Comparison

Tricksy vs Master Math Fun

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

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About

Tricksy

Learn advanced mathematical techniques to solve operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division more efficiently. It offers over 60 lessons with step-by-step explanations and examples, progressing from easy to difficult.

Highlights
  • Over 60 math lessons
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division tricks
  • Percentage and power calculations
  • Step-by-step explanations
  • Examples for each lesson
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Useful calculation tools
Features
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Tricksy is a universal app that allows you to solve many math operations in a simple way, by applying untraditional techniques. This app includes more than 60 lessons classified into these domains: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentage and power. These lessons are presented in levels, arranged from the easiest lesson to the most difficult one. Each of these lessons is explained in a simple and clear way; using steps supported by examples. Besides the lessons, tricksy includes some useful tools for calculation, in which students can benefit, and may apply them during their school domain. ~The included tricks are: ▸ Addition: • Adding two-digit numbers like ab + ba • Adding 2 fractions like 1/a + 1/b • Adding a sequence of odd numbers beginning by 1: 1 + 3 + 5 + … + 2n-1 • Adding a sequence of even numbers beginning by 2: 2 + 4 + 6 + … + 2n • Adding a sequence from 1 to any number and back to 1 again: 1 + 2 + 3 +…+ X +…+ 3 + 2 +1 • Adding a sequence of doubles: X + 2⋅X + 2²⋅X + 2³⋅X + ... + 2ⁿ⋅X ( Locked ) • ... ▸ Subtraction: • Subtracting two-digit numbers like ab − ba • Subtracting 2 fractions like 1/a − 1/b • Subtracting 2 fractions like c/a − c/b • Subtracting 2 fractions like (a − 1)/a − (b − 1)/b • Subtracting three-digit numbers like abc − cba ( Locked ) • Subtracting the squares of two numbers differing by 2: X² − (X−2)² ( Locked ) • ... ▸ Multiplication: • Any number × 5 • Two digit number × 11: ab × 11; a + b < 10 • Two digit number × 11: ab × 11; a + b ≥ 10 • Any number × 9 • The repeated #1s × the repeated #9s having the same # of digits: 111..1 × 999..9 • The repeated #1s × 12: 111..1 × 12 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 13: 111..1 × 13 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 14: 111..1 × 14 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 15: 111..1 × 15 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 16: 111..1 × 16 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 17: 111..1 × 17 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 18: 111..1 × 18 ( Locked ) • The repeated #1s × 19: 111..1 × 19 ( Locked ) • Consecutive decade ending in 5: a5 × b5; b = a + 1 ( Locked ) • Two 2-digit numbers with same 10s digit: ab × ac; b + c = 10 ( Locked ) • Two 2-digit numbers with same 10s digit: ab × ac; b + c ≠ 10 ( Locked ) • Two 2-digit numbers with same 1s digit: ab × cb; a + c = 10 ( Locked ) • Two 2-digit numbers with same 1s digit: ab × cb; a + c ≠ 10 ( Locked ) ▸ Division: • Any number ÷ 5 • Any number ÷ 50 • Any number ÷ 25 • Any number ÷ 250 • Any number ÷ 125 • Repeating 3-digit number ÷ 37: aaa ÷ 37 • Any number ÷ 40 ( Locked ) • Any number ÷ 15 ( Locked ) • Any number ÷ 35 ( Locked ) ▸ Percentage: • 50% of a number • 25% of a number • 20% of a number • 33.33...% (33⅓%) of a number • 5% of a number ( Locked ) • 2.5% (2½%) of a number ( Locked ) • 40% of a number ( Locked ) • 60% of a number ( Locked ) • 70% of a number ( Locked ) • 75% of a number ( Locked ) • 45% of a number ( Locked ) • 15% of a number ( Locked ) • ... ▸ Power: • Number made up of 1s: (111..1)² ; number of digits < 10 • Number made up of 3s: (333..3)² ( Locked ) • Number made up of 6s: (666..6)² ; 1 < number of digits ( Locked ) • Number made up of 9s: (999..9)² ; 1 < number of digits ( Locked ) • Two digit number beginning with 5: (5a)² ( Locked ) • Two digit number ending with 5: (a5)² ( Locked ) Challenge your brain to think efficiently while having fun with our smart math tricks ! -------------------------------------------- Follow Us on Facebook: TricksyApp & Twitter: @hassantaleb90

About

Master Math Fun

Features
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Learn math with your specific settings. Adjust min and max of every available operation. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, dice-counting and even candy counting for the youngest! To add to your kid motivation - there is a pet minigame that you as a parent can make available every x correctly solved equations. This is proven itself to be great motivation for kids to keep solving and actually want to learn. Additional settings module enables repetition to happen after wrongly solved equation in order to make problematic ones stick to child memory. Lite version is limited to 15 minutes a day, there is a link to full version within the app, but feel free to use Lite version daily, Repetition is key!

Screenshots

Tricksy4 screens
Master Math Fun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Master Math Fun at every 4 days against Tricksy's every 6 months. Tricksy's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricksy ships an update every 6 months, Master Math Fun every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tricksy versus Master Math Fun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricksyMaster Math Fun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHassan TalebGrzegorz Kiernozek

In-app purchases

None

Tricksy

No in-app purchases

None

Master Math Fun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tricksy free?
Tricksy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master Math Fun free?
Master Math Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tricksy or Master Math Fun have ads?
Neither Tricksy nor Master Math Fun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tricksy or Master Math Fun?
Tricksy ships an update every 6 months, and Master Math Fun every 4 days. Most recently, Tricksy was updated on October 4, 2026 and Master Math Fun on September 30, 2026.

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