Comparison

Splash Mini vs Monster Math

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

Head to head
About

Splash Mini

This app makes mastering multiplication fun and interactive for kids in grades 2-5. Through engaging games and activities, children build confidence and fluency in times tables, while also exploring related math concepts.

Highlights
  • Multiplication times tables mastery
  • Interactive games and activities
  • Real-world multiplication scenarios
  • Properties of multiplication
  • Multi-digit addition and subtraction
  • Word problem solving
  • Mental math strategies
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Award-Winning Multiplication App Loved by Kids and Trusted by Educators! Splash Multiplication is the ultimate tool for mastering multiplication through fun, interactive games and activities. Designed for kids in Grades 2-5, it transforms math practice into an exciting adventure, helping children build confidence and fluency in multiplication. Awards & Recognitions • Winner of Tabby Awards for Best Educational App. • Featured as “No. 1 Education App” by Apple. • Loved by millions of kids, teachers, and parents worldwide. Why families love Splash Multiplication! "My child finally understands multiplication! This app makes learning fun and effective." – Parent of a 3rd Grader "It’s not just about multiplication—my daughter is also improving in other math areas. Highly recommend!" – Parent of a 4th Grader "The games are so engaging that my son doesn’t even realize he’s practicing math!" – Parent of a 2nd Grader Skills Your Child Will Master Multiplication and Beyond: • Understanding and memorizing times tables. • Using multiplication in real-world scenarios. • Exploring properties of multiplication (commutative, associative, and distributive). Additional Math Skills: • Multi-digit addition and subtraction. • Solving word problems. • Strengthening mental math strategies. • Introducing division as the inverse of multiplication. This app ensures a well-rounded approach to math learning while helping your child build a strong foundation in multiplication! Subscription & Free Trial Start for free and explore all the features with our trial. After the trial, choose a flexible subscription plan for unlimited access to all games and activities. Support We’re here for you! Reach out anytime at: https://support.splashlearn.com/hc/en-us Stay Connected Follow us for tips, updates, and fun activities on: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/splashlearn/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/splashlearnofficial • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SplashLearn • X: https://x.com/splashlearn Privacy & Terms Your child’s privacy is our top priority. Learn more: • Privacy Policy: https://www.splashlearn.com/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.splashlearn.com/terms-of-use

About

Monster Math

Embark on an epic math adventure where children explore planets, complete missions, and earn badges while building essential math skills. Designed by educators, this game makes learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division fun and engaging through interactive missions.

Highlights
  • Math adventure gameplay
  • Grade-specific math journeys
  • Focus on number sense
  • Aligned with Core curriculum
  • Offline play
  • Progress tracking for parents
Features
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Embark on an EPIC math adventure with Monster Math games! With Monster Math, kids explore exciting new planets, take on missions to save them, and collect cool badges. And the best part? They’re building their math skills while having a blast playing the game! Students flag off their journey by creating a profile and diving into a math journey adapted for their grade. Monster Math is designed by educators & grounded in research by Math Fact Fluency Expert Dr. Jennifer Bay-Williams. It sets the stage for kids' educational journey and builds their math facts skill step by step as their young minds explore fun and challenging math planets, mastering one math skill at a time in a fun game based format so immersive that they won’t even realize they are learning math. With Monster Math, practicing math is nothing like doing worksheets or just recognizing flashcards.Kids take on mini math missions and build confidence as they get better at addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a fun and engaging way! Winner of the Brain Child Award and National Parenting Product Award in 2020! WHY MONSTER MATH? Focus on building Number Sense: Instead of rote memorization only, Monster Math focuses on using visual cues to help kids understand how operations work, learn basic and advanced fact strategies, and in general get very flexible with numbers. It’s Engaging: We believe learning should spark joy, be visual, interactive, and fun. That’s why at Monster Math, we create mini math missions that feel like games while helping kids master key concepts! It’s aligned: Every mission in Monster Math is carefully designed to align with the Core curriculum as well as various state curriculums across the US, ensuring that kids are practicing the right skills at the right time. Designed for early elementary Grades: Monster Math covers key math concepts for 1st to 3rd graders, all aligned with Common Core standards. Stress-Free Learning: No time limits, no penalties, and no distractions, just pure math fun in a safe, ad-free environment! Play Anytime, Anywhere: Monster Math works offline, so kids can access the app and enjoy learning on the go, anytime and anywhere! WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT MONSTER MATH “My son has ADHD and loves the game. He is able to sit and play for an extended period of time. Without realizing that he is also learning. I highly recommend this game.” — Justin P’s Mom “Super excited that we found this one. I think this is the most fine learning apps online” — Areiladas1013 MONSTER MATH FOR PARENTS Monster Math isn’t just fun, it’s effective! Coming soon: You’ll get clear progress reports and skill breakdowns so you can easily track how your child is improving. MONSTER MATH FOR TEACHERS Monster Math is free for teachers. Use it to build Math fact fluency for your students. With student profiles, multiple kids can use the same device and still track their progress independently. SUBSCRIBE ONCE, LEARN FOREVER Sign up for a free 7-day trial to explore our learning experience. After the trial, subscribe annually for just $59.99/year. With one annual subscription, which works across multiple devices, your child unlocks all missions, updates, and future content. Subscription info: - Makkajai subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual with a 7-day Free Trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the end of the Free trial - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the monthly billing cycle For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/privacy-policy Our terms of use can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/terms Connect with us on Facebook & Instagram

Screenshots

Splash Mini4 screens
Monster Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Monster Math at every 4 days against Splash Mini's every 3 weeks. Monster Math also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 56%) and ratings volume (35K vs 6.7K). Splash Mini's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Splash Mini sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Monster Math sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Splash Mini against 4.5 for Monster Math. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Math has 35K ratings behind it against 6.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Splash Mini's written reviews are positive against 67% of Monster Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splash Mini ships an update every 3 weeks, Monster Math every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Splash Mini versus Monster Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplash MiniMonster Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6.7K ratings)4.5 (35K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.7K35K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size495 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudyPad, Inc.Makkajai Edu Tech Private Limited

Customer experience

Splash Mini

All ratings6,673 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative35.7%

Monster Math

All ratings35,101 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews469 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative28.1%

User reviews

Splash Mini

From 6.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun learning experience
  • 👍 Engaging and interactive
  • 🤩 Helps improve math skills
  • 💯 Great for practicing math
  • 👏 Excellent customer support

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Locked behind paywall
  • 🙄 Misleading 'free' claims
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 😒 Limited free content

Monster Math

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and educational
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Customizable difficulty levels
  • 👍 Helps improve math skills
  • 👍 Entertaining for kids

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full access
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches in the app
  • 🐛 Incorrect answers shown in the app
  • 🔒 Misleading as 'free' app
  • 🐛 Repetitive gameplay

Bugs and requests

Splash Mini

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Subscription issues and billing problems
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices
  • Incorrect math answers or explanations

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free content and activities
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Expanded grade levels
  • Improved user interface
  • Offline mode

Monster Math

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect answers shown in the app
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel
  • Compatibility problems with older devices
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add multiplication mode
  • Increase difficulty levels beyond 5th grade
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add a pause button
  • Improve progress tracking and reporting

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Splash Mini

Subscriptions8
  • Splash Math7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • One Month Full Access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan: Trial (Math+ELA)7 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • SplashLearn Solo - Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • SplashLearn Membership Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • 3 Month Full Access7 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Splash Math7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • One Year Full Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Grade 3 Lifetime$9.99
3 purchases

Monster Math

Subscriptions3
  • Monster Math Premium$9.991 Month
  • Monster Math Premium$44.996 Months
  • Monster Math Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Splash Mini free?
Splash Mini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monster Math free?
Monster Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splash Mini or Monster Math?
Monster Math is rated higher. Splash Mini averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6.7K ratings, while Monster Math averages 4.5 from 35K ratings.
Do Splash Mini or Monster Math have ads?
Neither Splash Mini nor Monster Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splash Mini or Monster Math?
Splash Mini ships an update every 3 weeks, and Monster Math every 4 days. Most recently, Splash Mini was updated on November 8, 2026 and Monster Math on November 13, 2026.

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