Bedtime Math vs Inventioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bedtime Math
This app makes math engaging for parents and children aged 3-9. Through interactive stories and discussions, it helps kids understand math concepts and improve their skills. It offers daily problems and a library of over 1,000 math challenges at various difficulty levels.
- Parent-child math activities
- Story-based math problems
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Over 1,000 math problems
- Skill and topic search
- Daily math challenges
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Our goal is simple: make math as beloved as the bedtime story. Unlike most educational apps, the Bedtime Math app is designed for parents and kids to do together – at bedtime or anytime! It’s a free, simple tool proven to boost kids’ math skills an extra three months in one school year. How? By making it a conversation, we help kids get to the right answer – and understand how they got there! First, read the short story to your kid. We cover everything from flamingoes to pillow forts to chocolate chips. Then read the question and talk through the reasoning. Targeted for families with kids ages 3-9, each post comes with three questions at different levels of challenge. Start with the “Wee Ones” and work your way up to “Little Kids” and “Big Kids,” go as far as your kid wants to go! Often there’s a harder “The Sky’s the Limit” level for extra challenge. Do the math problem of the day or search over 1,000 math problems by skill or topic. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about real-world math. Make it a part of your family’s routine today!
Inventioneers
Unleash creativity by building unique inventions with the help of tiny characters. Explore real-time physics concepts like air, fire, and magnetism. Share your creations with friends and educators.
- Create custom inventions
- Learn physics concepts
- Use tiny helper characters
- Solve pre-made inventions
- Share creations with friends
- Classroom sharing option
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* FROM THE CREATORS OF PETTSON'S INVENTIONS DELUXE * *** Winner of Parents' Choice Gold Award *** BE CREATIVE! In this game you can create your own crazy, fun inventions! With the help of the Inventioneers, our tiny helpers with unique characteristics, you can invent fun, creative and often quite weird inventions. A lot of inventions are included in the game, the more you solve the more parts you receive for your own inventions! LEARN ABOUT PHYSICS! Inventioneers is an outstanding tool for learning about realtime physics and the science behind different features like air, fire, magnetism and jumping bunnies. What you can do with the tool is virtually endless. SHARE WITH FRIENDS! Invite friends to share their crazy inventions and you can share yours too! If you are a teacher you can set up the whole classroom as a user and share with other classes! ONE TIME FEE TO BUY THE FULL VERSION To make it easier for families to try the game before buying, we have implemented a one time fee to buy the full game. There are no recurring in app purchases or consumables. It is important for us to protect the integrity of the children. Features in the free version: • First chapter with 15 inventions • The first Inventioneer - "Windy" • Create! - A fully working tool to create your own inventions • 50+ different objects to use in the inventions • Share up to 4 inventions with your friends! The full version (purchase: one time fee): • 7 more chapters with a total of 105 new inventions! • 50+ new objects • 18 characters that you can help • 7 more Inventioneers with unique features - "Blaze", "Bunny", "Sporty", "Zappy", "Magneta", "Freezy" and "Maggie" Family Sharing Note! You can't share IAPs with other members in your family. Please download the full version of Inventioneers instead.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bedtime Math at none against Inventioneers's 2. Inventioneers's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (317 vs 61). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Inventioneers sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bedtime Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Bedtime Math against 4.3 for Inventioneers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventioneers has 317 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Bedtime Math's written reviews are positive against 78% of Inventioneers's.
Bedtime Math ships an update every 4 months, Inventioneers monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bedtime Math | Inventioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (61 ratings) | 4.3 (317 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 77.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 317 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BEDTIME MATH FOUNDATION INC | Filimundus AB |
Customer experience
Bedtime Math
Inventioneers
User reviews
Bedtime Math
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging content
- 👨👩👧👦 Great for family bonding
- 🧠 Educational and improves math skills
- 💡 Creative and interesting problems
- 🆓 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Voiceover accessibility missing
- 🐛 Sound effects missing
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Difficult to understand language in problems
- 🐛 Wording of math problems can be confusing
Inventioneers
From 317 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Classic game
- 🤓 Challenging and educational
- 😊 Fun for all ages
- 🤩 Creative and imaginative
- 🧠 Encourages problem-solving
Room to improve
- 💰 Full version costs money
- 🔒 Limited free content
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Some levels too difficult
Bugs and requests
Bedtime Math
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes
- Voiceover accessibility removed
- Sound effects missing
- Cannot enter correct answers
- Problems are difficult to understand
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- Text is hard to read
- Pictures/images not displaying
- App does not launch
- App does not load correctly
- New math questions not available
- Poor resolution on iPad
Requested features
10 requests- Bring back voiceover accessibility
- Add fun appearing elements and sound effects
- Add an alert notification feature for bedtime
- Add a way to show which days have been read/completed
- Make math harder, especially 'Big kid' level
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- Add functional links like the website
- Create a level between 'big kids' and 'sky is the limit'
- International versions for other languages
- Dark mode option
- Ability to enter correct answers
Inventioneers
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not saving properly
- Crashes when trying to purchase full version
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free levels and content
- Ability to save custom levels
- Faster download speeds
- Improved level editor tools
In-app purchases
Bedtime Math
No in-app purchases
Inventioneers
- Open up!$0.99
- Full Version$4.99
Questions
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