Comparison

Pocket Academy vs Numeralea

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Academy

Design and manage your dream educational institution by building facilities, forming clubs, and organizing events. Nurture students to achieve their future goals and boost your school's reputation. Experience the ultimate school simulation.

Highlights
  • Build classrooms and facilities
  • Create and manage student clubs
  • Organize school events
  • Guide student career paths
  • Elevate school prestige
  • Switch between English and Japanese
Features
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School got you down? Wish you could change a few things? Well, now's your chance to create the ultimate dream school in this simulation smash-hit! Tailor your personal academy as you see fit, erecting classrooms, making clubs--even deciding this week's hot couple! How will you expand your hallowed halls of learning? Sponsor athletic meets, art shows, and other events to attract as many students as you can and elevate your school's prestige! Will your students make it college or land their dream job? Find out with Pocket Academy! -- Turn your device to rotate the screen, touch to scroll, and pinch to zoom in and out. Supports iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Note: Screen rotation and zoom are only available on iPhone 3GS and later, iPod touch 2nd generation and later, and iPad. The game now lets you switch between English and Japanese. Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!

About

Numeralea

Features
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All is number; within numbers lie games, within games lies the Way. In Numeralea you face the Entropy — a chaos of numbers closing in. Roll your dice, choose a set that sums to the target, and dissolve it before it reaches you. Land prime numbers, perfect squares, Fibonacci runs, Pythagorean triples, perfect numbers and more — fifteen mathematical relations in all — to unleash powerful resonances. A roguelike where every run is a new equation. Build your dice and modifiers, and travel with legendary mathematicians — Plato, Ramanujan, Euclid, Pythagoras, Lagrange, Goldbach, Fermat — each with a unique power. Choose your Calculus stone, push from Basic to Advanced, brave self‑set Challenge mutators, or descend the endless ∞. Drawn in the style of a da Vinci codex: sepia ink on parchment, astrolabe geometry, and adaptive music.

Screenshots

Pocket Academy4 screens
Numeralea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Numeralea at weekly against Pocket Academy's every 9 months. Numeralea also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99). Pocket Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Pocket Academy costs $5.99 and Numeralea $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Academy ships an update every 9 months, Numeralea weekly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pocket Academy versus Numeralea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket AcademyNumeralea
Price$5.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.5 (142 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings142 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,Ltd静 林

Bugs and requests

Pocket Academy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tuition fees sometimes deducted instead of added
  • Certain facilities not unlocking as expected
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to control and interact with individual students
  • More events, activities, and customization options
  • Easier way to earn money and manage finances
  • Improved tutorial and in-game guidance
  • Option to move or delete placed facilities

Numeralea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pocket Academy

No in-app purchases

None

Numeralea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Academy free?
Pocket Academy costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numeralea free?
Numeralea costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket Academy or Numeralea have ads?
Neither Pocket Academy nor Numeralea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Academy or Numeralea?
Pocket Academy ships an update every 9 months, and Numeralea weekly. Most recently, Pocket Academy was updated on October 16, 2026 and Numeralea on October 16, 2026.

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