Comparison

Drowning Math vs π Pi Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Drowning Math

Features
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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.

About

π Pi Challenge

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An app for memorizing the digits of Pi. It supports up to 30 million digits… totally unnecessary, but fun. Comes with a ranking feature! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drowning Math4 screens
π Pi Challenge2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drowning Math at none against π Pi Challenge's 1. Drowning Math also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). π Pi Challenge's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price 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. π Pi Challenge sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Drowning Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drowning Math ships an update every 5 days, π Pi Challenge every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 1 level
Drowning Math versus π Pi Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrowning Mathπ Pi Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrothapps, SLSIC Company Limited

In-app purchases

None

Drowning Math

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

π Pi Challenge

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Drowning Math free?
Drowning Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is π Pi Challenge free?
π Pi Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drowning Math or π Pi Challenge have ads?
π Pi Challenge shows ads; Drowning Math does not.
Which is updated more often, Drowning Math or π Pi Challenge?
Drowning Math ships an update every 5 days, and π Pi Challenge every 2 months. Most recently, Drowning Math was updated on October 16, 2026 and π Pi Challenge on October 5, 2026.

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