Comparison

FocusMath vs Globelis

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

Head to head
About

FocusMath

Features
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Your brain is a muscle. FocusMath is its gym. 7 minutes a day. A session structured like a real workout: warm-up, main set, cool-down. No more, no less. Consistency is what makes you strong — not marathons. YOUR DAILY SESSION Every day, a 3-step session awaits: warm up with quick questions, push yourself on the daily challenge or your quest, and finish with a review card. Complete your session, keep your streak alive, and hit your goal of 5 sessions a week. A PROGRAM AT YOUR LEVEL — FROM 1ST GRADE TO UNIVERSITY A placement test personalizes your program from day one. Kids work on additions and multiplication tables; middle schoolers tackle percentages; high schoolers and adults take on powers, square roots and estimation. Difficulty adapts to your performance in real time. DAILY CHALLENGE 10 questions, identical for every player at your level. Compare yourself on the leaderboard, share your result, and challenge your friends on the same questions in one tap. QUEST MODE 200 levels of progression. Each level unlocks new cognitive games: memory, attention, speed. Your motivation always has a next goal. SMART REVIEW The app remembers your mistakes and turns them into personalized review cards. Your mistakes are your best teachers. FOR PARENTS Create a profile for each child, track their progress in detail (strengths, weak points, consistency), and let the session system build a routine — like a sports activity, but for the brain. FEATURES • Guided daily session of ~7 minutes • Placement test + real-time adaptive difficulty • From 1st grade to university: everyone gets their own program • Multiplayer challenges with friends and family • Daily streak with streak freezes • A mental math tip every day • Detailed statistics and progress tracking • iOS widget to keep your streak in sight • Available in English, French, German and Spanish • Works offline Download FocusMath and do your first session today. Your brain will thank you. FOCUSMATH PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION FocusMath offers auto-renewable subscriptions (monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial) and a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account at purchase confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/hervekhg/HK-TECH-APP/blob/main/FocusMath/privacy-en.md

About

Globelis

Explore world history on an interactive 3D globe. Discover thousands of historical events, mysteries, and UFO sightings pinned to their real locations. Engage with narrated journeys, quizzes, and an AI guide to deepen your understanding.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D globe
  • Thousands of historical events, mysteries, and UFO sightings
  • Narrated journeys and cinematic camera
  • Learning quizzes with XP and trophies
  • AI-powered history guide
  • Daily 'On This Day' feature
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What if the whole history of the world fit in your hand? Globelis turns your phone into a living 3D globe where thousands of events (historical, mysteries and UFO sightings) are pinned exactly where they really happened. Spin the planet, travel through time, and let the world tell its story. A GLOBE THAT TELLS THE WORLD • A real, fluid 3D globe: rotate it, zoom, explore every continent • Over 1,250 historical events, 330 mysteries and 330 UFO sightings • Tap anywhere on Earth to uncover its story, with image and narrative NARRATED JOURNEYS, LIKE A DOCUMENTARY • 10 signature staged journeys: immersive narration, archive imagery, cinematic camera • From Rome to Napoleon, from Egypt to the world's great mysteries QUIZZES TO LEARN BY PLAYING • A daily challenge and streaks to keep alive • Quiz packs by era and by region • "Pin the globe" quizzes: place the event in the right spot on the map • Earn XP, unlock trophies, level up your mastery YOUR MASTERY ATLAS • Track your progress, region by region and era by era • The world you explore becomes your own YOUR AI HISTORY GUIDE • Ask any history question and get a clear answer • Generate custom journeys: type a theme, the AI composes a tour BUILD THE HABIT • "On This Day": the standout event of the date — X years ago to the day • Timeline, collections and favorites GLOBELIS PRO Unlock the unlimited AI Guide, all premium journeys, the quiz library and new content. Monthly or annual subscription (with a free trial).

Screenshots

FocusMath4 screens
Globelis4 screens

Verdict

The call

FocusMath and Globelis are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. FocusMath sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Globelis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusMath ships an update every 4 days, Globelis weekly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FocusMath versus Globelis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusMathGlobelis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB85 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHK-TECHAdel Mahmoud

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FocusMath

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$44.99
2 purchases

Globelis

Subscriptions2
  • Globelis Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Globelis Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is FocusMath free?
FocusMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Globelis free?
Globelis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FocusMath or Globelis have ads?
Neither FocusMath nor Globelis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusMath or Globelis?
FocusMath ships an update every 4 days, and Globelis weekly. Most recently, FocusMath was updated on September 30, 2026 and Globelis on September 30, 2026.

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