Comparison

Basic Math vs Math Bridges

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

Head to head
About

Basic Math

Practice essential math skills through repetitive exercises. This app offers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems suitable for children and adults. An optional upgrade unlocks advanced features like a numeric keypad, customizable difficulty, and performance tracking.

Highlights
  • Addition exercises
  • Subtraction exercises
  • Multiplication exercises
  • Division exercises
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Performance reporting
Features
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This is an application based on the drill-and-practice instructional strategy. Similar to memorization, such a strategy presents the tasks to be completed repetitively to build up the foundation skills for more meaningful learning in the future. This application provides exercises covering basic mathematical skills like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The exercises are targeted for children under 12 years, and sometimes even adults, with varying degrees of difficulty depending on their age. Upgrade to Basic Math Deluxe to unlock the following features: - A numeric keypad to enter answers, besides using multiple-choice answers - Enter values using the usual calculator left-to-right mode, or working style right-to-left mode - Sound effects - A times table to practise multiplication tables - Option to configure max and minimum operand value - A report card to review your performance in past exercises

About

Math Bridges

This app offers engaging math games for children to learn counting, addition, and subtraction. It adapts to a child's grade level, providing fun gameplay to build confidence and improve schoolwork. Kids can practice math strategies at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Addition games
  • Subtraction games
  • Number counting games
  • Adaptive difficulty by grade level
  • Learn new math strategies
  • Fix bridges by solving problems
Features
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Learning math isn’t just educational, it’s fun with Math Bridges! Kids get to play fun, quick-paced math games while learning how to better understand numbers and counting! Run through the valley counting numbers with TOBY and helping him fix bridges in a variety of math games and have fun learning! Numbers will teach kids effective math strategies through fun gameplay to help them solve addition and subtraction problems. Math Bridges suits any kid and adjusts the educational game based on their grade level. Kids will zoom through fun math games and their school work will show how much they’ve learned! Math Bridges Features: Math Games including • Addition Games • Subtraction Games • Number Counting Games Arithmetic Levels and Gameplay • Math games offered in different levels based off children’s grade and math level • Solve arithmetic problems to help TOBY fix bridges in the valley and learn new math strategies • Use math to travel the world and have fun learning numbers! Learning New Math Strategies for Kids • Learning numbers through simple, fun math games to understand math topics better • Practice counting numbers at their own pace with no pressure to complete levels • Get math help through modern number games and find new strategies to help in school Math Games and School • Learning math is fun, and Math Bridges is another great math tool! • Play math games as a class in school, and help children feel independent in math • Encourage learning and make improvements in addition and subtraction Math Bridges offers fun, fast math games for kids so they can have fun while learning! Adjust math games to your child’s grade, travel the valley and fix bridges by counting numbers with TOBY and feel more confident in school. Download Math Bridges today and see your child improve in math! Subscription info: - Math Bridges can be purchased standalone, or as part of a makkajai subscription. - Makkajai subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual. (Genius - $59.99/yr) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the billing cycle Our full terms can be found at: http://makkajai.com/terms Our privacy policy can be found at: http://makkajai.com/privacy-policy For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com

Screenshots

Basic Math4 screens
Math Bridges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Bridges at 4.4 against Basic Math's 3.0. Math Bridges also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). Basic Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price and review sentiment 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. Math Bridges sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Basic Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Bridges holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Bridges has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Basic Math's written reviews are positive against 66% of Math Bridges's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Math ships an update every 2 months, Math Bridges monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Basic Math versus Math Bridges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic MathMath Bridges
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews65.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExplorer TechnologiesMakkajai Edu Tech Private Limited

Customer experience

Basic Math

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative24.6%

Math Bridges

All ratings2,542 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative31.7%

Bugs and requests

Basic Math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Math Bridges

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty canceling subscription
  • Incompatibility issues on some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Offline mode for use on airplanes
  • More challenging levels and content

In-app purchases

None

Basic Math

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Math Bridges

Subscriptions1
  • Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Basic Math free?
Basic Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Bridges free?
Math Bridges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic Math or Math Bridges?
Math Bridges is rated higher. Basic Math averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Math Bridges averages 4.4 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Basic Math or Math Bridges have ads?
Basic Math shows ads; Math Bridges does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Math or Math Bridges?
Basic Math ships an update every 2 months, and Math Bridges monthly. Most recently, Basic Math was updated on August 24, 2026 and Math Bridges on September 23, 2026.

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