The Math Zombie vs RetroRapid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Math Zombie
Engage your brain with a fun math game where you defeat zombies by merging number blocks to create target sums. Improve your math skills and memory in just a few minutes a day.
- Merge number blocks
- Solve math problems
- Improve math skills
- Increase memory ability
- Brain training game
- Timed challenges
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Are you ready to defeat the Math Zombies? Think fast, challenge yourself and exercise your brain with this game for people of all ages. Improve math skills and increase your memory ability. Tune-up your brain with this fun, engaging game by playing only a few minutes a day. Math Zombie is a huge success, a lot of people are having fun while improving their Math skills. Math Zombie was selected as Apple Staff's Favorite during the week of Christmas 2008. The goal of this math game is simple: You need to defeat the Math Zombies by creating the numbers they are asking. To create numbers, drag two number blocks to merge their values. If you get the right number, you will attack the zombie. You will must be quick, because if the timer goes out, the Zombie will attack you. Suggestions, reviews, and ratings are greatly appreciated.
RetroRapid
Experience retro arcade racing with a simple left-or-right steering mechanic. Avoid traffic on an endless highway, with speed and rival cars increasing to test your reflexes. Compete for high scores and leaderboard dominance in this pure, addictive driving challenge.
- Simple left/right steering
- Endless highway gameplay
- Increasing speed and traffic
- High score chasing
- Leaderboard competition
- Pure arcade action
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RetroRapid! is a fast 3-lane arcade racer built for quick sessions and high-score chasing. Dodge traffic and survive as speed keeps rising. Controls are easy to learn and hard to master, so every run becomes a reflex challenge. Why players keep coming back: - Quick, one-more-run arcade gameplay - Live two-player SharePlay races on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Friend races are free and never use daily plays - Game Center leaderboards, achievements, and friend markers - Play on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch - Touch, swipe, keyboard, Digital Crown, and supported game controllers - VoiceOver, audio cues, haptics, larger text, high contrast, and Reduce Motion support - Works offline for quick races anytime - Play free every day, or unlock Unlimited Plays once; no subscription - No data collection Crash, restart, and beat your best. Players are saying: "I am really a fan of this nice accessible game that I can just pick up and play! Finally, something that also works with the apple watch!" - Datafile, App Store review Featured in Create with Swift, Weekly Newsletter #96 (Indie App of the Week): "But beyond the nostalgia and tight gameplay, what truly stands out is its accessibility."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RetroRapid at Free against The Math Zombie's $0.99. RetroRapid also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 66 months). The Math Zombie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
RetroRapid is free to download; The Math Zombie costs $0.99 up front. RetroRapid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Math Zombie asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for The Math Zombie against 4.8 for RetroRapid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Math Zombie ships an update every 66 months, RetroRapid weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Math Zombie | RetroRapid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 66 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MM&F Software LLC | Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats |
Customer experience
The Math Zombie
RetroRapid
In-app purchases
The Math Zombie
No in-app purchases
RetroRapid
- Unlimited Plays$2.99
