Comparison

Delete After Reading vs Mathdle

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

Head to head
About

Delete After Reading

Engage in an interactive adventure that blends reading with puzzle-solving. Uncover a secret mission to retrieve a stolen videogame and alter destiny, all while ensuring your actions remain undetected.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading and story gameplay
  • Escape room style puzzles
  • Unique storytelling format
  • Adventure mission
  • Stealth and puzzle mechanics
Features
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A book you can play, or a game you can read, Delete After Reading is a crafted combination of an adventure story and puzzle games about cheating your destiny. An original storytelling format for armchair detectives and escape room aficionados of all ages. On the worst day of your life, you find a strange device with a file named “Delete After Reading”. It’s a classified document. Nina, Cinco, and Tomate, a clandestine group of kids (they happen to be dead, but they’ve never let that small detail interfere with their daily, uh, lives) want you to join them on a secret mission to repair Destiny’s latest injustice: the despised millionaire Martin Skrilhex has stolen the only existing copy of the highly coveted videogame “The Curse of Penguin Island” so only he can play it. Together you’ll have to sneak into the magnate’s mansion and steal back the videogame, so kids around the world can play it. But this mission will only be successful if Destiny does not find out that you are changing his plans, so never ever forget to delete the file after reading it. Main features: - Text is the gameplay, a cool and innovative mix of interactive reading, story, and escape room puzzles. - An immersive storytelling format that broadens the view of what games (and books) could be. - A thrilling adventure story for the whole family.

About

Mathdle

This app offers daily math puzzles where you build valid equations using digits and operators. It features a daily challenge with a timer and a large collection of handcrafted levels with hints. Compete with others on leaderboards and share your wins.

Highlights
  • Daily math equation challenges
  • 5,000 handcrafted levels
  • Hints for levels
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Light & Dark themes
  • Shareable win grids
Features
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Mathdle is a fast, friendly spin on the viral word puzzle—only with math. Build a valid equation in 8 tiles using digits and operators. Green is correct, yellow is present, grey is out. Play your way • Daily Challenge – one hard puzzle per day with a timer and a 3-second countdown. Six tries. Keep your streak alive. • 5,000 Levels – handcrafted and solvable. The first five are easier; then it ramps up. Unlimited attempts with a scrollable board. • Hints (Levels) – reveal a tile when you’re stuck. Compete • Game Center leaderboards: Fastest Daily Time, Fewest Daily Lines, and Total Levels Completed. • Share your grid when you win. Designed to feel great • Light & Dark themes. • Confetti on success. No account required. Just open and play.

Screenshots

Delete After Reading4 screens
Mathdle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Delete After Reading at 4.2 against Mathdle's 1.0. Delete After Reading also leads on ratings volume (73 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Mathdle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price and ads 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. Delete After Reading sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mathdle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Delete After Reading holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Delete After Reading has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Delete After Reading versus Mathdle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelete After ReadingMathdle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (73 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB5 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPatrones y EsconditesNeel Roy

Customer experience

Delete After Reading

All ratings73 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral25.7%
Negative25.7%

Mathdle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Delete After Reading

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot scroll on MacBook Pro
  • Symbols on TV are incorrect
  • Cannot buy the game on Mac
  • Chapter 5 is terrible on Mac
  • TV did not show channels 7-9 until reloading app
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  • Audio did not play after reloading

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add a save/continue feature
  • Make all levels free or reduce price
  • Add iCloud syncing
  • Add built-in video walkthroughs
  • Improve scrolling on iOS
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  • Adjust controls for Mac users
  • Fix text spacing issues
  • Provide clearer guides for puzzles

Mathdle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Delete After Reading

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99
None

Mathdle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Delete After Reading free?
Delete After Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mathdle free?
Mathdle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Delete After Reading or Mathdle?
Delete After Reading is rated higher. Delete After Reading averages 4.2 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Mathdle averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Delete After Reading or Mathdle have ads?
Neither Delete After Reading nor Mathdle shows ads.

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