Comparison

MathNight vs The Math Zombie

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

Head to head
About

MathNight

A fun, falling-problem math quiz game designed for iPad. It reinforces basic math facts through interactive gameplay with a unique two-handed interface, making learning engaging for young students and teachers.

Highlights
  • Falling math problems
  • Two-handed digitBar™ interface
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Customizable problem ranges
  • Positive reinforcement gameplay
  • No text, symbol-based interaction
Features
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The math-quiz fundamentals of CrazyMinute are now available in a fun, falling-problem game exclusively for iPad. Created by a parent and a primary-school teacher, MathNight is a fun math quiz on basic facts with a myriad of problem variations and a novel interface. Multiple math problems fall from the sky, each one slightly faster than the last, and are sent back upward with playful sound effects to reward correct answers. The digitBar™ interface dedicates one finger or thumb to the ones place and one to the tens place, so students can quickly enter and correct answers with two hands, reinforcing an important understanding of how numbers are built. Created for everyone, there is no text used anywhere in the game: all interaction is stripped-down to the essential meanings of numbers, math symbols, and a few colored buttons, making it perfect for early readers and teachers worldwide. Each game can review skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication or division; players can choose quizzes from a range of random values (from 0 through an upper-bound) or against a fixed value (to focus on just “your 8s” for example). Designed for positive reinforcement, problems remain on the screen until answered correctly, so there is no penalty other than lost time for typos or incorrect attempts. Whatever skill level you work on, practicing basic math facts helps all math students create a solid foundation for working easily with all types of mathematics, and will help students progress quickly through the “Mad Minute” quizzes given daily in many schools’ early grades. How many can you answer before one lands at the bottom?

About

The Math Zombie

Engage your brain with a fun math game where you defeat zombies by merging number blocks to create target sums. Improve your math skills and memory in just a few minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Merge number blocks
  • Solve math problems
  • Improve math skills
  • Increase memory ability
  • Brain training game
  • Timed challenges
Features
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Are you ready to defeat the Math Zombies? Think fast, challenge yourself and exercise your brain with this game for people of all ages. Improve math skills and increase your memory ability. Tune-up your brain with this fun, engaging game by playing only a few minutes a day. Math Zombie is a huge success, a lot of people are having fun while improving their Math skills. Math Zombie was selected as Apple Staff's Favorite during the week of Christmas 2008. The goal of this math game is simple: You need to defeat the Math Zombies by creating the numbers they are asking. To create numbers, drag two number blocks to merge their values. If you get the right number, you will attack the zombie. You will must be quick, because if the timer goes out, the Zombie will attack you. Suggestions, reviews, and ratings are greatly appreciated.

Screenshots

The Math Zombie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Math Zombie at 100% against MathNight's 0%. The Math Zombie also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). MathNight's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 29 months vs every 66 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MathNight costs $0.99 and The Math Zombie $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MathNight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of MathNight's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Math Zombie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathNight ships an update every 29 months, The Math Zombie every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MathNight versus The Math Zombie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathNightThe Math Zombie
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 months — betterEvery 66 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.2
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan DickermanMM&F Software LLC

Customer experience

MathNight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

The Math Zombie

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MathNight

No in-app purchases

None

The Math Zombie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MathNight free?
MathNight costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Math Zombie free?
The Math Zombie costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MathNight or The Math Zombie?
MathNight is rated higher. MathNight averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while The Math Zombie averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do MathNight or The Math Zombie have ads?
Neither MathNight nor The Math Zombie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MathNight or The Math Zombie?
MathNight ships an update every 29 months, and The Math Zombie every 66 months. Most recently, MathNight was updated on June 5, 2026 and The Math Zombie on August 18, 2026.

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