Comparison

Basic Math vs Shape Clash

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Adaptive learning levels
  • Arithmetic practice
  • Times table drills
  • Engaging game design
  • Teacher-designed curriculum
Features
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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!

About

Shape Clash

Engage in a fast-paced puzzle game where you quickly sort shapes and colors into their designated bins. Progress through levels to unlock vibrant new visual themes and test your sorting abilities across multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Shape and color sorting gameplay
  • Multiple distinct game modes
  • Unlockable visual themes
  • Personal best time tracking
  • Achievement system
  • Smooth physics and responsive controls
Features
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Drag or throw shapes and colors into matching bins as quickly as possible. Complete levels to unlock new visual themes for your game. Game Modes - Color Clash: Match colored shapes to corresponding bins - Shape Clash: Sort triangles, circles, and squares by type - Pattern Clash: Group solid, striped, and dotted designs - Crazy Clash: All sorting modes combined Unlockable Themes Achieve target completion times to unlock visual themes: - Neon Theme: Bright, energetic visuals - Pastel Theme: Soft, calming colors - Dark Mode: Clean midnight aesthetics - Gilded Mode: Elegant gold accents and a "Clash Master" title Features - Personal best time tracking - Achievement system for progress tracking - Smooth physics and responsive controls - Progressive difficulty through skill-based unlocks - Clean, intuitive interface The game tracks your completion times as you work to improve your performance and unlock new visual themes. Suitable for both quick sessions and extended play. Test your sorting skills across different game modes and see how many themes you can unlock.

Screenshots

Basic Math4 screens
Shape Clash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shape Clash at 5.0 against Basic Math's 4.5. Shape Clash also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Basic Math's advantage is ratings volume (339 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Basic Math sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shape Clash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shape Clash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic Math has 339 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Basic Math's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shape Clash's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Basic Math versus Shape Clash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic MathShape Clash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (339 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings339 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDidactoons Games SLJoshua David Nunley

Customer experience

Basic Math

All ratings339 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.9%

Shape Clash

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Shape Clash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Basic Math

One-time1
  • Premium Content$2.99
None

Shape Clash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Math free?
Basic Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shape Clash free?
Shape Clash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Basic Math or Shape Clash?
Shape Clash is rated higher. Basic Math averages 4.5 out of 5 from 339 ratings, while Shape Clash averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Basic Math or Shape Clash have ads?
Neither Basic Math nor Shape Clash shows ads.

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