Tap Math vs Mental Math Monsters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap Math
Test your mental math skills in this fast-paced game where you must select the correct answer before time runs out. One mistake means game over. Compete globally and train your brain with various math challenges.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Mental math challenges
- Global ranking
- Math training for children
- Customizable game modes (in-app purchase)
- Multiplayer option (iPad only, in-app purchase)
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Tap Math is an easy to understand but difficult to play mental math game. Choose the right answer before the block reaches the bottom of the screen. One mistake : Game Over. Check out your global ranking with the Game Center. Tap Math can be played as a casual game for everyone or as a math training for children. New options available as in app purchase : - easier children mode - specific times tables training - choice of the operation - for iPad only: multiplayer game, play one vs one on the same iPad.
Mental Math Monsters
A fast-paced math game designed for children to improve their mental math skills. Players solve problems to free monsters, earn coins, and compete with friends and classmates. The game offers various math operations and difficulty levels, encouraging learning through fun.
- Mental math practice
- Monster collection
- Competitive play with friends
- School-based competitions
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Progressive difficulty levels
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A fast paced Mental Maths game for kids where they can compete with their friends and even class mates. Build confidence and speed with mental maths. Free the monsters from their cages - how many monsters can you collect? Swipe the monster with the correct answer to break down the wall to get to the next level. Earn coins to release new lively monsters from their cages. The faster you are with the answer the more damage to the wall and coins you will collect. But be careful! Get the wrong answer and your health will quickly run out. Who will be the champion in each maths area? And who will be the overall Top Player? Children can compete against all their school friends, with our great new Made For Schools mode. Schools can register with Mental Math Monsters and provide students with their own logins to enable them to compete against all their school friends. You might be the Top Player at home but can you rise to the challenge against your entire class! - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division modes. - Made for children 4 and up. - Compete with your class mates as well as friends at home. - Grow your collection of rowdy monsters, who will you release next? - Maths questions advance as you progress through the levels. - Many colourful landscapes to discover. - Play on Apple TV, iPad and iPhone. - iCloud sync and Made For Schools login lets you continue where you left off no matter which device you last used. - Fully COPPA compliant (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Our aim is to design apps where the kids have so much fun, they don't even realise they are learning! We hope you enjoy Mental Math Monsters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mental Math Monsters at 88% against Tap Math's 67%. Mental Math Monsters also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Tap Math's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Tap Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mental Math Monsters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mental Math Monsters holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 774 and 650 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tap Math's written reviews are positive against 88% of Mental Math Monsters's.
Tap Math ships an update every 3 months, Mental Math Monsters every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap Math | Mental Math Monsters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (774 ratings) | 4.4 (650 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.0% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 774 — better | 650 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Lehovetzki | Fehners Software LLP |
Customer experience
Tap Math
Mental Math Monsters
User reviews
Tap Math
From 774 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Quick-fire mental arithmetic
- 💡 Helpful for practicing math facts
- 👍 Good for kids to improve skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Paywall for advanced features
- ⏱️ Strict time limits can be frustrating
- 🤖 Limited functionality of the math chatbot
Mental Math Monsters
From 650 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎓 Effective math learning tool for children
- 🎮 Engaging and entertaining gameplay
- 👶 Suitable for young learners (4+ years old)
- 🏆 Competitive multiplayer features
- 💪 Helps build mental math skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Monster unlock progression bugs
- 😤 Frustrating progression barriers
- 🔐 Account security concerns
- 📱 Multi-profile functionality issues
Bugs and requests
Tap Math
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rewards and gems not working correctly
- Incompatibility issues on older devices
- Incorrect math answers displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Add more math operations beyond +, -, x, ÷
- Implement a teaching mode with explanations
- Allow customization of difficulty levels
- Provide progress tracking and performance analytics
Mental Math Monsters
Reported bugs
4 issues- Monster unlock bar not progressing despite completion
- Monsters not unlocking on secondary player profiles
- Login authentication issues
- Account data exposure concerns
Requested features
4 requests- Pause button during gameplay
- Single multiplication table focus mode for early learners
- Multiples/skip counting practice games
- Better progression system clarity
In-app purchases
Tap Math
- Options Pack$0.99
Mental Math Monsters
- Remove Ads$1.99
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