Comparison

MathIt vs Puzzle Contest

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

Head to head
About

MathIt

Turn daily math practice into a game with lessons, drills, and multiplayer challenges. Improve arithmetic skills for all ages, from basic addition to complex operations. Compete with friends or global players in fast-paced rounds.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step lessons
  • Customizable math drills
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Real-time multiplayer battles
  • 30-second rounds
  • Global leaderboards
  • 20 language support
Features
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Learn and practice math the fun way. MathIt builds a daily math plan just for you - step-by-step lessons, 113 practice games, logic puzzles, and fast multiplayer rounds, all in one app. Perfect for kids learning times tables, students drilling mental math, and adults who want a daily brain workout. YOUR DAILY MATH PLAN Answer a few quick questions and MathIt builds a plan around your grade and chosen topics. Every day you get five focused drills - short enough to finish, useful enough to matter. Keep your streak alive and watch each skill level up. LESSONS & MENTAL-MATH TRICKS 29 step-by-step lessons teach the mental-math tricks that make arithmetic fast: the x9 trick, x11 shortcuts, x25, halve-and-double, making a ten, left-to-right addition and more. Learn the trick, then drill it straight away. Custom Practice lets you pick the exact operations and number range you want to master - so you practice the math facts that matter to you. 113 MATH GAMES, K TO 7 Browse a full library of 113 math games sorted by topic and grade - counting and number sense, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percents, and measurement. Filter from kindergarten to 7th grade, or save your favorites. TIMES TABLES CAMPAIGN Work through every times table from 2x to 12x and see exactly which facts you have mastered and which still need work. A mastery grid turns times-tables practice into a goal you can finish. LOGIC PUZZLES & BRAIN TEASERS Brain teasers with a hidden rule to figure out: mini sudoku, cage math, balance scales, number pyramids, magic squares, matchstick puzzles, sequences, and more. Real brain training that rewards reasoning, not just fast recall. ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY Every game tracks how fast and how accurately you answer, then levels up when you are flying and eases off when you are struggling. Practice always lands at the right level. PLAY WITH FRIENDS When you want company, challenge 2-5 friends to real-time math battles. Create a room or join one with a code, share the link or QR code, and race to beat the clock. Rounds last 30 seconds - the fastest correct answer earns 2 points, the second earns 1, and wrong answers carry no penalty. Choose Easy, Medium, or Hard, climb the global leaderboard, and track your wins on your profile. KEY FEATURES - A personalized daily math plan with streaks - 29 mental-math lessons that teach real tricks - 113 math games from kindergarten to 7th grade - Logic puzzles and brain teasers with a hidden rule - Times tables campaign with per-fact mastery tracking - Adaptive difficulty that follows your pace - Self-paced math drills with Custom Practice - Real-time multiplayer: play with 2-5 friends - Global leaderboard with country flags - Available in 33 languages - Sign in with Apple, Google, email, or play as a guest Whether you want to sharpen your skills, drill the times tables, take a lesson, or solve a puzzle, MathIt turns math practice into a habit. Download now and start practicing! MATHIT PRO - AD-FREE SUBSCRIPTION MathIt is free to use, but you can remove all ads and support development with a MathIt Pro subscription. MathIt Pro Pricing & Terms: - Monthly: $9.99/month - Yearly: $39.99/year * Prices are in USD. Actual charges may be converted to your local currency. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://mathit.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://mathit.app/privacy.html

About

Puzzle Contest

Features
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PLAY TOGETHER OR COMPETE Assemble the same puzzle with friends in real time, or enter contests: same picture, same pieces, your chance to set the best time! Compare your results with friends and on the overall leaderboard. DUO — WITH A FRIEND, OR RIGHT AWAY Pick “Duo” and build together: invite a friend with a QR code, or start a game in seconds without waiting for anyone. With a friend, you can talk to each other while you play. YOUR PHOTOS AS 3D JIGSAW PUZZLES Turn your memories into puzzles with pieces that have real depth. Choose simple mode or realistic mode with piece rotation. Your first photo puzzle is free. MORE POSSIBILITIES WITH PUZZLE PLUS • Every image collection. • Create puzzles with more than 100 pieces. • Unlimited contest attempts. • Augmented reality on your real table. • Custom colors and audio conversations included. • 50 credits each month for your photos and puzzle aids. START FOR FREE A selection of images, puzzles up to 100 pieces, 3 contest attempts per day and cooperative play with friends. After your first free creation, each photo puzzle costs 10 credits, with or without a subscription. Each puzzle aid costs 1 credit. Credit packs are available separately. Monthly and yearly Puzzle Plus plans both include 50 credits each month, delivered monthly. Prices are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple account settings. Unused credits stay in your balance after your subscription ends. Terms of use: https://hukhymphvuyduftogcpz.supabase.co/functions/v1/legal/cgu?lang=en

Screenshots

MathIt4 screens
Puzzle Contest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzle Contest at none against MathIt's 3. MathIt's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MathIt sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Puzzle Contest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MathIt ships an update every 10 days, Puzzle Contest every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MathIt versus Puzzle Contest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathItPuzzle Contest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB148 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSongtiveCharles VENAYRE

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MathIt

Subscriptions2
  • Pro for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro for 1 year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • MathIt PRO Forever$19.99
None

Puzzle Contest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MathIt free?
MathIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Contest free?
Puzzle Contest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MathIt or Puzzle Contest have ads?
Puzzle Contest shows ads; MathIt does not.
Which is updated more often, MathIt or Puzzle Contest?
MathIt ships an update every 10 days, and Puzzle Contest every 2 weeks. Most recently, MathIt was updated on October 28, 2026 and Puzzle Contest on October 24, 2026.

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