Comparison

Lola's Math Train vs Shapes at Play

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

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About

Lola's Math Train

This educational game helps children aged 3-7 learn fundamental math skills like addition, subtraction, and number recognition through engaging activities. It features advancing difficulty to match a child's learning pace and provides progress tracking for parents.

Highlights
  • 19 math games (numbers, addition, subtraction)
  • Problem-solving and math levels
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • High-quality graphics and animations
  • Child-friendly design
  • Progress tracker
  • Multiple language support
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Lola's Math Train is specifically designed for children between 3-7 years old. Lola’s Math Train helps children learn key skills like addition, subtraction and puzzle solving all while having fun! SEVERAL EXCITING GAMES IN ONE Lola’s Math Train encourages children to learn mathematical key skills like addition, subtraction and puzzle solving all while having fun! By playing the games kids become more familiar with numbers and counting. As the kid’s skills improve, the game gets more challenging, but still manages to stay fun and engaging! This is one of the best ways to teach children addition and subtraction. KEY FEATURES OF LOLA’S MATH TRAIN: o Nineteen exciting math games with Lola Panda (numbers, addition, subtraction) o Various problem solving and kids’ math levels to choose from o Advancing difficulty that keeps kids learning as their skills improve o High-quality graphics and fun animations o Easy-to-use game design o Customized to your kid’s learning pace o Child friendly usage experience: No in-app purchases or third-party advertising o LOLA PANDA™ Progress Tracker which keeps you updated on your child's progress Available in languages: English, Chinese (Simplified, 汉语), Danish (dansk), Dutch (Nederlands), Finnish (suomi), French (français), German (Deutsch), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어/韓國語), Norwegian (norsk), Russian (русский), Spanish (español), Swedish (svenska). Are you ready to help your kid learn math in a fun way and become better at problem solving? The new math playground app will help your kid grasp basic math, master counting and learn numbers. Also check out our other popular educational Lola Panda games and apps for kids: - Lola’s Math World - Lola’s Math Train 2 - Lola's Alphabet Train - Lola's ABC Party - Learn to Read with Lola - Lola's ABC Party 2 - Lola's Beach Puzzle - I Spy with Lola - Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoku All the best Lola Panda games and apps can be found at www.lolapanda.com. LIKE Lola Panda on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lolapanda

About

Shapes at Play

Engage with interactive shapes to create and move various vehicles like cars, boats, and trains. This intuitive game is designed for young children and encourages creative thinking and shared play experiences.

Highlights
  • Interactive shape manipulation
  • Create and move vehicles
  • Multiple vehicle types
  • Intuitive gameplay
  • Designed for shared play
  • Encourages creative thinking
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Help move shapes across the screen with your finger and soon you’ll find yourself making and playing with different types of vehicle, including a car, a boat, a cable car, a hot air balloon and – toot toot! – a train! Just tap the vehicles to make them move and send them on their way – over mountain peaks, across the sea or into the cloudy sky! BOLOGNARAGAZZI DIGITAL AWARD 2015 - Special mention. "For the creative design and ability to stimulate out-of-the-box thinking: a circle can be a wheel, a cloud or a button ... Intuitive and fun, extremely suitable for young children." --- THIS IS A MINIBOMBO APP! • It's simple and intuitive One single gameplay and no navigation menu for maximum accessibility. • It takes the right amount of time A short game sequence full of surprises, suitable for the young users it was designed for. • It's much more fun if played together Designed for sharing so that parents can play with even the youngest of children. --- WHO IS MINIBOMBO? Minibombo is an Italian publishing house dedicated to little children and the grown-ups who read along with them.

Screenshots

Lola's Math Train4 screens
Shapes at Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shapes at Play at 5.0 against Lola's Math Train's 3.3. Shapes at Play also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Lola's Math Train's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Lola's Math Train costs $4.99 and Shapes at Play $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shapes at Play holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Lola's Math Train's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shapes at Play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lola's Math Train ships an update monthly, Shapes at Play every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lola's Math Train versus Shapes at Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLola's Math TrainShapes at Play
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size433 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeiZTIWI s.r.l

Customer experience

Lola's Math Train

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.0%

Shapes at Play

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lola's Math Train

No in-app purchases

None

Shapes at Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lola's Math Train free?
Lola's Math Train costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shapes at Play free?
Shapes at Play costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lola's Math Train or Shapes at Play?
Shapes at Play is rated higher. Lola's Math Train averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Shapes at Play averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lola's Math Train or Shapes at Play have ads?
Neither Lola's Math Train nor Shapes at Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lola's Math Train or Shapes at Play?
Lola's Math Train ships an update monthly, and Shapes at Play every 13 months. Most recently, Lola's Math Train was updated on October 17, 2026 and Shapes at Play on October 7, 2026.

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