Math Zap vs Samio for Schools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Math Zap
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Welcome to the first version! This math app provides a rapid-fire approach to generating an appropriate challenge for students wanting to up their math fundamentals.ย If you're a student, then you're able to play through the levels on your own..OR join a class and play against your friends and classmates. If you're a teacher, then create a class and watch your students fighting it out on the leaderboard for the top spot in the sections you've selected as important.
Samio for Schools
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Samio for Schools brings adaptive, curriculum-aligned learning to the classroom. Designed for teachers and schools, it gives every student aged 4โ12 a safe, ad-free space to practice math, reading, grammar, time-telling, history, and computing โ all managed from a teacher dashboard. Teachers assign challenges. Students complete them. Progress is tracked automatically. โข Classroom Connection: Students enter a classroom code to connect โ no accounts or passwords needed. Teachers approve devices from their dashboard. โข Teacher-Assigned Challenges: Timed quizzes and practice assignments set by teachers with custom difficulty, passing scores, and deadlines. New: History & Social Studies challenges โ country-aware, curriculum-grounded, and always teacher-reviewed before sending โ plus Computing & Technologies, with proper display for code-reading questions. โข Number Quest: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and unit conversions โ adaptive difficulty that grows with each student. โข Word Adventure: Phonics, vocabulary building, context-based word learning, and listen-and-choose exercises. โข Word Builder: Complete sentences, fix grammar, and improve spelling with adaptive AI-generated exercises. โข Time Detective: Master analog, digital, and written time through engaging mystery-solving challenges. โข Code Quest (computing): Block-programming puzzles with a friendly robot, plus real Python and JavaScript code-reading for older students โ teachers can enable or pause the module per class. โข Creative Studio: Draw, color, and save artwork with templates or blank canvas. โข Real-Time Progress: Exercise results are reported to the teacher dashboard instantly โ no manual grading needed. โข 7 Languages: Full interface in English, Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. No ads. No in-app purchases. No distractions. Just learning. Built for school-managed iPads, tablets, and shared devices. Pairs with the Samio Schools Dashboard for complete classroom management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Samio for Schools at every 2 weeks against Math Zap's every 2 months. Samio for Schools also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Math Zap ships an update every 2 months, Samio for Schools every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math Zap | Samio for Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elizabeth Evans | Oscar Leche |
In-app purchases
Math Zap
No in-app purchases
Samio for Schools
No in-app purchases
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