Comparison

Forestpals Winter vs Mathicon

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

Head to head
About

Forestpals Winter

An educational game designed for children aged 2-5, featuring stories, games, and music focused on animals, nature, and seasons. It offers interactive exercises and creative tools to support preschool development goals.

Highlights
  • Interactive stories and music
  • Six educational games
  • Multi-touch support for co-play
  • Intuitive symbol-based navigation
  • Focus on child development skills
  • Progressive difficulty levels
Features
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Forestpals is a series of four apps for children between 2 and 5 years old. To create this High Quality Educational Series we worked closely with a major educational publisher for content validation. The result? A nice mix of story, games and music, cute animals and the seasons. For endless tablet fun, at home or in the classroom. Information for parents and teachers Forestpals is made for use in nursery schools and kindergartens, but can also be used in a home environment. Your kids will learn about animals, nature and the seasons with stories, fun and educational exercises, games and creative tools. Story and music Exercises are good for learning skills, but some values can only be taught by stories. Emotions and feelings like friendship and happiness are portrayed by a recognisable story. A catchy song acts as reward and a reminder at the end of the story. Games for fun and learning In this secondForestpals app we have integrated six games. The games focus on several skills like puzzles, motor skills, pattern recognition, connecting pairs and creativity. Every game has 9 unlockable levels, starting very easy and gradually increasing difficulty with each new level. FEATURES Developing quality apps for toddlers, isn’t childsplay. All content, graphics and technical choices were thoroughly weighed up. The result is a beautiful, intuitive, fun and safe environment for you kids to learn in. • MULTI-TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Use more than one finger at a time or play play together. Parents, teachers of friends can join in the fun. • RECOGNISABLE CHARACTERS The Forestpals are a bunch of cute little friends. Deer, Owl and Rabbit guide the preschoolers through the woods and the changing of the seasons. • NAVIGATION WITH SYMBOLS An intuitive, universal navigation let’s kids navigate the app independently. Hardly any help is needed from mom, dad or teacher. • RICH STORY The rich story and colorful characters guide the children through the seasons. Every game integrates with the story, but you can also play the games without following the story. • CHILD DEVELOPMENT Forestpals has been developed preschool development goals in mind. Color and shape recognition, motorskills, memory training, counting and creativity are the base game mechanics. • SINGALONG MELODIES Apart from the story, Forestpals also provides relief for young musical talent. A catchy singalong song about the season enriches the audiovisual experience. • USER GENERATED CONTENT The artistic creations are instantly integrated in the story, providing a nice surprize for the young artists. • LEVEL PROGRESSION Every minigame has 9 unlockable levels, starting very easy and gradually increasing difficulty with each new level. A guaranteed challenge.

About

Mathicon

This game sharpens your math skills through fast-paced counting challenges. It's designed to improve your speed and perception in mathematical operations, making brain exercise fun and engaging.

Highlights
  • Fast counting challenges
  • Improves math operations
  • Enhances number perception
  • Brain exercise
  • Fun gameplay
Features
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The game is designed to train anyone simple math while smart players challenge fast counting speed in this accelerating mathematic marathon. In time you see your brain become faster in math operations and number perceptions. How fast can you count? “Wonderful! How to make math fun!” - Francis “I love the concept and the style too!” - Fran “This Is going to be a new way of exercising your brain!” - Irfan “Great concept and a great game” - Anthoneil “This is great for elementary school” - Maikel “Very smart gameplay” - Federico “I love the concept, and the visuals haha, really well done !!!!” - Joure “This should reach the top 10! :) Hope it does!” - Alex “There is a new formula for success in mathematics thanks to apps like Mathicon” - reviewtheapps.com

Screenshots

Forestpals Winter3 screens
Mathicon2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mathicon at Free against Forestpals Winter's $1.99. Mathicon also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Forestpals Winter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mathicon is free to download; Forestpals Winter costs $1.99 up front. Mathicon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forestpals Winter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mathicon holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mathicon has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Forestpals Winter's written reviews are positive against 94% of Mathicon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forestpals Winter ships an update every 3 months, Mathicon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Forestpals Winter versus Mathicon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForestpals WinterMathicon
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)3.9 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings332 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.16.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHI10 BVBAPatrik Prepsl

Customer experience

Forestpals Winter

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Mathicon

All ratings32 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral15.6%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Forestpals Winter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mathicon

One-time1
  • Mahicon without ADs$1.99

Questions

Is Forestpals Winter free?
Forestpals Winter costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mathicon free?
Mathicon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forestpals Winter or Mathicon?
Mathicon is rated higher. Forestpals Winter averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mathicon averages 3.9 from 32 ratings.
Do Forestpals Winter or Mathicon have ads?
Neither Forestpals Winter nor Mathicon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forestpals Winter or Mathicon?
Forestpals Winter ships an update every 3 months, and Mathicon every 3 days. Most recently, Forestpals Winter was updated on September 9, 2026 and Mathicon on June 9, 2026.

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