OMO Kids vs Math Gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OMO Kids
This app transforms screen time into a learning opportunity by requiring children to complete short, age-appropriate educational activities before accessing selected apps. Parents can customize learning areas, manage app access, and track their child's progress, fostering a healthier relationship with technology.
- Learning activities before screen access
- Parent and child modes
- Personalized learning
- Parent-controlled app selection
- Progress tracking
- Immediate rewards
- Positive reinforcement
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Your child completes one short learning task — then gets the exact screen-time minutes you set. OMO locks the apps you choose and unlocks them only after real practice. When the session ends, it locks again automatically. Ages 5–12 · 80,000+ curriculum-aligned questions · Built on Apple Screen Time technology HOW IT WORKS 1. On your phone, pick the apps to manage and set how many minutes each session earns. 2. On your child's device, those apps stay locked until a short task is completed. 3. Your child answers age-appropriate questions in math, reading, logic, memory or reflection. 4. Access unlocks for the time you set — and relocks by itself when the session ends. WHY PARENTS CHOOSE OMO - Fewer daily negotiations: the path from "not now" to "yes" is clear and consistent - Positive reinforcement instead of punishment: kids earn access, not lose it - Real curriculum: 80,000+ questions aligned to the U.S. curriculum, matched to age and level - Adaptive difficulty: personalized tasks that grow with your child - You stay in control: apps, subjects, session length and daily limits are yours to set - Progress you can see: accuracy, sessions and learning time in one view - Private by design: no ads, parent PIN, and settings that can't be changed without it BUILT ON APPLE SCREEN TIME OMO uses Apple's FamilyControls technology, so app limits are enforced by the system itself and managed only from the parent side. MORE THAN A BLOCKER OMO uses the moment when motivation is naturally strongest — right before the apps kids love — to build a consistent learning habit, one short task at a time. SUBSCRIPTION OMO is a parent subscription with a free trial. Plans: weekly, monthly or annual. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://omo.kids/terms Privacy Policy: https://omo.kids/privacy
Math Gate
This app allows parents to control their children's screen time by requiring them to solve age-appropriate math problems before accessing selected apps. It tracks progress and offers customizable profiles for each child, making learning a prerequisite for playtime.
- Math problems unlock app access
- Customizable app and category locks
- Automatic screen time expiration
- Detailed progress tracking
- Age-appropriate math challenges
- Individual child profiles
- Parent-locked settings
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Screen time, finally on your terms. Math Gate turns "five more minutes!" into real learning. Before your kids can open the apps you choose, they answer a few quick, age-perfect questions in the subject you pick: math, reading, grammar, science or art. Get them right, earn the time — and when it's up, the apps lock again automatically. Learning first, screen time second. Meet the penguin crew! Five friendly guides turn practice into play and cheer kids on through every challenge: • Cosmo — Math: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division • Juno — Reading: stories, phonics, word meaning and inference • Quill — Grammar: parts of speech, punctuation and sentences • Nova — Science: living things, the human body, Earth, space and energy • Iris — Art: color, the elements of art, tools and artists WHY PARENTS CHOOSE MATH GATE • Five subjects, one app — pick a subject for each child and switch anytime. • You decide what's locked — any apps or whole categories. The lock holds even when Math Gate is closed. • Auto-unlock on your terms — set the reward time; apps re-lock when it runs out. • Real progress, at a glance — accuracy by topic, daily streaks, most-missed questions, and reward badges. • Always age-perfect — five levels from age 5 to 13+ in every subject. • Read it to me — kids can hear reading, grammar, science and art questions read aloud. • Truly private — no ads, no trackers, no accounts, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. • Built for families — a separate profile, subject, difficulty, and time limit for each child. • Parent-locked — your settings sit safely behind Face ID. HOW IT WORKS Set it up once — create a profile, choose a subject, pick the apps to lock, and set difficulty and reward time. Kids learn to unlock — their penguin guide serves a short set of questions; correct answers earn the screen time. Time's up, learning's back — apps re-lock on their own; a quick new challenge unlocks them again. Turn everyday screen time into a daily learning habit — without the nagging. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Math Gate is free to set up. Any plan unlocks all five subjects: • Weekly — $0.99/week • Monthly — $1.99/month • Lifetime — $19.99 one-time Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; your account is charged within 24 hours prior to renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://mathgate.onbaseiq.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OMO Kids at free with in-app purchases against Math Gate's subscription. OMO Kids also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Math Gate's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. OMO Kids sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Math Gate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OMO Kids against 5.0 for Math Gate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
OMO Kids ships an update every 8 days, Math Gate every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | OMO Kids | Math Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anastasiia Kaluhina | OnBaseIQ, LLC |
Customer experience
OMO Kids
Math Gate
In-app purchases
OMO Kids
- OMO Kids Weekly$3.997 Days
- OMO Kids Monthly$12.991 Month
- OMO Kids Annual$99.991 Year
Math Gate
- Weekly$0.997 Days
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime Access$19.99








