Comparison

Sum Maths vs Monument Valley

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Spoken arithmetic questions
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Timed multiple-choice challenges
  • Personal best tracking
  • Family-friendly for ages 4+
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Impossible architecture manipulation
  • Optical illusion puzzles
  • Surreal exploration
  • Hand-crafted worlds
  • Intuitive twist and drag controls
  • Reactive soundscape
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sum Maths4 screens
Monument Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Sum Maths versus Monument Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSum MathsMonument Valley
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating—4.8 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—18K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#8 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB324 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA5 Multimediaustwo games

Customer experience

Sum Maths

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Monument Valley

All ratings15,824 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews946 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative10.9%

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

None

Sum Maths

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Monument Valley

One-time1
  • Forgotten Shores$1.99

Questions

Is Sum Maths free?
Sum Maths costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monument Valley free?
Monument Valley costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Sum Maths or Monument Valley have ads?
Neither Sum Maths nor Monument Valley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sum Maths or Monument Valley?
Sum Maths ships an update every 11 months, and Monument Valley every 2 months. Most recently, Sum Maths was updated on November 1, 2026 and Monument Valley on November 3, 2026.

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