Prime Rush vs Rondo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prime Rush
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Can you factorize numbers in the blink of an eye? Challenge your brain and reflexes with Prime Rush, the ultimate prime factorization time attack game! This is not just a math drill, it is a high-speed puzzle action game where speed and accuracy are key. Perfect for students studying for exams, adults looking for brain training, and math enthusiasts who love numbers. [HOW TO PLAY] Numbers will appear on the screen. Your goal is to break them down into their prime factors before time runs out! Input the Formula: Use the intuitive keypad to enter factors like "12 -> 2^2x3". It's a Prime!: If the number is already prime, just hit the "It's Prime!" button instantly. Speed Bonus: Answer quickly to extend your time limit. Keep the combo going to achieve a high score! [KEY FEATURES] Time Attack Mode Race against the clock! Start from easy integers and work your way up to massive 3-digit numbers. Global Leaderboards: Compete with players around the world. Your nickname, score, and date are recorded when you beat your personal best. 5 Difficulty Levels: Level 1: Beginners (4 - 50) Level 5: Masters (200 - 999) Can you conquer the hardest difficulty? Practice Mode Need to study without the pressure? Practice at your own pace with no time limits. Ideal for overcoming your weak numbers and understanding the logic behind division. Note: Level 1 is free; Levels 2-5 require a Pro Plan upgrade. Built-in Factorization Calculator Includes a dedicated tool to instantly factorize any number. Use it to check your homework or explore the beauty of prime numbers. Friendly Design Featuring cute "Pochimu" characters to cheer you on. Satisfying sound effects and haptic feedback (customizable in Settings). Share your "New Record" cards directly to social media! [WHY PLAY PRIME RUSH?] Boost Mental Math: Drastically improve your calculation speed for multiplication and division. School Prep: Perfect for middle school and high school algebra preparation. Brain Teaser: A stimulating workout for your frontal cortex. Prevents brain aging with daily logic puzzles. [PRO PLAN] Unlock the full potential of Prime Rush with the Pro Plan to access all Practice Mode levels. Master every number from 4 to 999! Ready to become a Prime Master? Download Prime Rush today and start your mental math workout!
Rondo
Explore the mathematical beauty of numbers through interactive, animated factorization diagrams. Watch numbers dance, hear their unique songs, and even visualize them in augmented reality. Discover the stories behind special numbers and personalize your experience with customizable palettes and sounds.
- Animated factorization diagrams
- Augmented reality number visualization
- Auditory representation of factors
- Interactive number exploration
- Field Guide for special numbers
- Home screen and Apple Watch widgets
- Customizable color palettes and sounds
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Rondo turns the counting numbers into a quiet, hypnotic dance. Every number from 1 upward is drawn as a factorization diagram: nested rings of colored dots that show, at a glance, how that number is built from its prime factors. 6 is two groups of three. 12 is three groups of four. Primes can't be split, so they shimmer alone. Then the diagram melts and re-forms into the next number, and the next, an endless looping dance of arithmetic. It's equal parts math toy, teaching tool, and ambient art. WATCH, OR EXPLORE • Let it play for a calm, continuous dance from one number to the next • Tap to pause, drag to scrub to any number, or step one at a time • Speed it up, or slow it right down • A gentle haptic tap each time the dance lands on a prime HEAR IT • Every number sings its factorization: a prime is a single pure tone, a composite a chord of its prime factors • On by default, off whenever you like POINT YOUR CAMERA • Aim Rondo at any printed number and watch its diagram bloom over the page, in augmented reality • Lift a number's diagram off the page and into the room, then walk around it • Street signs, receipts, book pages: factor the world around you EVERY NUMBER HAS A STORY • Tap any number to see what makes it special: whether it's prime, a perfect number, a power, and more • Collect the special numbers you find in the Field Guide SEE THE MATH • The current number and its factorization, always in view • Full VoiceOver support and a spoken read-out of each number and how it factors • Save the numbers you love to Favorites, and share any diagram as an image ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND WRIST • Widgets that turn today's date into factorization diagrams, across the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy • A factorization calendar for the month or the current week • An Apple Watch app: scrub through the numbers with the Digital Crown, with the same prime haptics MAKE IT YOURS WITH RONDO PRO A one-time unlock, never a subscription. The full dance stays free. Pro is for going deeper: • New color palettes, backgrounds, and color styles • A living clock face that factors the time • Number sequences: count by multiples, primes only, Fibonacci, and more • The full instrument: tune the scale, voice, and space of the sound • Hear any number's story narrated aloud, in your choice of tone CALM BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No account. No subscription. Rondo is free to play, with an optional one-time Pro unlock. A LOVING HOMAGE Rondo is a faithful tribute to Brent Yorgey's factorization diagrams and Stephen Von Worley's animated "Factor Conga," built natively for iOS 26. The diagrams honor their work; the sound, the augmented reality, and the stories are Rondo's own. Full credits are in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Rondo at none against Prime Rush's shown. Rondo also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Prime Rush's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Prime Rush sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rondo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Prime Rush ships an update every 3 weeks, Rondo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prime Rush | Rondo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayumu Izumi | KEN TOMINAGA |
In-app purchases
Prime Rush
- Pro Plan$1.99
Rondo
- Tip a prime · 199$1.99
- Tip a prime · 499$4.99
- Rondo Pro$4.99
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- Tip a prime · 599$5.99
- Tip a prime · 1999$19.99





