Comparison

Drowning Math vs My Magic Phone

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

My Magic Phone

This app offers a realistic pretend phone experience for children, allowing them to make fake calls, send messages, explore a map, and take pictures. Designed for safe, open-ended play, it features customization options and parental controls, with no internet connection or data sharing.

Highlights
  • Pretend calling and texting
  • Simulated map and camera
  • Customizable characters and colors
  • No internet access
  • Parental controls
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Turn your phone into a pretend phone! My Magic Phone is a fun play phone app that feels real to kids. It is designed to be simple by nature: kids can pretend to make calls, send messages, navigate, take pictures, and more. My Magic Phone has 8 apps & 12 lovable characters: - Phone: Pretend to call characters and have conversations - Messages: Text your favorite characters with a full keyboard and basic emojis - Map: An easy to play endless drive game - Camera: Take pictures with filters - Paint: Draw, doodle, and make a masterpiece on the canvas - Piano: A simple piano to practice notes - Soundboard: Play animal, drum, transportation, and silly sounds - Barcode Scanner: Scan actual barcodes or just "doot" for fun Some apps and characters are locked by default. Unlock the entire experience and support the development of My Magic Phone! Who It’s For: - Parents of toddlers and young kids - Families who don’t want to give a real phone - Kids who love copying grown-ups and pretending Legal: - Privacy Policy: https://exclusive-replace-ab8.notion.site/My-Magic-Phone-Privacy-Policy-2e29fe63edfc80c0961ae3d1619e6957?source=copy_link - Terms & Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drowning Math4 screens
My Magic Phone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drowning Math at every 5 days against My Magic Phone's every 3 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drowning Math ships an update every 5 days, My Magic Phone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Drowning Math versus My Magic Phone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrowning MathMy Magic Phone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrothapps, SLAndrew Melian

In-app purchases

None

Drowning Math

No in-app purchases

None

My Magic Phone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drowning Math free?
Drowning Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Magic Phone free?
My Magic Phone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drowning Math or My Magic Phone have ads?
Neither Drowning Math nor My Magic Phone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drowning Math or My Magic Phone?
Drowning Math ships an update every 5 days, and My Magic Phone every 3 months. Most recently, Drowning Math was updated on October 27, 2026 and My Magic Phone on October 28, 2026.

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