iCalc Champions vs Mateo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCalc Champions
This educational app adapts to your math skill level, increasing problem difficulty as you improve. It offers contextually relevant video explanations for any problem you find challenging.
- Adaptive difficulty levels
- Video explanations for problems
- Arithmetic practice
- Geometry practice
- Progressive skill challenge
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Math Champions was made with learning in mind and adapts to your level for each topic. As your skill in each topic increases, so do the difficulty of the problems. Math Champions will continue to challenge you as you grow. If you don't know how to do a problem, that's okay! Math Champions provides contextually relevant videos for every problem.
Mateo
This app offers structured math practice divided into modules by operation and difficulty. It generates personalized workouts that adapt to a student's progress for improved retention. Mastering these skills can enhance performance in more complex mathematical concepts.
- 20 math modules by operation and difficulty
- Custom workouts based on student progress
- Dynamic question ordering
- Adaptive difficulty and time limits (Premium)
- Multiple student profiles (Premium)
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Mateo helps students master basic math facts. Problems are split into 20 modules, segmented by operation and difficulty. Mateo creates a custom workout that is based on student progress and optimized for long term retention. The ability to solve basic math problems quickly and reliably frees up mental resources, and is a great asset as math becomes more complicated! Workouts are split into two rounds. The order of questions changes dynamically to adapt to the student's skill level. For example, if the student answers a question incorrectly, that question will show up again during the workout. Please note that Mateo Premium (available via In-App purchase) is required to unlock the following features: • Multiplication/division • Setting up multiple student profiles • Adjusting difficulty and time limit Download Mateo today and get even better at math!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iCalc Champions at 100% against Mateo's 43%. iCalc Champions also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 19 months). Mateo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Mateo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iCalc Champions asks for nothing beyond the download.
iCalc Champions holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iCalc Champions's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mateo's.
iCalc Champions ships an update every 4 days, Mateo every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCalc Champions | Mateo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jake Elrod | Erik Wegener |
Customer experience
iCalc Champions
Mateo
In-app purchases
iCalc Champions
No in-app purchases
Mateo
- Mateo Premium$1.99
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