Comparison

LiveMath vs Meridian

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

Head to head
About

LiveMath

This app offers a visual and interactive platform for symbolic algebra and graphing, allowing users to manipulate mathematical expressions and plot complex functions without coding. It supports a wide range of mathematical operations and visualizations, making learning and exploration intuitive.

Highlights
  • Symbolic algebra manipulation
  • Interactive graphing of curves and surfaces
  • Differential equation plotting
  • Inequalities and linear programming plots
  • Matrix operations with drag-and-drop
  • Unicode support in computations
  • Laplace Transform and statistics
Features
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A symbolic algebra and graphing platform for the rest of us - visual exploration and intuitive interaction without writing code. Looks like math. Feels like math. No programming headaches. Do algebra by picking up expressions and dragging or applying commands to them - you feel the tactile operations. Drag expressions onto graph windows to add them to the graph. Plot and compute: • Parametric and implicit curves and surfaces, including tubes • Differential equation solutions as numerical Flow plots • Inequalities plots for linear programming • Polygons and polyhedra with the Shapes plot • Embedded videos in notebooks • Full Unicode, including emoji, in math computations • Significantly improved integration and differentiation engines • Laplace Transform computations • Statistics and linear algebra built in, including SVD and Eigenfactor • Drag-and-drop matrix row operations for classroom presentation Free to read and interact with any premade notebook. LiveMath Pro unlocks adding new expressions and computations, saving and exporting. iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows. Fifteen languages. LiveMath Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.livemath.com/privacy

About

Meridian

This geography game helps you learn every country, capital, and flag through engaging, short sessions. It adapts to your learning pace, offering personalized drills and progress tracking. Deep-dive packs allow for in-depth exploration of specific countries and regions.

Highlights
  • Learn all countries, capitals, and flags
  • Adaptive learning with spaced repetition
  • Region-specific learning and final exams
  • Daily streak and progress tracking
  • Deep-dive country packs
  • No ads or in-app purchases for core learning
Features
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Meridian is a geography game that teaches you every country in the world, a few minutes a day. You tap the country on the map or type its name, and the game keeps track of what you know and what you keep missing. It feels like a game, and after a week you know more of the map than you did. HOW IT TEACHES • You start with the countries most people half know, then move to the harder ones a few at a time. • Countries you miss come back sooner. Countries you know come back less often. • If you keep mixing up two countries, the game offers a short drill on that pair. • Three guesses on every question, and no penalty for a wrong one. • Typed answers forgive misspellings and accept native names. • Sessions are fifteen questions and about five minutes. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Learn the whole world, or focus on one region and finish it. • Take a Final on any region when you think you know it. • Earn a seal for every region you complete, and see your record for each one. • Keep a daily streak, with shields that cover a missed day. • Lock a country you have mastered so it never fades. • Get one optional reminder a day, at a time you choose. • Progress past countries and learn capitals, flags, and more. FOR KIDS AND CLASSROOMS No ads, no account, no chat, and nothing to buy to learn the countries. It works as a five-minute daily geography lesson for homeschool or the classroom, and kids keep at it because it is a game. DEEP-DIVE PACKS Go inside a single country. The United States pack has all fifty states, their capitals and flags, 109 cities, all 61 national parks, 235 historic sites, 324 tribal lands, 276 wine regions, and 83 roadside attractions. Packs for France, Mexico, Canada, Japan, China, Australia, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom are also available. More added regularly! FREE AND PAID The countries game is free every day, with no ads: a few sessions a day, and your first two days unlimited. The Full Atlas adds unlimited play, capitals, flags, and trivia in your sessions, and every Deep-Dive pack. It is available as Meridian Plus, a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time purchase. Packs can also be bought one at a time. Meridian has no accounts and no ads. It sends anonymous usage counts so we can see where players get stuck, and you can turn that off in Settings. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple ID settings at least a day before the period ends. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.geographygame.co/privacy/

Screenshots

LiveMath4 screens
Meridian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meridian at every 3 days against LiveMath's every 9 days. Meridian also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). LiveMath's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. LiveMath sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $149.00 per year and Meridian sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LiveMath against 5.0 for Meridian. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveMath ships an update every 9 days, Meridian every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LiveMath versus Meridian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveMathMeridian
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB38 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMathMonkeys, LLCBrendan McGuigan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LiveMath

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly$149.001 Year
10 purchases

Meridian

Subscriptions2
  • Plus, monthly$4.991 Month
  • Plus, yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Australia Deep-Dive Pack$2.99
  • Canada Deep-Dive Pack$3.99
  • United Kingdom Deep-Dive Pack$3.99
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  • Mexico Deep-Dive Pack$4.99
  • Japan Deep-Dive Pack$4.99
  • China Deep-Dive Pack$4.99
  • Spain Deep-Dive Pack$4.99
  • Italy Deep-Dive Pack$4.99

Questions

Is LiveMath free?
LiveMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meridian free?
Meridian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LiveMath or Meridian?
LiveMath and Meridian are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do LiveMath or Meridian have ads?
Neither LiveMath nor Meridian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveMath or Meridian?
LiveMath ships an update every 9 days, and Meridian every 3 days. Most recently, LiveMath was updated on October 31, 2026 and Meridian on November 10, 2026.

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