Basic Math vs Number Cross
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Math
This engaging math game app helps children aged 4-16 improve their arithmetic and times table skills. It adapts to each child's age and learning level, offering a blend of fun and educational challenges designed by teachers.
- Adaptive learning levels
- Arithmetic practice
- Times table drills
- Engaging game design
- Teacher-designed curriculum
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Looking for a cool math game app to help your kids getting back into the school routine? Monster Numbers is a fun, engaging and addictive math game app designed to improve your kids math skills! Perfect for kids aged 4 to 16!!! Monster Numbers is a cool math game app that combines fun and education. On opening the app, select your kids age and the app will adapt to your kids level. Kids go over various level, some are pure fun and others will test your kids math skills. It is easy to play yet challenging. Just watch out, your kids might start loving math! Designed by teachers, the game adapts to the level of your child. Monster Numbers is the perfect combination of math learning and pure fun! Overall … A fun math game app perfect to get your kids back into learning and school homework!
Number Cross
Engage your mind with a new number puzzle game that's easy to learn but difficult to master. Explore 60 levels with more on the way, enhanced by pleasant music and sound effects. Designed for both iPhone and iPad, this game offers tutorials to guide you through the challenges.
- Easy to play, challenging to win
- Tutorials included
- 60 levels with more coming
- Pleasant music and sound effects
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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A NEW number puzzle game! It's easy to play and challenging to win. Good at puzzle games? Try this one! - Tutorials to get you start. - 60 levels in total and more is coming soon. - Nice music and sound effects. - Support both iPhone and iPad. Your feedback is valuable for us!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Number Cross at none against Basic Math's 1. Number Cross also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Basic Math's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Basic Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Number Cross asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Math ships an update monthly, Number Cross every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Math | Number Cross |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (348 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Didactoons Games SL | Jin Wang |
Customer experience
Basic Math
Number Cross
Bugs and requests
Basic Math
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot evolve/progress in game
- App crashes on splash screen
- In-app purchases not working
Requested features
2 requests- Resolve progression issues in specific levels
- Offer refunds for non-functional purchases
Number Cross
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Math
- Premium Content$2.99
Number Cross
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Basic Math or Number Cross have ads?
Which is updated more often, Basic Math or Number Cross?
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