Basic Math vs Tami's Tower
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!
Tami's Tower
Help a golden lion tamarin reach fruit by building a tower, but beware of collapsing structures. This educational game teaches basic engineering design principles through problem-solving and reflection.
- Build towers to reach fruit
- Learn engineering design principles
- Problem-solving challenges
- Metacognitive prompts for self-evaluation
- Sandbox mode for custom level design
- Aligned with K-2 science standards
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¡Es la hora del almuerzo y Tami, la tití león de cabeza dorada, tiene hambre! Ayuda a Tami a alcanzar la deliciosa fruta construyendo una torre. ¡Pero cuidado! Otros animales pueden hacer que la torre de Tami se derrumbe. Del Smithsonian Science Education Center, Tami’s Tower: Pensemos en la ingeniería es un juego educativo de diseño de ingeniería que ayudará a enseñar el diseño de una solución a un problema utilizando principios básicos de la ingeniería. Características educativas: • Alineado con los estándares de ciencias de la educación desde el kindergarten hasta el segundo grado • Diseñado para lectores emergentes • Basado en resultados de investigaciones de psicología educativa • Las indicaciones metacognitivas proporcionan a los estudiantes la oportunidad de evaluar y evaluar su autoestima • Los maestros pueden evaluar las respuestas de los estudiantes a las preguntas metacognitivas a través de la pantalla de final del juego • Tutorial del juego para enseñar a los estudiantes a jugar • Presentar los principios de diseño de ingeniería a un grupo de estudiantes • Los estudiantes aprenderán cómo la forma de un objeto afecta su función y que esta contribuye a resolver un problema dado • Los estudiantes pueden reflexionar sobre intentos anteriores para mejorar sus diseños • Los estudiantes pueden diseñar un nivel en la Caja de arena • Diseñado para su uso en el aula o en casa Política de privacidad del Smithsonian Institution: https://www.si.edu/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tami's Tower at none against Basic Math's 1. Tami's Tower also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Basic Math's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (346 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Basic Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tami's Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tami's Tower holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Math has 346 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Basic Math ships an update monthly, Tami's Tower every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Math | Tami's Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (346 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 346 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 24 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 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Didactoons Games SL | Smithsonian Institution |
Customer experience
Basic Math
Tami's Tower
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
Tami's Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Basic Math
- Premium Content$2.99
Tami's Tower
No in-app purchases
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