# Coolmath Games vs Area

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coolmath Games at 68% against Area's 0%. Coolmath Games also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (118K vs 4). Area's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Coolmath Games holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coolmath Games has 118K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Coolmath Games's written reviews are positive against 0% of Area's.

Coolmath Games ships an update every 3 months, Area every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Coolmath Games | Area |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (118K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coolmath-games-fun-mini-games/id979633999/reviews)** | [4.3 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/area-pixel-place/id6444089987/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **118K** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **68.2% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 66 MB | 121 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Coolmath.com, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/979633998) | [Bart van Zeist](https://appshunter.io/developer/1231953143) |

## What reviewers say

### Coolmath Games

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coolmath-games-fun-mini-games/id979633999)

Engage your mind with a vast collection of free logic, thinking, and strategy games. This app offers hundreds of puzzles and challenges designed for mobile, with new games added weekly. Enjoy a safe and entertaining brain-training experience without violence or inappropriate content.

**Highlights:** Hundreds of logic and strategy games, New games added weekly, Brain-training puzzles, Safe for all ages, Variety of game categories, Mobile-optimized gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best game in the world
- 👍 Great game for brain
- 👍 Lots of fun games
- 👍 Amazing and varied collection of games
- 👍 Great platform for games

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Games randomly boot you out and then start loading again and it takes too long to load
- 🐛 Half the games you play you can't even play
- 🐛 Games forget your progress
- 🐛 Games crash
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs

**Reported bugs**

- Games forget progress
- Some games don't work on mobile
- Certain games have unresponsive controls
- Glitches and crashes
- Progress resets unexpectedly

**Requested features**

- Add search bar
- Add more games like Papa's Pizzeria, Moto X3M, Run, etc.
- Add ability to save progress and login
- Add offline mode
- Add more hooks in fishing games


### Area

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/area-pixel-place/id6444089987)

Collaborate with users worldwide to create pixel art on a shared canvas. Design together in public spaces or create private areas for friends. A widget lets you view ongoing creations.

**Highlights:** Collaborative pixel art creation, Global shared canvas, Private creation spaces, Real-time pixel placement, Widget for viewing creations

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Coolmath Games free?

Coolmath Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Area free?

Area is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Coolmath Games or Area?

Coolmath Games is rated higher. Coolmath Games averages 4.7 out of 5 from 118K ratings, while Area averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.

### Do Coolmath Games or Area have ads?

Both Coolmath Games and Area show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Coolmath Games or Area?

Coolmath Games ships an update every 3 months, and Area every 9 days. Most recently, Coolmath Games was updated on November 9, 2026 and Area on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*