Gaus vs FiveStudy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gaus
Solve visual math puzzles by deciphering fruit and emoji equations. This game offers timed challenges and multiple difficulty levels to sharpen your mental math and problem-solving skills.
- Fruit and emoji math equations
- Logic and arithmetic puzzles
- Level progression system
- Timed challenges
- Progress tracking
- Two game modes (Quiz & Level)
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Think You Can Solve the Internet's Trickiest Math Questions? Gaus is an educational puzzle game built around the viral order-of-operations riddles that spark endless arguments online (yes, that 6÷2(1+2) one). Test your math logic, defend your answer, and see how you stack up. HOW IT WORKS Solve classic order-of-operations puzzles where the sequence you calculate in changes the answer. Sharpen your logic and see if you land on the "correct" result—or the one everyone argues about. LEVEL PROGRESSION • Start at Level 1 and work your way up through increasingly challenging puzzles • Complete 8 questions correctly to unlock the next level • Track your progress and beat your best times • Multiple difficulty levels to keep you engaged TWO GAME MODES • Quiz Mode: Race against the clock and earn your way to the next level • Level Mode: Practice specific difficulty levels at your own pace BONUS PUZZLE TYPES Climb high enough and the puzzles change shape: • Fruit Math: Decode equations where colorful fruit emojis stand in for numbers • Crack the Code: Use logic and clues to reveal a hidden number TIMED CHALLENGES Track how quickly you can solve each puzzle set and compete against your own best times. PROGRESS TRACKING • Monitor your correct answer rate • View your completion times • Watch your skills improve over time Perfect for: • Anyone who's ever argued about a viral math problem online • Students looking to improve mental math skills • Adults who enjoy brain teasers and logic puzzles • Quick mental workouts during breaks Exercise your brain, prove your math logic, and have fun along the way—all in one beautifully designed app!
FiveStudy
This app offers gamified practice for standardized exams, including skill drills, AI-graded essays with instant feedback, and full-length mock tests. It uses AI to identify weak areas and generate targeted practice problems and flashcards.
- Gamified skill drills
- AI-graded free response questions
- Full-length mock exams
- Smart Review for targeted practice
- Flashcards from worked problems
- Progress tracking with XP and streaks
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FiveStudy is the all-in-one exam prep app built to help students score a 5. FiveStudy turns hours of studying into focused, gamified practice you'll actually enjoy. WHAT YOU GET • Skill drills across subjects to first learn the concepts • AI-graded free response questions with instant feedback and partial credit • Full-length mock exams with realistic timing, MCQ + FRQ, and detailed score breakdowns • Smart Review — our AI identifies your weakest topics from your practice history and generates fresh problems to target them • Flashcards built from problems you've already worked through • Progress tracking with XP, streaks, and per-unit mastery WHY FIVESTUDY Most exam prep apps are just question dumps. FiveStudy adapts to you. Every wrong answer feeds Smart Review, so you spend time on what you actually need to fix — not topics you've already mastered. Free trial available. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the College Board, which has not reviewed or endorsed this product. SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board. TOEFL® is a registered trademark of ETS. Terms of Use: https://fivestudy.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fivestudy.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gaus at none against FiveStudy's 8. FiveStudy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. FiveStudy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Gaus asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gaus against 5.0 for FiveStudy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Gaus ships an update every 2 months, FiveStudy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gaus | FiveStudy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CanMage, LLC | MIN SANG KIM |
Customer experience
Gaus
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In-app purchases
Gaus
No in-app purchases
FiveStudy
- FiveStudy Regular$6.991 Month
- One Subject Pass$9.991 Month
- FiveStudy Basic$9.991 Month
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- SAT Monthly Pass$12.991 Month
- Double Subject Monthly$14.991 Month
- Double Subject Monthly$19.991 Month
- All-Access Pass$24.991 Month
- FiveStudy Ultimate$99.991 Month









