Drowning Math vs EduFocal Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drowning Math
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Solve fast or sink. Drowning Math turns mental math into a survival race: every right answer swims you up, every mistake drags you under. How long can you stay afloat? HOW IT WORKS You sink a little every second. Pick the right answer out of three before the 5-second timer runs out and you swim up; miss and you drop. Stay below the oxygen line and your HP drains away. THE DAILY CHALLENGE One board, the whole world. Everyone gets the same puzzles today, with its own leaderboard that resets at midnight. Come back tomorrow for a fresh one. SEVEN WAYS TO PLAY • Daily Challenge — today's board, the same for everyone • Classic — survive as long as you can • Chain — each answer becomes the start of the next problem • 60 Seconds — no HP, pure speed: score as much as you can before the clock runs out • Sudden Death — one life; the first mistake ends the run • Division — find the number hidden behind the ? tile (experimental) • Training — no lives, no timers, no scores; practice at your own pace IT NEVER STOPS GETTING HARDER Start with single-digit sums. Every 10 points you level up: three-term problems, then multiplication, then exact division, with bigger numbers at every level and no ceiling. Three answer options with carefully chosen wrong ones, so guessing never works. GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS A global top 50 for every mode, plus a fresh Daily board every day. No account needed: type a name and submit your score. Beat your best, then beat the world. BUILT FOR SPEED No sign-up, no lessons. Tap Play and you're in. Runs are short, perfect for a coffee break or the bus, and an optional daily reminder tells you when a new board is out. Who it's for: • Adults who want a quick daily mental math workout • Students prepping for exams or numerical reasoning tests • Anyone who wants a brain sharper than their calculator Available in English, Spanish, French, German and Catalan. Dive in — the water is rising. Today's board is waiting.
EduFocal Academy
This platform offers premium educational support and resources for children transitioning from primary to high school. It aims to guide students towards success in key exams, with endorsements from educational and governmental bodies.
- Premium educational support
- Resources for primary to high school transition
- PEP Exam preparation
- Endorsed by Ministry of Education
- Trusted by over 100,000 parents
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EduFocal Academy turns exam prep into a game Jamaican students actually want to play. Built for Grades 4 to 11 and aligned to the Jamaican curriculum, the app has thousands of PEP-style and CSEC-style questions with instant feedback and explanations that teach, plus interactive lessons you can touch: sort, match, tap and solve your way through each topic. LEARN • Thousands of questions across Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Ability Test • Interactive lessons with real XP for every one you finish • A reading library you can work through at your own pace • Instant feedback and explanations on every answer STAY MOTIVATED • Earn XP, level up and collect badges • Daily streaks and topic streaks that build a habit • A friendly owl mascot, Owlbert, who cheers you on KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • PEP readiness: see how you compare with students in your grade across Jamaica • Review before you forget: the app spots topics that are fading and lines them up for practice • A report card and per-topic accuracy so parents see exactly what to work on PLAY TOGETHER • Duel your classmates in head-to-head quizzes • Climb the leaderboard for your grade • Message classmates inside the app REAL REWARDS • Hit quiz milestones and unlock prizes such as gift cards, claimed by a parent Some content needs an EduFocal subscription, available in the app or at edufocalacademy.com. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://edufocalacademy.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://edufocalacademy.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EduFocal Academy at daily against Drowning Math's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drowning Math ships an update every 5 days, EduFocal Academy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drowning Math | EduFocal Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brothapps, SL | EduFocal Ltd |
In-app purchases
Drowning Math
No in-app purchases
EduFocal Academy
No in-app purchases
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