Comparison

PUSHY vs mathzzle

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

Head to head
About

PUSHY

Guide a friendly character through intricate puzzles by moving obstacles and completing tasks to reach home. This logic game offers hundreds of levels, a level editor, and various control options for an engaging experience.

Highlights
  • 250 built-in levels
  • Level editor to create custom levels
  • Face ID control option
  • Undo moves functionality
  • Game Center Leaderboards
  • Multi-device support (Handoff)
Features
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"BEST MOBILE APP FOR KIDS" Award (Children Software Award "TOMMI") #1 TOP GAME in App Store Germany THE PUSHY COMMUNITY IS GROWING ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• NEW: • Some Spanish localization • Updated for new iOS and iPadOS versions and new devices ... and with the last release • Updated animations codebase • Fix for heavy CPU usage after restarting a level • Better interoperability with Lernwerkstatt app ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Meet Pushy, a small, friendly character who wants to be in his home. Before he can get there, however, there is a puzzle to solve. You move Pushy step by step and, through trial and error, determine how the different elements of the puzzle operate, and what tasks need to be done. For example, Pushy must move obstacles and dump a red ball into a red hole. After completing all relevant tasks, move Pushy to his home. If you solved everything correctly, you will advance to the next level! Features: • 250 built-in levels • Genius-Pack (86 brand-new levels and graphics) available as in-app purchase • Collect all coins and become a "Pushy Meister"! • Skip levels (using your coins) • Game Center Leaderboards • LEVEL EDITOR: create your own levels! • Send/receive levels via Airdrop, Bluetooth or by email! • Unlock all editor elements by solving all built-in levels • 8 Pushy songs • Easy touch control (tap, drag or swipe), or ... • Control Pushy with your face on devices with Face ID • Undo moves (using button, shaking device, 3-finger swipe left, or Command-Z) • Save game on exit and resume later • Up to 5 player accounts • Landscape and split screen/multitasking on iPads • Online backup and restore of your player accounts • Fast access to the last played level • Listen to your favorite music or podcasts while playing • Share to Facebook, Twitter a.s.o. • Handoff: Start a level on one device and finish it on another • Record and save your game play: make your own Let's Play videos • Apple Watch App • iPad/iPhone/iPod universal! • Supports all new devices and iOS versions The first few levels can be solved very quickly. However, as new elements are added, you will encounter very demanding puzzles that may take many attempts to figure out. There are more than 200 different built-in levels, with varying degrees of difficulty. The "Genius-Level Pack", a separate set of more than 80 levels available as an in-app purchase, provides even more challenges. Each level must be solved in order to advance to the next one. After only a few levels you'll come to appreciate what Pushy really is: a logic game that is a lot of fun! Each level will create new challenges to your intelligence. In advanced levels, Pushy will be able to move heavy stone blocks out of the way, cleverly bypass electrical spots to get through the sliding doors and free up a path through offices littered with bullets. But, watch out for trap doors and other alarms you may trigger! There are loads more things to do than in classic sokoban! Have fun! (EVERY level is solvable!) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• NEED HELP? Visit us at • YouTube: www.youtube.com/pushymeister • Facebook www.facebook.com/pushymeister follow @pushymeister on Twitter or send an e-mail to: pushy@support.medienwerkstatt.de

About

mathzzle

Features
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Remember when math was boring? Yeah, we fixed that. mathzzle is what happens when a sliding puzzle and your math homework have a really good idea together. Slide tiles, solve equations, feel like a genius. It's that simple. PICK YOUR POISON Easy mode: Addition and subtraction. Perfect for warming up or pretending you're humble. Medium mode: Multiplication joins the party. Things get interesting. Hard mode: Division enters the chat. Good luck. You'll need it. THE STAR - YOUR SECRET WEAPON See that shiny star tile? See that orange cell? Put them together and watch your score multiply. It's basically legal cheating. We encourage it. WHAT YOU GET - Daily Challenges: Same puzzle for everyone, every day. Compare with friends, prove you're the fastest. - Streak Tracking: Play daily, watch your streak grow. Miss a day? Back to zero. No pressure. - Three difficulty levels (from "I got this" to "Why did I do this to myself") - A star multiplier that rewards the clever - Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad - English and German - because math is universal, but instructions shouldn't be - Your high scores saved, so you can prove you're not making things up - Zero ads. Zero in-app purchases. Just pure puzzle satisfaction. HOW IT WORKS Equation at the top. Tiles at the bottom. Slide them around until the math makes sense. Faster solving = higher scores. Star on orange = bonus points. That's it. You're ready. WHO'S THIS FOR? - Students who want math to feel less like homework - Adults who refuse to let their brain get lazy - Puzzle lovers looking for their next obsession - Anyone with 5 minutes and something to prove Download mathzzle. Your brain will thank you. Your high score will fear you.

Screenshots

PUSHY4 screens
mathzzle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: mathzzle at Free against PUSHY's $2.99. mathzzle also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

mathzzle is free to download; PUSHY costs $2.99 up front. PUSHY sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mathzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PUSHY ships an update every 5 months, mathzzle every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PUSHY versus mathzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPUSHYmathzzle
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermedienwerkstattMaik Schmidt

Bugs and requests

PUSHY

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game disappeared, lost progress and coins
  • New version not running on iOS 12
  • Game gets sluggish after a while, resets levels
  • Game crashes/loses progress

Requested features

11 requests
  • Bring Pushy to Android
  • Release other Pushy games (Island, Castle, Bros) on mobile
  • More levels
  • New game versions
  • Download levels from other users
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  • Level sharing
  • iPad support (mentioned as a positive in a 2011 review, but could be a request for continued support or specific features)
  • Dark mode
  • Directional pad control
  • Undo move function
  • More English support/website content

mathzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PUSHY

One-time1
  • Genius Levels Pack$1.00
None

mathzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PUSHY free?
PUSHY costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is mathzzle free?
mathzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PUSHY or mathzzle have ads?
Neither PUSHY nor mathzzle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PUSHY or mathzzle?
PUSHY ships an update every 5 months, and mathzzle every 8 days. Most recently, PUSHY was updated on October 26, 2026 and mathzzle on October 10, 2026.

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