Mental Arithmetic Math vs MathRise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mental Arithmetic Math
Engage in fun arithmetic challenges suitable for all ages. Improve your math skills and concentration with adjustable difficulty levels. Play solo or with friends, even offline, for a quick and enjoyable brain workout.
- Arithmetic challenges
- Adjustable difficulty
- Suitable for all ages
- Play with friends
- Offline play
- Improves concentration
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■ Application Features Have a great time playing with family and friends. Become skilled at arithmetic, useful for your mathematical studies. Play with a difficulty that matches your level. Enjoyable for all ages. Even playing for a short amount of time can be a lot of fun! You can also play offline. Increase your ability to concentrate through brain activation.
MathRise
Engage in fast-paced mental math duels against real opponents or friends. Improve your arithmetic skills, climb leaderboards, and customize your experience with unlockable keypads. Ideal for those seeking a competitive and engaging way to sharpen their math abilities.
- Ranked head-to-head duels
- Elo rating system
- Friend challenges
- Live group sessions
- Daily challenges and leaderboards
- Practice modes for various arithmetic skills
- Customizable keypads
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Get faster at mental math. Face players at your level in 10-problem duels, train at your own pace and track your progress. Challenge your friends or take on the Daily Challenge. LIVE DUELS - Same problems, same clock: the fastest correct answers win. - You're matched with players at your level, and every duel moves your Elo rating, just like chess. - Climb the tiers from Rookie to Grandmaster and see where you stand in your country and worldwide. PRACTICE AT YOUR OWN PACE - No clock, no pressure: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, times tables, squares, percentages, fractions. - Difficulty adapts to you: easier after two misses, harder when you're on a roll. Your mistakes wait for you in a "To review" list. - Warm-up: a 90-second arithmetic sprint to get your brain going. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Every ranked duel gets a performance rating, and "My progress" charts your curve duel after duel. - Daily Challenge: one try, the same 10 problems for everyone. Where will you land today? - Daily quests and streaks: three goals a day, and a streak freeze protects your run when you miss a day. FRIENDS & GROUPS - Add friends by username and challenge them in one tap: problems are calibrated between your two levels. They beat your time? Rematch. - Challenge anyone with a link or a code, and share your score card. - Group sessions: open a room, show the code, and everyone plays the same set with just a first name, no account needed. Podium at the finish. FOR TEACHERS Run a live mental math session with your class: one code on the board, up to 100 students on the same problems, no student accounts or emails. Each student sees only their own score; you see the full standings. Details: mathrise.io/classroom ALSO Earn coins as you play and unlock new keypads in the shop: neon, mechanical, retro LCD… Clean, dark and free of childish gimmicks, MathRise is built for teens and adults who want to get genuinely fast at mental math. Whether you're studying for school, keeping your mind sharp or you just love a photo finish, MathRise turns mental math into a sport.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mental Arithmetic Math at none against MathRise's 1. Mental Arithmetic Math also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (97 vs 3). MathRise's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MathRise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mental Arithmetic Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mental Arithmetic Math holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mental Arithmetic Math has 97 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Mental Arithmetic Math's written reviews are positive against 100% of MathRise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mental Arithmetic Math ships an update every 2 months, MathRise weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mental Arithmetic Math | MathRise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (97 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Konno | GoodVibesLab |
Customer experience
Mental Arithmetic Math
MathRise
In-app purchases
Mental Arithmetic Math
No in-app purchases
MathRise
- MathRise without ads$2.99
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