MapTap.gg vs Mathalon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapTap.gg
Explore world geography through daily historical challenges. Discover new locations connected to "this day in history" and tap them on an interactive 3D globe. Learn historical context and improve your geography skills with curated challenges and leaderboards.
- Daily geography challenges
- Tap locations on a 3D globe
- Historical context for locations
- Global leaderboards
- Earn badges and streaks
- Practice modes with curated challenges
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MapTap turns world geography into a daily adventure. Every day, discover 5 locations connected to events that happened "this day in history" ... then tap them on a beautiful 3D globe. Each location comes with historical context: unexpected heroes, surprising discoveries, and stories that changed the world. And maybe learn a little geography along the way.. DAILY GAME • 5 new locations every day • Compete on global leaderboards • Earn badges and streaks PRACTICE MODES • 50+ curated geography challenges • World capitals, major cities, themed collections • Play anytime, perfect your skills BEAUTIFUL GLOBE • Realistic Earth visualization • Smooth rotation and zoom Terms of Use (EULA): https://maptap.gg/terms Privacy Policy: https://maptap.gg/privacy
Mathalon
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Mathalon turns math into a competitive arena. Daily challenge — one carefully-picked problem every day. Build a solve streak. Rush — 5-minute live climbing race. Solve fast, stay ahead, top the live leaderboard. Ranked 1v1 — Glicko-2 matchmaking against another player in your rating zone. Head-to-head, best of five. Practice — thousands of problems from arithmetic to olympiad. Filter by topic and difficulty. Escape rooms and mystery cases — narrative puzzle chains that reward mathematical reasoning. Every solve updates your rating. Every match sharpens it. Climb the global leaderboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathalon at none against MapTap.gg's 2. Mathalon also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). MapTap.gg's advantage is chart position (#63 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. MapTap.gg sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mathalon asks for nothing beyond the download.
MapTap.gg ships an update weekly, Mathalon every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapTap.gg | Mathalon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (15K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MapTap Inc | PETER CHRISTER ANDREAS NODTVEIDT |
In-app purchases
MapTap.gg
- MapTap+ Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- MapTap+ Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
Mathalon
No in-app purchases
