FactorMan vs Simple Factors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FactorMan
A math game where players earn points by selecting numbers, while an opponent calculates the sum of their factors. Strategic number selection and arithmetic skills are key to winning, with options to play against AI or another human.
- Earn points by choosing numbers
- Opponent calculates sum of factors
- Strategic number selection
- Play against AI or human opponent
- Develop arithmetic skills
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This math game is played against the superhero FactorMan! You earn points by choosing numbers between 1 and 100. If you choose 5, you get 5 points; if you choose 18, you get 18 points. But FactorMan gets the sum of all of the factors of the number you have chosen (except for the number itself). If you choose 12, for example, you get 12 points, but FactorMan gets 1+2+3+4+6=16 points! Once a number has been used to gain points (by either you or FactorMan), it cannot be used again, and you may choose only numbers that have at least one other factor left on the board. To win you must have good arithmetic skills and develop a careful strategy. It is not as easy as it might sound! You can also play the game with a human opponent instead of FactorMan. This significantly changes the strategy needed to win.
Simple Factors
This app helps users understand numbers by providing their factors and checking for primality or divisibility. It offers a straightforward interface for quick calculations up to 10 trillion.
- Calculates factors of numbers
- Checks for primality
- Determines divisibility
- Supports numbers up to 10 trillion
- Simple, menu-free interface
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Whether you need help with math or just like playing with numbers, Simple Factors is for you! Gives the factors of numbers up to 10 trillion! Helps you know if a number is prime, divisible by another number, etc. No menus to slow you down...simply open and use! Jesus loves you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FactorMan at Free against Simple Factors's $0.99. FactorMan also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Simple Factors's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
FactorMan is free to download; Simple Factors costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for FactorMan against 3.8 for Simple Factors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively.
FactorMan ships an update every 7 months, Simple Factors every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FactorMan | Simple Factors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (10 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Bretl | Joseph Palmer |
Customer experience
FactorMan
Simple Factors
In-app purchases
FactorMan
No in-app purchases
Simple Factors
No in-app purchases
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