Comparison

MatheMadness vs Typeshift

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

Head to head
About

MatheMadness

A unique puzzle game where you slide number and symbol tiles to form correct equations. It offers endless challenges with various arithmetic operations and a clean design. Hints are available to help you solve the board.

Highlights
  • Sliding tile gameplay
  • Equation building
  • Arithmetic operations
  • Endless playable puzzles
  • Helpful hints
  • Handcrafted design
Features
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Slide the tiles. Build the equations. Solve the board. MatheMadness is a fresh twist on arithmetic and sliding puzzles. Move number and symbol tiles into place to create four correct equations while matching the fixed answers and column totals. Every puzzle is generated for you, so there is always another challenge waiting. Features:• Endless playable puzzles• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division• Helpful hints when you get stuck• Clear, simple instructions• No account required• A warm, handcrafted study-room design It looks simple—until the last few tiles refuse to cooperate. Can you bring order to the MatheMadness?

About

Typeshift

This word puzzle game challenges you to unscramble letters within stacked words to form new words in the center row. It offers daily challenges with global leaderboards and special clue-based puzzles. Unlock additional content and remove ads with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Anagram and word search mechanics
  • Shift letter columns to spell words
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Special clue puzzles
  • Unlockable puzzle packs
  • Themes and statistics
Features
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From the creator of SpellTower, comes a new and completely original word game! Anagrams meets Word Search, with a sprinkle of Crosswords. Typeshift is the modern anagram puzzle; re-imagined from the ground up, combining wordplay, modern game design, and a mobile-first approach. In most anagram games, you search for new combinations within a single word, but in Typeshift, you search within three to five words stacked & scrambled up together. Shift columns of letters up and down as you try to spell words in the center row. Play continues until you have used all letters in a puzzle at least once. Special Clue Puzzles combine Crosswords with Anagrams as you match clever clues provided by Typeshift's various puzzle authors. - Daily Word Game Play with Global Leaderboards - Typeshift features a free daily challenge with global leaderboards. The easiest challenge for the week appears on Monday, and progressively more challenging puzzles build throughout the week. Compare your fastest Typeshift daily solving times with players around the globe! ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "Addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary.” - The Verge "Typeshift is a unmissable entry to the [word] genre." Gold Award. - Pocket Gamer "Typeshift is f*cking awesome" - Giant Bombcast "The Word Puzzle Game You've Been Waiting For" - Waypoint "Well worth your time" - Sixcolors ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? Typeshift comes with over a hundred free puzzles, with more coming soon, plus new free daily puzzles every day. Additional puzzle packs may be purchased in-app. Purchasing any puzzle pack removes ads, and unlocks themes & detailed statistics. ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Typeshift continues my quest to re-imagine classic newspaper games in the digital era. Where SpellTower tackled word search and Really Bad Chess handled chess puzzles, Typeshift re-examines Anagrams and Crosswords. Typeshift has been a joy to develop, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. As always, thanks so much for your support! -zach

Screenshots

MatheMadness2 screens
Typeshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MatheMadness at 100% against Typeshift's 50%. MatheMadness also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Typeshift's advantage is ratings volume (499 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Typeshift sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MatheMadness asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MatheMadness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typeshift has 499 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MatheMadness's written reviews are positive against 50% of Typeshift's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MatheMadness ships an update monthly, Typeshift every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MatheMadness versus Typeshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatheMadnessTypeshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (499 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better49.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2499 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developervernon hendricksZach Gage

Customer experience

MatheMadness

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Typeshift

All ratings497 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

MatheMadness

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Typeshift

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Puzzle timer inaccuracies
  • Purchased content not restoring properly
  • Letters not registering correctly
  • Puzzles not displaying properly on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More clue puzzles and puzzle packs
  • Option to reset/replay completed puzzle packs
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Support for British/Australian English
  • Built-in dictionary with better word definitions

In-app purchases

None

MatheMadness

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Typeshift

One-time10
  • Chocolate Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Peppermint Puzzle Pack$0.99
  • Pecan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
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  • Walnut Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Parmesan Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Umami Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Pistachio Clue Puzzle Pack$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Sophomore Bundle$1.99
  • Gumshoe Clue Bundle$3.99

Questions

Is MatheMadness free?
MatheMadness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Typeshift free?
Typeshift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MatheMadness or Typeshift?
MatheMadness is rated higher. MatheMadness averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Typeshift averages 4.3 from 499 ratings.
Do MatheMadness or Typeshift have ads?
Both MatheMadness and Typeshift show ads.
Which is updated more often, MatheMadness or Typeshift?
MatheMadness ships an update monthly, and Typeshift every 6 weeks. Most recently, MatheMadness was updated on November 1, 2026 and Typeshift on November 6, 2026.

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