VEX via vs CalcBlast Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VEX via
Track the progress and results of various VEX Robotics Competition programs. Access team lists, schedules, rankings, and skills challenge results, with real-time updates and score alerts for your favorite teams.
- Follow VEX Robotics Competition events
- View team lists and schedules
- Access match and skills results
- Sort data by event or team
- Download event updates
- Receive instant score alerts
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VEX via allows you to follow the progress and results of the VEX Robotics Competition programs, including VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC), VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC), VEX AI Robotics Competition (VAIRC), and VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC). Team lists, match schedules, match results, rankings, and skills challenge results are easy to access and can be sorted by event or by team. Result updates can be downloaded as the events unfold, and you can also register to receive instant score alerts for your favorite teams.
CalcBlast Games
This app transforms math practice into an engaging game, offering AI-generated quizzes for all K-12 subjects. Earn rewards by mastering math concepts, with an AI tutor available for instant help. It's designed to make learning math enjoyable and effective.
- AI-generated math quizzes
- Covers all K-12 math subjects
- Unlockable block-puzzle reward game
- Built-in AI Tutor with voice support
- Weak topics tracker
- Exam preparation modes
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CalcBlast turns math practice into a game you'll actually want to play. Answer AI-generated quizzes across all K-12 math — from multiplication and fractions to algebra, geometry, trig, statistics, and AP Calculus — and every win you earn unlocks a round of BlockBlast, our addictive block-puzzle reward. Learn to earn. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • All K-12 math, one app — pick your grade or course and start instantly • AI-generated quizzes that never repeat the same boring questions • Learn to Earn — score well to unlock the BlockBlast puzzle game • Built-in AI Tutor — ask any math question and get clear, step-by-step help • Voice Tutor — just tap and speak your question, hear the answer back • Beautiful lessons with real math notation, worked examples, and pro tips STUDY SMARTER • Weak Topics Tracker spots what you struggle with and builds targeted practice • Exam Survival mode to prep under pressure • Check My Work — get instant feedback on your reasoning • Professor Practice for tougher, exam-style challenges • Next Hint for a nudge when you're stuck STAY MOTIVATED • Earn XP and climb 30 levels • Unlock 18 achievements • Daily challenges with bonus XP • Build and protect your streak • Timed quizzes that keep you sharp Whether you're catching up, staying ahead, or prepping for a big test, CalcBlast makes math feel less like homework and more like leveling up. Download CalcBlast and start blasting through math today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CalcBlast Games at 100% against VEX via's 38%. CalcBlast Games also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). VEX via's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CalcBlast Games holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VEX via has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of VEX via's written reviews are positive against 100% of CalcBlast Games's.
VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, CalcBlast Games every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEX via | CalcBlast Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWAB Technology, LLC | Shikhar Sisodia |
Customer experience
VEX via
CalcBlast Games
Bugs and requests
VEX via
Reported bugs
36 issues- Match scores take too long to update
- Updated app doesn't show school team
- App not getting any data after iOS upgrade
- No information shows up when searching for events on iPhone
- App is super glitchy, cannot load basic functions
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- App opens to white space for match details
- UI design is inconsistent
- App crashes frequently
- App is extremely laggy and might crash
- Scores for teams never change
- App is very glitchy and lags
- No notifications on iOS version
- Notification prompt not appearing
- Favorite teams not highlighted in schedule
- App only shows last year's events
- App is poorly programmed, data not stored locally
- Slow to download events and scores on iPhone
- App not optimized for all specs, infrequent crashes
- Star icon used for favorites instead of heart icon
- App not working on iPhone, showing nothing for events/teams
- No events listed, developer doesn't respond to emails
- App needs fixing on the App Store
- Will not pull in current data
- All events are out of date, only shows for 2017
- App never worked properly during events
- Scheduling, results, notifications never worked
- App too busy trying to refresh, never updated info
- Difficult to navigate, no way to search
- Competitions listed in no particular order
- No search function
- Refresh needed many times for latest data
- No real replacement app
- Large amounts of teams and events are missing
- Rankings and teams show a blank screen
- App needs to be updated to the new game
- Data does not show up half the time
Requested features
11 requests- Update match scores faster
- Add scoring and stat explanations
- Highlight favorite teams in schedule
- Add team search function
- Advertise app more
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- Allow viewing past competitions for teams
- Search competitions by city/state
- Background update for app
- User login for automatic competition population
- Fully optimize for iPad
- Page dedicated to scoring
CalcBlast Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VEX via
No in-app purchases
CalcBlast Games
No in-app purchases
