Comparison

MathRise vs Blitzcalc

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

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MathRise

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MathRise is the competitive way to get faster at mental math. Step into the arena and face real opponents in fast, 10-problem duels. Same problems, same clock โ€” the fastest correct answers win. Every duel moves your Elo rating, just like chess. Climb the tiers from Rookie to Grandmaster and prove you're the sharpest calculator in the world. NEW: THE SHOP & KEYPADS Earn coins as you play and spend them in the shop: neon, mechanical, ink, retro-LCD keypads and more, unlocked level by level. Your keypad, your style. FRIENDS & FRIEND CHALLENGES - Add friends by username, follow their stats and rank. - Challenge a friend in one tap: the challenge lands right in their app, with problems calibrated halfway between your two levels. They beat your time? Rematch in one tap. - Challenge anyone with a link or a code: same problem set, fastest wins โ€” with a shareable score card. LIVE GROUP SESSIONS Open a room and show the code: your friends โ€” or a whole classroom โ€” join with just a first name, no account needed. Everyone races the same problem set, podium at the finish, and one tap starts the next round. WHY MATHRISE - Ranked duels: head-to-head mental math races with a true Elo rating. No luck, pure skill. - The Daily Challenge: one try a day, the same 10 problems for the whole planet. Where do you land on today's board? - Global & national leaderboards: see where you stand in your country and worldwide. - Daily quests & coins: three fresh goals every day โ€” rewards pay out automatically. - Streak & streak freeze: play every day, and protect your run when life happens. - Win streaks: chain victories for up to double XP. - Practice mode: drill addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, times tables, squares, percentages, fractions. - Warm-up: a quick 90-second arithmetic sprint to get your brain firing. BUILT FOR SPEED No clutter, no childish gimmicks โ€” a clean, dark, focused arena for teens and adults who want to get genuinely fast at mental arithmetic. Whether you're sharpening up for school or exams, keeping your mind quick, or you just love the thrill of a photo finish, MathRise turns mental math into a sport. FOR TEACHERS Run it as a class game: create a session, write the 6-letter code on the board, and up to 100 students race the same problems โ€” no student accounts needed. Details: mathrise.io/classroom Duel. Calculate. Rise.

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Blitzcalc

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Blitzcalc trains the way you actually get faster at mental maths: one technique at a time, measured, and adapted to you. QUESTIONS MADE FRESH, NEVER MEMORISED There is no deck. Every question is generated, so the numbers change while the skill stays the same - the only way to know you have really learned it. IT MEASURES, IT DOESN'T ASK A short adaptive check finds your level from how you actually answer, including how long you take. No self-assessment, no picking a grade and hoping. 371 SKILLS ACROSS 12 PACKS Whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, powers and roots, algebra, measurement, probability and more - sequenced so each one rests on the last. THE MISTAKE LAB Blitzcalc names the mistake behind your errors, not just which questions you got wrong. Train a named pattern and it tracks whether the fix actually held a day and three days later. MASTER CLASSES A class takes a single technique - splitting instead of carrying, say - and teaches it on purpose: the method first, then guided practice, then speed. THE BLITZ EXAM (Pro) Every other screen adapts to you, which is why none of them can grade you. The Blitz Exam gives that up on purpose: a fixed 20-question paper across everything you have practised, scored out of 100 - and kept, so a single number becomes a trend you can watch climb. BLITZCALC PRO The Blitz Exam, the Diagnosis (the one mistake behind most of your errors, across every topic), Review Sets with a goal and an exam date, full manual mode over all 371 skills, unlimited practice, and the advanced statistics. Free to use every day. Pro is a subscription; there is a free trial and you can cancel any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://economic-rugby-9a9.notion.site/Blitzcalc-Terms-of-Use-39ebe0b6b7cb81398bacdd28ab91c5db

Screenshots

MathRise4 screens
Blitzcalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MathRise at none against Blitzcalc's 2. MathRise also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Blitzcalc's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Blitzcalc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MathRise asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
MathRise versus Blitzcalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathRiseBlitzcalc
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGoodVibesLabLars Haneveld

In-app purchases

None

MathRise

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Blitzcalc

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is MathRise free?
MathRise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blitzcalc free?
Blitzcalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MathRise or Blitzcalc have ads?
MathRise shows ads; Blitzcalc does not.

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