King of Math vs Speed Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
King of Math
Sharpen your mental math skills with this engaging game suitable for all ages. Progress through ranks by solving diverse math problems, earn achievements, and compete globally. It's a fun way to practice math for both kids and adults.
- Mental math practice
- Diverse question types
- Rank progression system
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Suitable for family play
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Level up your math skills and become the King of Math! King of Math is a fun and fast-paced game for the whole family. The math level is about Middle school math (Grades 6–8), but the game suits anyone who wants to practice and improve their mental math — kids and adults alike. Start as a farmer and climb the ranks by solving math problems and improving your score. Challenge yourself with diverse question types, earn achievements, and compete on global leaderboards! Features: - Fun for both children and adults – perfect for family play - Improve your mental math speed with a variety of challenges - Collect stars, achievements, and compete on leaderboards - Free to get started with addition and subtraction – unlock all content with a one-time purchase Note for schools: A School Edition is also available, with all content unlocked and no in-app purchases ("King of Math: School Ed"). User comments: "I am pleasantly surprised at the different types of questions and how interesting this game is." - York HS math teacher “It will have you sharpening up your mental math skills without you even realizing it.” - The iPhone Mom "As a lifetime mathematician and a math tutor and teacher of over 20 years this is one of the most engaging ways to review math skills that I have ever seen." - App Store review
Speed Math
This app transforms learning mental math into an engaging game. Quickly solve calculations to earn points and compete with friends, building essential skills for everyday life without tedious memorization.
- Fast calculation practice
- Scoring system
- Competitive play
- Skill building
- Game-based learning
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Made in Canada Mental math is a skill everyone uses to quickly solve everyday operations. Whether it is adding up the prices for the items in your shopping cart or figuring out how to split slices of pizza between you and your friends, small and fast calculations are needed all the time. However, acquiring good mental math skills can be long and boring. No kid wants to sit around and memorize their times tables or do sheets of addition pages, so why not turn the whole thing into a game instead? Quickly calculate the operations Speed Math throws at you! The faster you solve the problem, the more points you get. Compete with your friends to see who can become the Speed Math champion, all while building up a useful skill for the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Speed Math at every 4 days against King of Math's every 3 weeks. Speed Math also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). King of Math's advantage is ratings volume (3.1K vs 63) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. King of Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Speed Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
King of Math holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: King of Math has 3.1K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of King of Math's written reviews are positive against 78% of Speed Math's.
King of Math ships an update every 3 weeks, Speed Math every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | King of Math | Speed Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better | 4.4 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oddrobo Software AB | Justin Proulx |
Customer experience
King of Math
Speed Math
Bugs and requests
King of Math
Reported bugs
2 issues- Lost progress and purchases when reinstalling
- Keyboard blocking UI elements
Requested features
5 requests- More advanced math topics
- Ability to review wrong answers
- Difficulty settings or modes
- More levels and books to progress through
- Explanations or examples for harder questions
Speed Math
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
King of Math
- Full Game$3.99
Speed Math
- Unlock Full Version$0.99
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