Comparison

Dot Fun vs Math Vale

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

Head to head
About

Dot Fun

This game offers a relaxing connect-the-dots experience where connecting colorful dots reveals hidden pictures with animations. It helps children develop coordination, fine motor skills, and focus while learning numbers and letters.

Highlights
  • Connect dots to reveal hidden pictures
  • Playful animations and sound effects
  • Develops hand-eye coordination
  • Learn numbers and letters
  • Offline play
  • Multiple categories (Shapes, Animals, Letters, Numbers)
Features
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Dot Fun is a colorful connect-the-dots game designed especially for young children. Connect the dots, reveal hidden pictures, collect rewards as you complete new pictures, and enjoy playful animations. Watch penguins ice skate, kangaroos hop, dinosaurs and giraffes feed, horses gallop, clowns do magic, camels march, robots juggle, rockets fly, dragons roar, dogs herd sheep, and many more fun animations! Learn Through Play Dot Fun helps children develop hand–eye coordination, fine motor skills, focus, and early problem-solving skills while learning to trace letters, numbers, shapes, animals, and familiar objects. Lots to Discover • Five categories: Shapes, Animals, Things, Letters (aA–zZ), and Numbers (0–99) • Colorful pictures with unique animations and sound effects • Earn and collect rewards as new pictures are completed • Choose pictures by category or discover them randomly • Choose your favorite line-drawing color • Optional hints help children keep going without frustration Made for Kids • Simple touch controls — no reading required • High-definition artwork optimized for iPhone and iPad • Works fully offline • No ads • No in-app purchases Shake the device or triple tap the screen anytime to discover a new picture. Dot Fun combines drawing, early learning, animation, and rewards in a fun and engaging experience for young children. Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Korean

About

Math Vale

Features
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Math Vale is a role-playing game where the world runs on mathematics. Every kingdom is a branch of it, every Keeper guarding a gate is a set of real problems, and the only way forward is to understand the idea — there is nothing to grind and nothing to rush. • 141 skills across eleven kingdoms, from counting and fractions to trigonometry, calculus and linear algebra • Lessons that explain, hints that nudge without giving the answer away, and a Journal that keeps every mistake so you can fix it later • Problems that adapt to what you know, and reviews that come back when a skill starts to fade • A homestead to build, quests, dragons and hidden caves of competition problems • Play alongside classmates and family, spar with a friend, or defend a castle together Four kingdoms are free for ever — counting, number sense, fractions and algebra — with no limit on how much you play. The other seven, geometry through calculus and linear algebra, open with a subscription or a one-off unlock, and a free fortnight begins the first time you reach them. Nothing inside the game is ever for sale: no coins, no lives, no hints. Built for children, so it asks for very little: a username, a display name and a password — no email, no phone number, no date of birth. No adverts, no analytics, no tracking. Subscription and purchase terms • Math Vale, a year: an auto-renewing annual subscription that opens every kingdom. • Math Vale, for good: a one-off purchase that opens every kingdom and never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current year. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. Terms of Use: https://mathvale.com/terms Apple's Standard License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mathvale.com/privacy

Screenshots

Dot Fun4 screens
Math Vale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dot Fun at none against Math Vale's 2. Math Vale's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Math Vale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Dot Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot Fun ships an update every 6 months, Math Vale every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dot Fun versus Math Vale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot FunMath Vale
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPramod ShankarYinhuan Yuan

In-app purchases

None

Dot Fun

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Math Vale

Subscriptions1
  • Math Vale, a year$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Math Vale, for good$79.99

Questions

Is Dot Fun free?
Dot Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Vale free?
Math Vale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot Fun or Math Vale have ads?
Neither Dot Fun nor Math Vale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot Fun or Math Vale?
Dot Fun ships an update every 6 months, and Math Vale every 4 days. Most recently, Dot Fun was updated on September 28, 2026 and Math Vale on October 5, 2026.

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