Multiplication Mosaics vs Math Shed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Multiplication Mosaics
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Multiplication Mosaics is a challenging math app designed to help elementary age improve their math skills by solving equations. As correct answers are given a beautiful design made from colorful tiles emerges on a grid. Students enter answers by sliding markers on the grid to the intersection where the tile will appear. Some of the mosaic designs are randomly generated and the order in which problems are presented is scrambled for each design so the app offers almost an infinite number of unique activities.
Math Shed
Practice essential math skills with this fun and easy-to-use application. It covers a range of topics from number bonds and times tables to addition, subtraction, and decimals, offering multiple gameplay levels for learners of all abilities.
- Number bonds practice
- Times tables drills
- Addition and subtraction
- Decimal and powers of ten
- Counting through zero
- Multiple gameplay levels
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Developed by a team of teachers including maths specialists, Math Shed gives a fun and easy-to-use way to practice math skills. The app includes: - Number bonds - Time tables - Related times tables facts - Powers of ten with and without decimals - Addition and Subtraction up to 4 digit numbers - Counting through zero The app also provides three levels of gameplay with Easy and Medium having more scaffolding to support learners where needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Math Shed at Free against Multiplication Mosaics's $0.99. Math Shed also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Math Shed is free to download; Multiplication Mosaics costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Multiplication Mosaics ships an update every 37 months, Math Shed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Multiplication Mosaics | Math Shed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Education Shed Ltd |
Bugs and requests
Multiplication Mosaics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Math Shed
Reported bugs
5 issues- Keyboard not working
- Timer continues when paused
- App crashes
- Bugs in latest update (score discrepancies)
- Hard to close the app
Requested features
7 requests- Add an extreme mode
- Option to switch timer on/off
- Add KS2 content
- Add an avatar
- Remove timer for children with anxiety/autism
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- App for Amazon Fire
- Option to restrict store/leaderboards during assignments
In-app purchases
Multiplication Mosaics
No in-app purchases
Math Shed
No in-app purchases
Questions
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