DFI vs LiveMath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
DFI
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An international association of contractors, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry. Our multidisciplinary membership creates a consensus voice and a common vision for continual improvement in the planning, design and construction of deep foundations and excavation. This container app is a home to all our corporate events and is meant to showcase the same throughout its lifespan.
LiveMath
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A symbolic algebra and graphing platform for the rest of us - visual exploration and intuitive interaction without writing code. Looks like math. Feels like math. No programming headaches. Do algebra by picking up expressions and dragging or applying commands to them - you feel the tactile operations. Drag expressions onto graph windows to add them to the graph. Plot and compute: โข Parametric and implicit curves and surfaces, including tubes โข Differential equation solutions as numerical Flow plots โข Inequalities plots for linear programming โข Polygons and polyhedra with the Shapes plot โข Embedded videos in notebooks โข Full Unicode, including emoji, in math computations โข Significantly improved integration and differentiation engines โข Laplace Transform computations โข Statistics and linear algebra built in, including SVD and Eigenfactor โข Drag-and-drop matrix row operations for classroom presentation Free to read and interact with any premade notebook. LiveMath Pro unlocks adding new expressions and computations, saving and exporting. iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows. Fifteen languages. LiveMath Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.livemath.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DFI at none against LiveMath's 1. LiveMath's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. LiveMath sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.00 per year. DFI asks for nothing beyond the download.
DFI ships an update every 8 months, LiveMath every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DFI | LiveMath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 9 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Deep Foundations Institute, Inc. | MathMonkeys, LLC |
In-app purchases
DFI
No in-app purchases
LiveMath
- Yearly$149.001 Year









