Middle School Science Grade 8 vs 8th Grade Math Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Middle School Science Grade 8
Engage in interactive science practice for 8th-grade standardized tests. Navigate challenges by answering questions across various science topics. The free version offers quizzes on core subjects, with options to replay, compete, and track progress.
- Gamified science practice
- Quizzes on 10+ science topics
- Adjustable word difficulty
- Score improvement and speed replay
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Progress tracking and emailing
- Common Core aligned
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Here's a fun way to practice your middle school science skills and get ready for the 8th grade standardized science test. Fly the monkey through space and avoid the asteroids. Answer questions correctly to keep going. The free version includes quizzes on these topics: * Matter * Geology * Astronomy * Weather * Chemistry * Physics * Biology * Experimental Method * Periodic Table * Energy This is a great way to review for standardized tests for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in middle school and junior high. For 5th graders, it's your chance to get a head start. * Practice using three levels of words for each quiz * Replay levels to improve your scores and speed * Compete with friends with leader boards and achievements * Aligned to Common Core State Standards * Review using built-in help * Email your progress to your teacher
8th Grade Math Challenge
Test your 8th-grade math skills with 100 challenging questions and puzzles. Track your progress, share a score certificate, and compete with friends and family. Detailed step-by-step solutions are available for better understanding.
- 100 math questions and levels
- Math puzzles
- Score certificate creation
- Friend and family challenges
- Step-by-step solutions
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Challenge your mind with 8th grade level Math and see where you stand. There are 100 questions/levels sprinkled with some interesting Math puzzles in between. Create and share a certificate of your final score. Challenge your friends and family to see who can score the most. Watch step-by-step solution for better understanding of answers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: 8th Grade Math Challenge at free against Middle School Science Grade 8's free with in-app purchases. 8th Grade Math Challenge also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.6). Middle School Science Grade 8's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Middle School Science Grade 8 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and 8th Grade Math Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
8th Grade Math Challenge holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Middle School Science Grade 8's written reviews are positive against 67% of 8th Grade Math Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Middle School Science Grade 8 ships an update every 6 weeks, 8th Grade Math Challenge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Middle School Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade Math Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (68 ratings) | 3.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monkey In The Middle Apps LLC | IT365 Solutions Inc |
Customer experience
Middle School Science Grade 8
8th Grade Math Challenge
Bugs and requests
Middle School Science Grade 8
Reported bugs
5 issues- Black text on black backgrounds are unreadable
- Background color makes text blend in
- Cannot see questions/answers on iPad
- One game is broken (asteroid game with black outline/background)
- Game doesn't work well
Requested features
12 requests- Lighter backgrounds or brighter fonts
- Fix unreadable questions due to dark backgrounds
- Make the app harder/more challenging
- Add more games
- Improve character design
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- Add more questions
- Varying or progressive difficulty levels
- More free content
- Update the app
- Add new content instead of repeating
- Add sound effects
- More challenging questions
8th Grade Math Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Middle School Science Grade 8
- Pack of 6 More Quizzes$0.99
- 100 Bananas$0.99
- 500 Bananas$2.99
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- 1000 Bananas$4.99
8th Grade Math Challenge
- Remove all Ads from Math 8$0.99
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