Comparison

Shelf Puppies! vs Space Math Academy

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

Head to head
About

Shelf Puppies!

A fun sorting game for children that helps them develop object recognition and hand-eye coordination. Players sort objects into the trash and place puppies on shelves. Offers ad-free play with an option to upgrade for more content.

Highlights
  • Object recognition practice
  • Hand-eye coordination development
  • Early sorting skills
  • Adorable puppy characters
  • Ad-free gameplay option
  • Unlockable bonus content
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Shelf Puppies! is a sorting game for kids where players place puppies on shelves and sort objects into the trash. Children can practice object recognition, hand-eye coordination, and early sorting skills while playing with adorable dogs and puppies. Try it absolutely free for ad-free fun; upgrade for fun surprises, exciting bonus plays and unlimited levels!

About

Space Math Academy

Features
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Master math facts through fun space adventures! No Ads! Space Math Academy helps kids build fast, confident addition and subtraction skills using voice-powered gameplay inspired by proven math fact practice programs. Instead of paper flash cards, children explore colorful planets, solve math challenges by speaking answers out loud, and earn stars for accuracy and speed. Perfect for students learning math facts in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. Practice carefully structured math fact levels including: • Addition facts (+1, +2, +3, doubles, +7, +8, +9) • Subtraction fact families • Mental math fluency • Fast fact recall Questions are randomized each time you play, helping children learn the facts instead of memorizing a sequence. Speak Your Answers, no typing required. Simply say the answer out loud and the game listens using voice recognition. • Hands-free answering • Kid-friendly voice input • Immediate feedback • Encourages verbal math fluency Travel through a colorful space academy filled with: • Unique planets • Friendly robot guide • Star rewards • Fun animations Earn Stars & Beat Your Records. Can you earn 3 stars on every planet? Designed for Kids • Large easy-to-read equations • Bright colorful visuals • Positive encouragement • No ads • Simple controls Great For • Math fact practice • Addition fluency • Subtraction fluency • Mental math • Elementary school students • Homeschool learning • Classroom reinforcement • Extra math practice at home Join the Space Academy and turn math fact practice into an adventure!

Screenshots

Shelf Puppies!4 screens
Space Math Academy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Math Academy at none against Shelf Puppies!'s 1. Space Math Academy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Shelf Puppies!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. Shelf Puppies! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Space Math Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelf Puppies! ships an update every 3 weeks, Space Math Academy weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shelf Puppies! versus Space Math Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelf Puppies!Space Math Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeahorse Centaur StudiosNathaniel Botwick

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shelf Puppies!

One-time1
  • Extended Play$1.99
None

Space Math Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shelf Puppies! free?
Shelf Puppies! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Math Academy free?
Space Math Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shelf Puppies! or Space Math Academy have ads?
Neither Shelf Puppies! nor Space Math Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shelf Puppies! or Space Math Academy?
Shelf Puppies! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Space Math Academy weekly. Most recently, Shelf Puppies! was updated on October 18, 2026 and Space Math Academy on October 25, 2026.

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