Comparison

Math Ninjas vs Math Balance Educational Games

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

Head to head
About

Math Ninjas

This educational game uses a ninja theme to make learning mathematics fun for children on iPhone and iPad. Kids can engage with math concepts through interactive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Game-based learning
  • Mathematics education
  • Ninja theme
  • Interactive gameplay
  • iOS compatible
Features
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This is a fully game that allows your child to learn the math by iPhone and iPad. Learn the math by playing and having fun with ninjas! Please support "Math Ninjas", the best app to learn and play with math for your child!

About

Math Balance Educational Games

This app makes learning mental math engaging for children aged 6-10. Through interactive games, kids develop number flexibility, understand equality and comparison, and build essential algebra readiness skills.

Highlights
  • Develops understanding of equality and comparison signs
  • Teaches commutative property of addition
  • Strategies for missing addends
  • Inverse relationship between addition and subtraction
  • Multiplication as repeated addition
  • Place value strategies for addition
  • Mental addition/subtraction of 10 or 100
Features
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Mental Math is fun with Math Balance - kids help Toby reach home by balancing bridges and while they have fun, they also learn about equality/comparison, gain flexibility with numbers and practice skills that are essential for understanding algebra. This mental math game with 30 levels will help your child get necessary fluidity with numbers. Your child will learn things like addition can happen in any order for the same result, or that sum of different numbers can add up to be the same number. They will also end up having to use different number strategies, such as bridging and compensation which can significantly speed up their mental math computations. These are the skills covered by Math Balance - - Developing meaning of equal sign, using, greater than and less than sign - Set up numbers in their expanded form - Commutative property of addition and, later, using it and expanded form as a strategy to add ex: 67+25 = 60+7+20+5 = 80+12 =92 - Missing Addend strategies:x+b=c, where x is to be found, situations where difference is unknown, where there is a bigger unknown and where there is a smaller unknown -one step problems - Showing that addition and subtraction are inverse; 4+5=9, 9-5=4 - Use only doubles, Use only even/odd numbers to get to a total - 1 step word problems -Change unknown, Result unknown, Start unknown - add a string of two-digit numbers (up to four numbers) by applying place value strategies and properties of operations. Example: 43 + 34 + 57 + 24 = __ - Using concrete models to show addition and subtraction - Mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100–900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from a given number 100–900 - Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction - Multiplication as repeated addition For those who follow the Core curriculum, this maps to the following core standards - 2.OA.B.2, 2.NBT.4, 2.OA.2, 1.OA.6, 2.OA.C.3, 2.OA.1, 2.NBT.6, 2.NBT.7, 2.NBT.8, 3.NBT.2. Subscription info: - Math Balance can be purchased standalone, or as part of a makkajai Genius subscription. - Makkajai Genius subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual. ($59.99/yr) - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the monthly billing cycle For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/privacy-policy and our terms can be found at: https://www.makkajai.com/terms

Screenshots

Math Ninjas4 screens
Math Balance Educational Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Balance Educational Games at 4.4 against Math Ninjas's 3.5. Math Balance Educational Games also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 6). Math Ninjas's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (64% vs 45%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Math Ninjas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Math Balance Educational Games sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Balance Educational Games holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Balance Educational Games has 4.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Math Ninjas's written reviews are positive against 45% of Math Balance Educational Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Math Ninjas ships an update every 7 months, Math Balance Educational Games fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Math Ninjas versus Math Balance Educational Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMath NinjasMath Balance Educational Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)4.4 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews — better45.2% of reviews
Number of ratings64.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHARASHOW InteractiveMakkajai Edu Tech Private Limited

Customer experience

Math Ninjas

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

Math Balance Educational Games

All ratings4,215 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative48.4%

Bugs and requests

Math Ninjas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Math Balance Educational Games

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Disappearing progress and data loss
  • Incompatibility with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More advanced math content
  • Ability to customize difficulty levels
  • Option to play without subscription

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Math Ninjas

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
3 purchases

Math Balance Educational Games

Subscriptions2
  • Makkajai Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Genius Annual Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Math Ninjas free?
Math Ninjas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Balance Educational Games free?
Math Balance Educational Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Math Ninjas or Math Balance Educational Games?
Math Balance Educational Games is rated higher. Math Ninjas averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Math Balance Educational Games averages 4.4 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Math Ninjas or Math Balance Educational Games have ads?
Neither Math Ninjas nor Math Balance Educational Games shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Math Ninjas or Math Balance Educational Games?
Math Ninjas ships an update every 7 months, and Math Balance Educational Games fortnightly. Most recently, Math Ninjas was updated on October 9, 2026 and Math Balance Educational Games on October 11, 2026.

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