Basic Math vs Math Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Addition exercises
- Subtraction exercises
- Multiplication exercises
- Division exercises
- Adjustable difficulty
- Performance reporting
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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
Math Games
Enhance your arithmetic abilities with this engaging educational game. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Compete with friends and aim for the top of the leaderboards.
- Addition practice
- Subtraction practice
- Multiplication practice
- Division practice
- Leaderboards
- Multiplayer challenges
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The #1 Math Games app on the App Store. Improve your math skills with this entertaining and educational game. Level up your addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division abilities. Challenge your friends to see who's the best and climb the leaderboard! Terms and Services https://www.cedricporter.com/termsofservice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Math Games at 4.5 against Basic Math's 3.0. Math Games also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). Basic Math'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
Both are free to download. Math Games sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Basic Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
Math Games holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Games has 51 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 100% of Math Games's.
Basic Math ships an update every 2 months, Math Games every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Math | Math Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Explorer Technologies | Cedric Porter |
Customer experience
Basic Math
Math Games
Bugs and requests
Basic Math
Reported bugs
4 issues- Application abruptly stops when checking Report Card
- Tic Tac Toe mode instantly presumes two players
- Timer only counts up and not down
- Requires iOS 4, not compatible with older devices
Requested features
11 requests- Offer percents
- Allow adjustment of problems per session
- Option to change Tic Tac Toe mode to single player
- Explain why questions were missed
- Make timer count down
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- Add more operations
- Add percentages and angles
- Option to type in own answers instead of multiple choice
- Make problems go faster
- Change settings for difficulty and speed
- Add grammar, science, and music modules
Math Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Math
No in-app purchases
Math Games
- Math Games++3 Days trial$8.991 Year
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