Comparison

MathRise vs Zanki

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

Head to head
About

MathRise

Engage in fast-paced mental math duels against real opponents or friends. Improve your arithmetic skills, climb leaderboards, and customize your experience with unlockable keypads. Ideal for those seeking a competitive and engaging way to sharpen their math abilities.

Highlights
  • Ranked head-to-head duels
  • Elo rating system
  • Friend challenges
  • Live group sessions
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Practice modes for various arithmetic skills
  • Customizable keypads
Features
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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 — 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 — with a shareable score card. LIVE GROUP SESSIONS Open a room and show the code: your friends — or a whole classroom — 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 — 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 — 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 — no student accounts needed. Details: mathrise.io/classroom Duel. Calculate. Rise.

About

Zanki

Features
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Treine seu cérebro como num dojo japonês. Zanki é um treinador de cálculo mental inspirado no Anzan — a arte japonesa de calcular com um ábaco imaginário. Números piscam na tela, um de cada vez, e você calcula tudo mentalmente. Simples de aprender, viciante de dominar. SISTEMA DE FAIXAS KYUU/DAN Progrida por 11 níveis, do 10º Kyuu (somas de 1 dígito) até o 1º Dan (operações mistas de 4 dígitos a 150ms por número). Cada faixa aumenta a velocidade, a quantidade e a complexidade dos números. TREINO FLASH Números aparecem em sequência no ritmo do seu nível. Sem papel, sem calculadora — só a sua mente. Feedback sonoro e tátil a cada rodada. MODO INICIANTE Começando no soroban mental? O Modo iniciante gera apenas operações com movimentos diretos de contas, sem complementos — perfeito para construir a base do ábaco mental. SEQUÊNCIA DIÁRIA Mantenha seu streak treinando todo dia. Acompanhe sua evolução com gráficos de precisão e histórico completo de sessões. TREINO PERSONALIZADO Ajuste dígitos, quantidade de parcelas, velocidade e rodadas para criar o treino perfeito para o seu nível. Treine 5 minutos por dia. Suba de faixa. Surpreenda-se com a velocidade da sua mente.

Screenshots

MathRise4 screens
Zanki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zanki at none against MathRise's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MathRise versus Zanki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathRiseZanki
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB97 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGoodVibesLabFabio Murakami

In-app purchases

None

MathRise

No in-app purchases

None

Zanki

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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