Mathemagics vs GRE Math Knight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathemagics
Learn and practice mental math tricks to perform calculations at lightning speed. This app helps you master multiplication, division, and squaring techniques through engaging practice sessions and progressive levels. Ideal for students, teachers, and anyone looking to sharpen their cognitive abilities.
- Master multiplication, division, and squaring tricks
- Practice through various proficiency levels
- Engaging and fun learning experience
- Prepare for standardized math tests
- Improve cognitive abilities and brain training
- Learn tricks for specific number ranges
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Amaze and delight others as you multiply, divide, and square at lightning fast speed. Learn and practice the tricks of mental math calculation in a fun and engaging application. Study any of the math tricks and then practice them as you progress through various levels of proficiency. Tease your brain with a quick practice session while waiting in lines, riding in the car, or on the plane. Only the basic math skills of addition, subtraction and simple multiplication and division are needed to achieve astonishing results. Students: Baffle your math teachers by providing answers faster than thought possible. Teachers: Inspire your students as you pull answers to math problems out of thin air. Master these math tricks: * Multiply as high as 20x20 * Square a number ending in 5 * Square any two digit number * Doubling and halving * Multiply any number by 4 * Multiply any number by 5 * Multiply any number by 9 * Multiply any number by 25 * Multiply any number by 99 * Squares from 41 to 59 * Round number multiplication * Divide any number by 5 * Multiply by 11 * Multiply in the 90's * Square numbers in the 50's * Multiply differing by 2,4,6 * Multiply if 1's sum is 10 * Multiply two close numbers * Sum of first n even numbers * Sum of first n odd numbers * Subtracting two and three digit numbers * Adding two and three digit numbers * Quickly divide any number by 9 * Subtracting from 1000 and higher multiples of 10 * Multiply two numbers close to 10 * Nines complement * Tens complement * Large number addition #1 * Large number addition #2 * Large number subtraction * Evenly divisible by 3 * Evenly divisible by 4 * Evenly divisible by 5 * Evenly divisible by 6 * Evenly divisible by 7 * Evenly divisible by 8 * Evenly divisible by 9 * Evenly divisible by 10 * Evenly divisible by 11 * Evenly divisible by 12 * Square numbers in the 20’s * Square numbers in the 30’s * Square numbers in the 60’s * Square numbers in the 70’s * Square numbers in the 80’s * Square numbers in the 100’s * Square numbers in the 200’s * Square numbers in the 300’s * Square numbers in the 400’s * Square numbers in the 500’s * Square numbers in the 700’s * Square numbers in the 800’s * Square numbers in the 900’s * Casting Out Nines Digit Sum * Check Addition by Casting Nines * Check Subtraction by Casting Nines * Check Multiplication by Casting Nines * Check Division by Casting Nines * Casting Out Elevens Digit Sum * Check Addition by Casting Elevens * Check Subtraction by Casting Elevens * Check Multiplication by Casting Elevens * Check Division by Casting Elevens Prepare for the math section on the SAT, PSAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, or any other standardized test. Don't waste time with a calculator on the few tests that allow them. Use Mathemagics as a tutor to quicken up your test taking abilities. Perfect training for the UIL Mathematics and Number Sense Contests. Activate and challenge your brain to expand its ability to think efficiently and have fun at the same time. Train yourself to break problems down in to smaller more manageable pieces in order to reach solutions quicker and more accurately than anyone else. ================================= "Best New iPhone Education App" - eduinreview.com May 2012 Featured in the App Store Test Prep promotion December 2011 Featured as an AppStore Education Staff Favorite Featured in the AppStore Hall of Fame March 16, 2010 Featured in the EU AppStores as New and Noteworthy December 8, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Best of 2009 App November 17, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Essential (Apps for Boys) September 22, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Essential (High School Survival Guide) August 25, 2009 Featured as an AppStore Staff Favorite ================================= Follow us on Twitter @blulightnin =================================
GRE Math Knight
Practice GRE math concepts by battling monsters. This game covers arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis, with formula scrolls and mini-games to enhance learning. Become a GRE math knight and save the kingdom.
- GRE math concept practice
- Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data analysis
- Formula scrolls
- Mini-games
- Monster battling gameplay
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Our kingdom is held hostage by evil monsters whose only weakness is GRE math! In GRE Math Knight, you'll hone your math skills by practicing the most commonly tested GRE math concepts. First, build your skills on the training ground, where you can drill the basics like mental math, fractions, percents, and more, then travel to four different biomes to solve arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis GRE math questions in order to defeat the monsters. You'll find scrolls with math formulas along the way to aid you in your quest, and fun games to play to break up your studying. Can you save the kingdom and become a true GRE math knight?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mathemagics at 94% against GRE Math Knight's 53%. Mathemagics also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). GRE Math Knight's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Mathemagics costs $4.99 and GRE Math Knight $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mathemagics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mathemagics has 470 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Mathemagics's written reviews are positive against 53% of GRE Math Knight's.
Mathemagics ships an update every 4 months, GRE Math Knight monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathemagics | GRE Math Knight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (470 ratings) — better | 4.5 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.7% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 470 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #168 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Blue Lightning Labs | Vince Kotchian Test Prep |
Customer experience
Mathemagics
GRE Math Knight
Bugs and requests
Mathemagics
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timed games incorrectly mark the last question as wrong
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
- Broken iCloud sync
Requested features
5 requests- Add a timer option for timed practice
- Allow users to input answers instead of multiple choice
- Organize lessons by topic or difficulty level
- Provide explanations for why the tricks work
- Expand content to cover more math topics like fractions, decimals, etc.
GRE Math Knight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mathemagics
No in-app purchases
GRE Math Knight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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