Comparison

Masamu vs Chalk & Math

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

Head to head
About

Masamu

This app offers 28 math topics in Chichewa for primary school students in Malawi. It covers foundational concepts from counting and shapes to fractions and measurement, aiming to provide a fun and engaging start to mathematics.

Highlights
  • 28 math topics
  • Chichewa language
  • Standard 1 & 2 curriculum
  • Sorting and matching
  • Counting to 100
  • Fractions and measurement
Features
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A set of 28 Masamu (Maths) topics in the Chichewa language, for Standard 1 & 2 in Malawian primary schools. Engaging and fun, they are designed to give children a great start in maths. Topics covered: 1. Sorting and matching 2. Counting to 3 3. Lines and patterns 4. Counting 4 to 6 5. Where is it? 6. Counting 7 to 10 7. Patterns and shapes 8. Counting 1 to 10 9. Comparing 10. Add and take away 11. Shape and position 12. Counting to 20 13. Sharing 14. More counting 15. Tell the time 16. Add and subtract 17. Count in tens and fives 18. How tall? How long? 19. Count to 100 20. 2-D shapes 21. Number lines 22. Fractions 23. Weigh it! 24. More number work 25. 3-D shapes 26. Measure time 27. More + and - 28. How much can it hold? This app is part of a series designed to teach the maths curriculum to young children. To find out more, visit: https://unlockingtalent.org

About

Chalk & Math

This app helps children develop fundamental math abilities, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and geometry. It features 19 learning levels, from Pre-K to third grade, and includes a test mode with customizable question counts.

Highlights
  • Addition skills
  • Subtraction skills
  • Multiplication skills
  • Division skills
  • Geometry basics
  • 19 learning levels
  • Test mode
Features
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Chalk & Math turns a classroom chalkboard into a math playground for kindergarten through 5th grade. Meet Professor Chalky, a friendly voxel teacher who draws every idea in grainy, hand-wobbly chalk and explains it in kid words. Pick a grade, pick a topic, then choose how to learn: LEARN IT - the big idea, drawn step by step on the board. SEE AN EXAMPLE - a fresh problem solved in front of you, one narrated step at a time. PRACTICE - rounds of 10 freshly generated problems, so there is always something new. Ask for a hint, scribble on the board with a finger, or tap "Show me how" and the Professor walks through that exact problem. 33 TOPICS ACROSS SIX GRADES KINDERGARTEN: counting (tap 3D voxel apples, blocks and stars), more or less, adding to 10, taking away, shapes GRADE 1: adding to 20 (make a ten), subtracting to 20 (number-line hops), tens and ones, telling time, greater or less (the alligator!) GRADE 2: adding and subtracting big numbers (carrying and borrowing), skip counting, counting coins, even and odd GRADE 3: multiplication (arrays), division (fair sharing), fractions, area, perimeter, rounding GRADE 4: big multiplication (area model), long division, equivalent fractions, adding fractions, decimals, factors (factor rainbows) GRADE 5: unlike fractions, multiplying fractions, decimal math, volume (a 3D voxel box that builds itself), order of operations, coordinate plane HANDS-ON MATH Kindergartners tap real 3D apples, blocks and stars to count them. Fifth graders watch a box o cubes build itself layer by layer to understand volume. Everything else is drawn in chalk: number lines, ten-frames, base-ten blocks, fraction pies, clocks, coins, arrays and graphs. BUILT FOR KIDS, EASY FOR PARENTS * Earn up to 3 stars per topic, saved on the device * Answer streaks and chalk-dust confetti keep kids going * A free Doodle Board with a box of colored chalk * Tap the Professor for a math joke; tap the chalk on the tray to change colour * No ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts, no tracking * Works completely offline, so it is great for car rides and flights * Landscape play on phones and tablets Chalk & Math is made by PayneBrain, a small indie studio. Questions or ideas? We would love to hear from you.

Screenshots

Masamu4 screens
Chalk & Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Masamu at every 3 months against Chalk & Math's every 71 months. Masamu also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Masamu ships an update every 3 months, Chalk & Math every 71 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Masamu versus Chalk & Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasamuChalk & Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 71 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperonebillionCarlton Payne III

Customer experience

Masamu

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chalk & Math

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Masamu

No in-app purchases

None

Chalk & Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masamu free?
Masamu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chalk & Math free?
Chalk & Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Masamu or Chalk & Math have ads?
Neither Masamu nor Chalk & Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Masamu or Chalk & Math?
Masamu ships an update every 3 months, and Chalk & Math every 71 months. Most recently, Masamu was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chalk & Math on November 2, 2026.

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