Comparison

Ice Math Ninja ZERO vs Math Strikes Back

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

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About

Ice Math Ninja ZERO

This game challenges your dexterity and brainpower with a variety of math-based slicing challenges. It offers multiple game modes, power-ups, and social features to keep players engaged while practicing fundamental math skills.

Highlights
  • 7 challenging math games
  • Slice numbers and avoid zeros
  • Power-ups and micro-games
  • Lightning Round mode
  • 3 difficulty modes
  • Social score sharing
  • Educational math practice
Features
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••• #1 Family App in 16 countries!!! WINNER of Dr. Toy's 10 BEST TECHNOLOGY of 2013 and WINNER of the FAMILY CHOICE AWARD for 2013 ••• Fans of NINJA SLICING games: GET READY for a game that’ll CHALLENGE not only your DEXTERITY but also your BRAINPOWER!!! KEY FEATURES: • 7 CHALLENGING GAMES, including: SUB-ZERO MINES! • Compete against your friends via FACEBOOK! • Get ACHIEVEMENTS to unleash cool POWER-UPS • Power-Ups create MICRO-GAMES within the game • LIGHTNING ROUND mode for faster gameplay • The devious DARK ZEROS add excitement to the gameplay! • 3 DIFFICULTY MODES. One mode for young kids • Includes ANIMATED INTRO of the Icelands • Pookie the penguin provides nurturing ADVICE • Tushka the polar bear brings a dose of HUMOR • Compare scores via GAME CENTER • Share your score via FACEBOOK and TWITTER • UNIVERSAL APP works on iPhone 5, iPhone 4, iPad Mini, iPad, iPod Touch, and more! GAMES INCLUDED: SUB-ZERO MINES • Fun Value: Use your Swords of Fire to slice the MAGICAL frozen numbers, but avoid touching the exploding Zeros! • Educational Value: Helps recognize numbers, ascending order, and understand that larger numbers are the sum of smaller numbers. POLAR PAIR • Fun Value: Find the ZEN of Even and Odd numbers to be able to extract their mathematical energies! • Educational Value: Helps recognize Even and Odd numbers. ANTARCTIC ADD • Fun Value: Think fast and become a MASTER of addition by slicing sums of numbers before they hit the ground! • Educational Value: Improves Addition skills and Memory. COOL 21 • Fun Value: Ignite the MYSTICAL fire of your Swords to slice every number in sight! But don’t go over 21 or you’ll end up frozen! • Educational Value: Improves Subtraction skills and Memory. PRIME FREEZE • Fun Value: Split frozen numbers into their PRIMORDIAL components by using your Swords of Fire to slice them into primes! • Educational Value: Teaches all the Prime Numbers up to 100. FROSTRIS • Fun Value: Use waves of heat to merge ice cubes into the FUNDAMENTAL number 10! • Educational Value: Improves addition and subtraction skills. ICE FACTOR • Fun Value: Divide and CONQUER the power of the frozen numbers by using your Swords of Fire to slice them into factors! • Educational Value: Improves Division & Multiplication skills and Memory. REVIEWS: "4.5 STARS - Ice Math Ninja is a cool math ninja game that even the most reluctant young math student will warm up to." - Crazymikesapps.com "4 STARS - Ice Math Ninja is an excellent math app. Practice number recognition, addition, and prime numbers in a Fruit Ninja style game!" - Famigo.com "Ice Math Ninja is an addictive and adorable set of arcade style slicing games that'll be a blast for kids who need a little extra practice with math facts, but is also great fun for older kids and adults who simply enjoy the gameplay." -Commonsensemedia.org "Ice Math Ninja: ZERO is a perfect example of a game that not only holds a child’s attention, but also makes parents feel good about handing kids the iPad." - Coronalabs.com “... the diverse challenge modes, make playing this game a very unique experience ... and quite entertaining” - WeiPhone.com “... it's a fun game, really well made and a complete package of a game.” - Zincous, TouchArcade User “ Loved it! I have searched forever for a good math app for my kids ages 5 & 11. The colors, visuals, effects & sounds are amazing.“ - the4crows.com - “I’m loving this game ... it is lots of fun.” PS: my favorite mini-game is Cool 21.” Picohero, TouchArcade User LEARN MORE: View the TRAILER of this game at www.youtube.com/perscorp LIKE US on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/icemathninja FOLLOW US on Twitter at www.twitter.com/icemathninja CONTACT US with any questions at info@pers.com VISIT us at www.pers.com

About

Math Strikes Back

Engage in a fun math challenge suitable for all ages. Customize problem difficulty and types, from basic arithmetic to complex calculations. Track your high scores and enjoy an ad-free experience with engaging music and sound effects.

Highlights
  • Customizable problem difficulty
  • Selectable math operations
  • High score tracking
  • Adjustable game timer
  • Ad-free gameplay
  • Engaging music and sound effects
Features
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Math Strikes Back is for all ages and levels, whether you're a kid working hard in school or a traveling adult looking for something fun to pass the time while waiting to board your next flight. Problems range from easy to migraine. You set how challenging you want it to be. You can let the game pick random problems for you or specifically choose addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division. There's great background music, entertaining sound effects, and best of all, NO ADVERTISING! This is a great game for improving your math prowess. It keeps track of your high score so you can try to beat your last score each time you play. The game defaults to 60 seconds, but you can change that to whatever you want. Enjoy!!

Screenshots

Ice Math Ninja ZERO4 screens
Math Strikes Back4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Strikes Back at 5.0 against Ice Math Ninja ZERO's 4.5. Math Strikes Back also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Ice Math Ninja ZERO's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Ice Math Ninja ZERO sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Math Strikes Back asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Strikes Back holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ice Math Ninja ZERO has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ice Math Ninja ZERO ships an update monthly, Math Strikes Back fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ice Math Ninja ZERO versus Math Strikes Back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIce Math Ninja ZEROMath Strikes Back
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (49 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB58 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPersBrett Sicola

Customer experience

Ice Math Ninja ZERO

All ratings49 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Math Strikes Back

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Ice Math Ninja ZERO

One-time8
  • Cool 21$0.99
  • Frostris$0.99
  • Ice Factor$0.99
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  • Prime Freeze$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Upgrade to "IMN: ZERO- PREMIUM Edition"$1.99
  • Power-Up Bundle$1.99
  • Icelands Bundle$3.99
None

Math Strikes Back

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ice Math Ninja ZERO free?
Ice Math Ninja ZERO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Strikes Back free?
Math Strikes Back is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ice Math Ninja ZERO or Math Strikes Back?
Math Strikes Back is rated higher. Ice Math Ninja ZERO averages 4.5 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Math Strikes Back averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ice Math Ninja ZERO or Math Strikes Back have ads?
Neither Ice Math Ninja ZERO nor Math Strikes Back shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ice Math Ninja ZERO or Math Strikes Back?
Ice Math Ninja ZERO ships an update monthly, and Math Strikes Back fortnightly. Most recently, Ice Math Ninja ZERO was updated on September 23, 2026 and Math Strikes Back on September 25, 2026.

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