ScratchJr vs Fun Space Maths
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScratchJr
This app allows young children to create their own interactive stories and games by snapping together graphical programming blocks. It fosters problem-solving, creative expression, and develops early numeracy and literacy skills in a fun, motivating context.
- Program interactive stories
- Create games
- Snap-together programming blocks
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Foster creative expression
- Learn coding fundamentals
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With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games. By snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn. ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language (http://scratch.mit.edu), used by millions of people (ages 8 and up) around the world. The ScratchJr interface and programming language were redesigned to make them appropriate for younger children’s cognitive, personal, social, and emotional development. ScratchJr is a collaboration between the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the Developmental Technologies research group at Tufts University, and the Playful Invention Company. The ScratchJr project has received generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DRL-1118664), Scratch Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and British Telecommunications. If you enjoy using this free app, please consider making a donation to the Scratch Foundation (www.scratchfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing support for ScratchJr. We appreciate donations of all sizes, large and small.
Fun Space Maths
Learn multiplication times tables through an engaging game with friendly math aliens. This app is designed for all ages to improve mathematical skills by allowing users to select specific times tables to master.
- Learn multiplication times tables
- Suitable for all ages
- Select specific times tables to learn
- Engaging alien characters
- Improves mathematics skills
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This game was created to teach people of all ages how to do their math multiplication times tables. This game is intended for all ages and intends to improve anyone's mathematics. Join these math aliens journey through the world of mathematical multiplication learning the wonderful world of mathematics. You are able to select what ever math times tables you would like to learn. If you like you could even select them all. You are able to learn the following math times tables from these friendly aliens: • 1 Times Table • 2 Times Table • 3 Times Table • 4 Times Table • 5 Times Table • 6 Times Table • 7 Times Table • 8 Times Table • 9 Times Table • 10 Times Table • 11 Times Table • 12 Times Table We hope you enjoy the game. We believe in education is the future for all people If you have enjoyed our game please rate it. Would really appreciate your support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fun Space Maths at 4.6 against ScratchJr's 3.9. ScratchJr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Fun Space Maths sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScratchJr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fun Space Maths holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScratchJr has 1.9K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScratchJr | Fun Space Maths |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) | 4.6 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scratch Foundation, Inc. | Trevor Hansen |
Customer experience
ScratchJr
Fun Space Maths
Bugs and requests
ScratchJr
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incorrect character movements and positioning
- Saving and loading problems
- Microphone and recording bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Add more frames/scenes per project
- Improve drawing/editing tools
- Expand color and customization options
- Enhance audio features and sound library
- Integrate with the full Scratch platform
Fun Space Maths
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ScratchJr
No in-app purchases
Fun Space Maths
- Remove Ads$0.99
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