Comparison

Magic Square vs Major System Trainer

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

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About

Magic Square

This educational game challenges children aged 6-12 to fill number grids so rows and columns sum correctly. It enhances logic, mental math, and problem-solving skills through progressive puzzles and a colorful interface.

Highlights
  • Logic and thinking skill development
  • Mental math and number sense practice
  • Progressive grid puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Star-based scoring
  • Child-friendly interface
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Magic Square is a fun and educational math grid game designed to boost logic, thinking skills, and mental math for children aged 6 to 12. The goal is simple: fill the number grid so every row and column adds up to the correct total — a great logic challenge for young minds! Perfect for school or home learning: • Practice mental math, addition, and number sense • Develop logical thinking, focus, and problem-solving skills • Strengthen the math skills learned at school Key Features: • 3 levels of difficulty – Easy, Medium, Hard • Over 60 grid puzzles with progressive challenges • Star-based scoring and unlimited replay • Colorful, child-friendly interface for phones and tablets Magic Square turns math and logic into a fun, rewarding grid-puzzle adventure for kids!

About

Major System Trainer

Features
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Turn every number into a picture your brain can't forget. Major System Trainer teaches you the Major System — the classic memory technique that turns digits into sounds, sounds into words, and words into vivid mental pictures. Once every number from 00 to 99 has its own image, memorizing phone numbers, PINs, dates, playing cards, or long strings of digits stops being a chore and starts being a game. HOW IT WORKS Each digit (0-9) maps to a consonant sound. Pairs of digits become words, and words become pictures you actually remember — because a picture beats a string of digits every time. The app walks you through the digit-to-sound rules first, then gives you a complete, ready-to-use set of 100 peg words and images for every number 00-99. TWO WORD SETS TO START Pick whichever clicks with you: a Classic English word set with clean, simple pegs, or a personal photo set using real photos for every number. Switch anytime from the menu, and any word or picture you customize yourself stays exactly as you left it either way. MAKE IT YOURS Don't like a word or picture for a particular number? Change it. Every entry in the 00-99 list can be edited with your own word and your own photo, so the system fits how your memory actually works. TRAIN AT YOUR OWN PACE Flashcard-style drills quiz you both directions — number to picture, and picture back to number — so the association gets locked in from both sides. PUSH YOURSELF WITH CHALLENGES Growing Number: memorize a number that gets one digit longer every round. Timed Run: answer as many flashcards as you can in 60 seconds. Sequence Recall: watch a series of pictures, then reproduce the exact order. Memory House: a fully illustrated house with fifteen rooms, each holding a number — place them all correctly to win, in a visual spin on the classic memory palace technique. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every challenge mode keeps a highscore, so you can watch your recall speed and memory span improve over time. Whether you're a student, a competitive memory athlete, or just someone tired of forgetting phone numbers, Major System Trainer gives you a complete, structured way to build a genuinely better memory — one number at a time.

Screenshots

Magic Square4 screens
Major System Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Magic Square at Free against Major System Trainer's $1.99. Major System Trainer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Magic Square is free to download; Major System Trainer costs $1.99 up front. Magic Square sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Major System Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magic Square ships an update every 9 days, Major System Trainer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Magic Square versus Major System Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagic SquareMajor System Trainer
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan BouaounJerome Agostini

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Magic Square

One-time1
  • Premium Mode$6.99
None

Major System Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magic Square free?
Magic Square is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Major System Trainer free?
Major System Trainer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Magic Square or Major System Trainer have ads?
Magic Square shows ads; Major System Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Magic Square or Major System Trainer?
Magic Square ships an update every 9 days, and Major System Trainer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Magic Square was updated on August 15, 2026 and Major System Trainer on September 29, 2026.

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