MathStarter vs Owlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MathStarter
This educational game offers math practice for all ages, from young children to teenagers. It features adjustable difficulty levels and rewards quick answers with higher scores. Enjoy a visually appealing interface optimized for various Apple devices.
- Math training for all ages
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Score-based on speed
- Animated interface
- Optimized for Retina displays
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MathStarter - the perfect math training game for kids and grown ups alike. Test your math skills while improving your abilities...on iPad and iPhone. Three levels of difficulty for first graders through teenagers. Answering problems quickly gains more points. Animated interface and crisp graphics.
Owlet
This app uses a physical manipulative to teach place value concepts. It offers five distinct modes covering tens, hundreds, money, hundredths, and thousandths, with interactive activities for exploration, creation, and problem-solving.
- Place value learning
- Tens, Hundreds, Money modes
- Hundredths and Thousandths modes
- Explore, Make, Build activities
- Compare and Round functions
- Interactive number puzzles
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Owlet: Cube3 is an app that uses the Owlet CubeTower manipulative. Students create numbers by stacking small cubes in the columns of the CubeTower. Cube3 has five modes. Each corresponds to a different topic in place value: Tens, Hundreds, Money, Hundredths, and Thousandths. For each topic, there are five different activities. - Explore: Students place cubes in the CubeTower to create numbers that are shown on the tablet. - Make: Students are prompted to make a target number by placing cubes in the CubeTower. - Build: Students solve number puzzles. For example, students might be asked to build a number between 200 and 300 using 5 cubes. - Compare: Students create a number in the CubeTower and then compare it to a number generated by the app. - Round: Students use the CubeTower to round a number to a specified place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Owlet at every 6 months against MathStarter's every 30 months. Owlet also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MathStarter ships an update every 30 months, Owlet every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MathStarter | Owlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bumbayaya GmbH | BirdBrain Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
MathStarter
No in-app purchases
Owlet
No in-app purchases
