Comparison

Monument Valley vs Mathletica quick math

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

Head to head
About

Monument Valley

Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.

Highlights
  • Impossible architecture manipulation
  • Optical illusion puzzles
  • Surreal exploration
  • Hand-crafted worlds
  • Intuitive twist and drag controls
  • Reactive soundscape
Features
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.

About

Mathletica quick math

Engage in fast-paced mental math challenges with addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Test your skills in endless Quick Play or progress through chapters with missions and star ratings in Story Mode. Track your progress and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Quick Play mode for endless challenges
  • Story Mode with chapters and missions
  • Addition, subtraction, and multiplication
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Fifty unlockable achievements
  • Customizable keyboard layouts and themes
  • Offline play
Features
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Quick math. A ticking clock. How long can you last? I made Mathletica to feel simple and intense at the same time. It’s just mental math under pressure, addition, subtraction, multiplication. If you get it right, you keep going. If you miss one, that run’s over. Clean and straightforward. You’ve got two ways to play. In Quick Play, it’s just you and the timer. Endless questions, and it gets harder as you improve. You might start with 3 + 5, and before you know it you’re handling 47 × 8 in your head. There are no levels or story here, just seeing how far you can push yourself. In Story Mode, you move through chapters from Warm Up to Champion. You’ll take on different missions and try to earn up to three stars in each one. Some are relaxed with no timer, some are timed, and some are quickfire. You can take your time, come back later, and try again for a better score whenever you want. There’s a stats screen so you can see your high score, longest streak, accuracy, and how you’re improving over time. There are fifty achievements to unlock across both modes, some for big scores, some for consistency, some just for small challenges I thought were fun. You can choose the keyboard layout you prefer (numpad or phone style), switch between light and dark themes, and turn sound or haptics on or off. There are no ads, no subscriptions, and no account needed. Everything runs offline and stays on your device. I hope you like it.

Screenshots

Monument Valley4 screens
Mathletica quick math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathletica quick math at none against Monument Valley's 1. Mathletica quick math also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Monument Valley's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 3) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Monument Valley costs $3.99 and Mathletica quick math $1.49 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mathletica quick math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mathletica quick math holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monument Valley has 16K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Monument Valley's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mathletica quick math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, Mathletica quick math monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Monument Valley versus Mathletica quick math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonument ValleyMathletica quick math
Price$3.99$1.49 — better
Rating4.8 (16K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size324 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerustwo gamesMohammad Hamarsha

Customer experience

Monument Valley

All ratings15,824 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews945 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative10.8%

Mathletica quick math

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monument Valley

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
  • Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
  • Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
  • Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
  • Ability to save progress and resume levels
  • Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions

Mathletica quick math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Monument Valley

One-time1
  • Forgotten Shores$1.99
None

Mathletica quick math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monument Valley free?
Monument Valley costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mathletica quick math free?
Mathletica quick math costs $1.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monument Valley or Mathletica quick math?
Mathletica quick math is rated higher. Monument Valley averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Mathletica quick math averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Monument Valley or Mathletica quick math have ads?
Neither Monument Valley nor Mathletica quick math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monument Valley or Mathletica quick math?
Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, and Mathletica quick math monthly. Most recently, Monument Valley was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mathletica quick math on September 30, 2026.

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