Comparison

Jigsaw Box Puzzles vs Math Monsters

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

Head to head
About

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

Enjoy hours of relaxing fun with a vast collection of jigsaw puzzles. Create your own puzzles from personal photos and customize the difficulty level. This app offers a delightful experience for the whole family.

Highlights
  • Extensive puzzle library (100+ puzzles)
  • Create custom puzzles from photos
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Relaxing background music options
  • Play multiple games simultaneously
  • New puzzles added weekly
Features
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"Your entire family will love this app!" - AppAdvice.com This intuitive and beautifully designed jigsaw puzzle game will bring many hours of relaxing fun to the whole family. Choose from a fantastic collection of puzzles, or create your own puzzles from photos. See the app on YouTube: http://youtube.com/SparkleApps Features: - Puzzle Library - with over 100 puzzles - Puzzle Store - new puzzles every Friday! - Puzzle Creator - create your own puzzles! - Choose your own level of difficulty - Choice of relaxing background music - Play several games at once Jigsaw Box is one of the most enjoyable and fun Jigsaw Puzzle games you will find for your iPad. What our customers say: "Love this game. Wonderful way to relax!" "I gave up Angry Birds to play this!" "Great Puzzle App. Provides endless hours of fun!" "My favorite puzzle app" "Best game I've found for ease, beauty & difficulty" "Awesome!" "This is one of the best jigsaw games I have played on the iPad." Puzzle Collections: Kids Jigsaws Famous Landmarks Wild Animals Castles Paintings Horses Reflections Cats and Dogs and many more... Watch our app videos on YouTube: http://youtube.com/SparkleApps For news follow @SparkleApps on Twitter For help and support visit http://sparkleapps.com/support For our privacy policy see http://sparkleapps.com/policy

About

Math Monsters

This game offers a fun and challenging way for children aged 6 and up to practice math skills. It uses a drag-and-drop mechanic with interactive characters and a scoring system that rewards accuracy and consecutive correct answers.

Highlights
  • Drag & drop math gameplay
  • Cute, interactive characters
  • Scoring system rewards accuracy
  • Bonuses for milestones
  • Challenging for ages 6+
Features
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Math Monsters is more than just a drag & drop math game with cute, interactive characters - it’s a fun and challenging way for kids, ages 6 and up, to learn and play. The scoring system rewards accuracy by adding more time to the clock and increasing point value for each consecutive correct answer. Additional bonuses are given when certain milestones are achieved. Whether it’s to beat their high score, or just have fun, Math Monsters will keep kids coming back for more!

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Math Monsters at none against Jigsaw Box Puzzles's 10. Math Monsters also leads on iOS requirement (9.0.0 vs 13.0). Jigsaw Box Puzzles's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.9) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Jigsaw Box Puzzles sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Math Monsters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jigsaw Box Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jigsaw Box Puzzles has 267 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Jigsaw Box Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 80% of Math Monsters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jigsaw Box Puzzles ships an update weekly, Math Monsters every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Jigsaw Box Puzzles versus Math Monsters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJigsaw Box PuzzlesMath Monsters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (267 ratings) — better3.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings267 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.09.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSparkle AppsDaniel Snider

Customer experience

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

All ratings267 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews479 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%

Math Monsters

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle pieces getting stuck
  • Puzzles not downloading properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Puzzles disappearing from library

Requested features

6 requests
  • Increase maximum puzzle piece count
  • Add portrait/square puzzle mode
  • Customize puzzle piece shapes
  • Allow creating custom puzzle bundles
  • Improve puzzle tray/locking functionality
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  • Expand puzzle themes (more landscapes, less food)

Math Monsters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Jigsaw Box Puzzles

One-time9
  • PuzzlePack: Landmarks$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Castles 2$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: London$0.99
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  • PuzzlePack: Landmarks3$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Waterfalls$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Spring Flowers$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Colorful Objects2 variants$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Lighthouses$0.99
  • PuzzlePack: Coral Reef$0.99
None

Math Monsters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jigsaw Box Puzzles free?
Jigsaw Box Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Monsters free?
Math Monsters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jigsaw Box Puzzles or Math Monsters?
Jigsaw Box Puzzles is rated higher. Jigsaw Box Puzzles averages 4.3 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Math Monsters averages 3.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Jigsaw Box Puzzles or Math Monsters have ads?
Neither Jigsaw Box Puzzles nor Math Monsters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jigsaw Box Puzzles or Math Monsters?
Jigsaw Box Puzzles ships an update weekly, and Math Monsters every 2 months. Most recently, Jigsaw Box Puzzles was updated on November 1, 2026 and Math Monsters on November 1, 2026.

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