Comparison

Moose Math vs Halloween Maths Lite

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

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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

Halloween Maths Lite

Practice math skills with a fun, spooky theme. Solve addition and subtraction problems across multiple levels, earning stars for correct answers to unlock new challenges. Ideal for children aged 5 and up.

Highlights
  • Addition and subtraction practice
  • Themed levels
  • Star rewards for correct answers
  • Progressive level unlocking
  • Suitable for ages 5+
Features
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Bubble Maths with a 'spooky' twist... This app will test your maths skills, starting with simple sums through to more complex addition and subtraction. There are 25 questions per level. For every correct answer you get a star, with the aim to get all 25 correct. Complete one level to unlock further levels until you have completed them all. This app is great for children and adults alike but all of the questions are based around Key Stage 1 and 2 style questions so great for children 5+ years. Are you a maths expert and can you get all of the stars?

Screenshots

Moose Math4 screens
Halloween Maths Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Moose Math at every 2 months against Halloween Maths Lite's every 37 months. Moose Math also leads on ratings volume (593 vs 19). Halloween Maths Lite's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Moose Math against 4.3 for Halloween Maths Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moose Math has 593 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Moose Math's written reviews are positive against 100% of Halloween Maths Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moose Math ships an update every 2 months, Halloween Maths Lite every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Moose Math versus Halloween Maths Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoose MathHalloween Maths Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (593 ratings)4.3 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings593 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCDizzy Squirrel Limited

Customer experience

Moose Math

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

Halloween Maths Lite

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews1 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

Halloween Maths Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Moose Math

No in-app purchases

None

Halloween Maths Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moose Math free?
Moose Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halloween Maths Lite free?
Halloween Maths Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moose Math or Halloween Maths Lite?
Halloween Maths Lite is rated higher. Moose Math averages 4.2 out of 5 from 593 ratings, while Halloween Maths Lite averages 4.3 from 19 ratings.
Do Moose Math or Halloween Maths Lite have ads?
Neither Moose Math nor Halloween Maths Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moose Math or Halloween Maths Lite?
Moose Math ships an update every 2 months, and Halloween Maths Lite every 37 months. Most recently, Moose Math was updated on November 11, 2026 and Halloween Maths Lite on November 1, 2026.

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