Comparison

Tricksy vs Surakarta

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

Surakarta

Features
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Surakarta is a classic strategy game from Solo (Surakarta), Indonesia, played on a 6x6 board with eight looping corner tracks. What makes it special is the loop capture: you take an enemy piece only by sliding along a straight line, curving around one or more corner loops, and landing right on it. A plain move never captures, but a looping move does, so every turn is a small puzzle of paths and angles. How to play - Tap one of your pieces to select it. - Move to an empty square, or slide around a corner loop to land on an enemy piece and capture it. - A move with no loop cannot capture; only the looping path takes a piece. - Capture all enemy pieces, or reach the capture target, to win. - Play against the computer or with a friend on the same device. Features - One player vs computer with three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard. - Two players on one tablet or phone, taking turns on the same screen. - Kid mode highlights captures and shows the looping path. - 11 languages, with right-to-left support for Arabic and Urdu. - Large, easy touch targets made for small hands. Private and offline - Works fully offline. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no data collected.

Screenshots

Tricksy4 screens
Surakarta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tricksy at Free against Surakarta's $2.99. Tricksy also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). Surakarta's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). On 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

Tricksy is free to download; Surakarta costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tricksy ships an update every 6 months, Surakarta every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tricksy versus Surakarta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTricksySurakarta
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHassan TalebPhuc Huynh

In-app purchases

None

Tricksy

No in-app purchases

None

Surakarta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tricksy free?
Tricksy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surakarta free?
Surakarta costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tricksy or Surakarta have ads?
Neither Tricksy nor Surakarta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tricksy or Surakarta?
Tricksy ships an update every 6 months, and Surakarta every 9 days. Most recently, Tricksy was updated on October 4, 2026 and Surakarta on October 10, 2026.

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