Comparison

MathTappers vs Addition Wiz Lite

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

Head to head
About

MathTappers

This educational game helps students master equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents. It offers visual aids like number lines, grids, and pie charts to support understanding. Designed by math educators, it aims to make learning math concepts accessible and engaging.

Highlights
  • Match equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents
  • Visual aids: numberline, 100-grid, pie chart
  • Designed by math educators and researchers
  • Supports student understanding of mathematical concepts
  • Focuses on specific math skills
Features
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MathTappers: Equivalents challenges players to find groups of tiles (pairs or triples) showing equivalent fractions, decimals, and/or percents. To assist the player, the game can display a numberline, a 100-grid or a pie chart showing the value of the initial fraction selected. Design: Tim Pelton, Leslee Francis Pelton & Mike Anderson Programming: Mike Anderson & Joshua E. Smith The designers of the MathTappers apps are math educators and researchers seeking to create simple games that will help learners to make sense of mathematics one concept at a time. We have designed MathTappers apps to support students in learning mathematics by providing relevant visual models, focused content linked games and helpful suggestions for parents and educators. Please check out all of our MathTappers apps (links found at Mathtappers.com): MathTappers: MultiMatch--a matching app that challenges learners to match sets of cards placed on the table. This is our newest MathTappers app. Although it comes with a deck and you can download others from our website, it was really designed to encourage teachers and students make and share their own matching game decks to capture their understanding and challenge others. Please go to mathtappers.com and check out our instructions on the right to find out how to make your own decks MathTappers: Clock Master--learn to tell time MathTappers: Estimate Fractions--make sense of fraction sums and differences MathTappers: Find Sums--learn basic facts for addition and subtraction MathTappers: Multiples--learn basic facts for multiplication and division MathTappers: Equivalents--equivalent fractions, decimals and percents MathTappers: Numberline--find relative positions of numbers on a numberline, MathTappers: Carbon Choices--help students explore their carbon footprint.

About

Addition Wiz Lite

This app offers a fun and engaging way for children to practice addition math drills. It allows kids to improve their number-adding skills through timed challenges, performance tracking, and competitive leaderboards. Earn rewards and strive for top rankings to motivate learning.

Highlights
  • Fun addition drills
  • Timed challenges
  • Performance history tracking
  • Trophy and golden star rewards
  • Score and speed tracking
  • Global leaderboards
  • Country and world rankings
Features
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- Great way for kids to do math addition drills the fun way. Let them become very good at adding numbers, which is an important life skill. "Son, do the drills now. Show me some progress before you play the other games." - Challenge your kid to complete the sums in record time and come back later to check his performance history. - Select one or more addition levels and start the game! - Earn trophies and the rare golden star for record performance. - Keep track of your scores and speed. - Compete with friends, family members and the rest of the world! - Check out your country ranking and world ranking. Beat the current world record - Visit our support website for more info and a video demo: www.therocketstudio.com/addwizfree

Screenshots

MathTappers4 screens
Addition Wiz Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MathTappers at 3.0 against Addition Wiz Lite's 1.0. MathTappers also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Addition Wiz Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 33 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Addition Wiz Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MathTappers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MathTappers holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MathTappers has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of MathTappers's written reviews are positive against 0% of Addition Wiz Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathTappers ships an update every 33 months, Addition Wiz Lite every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MathTappers versus Addition Wiz Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathTappersAddition Wiz Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (10 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua SmithThe Rocket Studio

Customer experience

MathTappers

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

Addition Wiz Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

MathTappers

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Addition Wiz Lite

One-time1
  • Addition Wiz 6 to 10 addition levels$1.99

Questions

Is MathTappers free?
MathTappers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Addition Wiz Lite free?
Addition Wiz Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MathTappers or Addition Wiz Lite?
MathTappers is rated higher. MathTappers averages 3.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Addition Wiz Lite averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MathTappers or Addition Wiz Lite have ads?
Addition Wiz Lite shows ads; MathTappers does not.
Which is updated more often, MathTappers or Addition Wiz Lite?
MathTappers ships an update every 33 months, and Addition Wiz Lite every 5 months. Most recently, MathTappers was updated on November 1, 2026 and Addition Wiz Lite on November 1, 2026.

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