Sum Maths vs Monument Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sum Maths
A fast-paced, family-friendly game that challenges players to solve mental arithmetic problems against the clock. It offers multiple difficulty levels and practice in various arithmetic operations, making learning fun for children and adults.
- Spoken arithmetic questions
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Timed multiple-choice challenges
- Personal best tracking
- Family-friendly for ages 4+
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Sharpen your mental maths with a fast, family-friendly challenge against the clock. Sum Maths is a simple and engaging arithmetic game for iPhone and iPad. Answer 10 random multiple-choice questions as quickly as you can and try to beat your best time. Features: Spoken questions for every round • 3 difficulty levels • Practise addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or any combination • 10 random questions per game • Multiple-choice gameplay that is easy to pick up • Sound and voice mute options • Personal best tracking to keep you improving • Suitable for families and children aged 4+ • Whether you are building confidence with basic sums or looking for a quick daily brain workout, Sum Maths makes mental arithmetic fun. Enjoy the original soundtrack by film and TV composer Owain Llwyd as you chase a new personal best. Buy once and enjoy across your supported devices. App language: English.
Monument Valley
Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Surreal exploration
- Hand-crafted worlds
- Intuitive twist and drag controls
- Reactive soundscape
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sum Maths at none against Monument Valley's 1. Sum Maths also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Monument Valley's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). On ads 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
Sum Maths costs $0.99 and Monument Valley $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sum Maths asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sum Maths ships an update every 11 months, Monument Valley every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sum Maths | Monument Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #8 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 324 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A5 Multimedia | ustwo games |
Customer experience
Sum Maths
Monument Valley
Bugs and requests
Sum Maths
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Monument Valley
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
- Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
- Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
- Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions
In-app purchases
Sum Maths
No in-app purchases
Monument Valley
- Forgotten Shores$1.99
Questions
Is Sum Maths free?
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Do Sum Maths or Monument Valley have ads?
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