Monster Math vs Hit the Button Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Math
Embark on an epic math adventure where children explore planets, complete missions, and earn badges while building essential math skills. Designed by educators, this game makes learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division fun and engaging through interactive missions.
- Math adventure gameplay
- Grade-specific math journeys
- Focus on number sense
- Aligned with Core curriculum
- Offline play
- Progress tracking for parents
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Embark on an EPIC math adventure with Monster Math games! With Monster Math, kids explore exciting new planets, take on missions to save them, and collect cool badges. And the best part? They’re building their math skills while having a blast playing the game! Students flag off their journey by creating a profile and diving into a math journey adapted for their grade. Monster Math is designed by educators & grounded in research by Math Fact Fluency Expert Dr. Jennifer Bay-Williams. It sets the stage for kids' educational journey and builds their math facts skill step by step as their young minds explore fun and challenging math planets, mastering one math skill at a time in a fun game based format so immersive that they won’t even realize they are learning math. With Monster Math, practicing math is nothing like doing worksheets or just recognizing flashcards.Kids take on mini math missions and build confidence as they get better at addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in a fun and engaging way! Winner of the Brain Child Award and National Parenting Product Award in 2020! WHY MONSTER MATH? Focus on building Number Sense: Instead of rote memorization only, Monster Math focuses on using visual cues to help kids understand how operations work, learn basic and advanced fact strategies, and in general get very flexible with numbers. It’s Engaging: We believe learning should spark joy, be visual, interactive, and fun. That’s why at Monster Math, we create mini math missions that feel like games while helping kids master key concepts! It’s aligned: Every mission in Monster Math is carefully designed to align with the Core curriculum as well as various state curriculums across the US, ensuring that kids are practicing the right skills at the right time. Designed for early elementary Grades: Monster Math covers key math concepts for 1st to 3rd graders, all aligned with Common Core standards. Stress-Free Learning: No time limits, no penalties, and no distractions, just pure math fun in a safe, ad-free environment! Play Anytime, Anywhere: Monster Math works offline, so kids can access the app and enjoy learning on the go, anytime and anywhere! WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT MONSTER MATH “My son has ADHD and loves the game. He is able to sit and play for an extended period of time. Without realizing that he is also learning. I highly recommend this game.” — Justin P’s Mom “Super excited that we found this one. I think this is the most fine learning apps online” — Areiladas1013 MONSTER MATH FOR PARENTS Monster Math isn’t just fun, it’s effective! Coming soon: You’ll get clear progress reports and skill breakdowns so you can easily track how your child is improving. MONSTER MATH FOR TEACHERS Monster Math is free for teachers. Use it to build Math fact fluency for your students. With student profiles, multiple kids can use the same device and still track their progress independently. SUBSCRIBE ONCE, LEARN FOREVER Sign up for a free 7-day trial to explore our learning experience. After the trial, subscribe annually for just $59.99/year. With one annual subscription, which works across multiple devices, your child unlocks all missions, updates, and future content. Subscription info: - Makkajai subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual with a 7-day Free Trial - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the end of the Free trial - 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 Our terms of use can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/terms Connect with us on Facebook & Instagram
Hit the Button Math
Develop mental math skills with this engaging app for children aged 5-11. It offers 166 game modes covering essential arithmetic topics, with options for timed or untimed practice. Track progress with player profiles and earn rewards.
- 166 game modes
- Timed and untimed practice
- Covers times tables, division, squares, number bonds, doubling, halving
- Supports addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Up to 30 player profiles
- Local data storage
- Bronze, silver, gold star rewards
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Hit the Button Math is an app designed to help develop mental math and calculation skills. The app is aimed at 5-11 year olds. There are 166 different game modes of varying difficulty so it is useful throughout grades K-5. Answer as many questions as possible in minute-long games, or you can now practice without the pressure of a countdown timer. Questions are randomly generated which means it is very replayable. The game has been carefully designed for children, with large, widely spaced buttons. We recommend that young children play on a tablet. Six main topics are covered: * Times tables - up to 10 or 12 * Division - up to 10 or 12 * Square numbers * Number bonds * Doubling * Halving Between these topics, the four standard arithmetic operations are covered: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. You can create up to 30 player profiles per device to track an individual's scores. If you prefer there's also the option to play as a guest. All data is stored locally on your device so you don't have to worry about privacy issues. We've also made it very easy for children to quickly switch between profiles after playing a game, if they're sharing a device. After each game, the score achieved is displayed along with the child's high score. Bronze, silver or gold stars and trophies are awarded depending on the score achieved in each game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Monster Math at Free against Hit the Button Math's $3.99. Monster Math also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 22 months). Hit the Button Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, 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
Monster Math is free to download; Hit the Button Math costs $3.99 up front. Monster Math sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hit the Button Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monster Math holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monster Math has 35K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.
Monster Math ships an update every 4 days, Hit the Button Math every 22 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Monster Math | Hit the Button Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (35K ratings) — better | 3.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makkajai Edu Tech Private Limited | Topmarks Online Ltd |
Customer experience
Monster Math
Hit the Button Math
User reviews
Monster Math
From 35K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and educational
- 🚀 Engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Customizable difficulty levels
- 👍 Helps improve math skills
- 👍 Entertaining for kids
Room to improve
- 🔒 Requires subscription for full access
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches in the app
- 🐛 Incorrect answers shown in the app
- 🔒 Misleading as 'free' app
- 🐛 Repetitive gameplay
Hit the Button Math
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning times tables
- 🚀 Improves speed and math skills
- 💡 Engaging and fun for children
- 👨🏫 Useful for schoolwork and revision
- ✅ Effective for practice and consolidation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game freezes frequently
- 🐛 Keyboard issues on some devices
- 🐛 Scores and high scores disappearing
- 🐛 App does not launch for some users
- 🐛 Mouse not working correctly
Bugs and requests
Monster Math
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect answers shown in the app
- Subscription issues and inability to cancel
- Compatibility problems with older devices
- Login screen freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add multiplication mode
- Increase difficulty levels beyond 5th grade
- Provide more customization options
- Add a pause button
- Improve progress tracking and reporting
Hit the Button Math
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game freezes constantly
- Scores and high scores disappeared
- Keyboard not aligning or working
- Mouse not working correctly
- App does not launch
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- Sound does not work on iPad version
- Cannot select child after adding
- Buttons do not work on touch
- Player name typing issues
- Game rigged
Requested features
9 requests- Add daily ten as a separate app
- Include 15 and 17 times tables
- More levels/exercises
- Ability to see trophies earned for each exercise
- Improve graphics and layout
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- More encouraging feedback mechanisms
- Increase the number of player profiles
- Fix sound issue on iPad
- Limit multiplication tables to ten
In-app purchases
Monster Math
- Monster Math Premium$9.991 Month
- Monster Math Premium$44.996 Months
- Monster Math Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Hit the Button Math
No in-app purchases
Questions
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