Comparison

Cuneiform Drills vs Empire Math

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

Head to head
About

Cuneiform Drills

Practice Akkadian cuneiform by identifying signs, transliterating words, and distinguishing similar characters. Review your mistakes in a dedicated brush-up mode to improve your understanding of this ancient script.

Highlights
  • Identify cuneiform signs
  • Transliterate Akkadian words
  • Distinguish similar signs
  • Review mistaken questions
  • Multiple quiz modes
Features
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This is a Cuneiform workbook-quiz app. Touch keybutton and input correct reading of signs. How To Use First, select “Quiz A”, and answer questions. Please input letters by a keyboard and reply answer by “Enter” button. A triangle-sign button is backspace button. You can review mistaked questions in “Brush up” mode. In the beginning, please answer frequently “Brush up” questions. Game Modes Quiz A: Questions of a sign. Quiz B: Transliteration. Questions of words of multiple signs. Please answer without hyphen. Quiz C: Questions of similar sign. Brush up: Questions that you have mistaken in Quiz A.

About

Empire Math

Features
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Can your child read Maya glyphs? Decode Roman numerals under pressure? Solve Babylonian base-60 math against the clock? Empire Math puts ancient numeral systems at the heart of fast-paced combat gameplay — making math genuinely exciting for curious young minds. ——— HOW IT WORKS ——— A numeral appears on screen. Four choices appear below it. Answer correctly before the timer runs out and you earn an arrow for your quiver. Answer wrong — or run out of time — and the stone door opens. An enemy steps through. Now you fight your way back. It's simple to learn. It gets challenging fast. ——— THREE MINI-GAMES ——— MAYA MATH Read the ancient Maya vigesimal (base-20) number system — the same system used by Maya astronomers and mathematicians over 1,000 years ago. Dots, bars, and shell glyphs combine to form numbers. Master single-row numbers first, then unlock the 20s and 400s place values as difficulty builds. Face the Jaguar, the Bat, and the Stone Warrior in the dark jungle temple. ROMAN MATH Decode Roman numerals — I, V, X, L, C, D, M — and master the subtractive rules (IV, IX, XL, XC) that trip up most students. Numbers grow from simple to complex as levels progress. Face the Wolf, the Eagle, and the Rival Warrior in the sunlit Roman arena. BABYLONIAN MATH Tackle the ancient sexagesimal (base-60) number system from Mesopotamia — the system that gave us 60 minutes in an hour and 360 degrees in a circle. Read cuneiform-style wedge symbols and unlock increasingly complex numbers. Face the Desert Hawk, the Scorpion, and the Lion in the ancient city of Babylon. ——— LEARN AS YOU PLAY ——— Every new concept arrives just in time — a brief explanation appears exactly when a harder number is about to be shown, so players are never blindsided. A full interactive tutorial and untimed practice mode let players build confidence before the clock starts. ——— COMBAT THAT REWARDS LEARNING ——— Correct answers fill your quiver with arrows — the most powerful weapon in combat. Keep a 5-answer streak and earn a freeze token to pause the timer on a tough question. The better you read numerals, the better you fight. ——— DESIGNED FOR YOUNG LEARNERS ——— - No account required — play instantly - No personal data collected — ever - Family-safe ads only (G-rated, non-personalized) - Works offline - Age-appropriate content throughout — no dark themes - Culturally respectful treatment of all three civilizations ——— FOR PARENTS and TEACHERS ——— Empire Math reinforces numeral system concepts taught in history, social studies, and mathematics curricula. Maya, Roman, and Babylonian numeral systems appear in elementary and middle school standards across the US. The game is designed to be recommended teacher-to-teacher and shared via link — no App Store discovery required. Three civilizations. Three number systems. One learning game your child will actually want to play.

Screenshots

Cuneiform Drills2 screens
Empire Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Empire Math at every 4 days against Cuneiform Drills's every 58 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuneiform Drills ships an update every 58 months, Empire Math every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cuneiform Drills versus Empire Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuneiform DrillsEmpire Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 58 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB44 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKazunari HiyoshiProse Innovations LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cuneiform Drills

No in-app purchases

None

Empire Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cuneiform Drills free?
Cuneiform Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empire Math free?
Empire Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cuneiform Drills or Empire Math have ads?
Neither Cuneiform Drills nor Empire Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuneiform Drills or Empire Math?
Cuneiform Drills ships an update every 58 months, and Empire Math every 4 days. Most recently, Cuneiform Drills was updated on October 6, 2026 and Empire Math on October 10, 2026.

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