MathAthlete vs Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MathAthlete
Engage in a collection of arithmetic games playable directly through iMessage. Challenge friends and family with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division challenges. More game modes are planned for future updates.
- Arithmetic games
- Playable via iMessage
- Addition challenges
- Subtraction challenges
- Multiplication challenges
- Division challenges
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Test your math skills with your friends and family by playing this fun and exciting collection of arithmetic games via iMessage! MathAthlete features the following games: •Addition •Subtraction •Multiplication •Division More modes are coming soon!
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
This app offers a vast collection of classic logic puzzles with a modern, clean interface. Enjoy daily challenges, detailed statistics, and progress tracking across various puzzle types. It provides tutorials and rule summaries for each game, ensuring a smooth learning experience.
- Dozens of handcrafted puzzle types
- Daily challenges
- Tutorials and rule summaries
- Replays, statistics, and progress tracking
- iCloud sync
- No advertising
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Sudoku, Nonogram, Kakuro, Slitherlink, Hashi and Masyu: 68 puzzle types in one ad-free collection. Start with a favorite, then discover your next challenge. Find your kind of puzzle - Enjoy number puzzles? Try Sudoku, Calcudoku and Futoshiki. - Follow number clues in Slitherlink, draw a single loop through the black and white pearls in Masyu, or connect islands in Hashi. - Shade and divide grids in Nonogram, Nurikabe and Shikaku. - Try something different with Minesweeper, Tents and Trees, or Star Battle. Learn by playing Interactive tutorials let you practice unfamiliar rules on the board. Choose from each game's available sizes and difficulties, and play practice puzzles offline at your own pace. New boards are generated so you can keep exploring. Start free, explore more with Pro Generate and play new boards free in 51 game types. The other 17 Pro games each include 5 different free boards, shared across practice and challenges. Pro unlocks unlimited new boards in those games, plus full replay history, advanced replay controls and long-term statistics. Make time for a puzzle Take on the shared daily challenge, review real games in replays, or follow your progress. Online challenges, rankings and cloud features need an internet connection. Included puzzles: Numbers & symbols: Sudoku, Calcudoku, Kakuro, Futoshiki, Binairo, Binairo+, Mathrax, Skyscrapers, Hidoku, ABCD, ABC End View, Hitori, Subsets Loops & connections: Slitherlink, Masyu, Hashi, Yajilin, Shingoki, Gokigen Naname, Spokes, Train Tracks, Signpost, NetWalk, Netslide, Roma, Stitches Shading & regions: Nonogram, Mosaic, Nurikabe, Fillomino, Shikaku, Heyawake, LITS, Norinori, Tapa, Shakashaka, Kurodoko, Palisade, Spiral Galaxies, Map, Yin-Yang Placement & clues: Minesweeper, Battleships, Tents and Trees, Akari, Star Battle, Aquarium, Thermometers, Magnets, Kakurasu, Lollipops, Tatebo-Yokobo, Dominosa, Tawamurenga, Black Box, Haunted Mirror Maze, Mastermind Movement & space: 15 Puzzle, Sixteen, Twiddle, Cube, Flip, Flood, SameGame, Inertia, Peg Solitaire, Planarity, Clusters Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MathAthlete at daily against Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles's weekly. Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. MathAthlete sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MathAthlete against 4.9 for Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MathAthlete ships an update daily, Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MathAthlete | Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (27 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergio Deleon Jr. | BE A MAN PTY LTD |
Customer experience
MathAthlete
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
In-app purchases
MathAthlete
- Bonuses$0.99
Simon Tatham's Logic Puzzles
- Simon Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Simon Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Simon Pro Lifetime$39.99
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