Make learning fun: Turn your subject content into a game that students can play and learn from. ■ Turn students into teachers: Students can use DoodleMatic to make interactive quizzes for each other, to reinforce what they have learned. ■ Share: Put your students' best lessons in the hands of other students in your school! Visit doodlematic.com or email us at info@doodlematic.com for more information on creating an educator account!

About

MathTango

This app offers hundreds of engaging math games for children aged 5-10+, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Kids progress through playful challenges, collect rewards, and build confidence in math skills. It features a customized curriculum and adaptive learning.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of math games for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Customized, age-appropriate lesson plan wizard
  • Adaptive learning based on Common Core curriculum
  • Playful worlds and missions for engagement
  • Multiple user profiles for family use
  • Offline play without WiFi
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MathTango makes learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division engaging and fun for kids aged 5-10+! They’ll progress through hundreds of playful math games for kids – collecting monsters, completing missions, building unique worlds, and discovering lots of fun and surprises along the way. Trusted by parents and teachers, MathTango helps kids learn math skills and build confidence – all while having fun! **MathTango is part of Piknik – one subscription, endless ways to play and learn! Get full access to the world's best preschool apps from Toca Boca, Sago Mini, and Originator with an Unlimited Plan.** PRESS AND AWARDS • kidSAFE Certified • Common Sense Media's Best Math Apps for Kids List • Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice • Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recipient • National Parenting Product Awards Winner • Creative Child Magazine Children's App of the Year Award • Apple App Store App of the Day FEATURES • Over 500 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division math games for kids covering more than 40 math levels. Review levels help to reinforce what’s been learned, leading to better retention. • The lesson plan wizard generates a customized, age-appropriate curriculum for every user. • A Common Core based curriculum dynamically adapts so a child advances only when they have finished the current lesson. • Addition and subtraction lessons include 9 types of puzzle games including number patterns, counting, ordering numbers, and more. • Multiplication and division lessons include 7 types of puzzle games covering multiplying and dividing single digits and factors of 10. • Kids learn and explore in two worlds – an island for addition and subtraction, and a starbase for multiplication and division. Each world has never-ending missions that are completed to earn unique characters and dozens of in-game items. • Math games for kids designed and classroom-tested for kids 5-10+ (Grades K-5) • Learn on the go! Play the downloaded app without WiFi. • Multiple user profiles on each device allow the entire family to learn at their own pace. • 100% ad-free and no in-app purchases. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS MathTango is a subscription service that gives total access to all math games for kids available in the app. You can choose to subscribe on a monthly or annual basis. New users will have access to a free trial at the time of sign-up. After your free trial, you can choose to subscribe on a monthly or annual basis. If you change your mind at any point, cancellation is easy through your App Store settings. • When you confirm your purchase, payment will be charged through your iTunes account. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Don’t want to auto-renew? Manage your account and renewal settings in your user Account Settings. • You can use your subscription on any device registered with your Apple ID. Like all Apple subscriptions, MathTango can’t use family sharing to share subscriptions across different Apple IDs. • Cancel your subscription anytime through your Account Settings, with no cancellation fees. • Questions? Need a hand? Give us a shout at support@playpiknik.com. Privacy Policy Sago Mini is committed to protecting your privacy and the privacy of your children. We adhere to the strict guidelines set forth by COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule) & kidSAFE, which ensure the protection of your child’s information online. Privacy policy: https://playpiknik.link/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://playpiknik.link/terms-of-use About Sago Mini Sago Mini is an award-winning company devoted to play. We make apps, games and toys for preschoolers worldwide. Toys that seed imagination and grow wonder. We bring thoughtful design to life. For kids. For parents. For giggles. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok at @sagomini.

Screenshots

Doodlematic Education4 screens
MathTango4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MathTango at 4.6 against Doodlematic Education's 3.2. MathTango also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 5). Doodlematic Education's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. MathTango sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Doodlematic Education asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MathTango holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MathTango has 4.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Doodlematic Education's written reviews are positive against 76% of MathTango's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Doodlematic Education versus MathTango: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodlematic EducationMathTango
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.7% of reviews
Number of ratings54.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB884 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitOGenius IncPiknik

Customer experience

Doodlematic Education

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MathTango

All ratings3,863 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

Doodlematic Education

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MathTango

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress and purchases not carrying over to new version
  • Inability to log in to paid account on new device
  • Accidental purchases cannot be refunded

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update the game to be more like the original MathTango
  • Change the name to MathTango and the icon to Isacc
  • Add more features and updates to continue playing puzzles
  • Remove the daily puzzle limit

In-app purchases

None

Doodlematic Education

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

MathTango

Subscriptions9
  • MathTango Plan$7.991 Month
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan$9.991 Month
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Piknik Unlimited Plan$14.991 Month
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Piknik Unlimited Plan$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Doodlematic Education free?
Doodlematic Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MathTango free?
MathTango is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodlematic Education or MathTango?
MathTango is rated higher. Doodlematic Education averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while MathTango averages 4.6 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Doodlematic Education or MathTango have ads?
Neither Doodlematic Education nor MathTango shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodlematic Education or MathTango?
Doodlematic Education ships an update every 2 months, and MathTango every 2 months. Most recently, Doodlematic Education was updated on November 3, 2026 and MathTango on November 10, 2026.

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