Comparison

Tally Up vs Math Balloons

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

Head to head
About

Tally Up

Features
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A simple fun game to improve your cognitive skills. Tally Up focuses on improving your quantitative and fluid reasoning skills. Play Instructions : The screen is divided into two halfs; Upper half & Lower half You have to identify which half tallies up to the highest value or If both are equal. When Button colour changes to Red it indicates Wrong Answer and Green for Right Answer. Difficulty increases as you keep playing. Tally Up Scoring & Rules: You have 30 seconds & 4 attempts to start with. Lost Attempts are refilled as you progress to next level. Each right answer gains you additional 2 seconds Points are awarded on the basis of number of bubbles multiplied by level difficulty. This game aims to help you to improve your score for any Cognitive Test.

About

Math Balloons

Features
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Math Balloons turns math practice into play. Pop balloons with the correct answer and build fast, confident mental math through quick repetition and fun challenges. Perfect for students in grades 1–7. Practice modes: - Multiplication (times tables) - Division - Addition & subtraction - β€œTest your skills” (mixed) – a varied challenge mode Two difficulty levels: - Easy: fewer balloons and clearly different answer options β€” great for younger learners. - Normal: faster pace and closer alternatives β€” for stronger fluency and automatic recall. - Safe and kid-friendly No ads, no account or sign-in Everything is stored locally on your device Available in Norwegian and English

Screenshots

Tally Up3 screens
Math Balloons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tally Up at 11.0 against Math Balloons's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tally Up ships an update every 4 days, Math Balloons weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Tally Up versus Math Balloons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTally UpMath Balloons
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better13.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size51 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrathamesh SawantMAGNUS FINSTAD

In-app purchases

None

Tally Up

No in-app purchases

None

Math Balloons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tally Up free?
Tally Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Balloons free?
Math Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tally Up or Math Balloons have ads?
Neither Tally Up nor Math Balloons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tally Up or Math Balloons?
Tally Up ships an update every 4 days, and Math Balloons weekly. Most recently, Tally Up was updated on October 27, 2026 and Math Balloons on October 14, 2026.

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