Mathmateer® vs Rocket Math Online Tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mathmateer®
Engage children in learning math through interactive space missions. Build and customize rockets, then complete over 50 math challenges involving numbers, fractions, shapes, and more. Earn medals and track progress in a fun, educational environment.
- 56 unique math missions
- Rocket building and customization
- Interactive space-themed challenges
- Progress tracking with medals
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Space avatars and player profiles
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▸ Featured in The New York Times! ▸ Editor's Choice Award! - Children's Technology Review Math can be fun! Build your very own rockets and fly them to the stars with Mathmateer®! While your rocket is floating weightlessly in space, the real fun begins! Play one of the 56 different math missions. Each mission has touchable objects floating in space, including stars, coins, clocks, 3D shapes and even pizzas! Earn a bronze, silver or gold medal and also try to beat your high score. Missions range in difficulty from even/odd numbers all the way to square roots, so kids and their parents will enjoy hours of fun while learning math. 56 DIFFERENT MATH MISSIONS: ▸ Numbers / Fractions / Decimals ▸ Counting ▸ Telling Time ▸ U.S. Money ▸ Shapes (2D and 3D) ▸ Patterns ▸ Addition ▸ Subtraction ▸ Multiplication ▸ Division ▸ Square Roots ...and many more! FEATURES: ▸ 56 fun math missions that are different every time ▸ Over 90 colorful rocket parts ▸ Lively sound effects and music ▸ Fun arithmetic game with 3 difficulty levels ▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app ▸ Choose from over 15 space-themed avatars ▸ Create up to five player profiles ▸ Rocket simulator is powered by a realistic physics engine ▸ Adjust music and sound settings ▸ Provides hours and hours of learning fun! Mathmateer® is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play! PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Mathmateer®: - Does not contain ads. - Does not contain in-app purchases. - Does not contain integration with social networks. - Does not use analytics / data collection tools. - Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes. For more information on our privacy policy please visit: http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/
Rocket Math Online Tutor
This program helps students master essential math facts, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. It uses an online tutor with programmed feedback for a few minutes of daily practice to improve math success.
- Teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Covers fractions
- Focuses on math facts
- Online tutor with programmed feedback
- Daily practice sessions
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Rocket Math is a supplemental learning program that teaches students addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions. Specifically, the program teaches math facts–the basic building blocks of all math. Students learn using an Online Tutor with programmed feedback. It only takes a few minutes a day and can greatly increase your child’s success with math.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mathmateer® at 84% against Rocket Math Online Tutor's 19%. Mathmateer® also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Rocket Math Online Tutor's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Rocket Math Online Tutor is free to download; Mathmateer® costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mathmateer® holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Mathmateer®'s written reviews are positive against 19% of Rocket Math Online Tutor's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mathmateer® | Rocket Math Online Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (60 ratings) — better | 2.8 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better | 19.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freecloud Design, Inc. | Rocket Math, LLC |
Customer experience
Mathmateer®
Rocket Math Online Tutor
User reviews
Mathmateer®
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging and fun
- 👍 Great for learning math
- 💡 Ability to build and customize rockets
- 👍 Variety of math topics and difficulty levels
- 👍 Motivates kids to practice math
Room to improve
- 🐛 Technical issues with rocket launching
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Lack of instructions/tutorial
- 🔋 Repetitive gameplay
Rocket Math Online Tutor
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps memorize math facts
- 👍 Useful for learning multiplication and division
- 👍 Can improve math skills
- 👍 Some users find it fun
- 👍 Some users are highest in class due to it
Room to improve
- 😠 Annoying tutor voice
- 😠 Too much time taken by voice
- 😠 Insufficient time given
- 😠 Stressful and frustrating
- 😠 Repetitive and boring
Bugs and requests
Mathmateer®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rocket launch fails
- Math problems not showing up
- Inability to progress past certain points
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced math topics
- Ability to choose currency
- Consequences for wrong answers
- Ability to track individual scores
Rocket Math Online Tutor
Reported bugs
4 issues- App won't open after download
- Extremely glitchy
- Crashes a lot
- Bad detection of finger
Requested features
13 requests- Add a pause button
- Test to see math level
- Add a helping chart
- Extra time button
- Level up after 1 minute races
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- Make talking man speak faster
- Make voice less annoying
- Add a tutorial
- Add more content to learn
- Allow all letters in one day
- Make it less stressful
- Show answers with no audio on races
- More chances (e.g., 5 x's)
In-app purchases
Mathmateer®
No in-app purchases
Rocket Math Online Tutor
No in-app purchases
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