Brilliant vs Mathmax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brilliant
Master math and computer science through interactive, visual lessons. This app focuses on active problem-solving and personalized practice to build critical thinking and STEM skills. Ideal for students and lifelong learners seeking to deepen their understanding and confidence.
- Interactive problem-solving lessons
- Personalized practice sets
- Visual explanations of concepts
- Expert-crafted STEM courses
- Real-time feedback
- Builds critical thinking skills
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Brilliant is a superintelligent tutor for math and coding. Our team of experts from MIT and Harvard has built a world-class personalized learning system. For students from grade 5 to college and beyond – you work through problems with a tutor that sees where you’re stuck, can sketch right on your screen, asks the right questions, and guides you to real a-ha moments. Forget memorizing formulas. Brilliant is designed to build real understanding and help you excel. It’s there when you need it, adapts to how you think, and makes learning feel like a fun challenge instead of a chore. Master everything from foundational math and algebra to college-level calculus, Python, computer science, AI, neural networks, algorithms, data analysis, physics, and more. Join over 10 million people using Brilliant to reach their learning goals. WHY BRILLIANT WORKS - One-on-one learning for all Private tutoring is the most effective way to learn, but it’s expensive, hard to schedule, and out of reach for most families. Brilliant’s tutor works with you one-on-one, every single day, for a fraction of the cost. No scheduling. No waiting. Just learning. - Like someone sitting next to you Brilliant’s tutor can see what’s on your screen and react in real time, from highlighting parts of a problem to creating visualizations that bring hard concepts to life. - Expert-crafted curriculum Every course is crafted by our team of human experts from top institutions around the world. And with new and updated courses added every month, there’s always something new to explore. - Learning that adapts to you Brilliant’s tutor personalizes your experience in real time, adjusting to your skill level, filling gaps before they become problems, and helping you build confidence as you go. - Build true problem-solving skills Brilliant doesn’t give you answers. It guides you through problems and to your own a-ha moments. So while you’re learning, you’re also building critical thinking and analytical skills – and having fun. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING “Koji doesn’t judge. It feels like talking to the most patient teacher.” — Alan “Going through a lesson with Koji is more active, interactive, and guided than traditional learning.” — Lory “She read the problem out loud and figured it out on her own — ‘Oh! I know! Never mind, Mom, I got it!’ I'm seeing those breakthroughs more often.” — Arianne Send feedback to ios@brilliant.org. LIKE US: https://facebook.com/brilliantorg FOLLOW US: https://x.com/brilliantorg Privacy Policy: https://brilliant.org/privacy_policy/ Terms of Use: https://brilliant.org/terms-of-use/
Mathmax
Engage in fun, multiplayer math challenges to boost your brain speed and memory. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through various game modes and difficulty levels. Improve academic performance and problem-solving skills with daily practice.
- Multiplayer math skill development
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division games
- Single-player, random opponent, 1v1, group match modes
- Easy and hard difficulty levels
- Improves memory and brain speed
- Enhances problem-solving skills
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Maths is always fun! It is not just a matter of fun only. Playing and daily practices of maths games take you to an amazing level of brilliance. Mathmax is a multiplayer maths skill development game for all ages. Regular playing and practicing help students to improve memory and brain speed which helps them to be a star in maths class and exams. Addition games, subtraction games, division games, multiplication games are starting from the basic level and take you to the top through several levels of games. Online group gaming is always fun and keeps you motivated and challenged. What is 1+1? It may look silly. We start from the base. By level by level, we take you to more complicated problems and gradually you develop the skill of speedy response and improved mind calculations. Mathmax has multiplayer, group playing options to challenge your friends, relatives, or colleagues. Simple math practice refreshes the brain and boosts our memory power. Mathmax is a platform for you to increase your problem-solving skills. With this excellent educational game for learning simple mathematical operations, you can polish yourself and build a better performance in academics. This app includes Mathematical calculations to play and practice with basic and simple Math games of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Keep solving problems and keep your brain busy and sharp. Four types of play - Addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. Each type has two levels of play - easy and hard. There are four modes of play: Single-player: Practice and test your skills Random Opponent: Play with a randomly chosen opponent 1 to 1 battle: Invite your friend and play a game Group match: Invite four friends and play with them Group and playing with friends help you to improve your math skills. It sharpens your counting and mind game and memory.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathmax at none against Brilliant's 19. Mathmax also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Brilliant's advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 2) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Brilliant sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Mathmax asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mathmax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brilliant has 33K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Brilliant's written reviews are positive against 82% of Mathmax's.
Brilliant ships an update weekly, Mathmax every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brilliant | Mathmax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (33K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brilliant.org | Saros S |
Customer experience
Brilliant
Mathmax
Bugs and requests
Brilliant
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress not saving correctly
- Explanations not loading properly
- Home page not loading
- Difficulty cancelling subscription
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Offline mode
- Spaced repetition practice
- Ability to bookmark/save difficult problems
- More detailed explanations
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Mathmax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brilliant
- Brilliant Premium - Personal stats & exclusive problems$19.991 Month
- Brilliant Premium: Fun, challenging problems in math and science by experts2 variants$24.991 Month
- Brilliant Premium$24.991 Month
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- Brilliant Premium with Tutor$30.001 Month
- Brilliant Premium: Fun, challenging problems in math and science by experts$74.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium: Fun, challenging problems in math and science by experts$96.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium: Fun, challenging problems in math and science by experts$111.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium$111.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium: Fun, challenging problems in math and science by experts2 variants$119.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium$127.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium7 Days trial$127.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium: Fun, challenging problems in math and science by experts$149.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium7 Days trial$159.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium with Tutor7 Days trial$167.991 Year
- Brilliant Premium with Tutor7 Days trial$191.991 Year
Mathmax
No in-app purchases









