Comparison

Gagana Sāmoa vs MathNet

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

Head to head
About

Gagana Sāmoa

Learn, pronounce, spell, and speak the Sāmoan language with this innovative educational tool. It uses original spellings with glottal stops and macrons to aid pronunciation for second language learners.

Highlights
  • Learn Sāmoan language
  • Pronounce Sāmoan words
  • Spell Sāmoan words
  • Speak Sāmoan
  • Original spelling with glottal stop and macron
  • Audio pronunciation guide
Features
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This app is a tool to learn, pronounce, spell and speak the Sāmoan Language. This is also the contribution of the Si’ufofoga ‘o le Laumua Trust to grow, maintain and retain the Sāmoan Language. Producing this app is a great innovative way for people to learn & speak the Samoan language. When swiping your finger across a letter, word, or sentence in the Samoan language on this app, you can hear how to say and pronounce the same. We have used the original spelling of the Samoan words with Glottal stop and macron as found in the early publications of the Samoan Bible. This will greatly assist second language learners with the pronunciation of vowels and words.

About

MathNet

Features
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MathNet is adaptive math practice that meets students where they are and grows with them. Five categories — Basic Arithmetic, Number Sense, Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication, and Long Division — each with their own ladder of problem types that unlock as a student demonstrates proficiency. WHY STUDENTS STICK WITH IT Sessions are open-ended. No fixed question count, no looming timer. A student practices for as long as they like, then taps End Session. Every correct answer earns points based on difficulty and speed. Harder problems pay meaningfully more. Lightning-fast correct answers double the points. There's always something to chase. PROFICIENCY-BASED PROGRESSION Each problem type tracks the last 30 results. As a student's accuracy and speed improve, the type advances through six levels: Locked, Learning, Practicing, Proficient, Skilled, and Mastered. Reaching Proficient unlocks the next type in the ladder — so a student who's nailed 2-digit subtraction starts seeing 3-digit problems automatically. No settings to change. For students already comfortable with a type, the quick-competence shortcut moves them along after a few correct answers, so they don't have to grind through 30 problems to prove what they already know. TWO LEARNING MODES Learn Mode is untimed practice. After each problem you see the correct answer — with the work shown for long-form problems — so you can see where you went off. No scoring. Quiz Mode is the scoring mode, with points and proficiency progression. INTERACTIVE EXAMPLES Every category includes step-by-step walkthroughs with user-controlled progression. Tap through the carries on a 4-digit subtraction. Watch partial products build up on a long multiplication. Follow the step work of a long division problem one row at a time. OPTIONAL REWARDS The reward system is off by default. When enabled, points can be exchanged for credits, and credits can be redeemed via a webhook you configure. Plug it into Home Assistant to unlock screen time. Send a Slack message to a parent or teacher. Trigger an IFTTT flow. The webhook URL is yours; MathNet doesn't operate any servers and never sees the data. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • No accounts. MathNet uses iCloud for sync. • No tracking. No advertising. No third-party analytics SDKs. • No MathNet servers. Your data lives in your private iCloud database. • The reward webhook is optional and goes directly from your device to the URL you configured. UNIVERSAL APP Works on iPhone and iPad. iCloud syncs progress across all your devices automatically. FOR EVERY AGE MathNet is designed for elementary-school math practice, but it works just as well for older students and adults brushing up on arithmetic, building speed, or working through long-division mechanics they haven't touched in years. The proficiency system meets you wherever you are.

Screenshots

Gagana Sāmoa4 screens
MathNet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gagana Sāmoa at none against MathNet's 1. Gagana Sāmoa also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). MathNet's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 21 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. MathNet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gagana Sāmoa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gagana Sāmoa ships an update every 21 months, MathNet every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gagana Sāmoa versus MathNet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGagana SāmoaMathNet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKiwa Digital LimitedBryan Hong

In-app purchases

None

Gagana Sāmoa

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MathNet

One-time1
  • MathNet$1.99

Questions

Is Gagana Sāmoa free?
Gagana Sāmoa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MathNet free?
MathNet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gagana Sāmoa or MathNet have ads?
Neither Gagana Sāmoa nor MathNet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gagana Sāmoa or MathNet?
Gagana Sāmoa ships an update every 21 months, and MathNet every 6 days. Most recently, Gagana Sāmoa was updated on October 7, 2026 and MathNet on September 28, 2026.

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