Comparison

Moose Math vs Math Kids

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

Head to head
About

Moose Math

This app offers an engaging mathematical adventure for children aged 3-7, teaching core concepts like counting, addition, and subtraction through interactive games. Kids can earn rewards to build and decorate a virtual city while developing essential math skills aligned with early elementary standards.

Highlights
  • Counting, addition, and subtraction practice
  • Geometry and sorting activities
  • Interactive multi-level games
  • Reward system for city building
  • Parental progress reporting
  • Aligned with Common Core Standards
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Moose Math engages kids in a mathematical adventure and teaches counting, addition, subtraction, sorting, geometry and more. While playing 5 multi-level activities in the Moose Juice Store, Puck’s Pet Shop and Lost & Found, kids can earn rewards to help build their own city and decorate buildings. Moose Math introduces a new whimsical group of Duck Duck Moose characters, The Dust Funnies, who help with mastering math skills. Moose Math is aligned with Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten and 1st Grade and includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress and find additional skill-building activities. AGES: 3-7. CATEGORY: Curriculum ACTIVITIES Moose Math features 5 engaging math activities: 1) MOOSE JUICE: Make smoothies while practicing counting, addition and subtraction 2) PAINT PET: Match the pets by counting the number of dots 3) PET BINGO: Solve addition, subtraction and counting problems to get BINGO 4) LOST & FOUND: Learn and sort through shapes and colors 5) DOT TO DOT: Help the Dust Funny find his way home by joining the dots SKILLS Kids will learn the following math skills based on Common Core State Standards: NUMBERS: -  Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities -  Solve word problems and algebraic thinking -  Practice number pattern recognition COUNTING: -  Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Master counting to 100 ADDITION & SUBTRACTION: -  Add and subtract by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Add and subtract up to 20 -  Learn to add and subtract with numbers, dice and rekenrek racks GEOMETRY: -  Master geometry at Kindergarten and First Grade levels -  Learn to identify and recognize shapes MEASUREMENT: -  Understand and compare lengths PARENT REPORTING: Includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress for each child and learn about new skill-building activities. DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS: -  Developed in conjunction with Stanford University Educator, Jennifer DiBrienza, PhD in -   Early Elementary Education and former NYC public school teacher (K-Grade 2) COMMON CORE STANDARDS: K.CC.1, K.CC.2, K.CC.4, K.CC.6, K.OA.1, K.OA.2, K.OA.5, K.MD.2, K.MD.3, K.G.2, K.G.3, K.G.4, 1.OA.1, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.6 ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about. Check out the Khan Academy app to learn and practice all kinds of topics for elementary school through college and beyond. We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

About

Math Kids

Master fundamental math operations through engaging practice modes. This app offers adjustable difficulty levels and fun game modes to reinforce addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Track your progress with weekly statistics to see your skills grow.

Highlights
  • Practice 4 basic math operations
  • Adjustable difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard)
  • Customizable game modes (rapid fire, time trial, death match)
  • Set custom number ranges
  • Weekly progress statistics
Features
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* Learn the 4 operations that make up the basis of all math. (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) * Choose the difficulty of practice based on your skill level. (easy, medium, hard) * Have fun in custom mode; practice in game modes such as rapid fire, time trial and death match, as well as choosing the minimum and maximum number values. * Watch yourself progress as you can see the statistics for your practice weekly.

Screenshots

Moose Math4 screens
Math Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Kids at 5.0 against Moose Math's 4.2. Math Kids also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Moose Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (592 vs 25). 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. Math Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moose Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Kids holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moose Math has 592 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Moose Math's written reviews are positive against 100% of Math Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moose Math ships an update every 2 months, Math Kids every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Moose Math versus Math Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoose MathMath Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (592 ratings)5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings592 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCZachary Furmanov

Customer experience

Moose Math

All ratings581 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.4%

Math Kids

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Moose Math

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Incorrect answers in fruit blending mini-game
  • App crashing when exiting levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and locations to explore
  • Ability to delete player profiles
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Expanded math concepts beyond addition/subtraction

Math Kids

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Moose Math

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Math Kids

One-time1
  • Full Access$2.99

Questions

Is Moose Math free?
Moose Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Kids free?
Math Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moose Math or Math Kids?
Math Kids is rated higher. Moose Math averages 4.2 out of 5 from 592 ratings, while Math Kids averages 5.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Moose Math or Math Kids have ads?
Neither Moose Math nor Math Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moose Math or Math Kids?
Moose Math ships an update every 2 months, and Math Kids every 4 months. Most recently, Moose Math was updated on November 8, 2026 and Math Kids on November 3, 2026.

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