Math Vale vs Ankipan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math Vale
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Math Vale is a role-playing game where the world runs on mathematics. Every kingdom is a branch of it, every Keeper guarding a gate is a set of real problems, and the only way forward is to understand the idea — there is nothing to grind and nothing to rush. • 141 skills across eleven kingdoms, from counting and fractions to trigonometry, calculus and linear algebra • Lessons that explain, hints that nudge without giving the answer away, and a Journal that keeps every mistake so you can fix it later • Problems that adapt to what you know, and reviews that come back when a skill starts to fade • A homestead to build, quests, dragons and hidden caves of competition problems • Play alongside classmates and family, spar with a friend, or defend a castle together Four kingdoms are free for ever — counting, number sense, fractions and algebra — with no limit on how much you play. The other seven, geometry through calculus and linear algebra, open with a subscription or a one-off unlock, and a free fortnight begins the first time you reach them. Nothing inside the game is ever for sale: no coins, no lives, no hints. Built for children, so it asks for very little: a username, a display name and a password — no email, no phone number, no date of birth. No adverts, no analytics, no tracking. Subscription and purchase terms • Math Vale, a year: an auto-renewing annual subscription that opens every kingdom. • Math Vale, for good: a one-off purchase that opens every kingdom and never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current year. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings at any time. Terms of Use: https://mathvale.com/terms Apple's Standard License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mathvale.com/privacy
Ankipan
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Ankipan is a flashcard app built the way an iPhone app should be: a stack of cards you flip and swipe, with a serious spaced‑repetition scheduler doing the remembering. **Study by swiping** Cards sit in a pile. Tap to flip, swipe right for Again, left for Good, up for Easy. Undo is one tap away. A session ends with a small recap you can share. **Answer the way that fits** A card can simply flip, or ask you to type the answer, say it aloud, or pick it from four options drawn from your own deck. Spoken answers are matched by reading, so kanji and kana of the same word both count. **Hear it** Speech fields are read aloud in their language, and a word can be pronounced through its reading column so it always comes out right. **Decks are tables** Every deck is a simple table: fields you name, card kinds you choose — which fields are shown, which are revealed, how you answer. Start from a template, import a CSV/TSV from Files, Numbers or Sheets, or type rows yourself. Edit any deck later and give it an icon. **Or describe one** On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, write a sentence — "50 everyday Spanish verbs with an example sentence" — and Ankipan proposes the fields and fills the rows on‑device. Everything it makes is editable. **Scheduling that remembers for you** Reviews are scheduled with FSRS‑6, the modern open‑source spaced‑repetition algorithm: fewer reviews, better retention, no settings to tune.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ankipan at none against Math Vale's 2. Math Vale's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Math Vale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Ankipan asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Math Vale | Ankipan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yinhuan Yuan | Zeyi Fan |
In-app purchases
Math Vale
- Math Vale, a year$39.991 Year
- Math Vale, for good$79.99
Ankipan
No in-app purchases









