Comparison

Maths Mayhem vs Gumball!

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

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About

Maths Mayhem

Features
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Boost Your Math Skills with Our Fun and Engaging Educational Math Games App Enhance your math abilities with our comprehensive educational math app, designed to offer a variety of mini-games tailored to improve your arithmetic skills. Choose from multiple game modes or play them all to test and enhance your proficiency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, including the use of parentheses. [Summed Up: Master Arithmetic Challenges] ‘Summed Up’ challenges you to reach a target value using a set of 5 provided numbers. Adjust the difficulty with small or large numbers in the settings. With a 30-second time limit, strategize your calculations to hit the target. If you're stuck, use the ‘Show Equation’ button for guidance or view alternative solutions with the menu option. [Calculate This: Detailed Equation Breakdown] ‘Calculate This’ transforms your device into an educational calculator. Enter any equation, and not only will it provide the answer, but it also breaks down the steps involved. This feature enhances understanding by showing the step-by-step process, making complex calculations simpler. [Equation Fun: Interactive Math Quizzes] Engage in dynamic math quizzes with ‘Equation Fun’. Choose the correct answer from a selection under a time limit. Each correct answer extends your time, encouraging continuous improvement. Customize the difficulty settings to progressively challenge yourself as your skills improve. [Multiply This: Interactive Multiplication Practice] ‘Multiply This’ focuses on mastering times tables. Navigate through various pages of multiplication problems, either by hearing the answers read aloud or by entering them manually to receive instant feedback. Customize which times tables you wish to practice. [Speedy Sums: Fast-Paced Arithmetic Exercises] Similar to ‘Equation Fun’, ‘Speedy Sums’ offers a grid-based number selection game. Track your progress by the number of correct answers per session and aim to beat your own records. Choose from ‘Easy’, ‘Medium’, or ‘Hard’ difficulty levels to match your skill level. Optimized for All Devices Our app is designed to scale perfectly on any screen size, ensuring compatibility across all phones and tablets. Customer Support For the best experience, keep your app updated. If you encounter any issues, please contact our support team for assistance.

About

Gumball!

A relaxing puzzle game where you sort colorful gumballs into prize capsules. Enjoy a satisfying, untimed sorting experience reminiscent of classic gumball machines. Play with one hand and unwind with thousands of levels.

Highlights
  • Relaxing ball sorting gameplay
  • Gumball machine theme
  • Untimed levels
  • One-handed play
  • Thousands of levels
  • Collectibles and boosters
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Remember those capsule gumball machines growing up? Gumball! is the relaxing ball sort puzzle that brings that feeling back. Swap colorful gumballs, snap on a lid, and unwind with every tap. Gumball! is a free ball sort puzzle. Tap a prize capsule, swap matching gumballs into another, and keep going until every capsule is one perfect color. No timer. No rush. Just a clean, satisfying sort you can play with one hand. This is the gumball machine as a puzzle. The tubes are prize capsules. The balls are candy colored gumballs. When a capsule fills with four of a kind, the lid snaps on, the capsule shrinks, and it drops into the machine. The machine fills as you play. HOW TO PLAY • Tap a capsule, then tap another. • Matching gumballs swap over if the colors match and there is room. • Fill every capsule with a single color to win. Glass clinks. Lids thunk. Capsules rattle into the globe. It scratches the same itch as a ball sort, color sort, water sort, or marble sort, just quieter and wrapped in a toy you already know. • Untimed levels you can finish in a minute or sit with for a while. • One finger. Portrait. Couch, commute, or in bed. • Thousands of levels, including HARD and SUPER HARD. • Mystery foil gumballs and new capsule twists as you go. • A gumball machine that opens onto collectibles, coins, and boosters when you fill it. If you want a relaxing color sort that still feels like a toy, not a kids cartoon and not a mess of pop ups, this is it. Bright, simple, and hard to put down, like the grocery store machine you remember. Open it after a long day. In a waiting room. One more level in bed. Play until the machine is full. Swap the colors. Make the machine happy. Gumball! from Staple Games. Support: staplegames.com/contact.html Privacy: staplegames.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Maths Mayhem4 screens
Gumball!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maths Mayhem at none against Gumball!'s 10. Maths Mayhem also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gumball!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Gumball! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Maths Mayhem asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maths Mayhem ships an update every 2 months, Gumball! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Maths Mayhem versus Gumball!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaths MayhemGumball!
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (119 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWayne PerryStaple Games

In-app purchases

None

Maths Mayhem

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Gumball!

One-time10
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • Helper Pack$7.99
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  • 5,000 Coins$7.99
  • 10,000 Coins$14.99
  • Power Pack$19.99
  • 25,000 Coins$29.99
  • Mega Pack$49.99
  • 60,000 Coins$59.99
  • 110,000 Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Maths Mayhem free?
Maths Mayhem is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gumball! free?
Gumball! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Maths Mayhem or Gumball! have ads?
Both Maths Mayhem and Gumball! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Maths Mayhem or Gumball!?
Maths Mayhem ships an update every 2 months, and Gumball! weekly. Most recently, Maths Mayhem was updated on October 3, 2026 and Gumball! on October 19, 2026.

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