Comparison

Space Math Academy vs Paint Bucket

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

Head to head
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!

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Paint Bucket

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FIVE GAME MODES Powered by a physically-based pigment mixing model (Kubelka-Munk) instead of simple RGB averaging - colors blend the way they really would on canvas. Classic Mix: Match a target color by adding the right paint drops in the right amounts. Early levels teach simple hue shifts; later levels require finding subtle in-between tones. Guess the Color: Watch a sequence of drops get mixed, then pick the resulting color from four choices. Train your eye for how colors combine. Color Architect: Race against the clock to hit multiple target colors in a row using a shared palette. Tests speed and precision under pressure. Odd One Out: Spot the one tile that's a slightly different shade among a set of near-identical colors. A test of color perception. Capture the Color: Memorize a color shown for a few seconds, then recreate it from memory using hue, saturation, and brightness sliders. See how close your memory really is. FEATURES 800+ hand-designed levels across four mixing modes. Endless procedurally-generated rounds in Capture the Color mode. A smooth difficulty curve that goes from simple color recognition to genuine color-mixing skill. Casual Experience: No accounts or logins required - just pick up and play. Ads only appear between levels, never interrupting your active color-mixing focus. Whether you're a designer sharpening your color sense, an artist studying pigment behavior, or just someone who enjoys a satisfying puzzle, Paint Bucket has a mode for you!

Screenshots

Space Math Academy3 screens
Paint Bucket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Math Academy at none against Paint Bucket's 6. Space Math Academy also leads on ads (none vs shown). Paint Bucket's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price 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. Paint Bucket sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Space Math Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Math Academy ships an update weekly, Paint Bucket every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Space Math Academy versus Paint Bucket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Math AcademyPaint Bucket
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathaniel BotwickONURION BILISIM VE DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Space Math Academy

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Paint Bucket

One-time6
  • 100 Gold$0.49
  • 250 Gold$0.99
  • 1000 Gold$2.99
Show 3 more
  • remove ads$4.99
  • Unlimited Energy$9.99
  • 10000 Gold$24.99

Questions

Is Space Math Academy free?
Space Math Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paint Bucket free?
Paint Bucket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Space Math Academy or Paint Bucket have ads?
Paint Bucket shows ads; Space Math Academy does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Math Academy or Paint Bucket?
Space Math Academy ships an update weekly, and Paint Bucket every 2 days. Most recently, Space Math Academy was updated on October 25, 2026 and Paint Bucket on October 25, 2026.

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