Comparison

A Good Word vs Math Bash Start

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

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About

A Good Word

This app makes learning scripture engaging and easy through word games. It offers word search and Hangman puzzles based on Bible verses, helping users familiarize themselves with God's Word. It's suitable for both beginners and those seeking focused scripture memorization.

Highlights
  • Bible verse word search puzzles
  • Hangman games based on scripture
  • Content derived from The Bible
  • Verse completion through puzzles
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Being familiar with God's Word is important to a life of faith and purpose. This app is designed to make scripture familiarization and memorization engaging, enjoyable, and easy. Drawing from a limited set of instructive and inspirational verses, A Good Word generates simple word games that encourage the player to focus on a specific piece of scripture in a new way. The first release of A Good Word includes: - Word search puzzles, randomly generated and new every time you play - "Hangman" games - All game content comes directly from The Bible - Verses get "filled in" as the player completes the puzzle - Universal app, works on iPad and iPhone This app is perfect for a quick infusion of God's Word in the slow moments and gaps of daily life. For beginners, this app can serve as a simple introduction to several major Bible themes. For veterans, this app can serve as a useful tool for a more intense and directed scripture memorization regimen. Enjoy! And spread The Word!

About

Math Bash Start

Practice secondary school math topics with randomized questions and multiple game modes. Engage with algebra, number, data, and shape topics through multiple choice or a pairs game. Track high scores and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Randomized questions
  • Topic-based practice
  • Multiple choice mode
  • Pairs game mode
  • High score tables
  • Topic coverage for 80% of curricula
Features
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Math Bash Start is a range of applications that offers students a chance to engage and practice their maths skills on the go and in a fun way. Maths Bash is written specifically for iPhone and iPad. It was written by a working maths teacher and is based on software that has been tried and tested on pupils over several years. Upgrade options are offered for: * Middle School Math Bash – for students ages 11-14 in the US * KS3 Maths Bash – for Secondary students ages 11-14 in the UK * International Maths Bash – for Secondary students ages 11-14 in International Education (e.g. MYP) What do you get? The Math Bash applications offer pupils opportunity to: -engage quickly in random questions -choose questions based around topics (e.g. Algebra, Number, Data, Shape) -choose specific topics to practice -choose length of play -engage in topics by the conventional multiple choice mode -engage in topics in a pairs game -high scores tables There are currently about 80 sets of questions available. All questions are randomized in order and use random numbers, so you will never get the same game twice. The questions cover around 80% of the topics found on the full curricula. The full range of topics only become apparent when you delve in the software. They can be found under the main areas below: Any in topic: Algebra; Algebra - brackets; Collecting like terms; Equations; Missing number; Sequences - Formula; Sequences - Next Term; Sequences - Rule; Sometimes, always, never; Straight Lines; Substitution; Any in topic: Data; Averages; Interpreting Charts; Mean; Probabilities; Any in topic: Number; Approximations; Decimals; Directed numbers; Factors and multiples; Frac, Dec, %; Fractions: simplify and equivalent; HCF and LCM; Money Problems; Multiply/divide powers of 10; Multiply fractions; Order of Operations; Ordering decimals; Percentages; Primes, Squares and Cubes; Ratio; Rounding; Rounding and Sig figs; Significant figures; Times/Divide Tables; Upper and Lower Bounds; Word Problems; Any in topic: Shape; 2D or 3D Shapes; 2D Shapes; 3D Shapes; Angle Facts; Angle Sums; Angles in Shapes; Area and Perimeter; Areas; Circles; Coordinates; Fractions of Shapes; Measures; Symmetry; Time Problems; Translations; Languages; Maths Jokes. What do I get when I upgrade to the full version? -More question sets. -The free version has only around 25% of the question sets available. -More options. E.g. you can change the game length. -More points for questions. You can rocket up the charts in Game Center. -Access to achievements in Game Centre. -No more annoying messages prompting you to upgrade. -Full access to all the upgrades and enhancements.

Screenshots

A Good Word4 screens
Math Bash Start4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Bash Start at 5.0 against A Good Word's 4.1. A Good Word's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Bash Start holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Good Word has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Good Word ships an update monthly, Math Bash Start every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
A Good Word versus Math Bash Start: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Good WordMath Bash Start
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas WilliamsR.D. Hare

Customer experience

A Good Word

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%

Math Bash Start

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

A Good Word

No in-app purchases

None

Math Bash Start

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Good Word free?
A Good Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Bash Start free?
Math Bash Start is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Good Word or Math Bash Start?
Math Bash Start is rated higher. A Good Word averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Math Bash Start averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do A Good Word or Math Bash Start have ads?
Neither A Good Word nor Math Bash Start shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Good Word or Math Bash Start?
A Good Word ships an update monthly, and Math Bash Start every 9 months. Most recently, A Good Word was updated on October 23, 2026 and Math Bash Start on October 9, 2026.

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