Comparison

Instruments vs Math Town

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

Head to head
About

Instruments

Explore a vibrant collection of 55 musical instruments with interactive sound and visuals. Learn instrument names and sounds in 78 languages, perfect for young children and language learners. This offline app offers a safe, ad-free, and engaging musical discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 55 interactive musical instruments
  • Real sounds and spoken names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Parental gate for settings
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring 55 musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). – Schools reminder: 50% off via Apple School Manager. Privacy – No ads – No in-app purchases – No tracking – No data collection – No analytics – Privacy Nutrition Label: “No data collected” Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com Instruments accordion, acoustic guitar, bagpipes, balalaika, bandoneon, banjo, barrel organ, bass drum, bass guitar, bassoon, bugle, castanets, cello, clarinet, claves, congas, crash cymbal, didgeridoo, djembe, double bass, drum kit, duduk, electric guitar, flute, french horn, gong, grand piano, handbell, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, lute, mandolin, maracas, oboe, pan flute, piccolo, pipe organ, recorder, saxophone, sitar, snare drum, synthesizer, tambourine, tenor drum, timpani, triangle, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, upright piano, viola, violin, xylophone Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu

About

Math Town

Engage in a fun, interactive puzzle game that reinforces math skills. Earn in-game currency by solving problems to customize your character, home, and pets. Features daily challenges and a fishing game to practice logic and vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Math problem solving (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • In-game currency for customization
  • Character and house development
  • Pet care simulation
  • Daily math challenges
  • Fishing game for logic and vocabulary
  • Multiple skill levels
Features
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Have fun playing a game and practice your math skills at the same time. Math Town is a fun, interactive puzzle game where the player earns Math Town Money by solving math problems. While playing the game, you can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. You can use your Math Town Money to develop your character, buy food from the town store, paint and furnish your house, and even buy a pet to keep you company in Math Town (Don't forget to feed and play with your pet to keep it happy too!). Daily math challenges allow you to earn more Math Town Money to buy your character balloon rides, new wallpaper or paint for your house, and take hikes. The fishing game uses a simple grid to introduce column and row vocabulary and logic to find the fish. Contests use basic math and logic problems and allow you to earn more Math Town money. Click on the trophy icon to see how many of the Math Town milestones you have achieved. Choose from 3 skill levels (easy, medium, and hard) to practice the math problems at your level. Graphics by Andrea Sorrentino and Heather Marriott ---------------------------- No advertisement and no in app purchases are in this app. This game was developed by a mom who wanted to make sure her child had educational options when playing online. ---------------------------- Other apps by this developer: Extinct TD (Tower Defense - save endangered animals) Math Tower Defense Spelling Ace Escape the Teleportation Maze Mandarin Prof Eagle Mandarin ARAir Spy Town Spanish Prof J-Trainer ---------------------------- I hope you enjoy this app. Feel free to send me feedback if you have suggestions for future updates.

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
Math Town4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Instruments at 5.0 against Math Town's 4.7. Math Town's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Instruments costs $1.99 and Math Town $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Instruments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Town has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, Math Town every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Instruments versus Math Town: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsMath Town
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe BurdinHeather Marriott

Customer experience

Instruments

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Math Town

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

Math Town

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Town free?
Math Town costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or Math Town?
Instruments is rated higher. Instruments averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Math Town averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Instruments or Math Town have ads?
Neither Instruments nor Math Town shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or Math Town?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and Math Town every 3 months. Most recently, Instruments was updated on October 29, 2026 and Math Town on October 24, 2026.

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