2016-10-03
Omg good game but....
I have mixed feelings about this game when ever the moons or the stars or the what ever are floating around sometimes the answer dosen't show up the whole time and then I punch the screen as hard as I can🙂🙃😡😨
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▸ Featured in The New York Times!
▸ Editor's Choice Award! - Children's Technology Review
Math can be fun! Build your very own rockets and fly them to the stars with Mathmateer®!
While your rocket is floating weightlessly in space, the real fun begins! Play one of the 56 different math missions. Each mission has touchable objects floating in space, including stars, coins, clocks, 3D shapes and even pizzas! Earn a bronze, silver or gold medal and also try to beat your high score. Missions range in difficulty from even/odd numbers all the way to square roots, so kids and their parents will enjoy hours of fun while learning math.
56 DIFFERENT MATH MISSIONS:
▸ Numbers / Fractions / Decimals
▸ Counting
▸ Telling Time
▸ U.S. Money
▸ Shapes (2D and 3D)
▸ Patterns
▸ Addition
▸ Subtraction
▸ Multiplication
▸ Division
▸ Square Roots
...and many more!
FEATURES:
▸ 56 fun math missions that are different every time
▸ Over 90 colorful rocket parts
▸ Lively sound effects and music
▸ Fun arithmetic game with 3 difficulty levels
▸ Works on both iPhone and iPad - a universal app
▸ Choose from over 15 space-themed avatars
▸ Create up to five player profiles
▸ Rocket simulator is powered by a realistic physics engine
▸ Adjust music and sound settings
▸ Provides hours and hours of learning fun!
Mathmateer® is an educational app for all ages that's actually FUN to play!
PRIVACY DISCLOSURE:
Mathmateer®:
- Does not contain ads.
- Does not contain in-app purchases.
- Does not contain integration with social networks.
- Does not use analytics / data collection tools.
- Does include links to apps by Dan Russell-Pinson in the iTunes.
For more information on our privacy policy please visit:
http://dan-russell-pinson.com/privacy/
What's New in Version 2.3
Added 64-bit support.
Information
Developer
Categories
Version
2.3
Size
26 MB
Game Center
No
VPP Device Licensing
Yes
Rating
Rated: 4+
Compatibility
iOS 8.0 or later
Devices
iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Air 2, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone XS Max, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPhone XS, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad mini 4
Languages
English
App Store: Customer Ratings
Ratings & Reviews
4.5 of 5 (1,209 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2016-04-04
Amazing!
It's pretty fun. I love the idea of creating your own rockets. I also love how you get to actually choose what topic in math you want to practice. Anyways, this app has actually helped me a little bit at the same time of building something amazing! 😜😝
2016-02-02
It's good
I like it, it's fine...........Derp
2015-07-07
Awesome
Kids played this for days on the free version. I happily paid the .99 for the full version. Games+Math= Sweetness. Nicely done.
2015-06-14
Awesome
If you play this game you will love it and want to play it for infinity years. I am 10 and I play this awesome game.
2015-02-28
Awesome
I love this app it's so fun to build the rocket and
Earn money with problems and I'm ten
2014-11-24
Best game
I love this game!!!!!!!!! I'm in 6th grade and I play it.
2014-08-29
Great review app
My son needed a review app where he could increase his fluency after summer break. This app was great for that! He had a blast (pun intended) and increased his fluency and speed considerably.
2014-05-31
Good
It's a great app. I think it has a really good variety. It can be for 5 or 10 year olds the only thing is multiplication in times 100 is pretty easy they should make it in medium.
2014-05-25
Most confusing first use experience
Bought it for my gifted 7 year old. After stumbling through endless setup screens and getting increasingly exasperated, we just stopped and went to 'math bingo'.
Keep it simple for people who want to play - make it customizable for people who care. Don’t force one option on everyone.
2014-03-18
FAIL - from a teacher
Bought this as a item students to use on their iPads. This app FAILS. You can't choose sets of numbers to work on. You have to know the entire set to play the game. They should have made add,subtract, multiply and divide where you could choose numbers 1-12 you could work on.
The colors and sound are good, but as a learning tool for the basics nope.
2013-10-27
Asome
This game is asome get it now🙉
2013-10-16
GREAT
Like I said GREAT
2013-10-05
Awesome
Im ten and i still play this
2013-09-11
Best Math App!
Per my kids, this is the BEST Math app yet!
2013-09-10
Fun
I really like it, if only it weren't for math.
2013-09-07
Good but....
Great. But I hate being asked if I'm still listening!
2013-08-03
Great
My six-year-old loves this game. The idea of earning money to add to your rocket by doing math is fantastic!
2013-07-22
AWESOME
This app is amazing! My kids all have ipads. Before i found this app, when they should be doing math stuff, they'd be playing games. But now, they can't stop playing mathamateer!
2013-06-08
Mathmateer
This is fun!
2013-05-19
Best game ever if you luv making rockets!!!!
This is addicting it is so fun you make and launch rockets!!!
2013-05-17
Math meter
Great game for kids!
2013-05-10
Great for tutoring
I tutor elementary school kids in math and they love this app! They don't realize the learning involved while playing. The different levels and intelligent game play make this one worth having.
2013-05-02
Educational and Fun!
My son just loves playing this game. Even though he has do math to earn money for parts, he doesn't mind at all and is excited every time he plays. This is his new favorite game! Download this now, you won't be sorry.
2013-04-29
All ages
This game has proved successful for my kids in a variety of ages. It allows my five-year-old to do the basic math games and then I let my three-year-old launch spaceship into space and get counting games which is all they can do.
I would think that this game would be ideally suited for kids over five however.
2013-03-29
Mathmatter
Ive been enjoying it a lot!
2013-03-25
Good app
Fun way to get kids to practice math
2013-03-14
Rocket math
I like rocket math because you're learning and playing and you get to choose you're rocket and you get to customize you're rocket you may euso get boosters and other items.I recommend this app to everyone.
2013-03-13
Love this!
My son, age 8 in 1st gr LOVES this app!!,,
Do more! Thx
2013-03-11
5 Star Game!!!
My 10 year old son loves this game. It's his favorite way to practice math. He's been using it for about a year and still enjoys it.
2013-02-14
Not intuitive, too many menus.
Many math apps on the marketplace, why are there so many menus just to get into playing and making rockets? My 5 year old can do the math, but work his way through the maze of instructions and game play.
2013-02-10
Math rocket
This game is so amazing that I always want to play it. I am only 8 years old and I am writing this review! I love except there was only 5 stars you could rate with. I wish there were 1000 stars to rate with because I would rate with 1000 stars!!!!!!!
2013-02-08
Mathamateer
This game is awsome!
2013-02-05
Amazing game
My kids are always excited to play this game and don't even notice there learning!
2013-02-01
Great game
A wonderful game for students in the second and third grade. It goes along with the common core.
2013-01-21
Great game
We love it!!
2013-01-20
Math rocket
This game is not that fun! It stinks!
2013-01-19
Mom of 2 boys
My boys love playing this app at school and home. They don't even realize they are learning!
2013-01-17
Review
Cute and fun. My 7 year old loves it.
2013-01-16
Review
My kids love it! They play it all the time.
2013-01-08
Awesome learning game
Best .99 I think I've ever spent! I have to tear my 8 year old away! So many different math skills are available for practice! And it's fun!
2013-01-04
Nathaniel
I love it!!!!!
2012-12-28
Mathmeteet
Kids love it, they have to do flash cards for school and it allows them to customize for each grade level!
2012-12-23
Versatile and fun!
Our family loves this app! My kids are between 4and 11, and all are able to play this game at a level that is challenging, but still entertaining. Even I have been known to use it for a quick brain pick-me-up :)
My son, in particular, loves designing rockets and shooting them into space. He gets a big kick out of the re-entry and landing animations, too. My girls are older, and enjoy the challenge of answering quickly and accurately to win medals.
One commenter seemed disappointed that engines have to be earned, but that's my favorite feature. It's a great motivator for my kids to work even more on their math skills to earn new parts!
Thanks for a fun, educational, and engaging app.
2012-12-12
Great for review
Ths app is fantastic for students who need more review of basic math concepts. It is also good for young children or new ESOL students who need review of US currency. Well worth the $0.99!
2012-12-08
Cool game
It is a Nice game but i wish It had the engenis for free
2012-12-05
Bring back the old name
In my school we play rocket math but now that it's mathmateer I can tell if it's a virus app cause there's 2: rocket math and mathmateer so I can't really tell which is which please bring back the old name
2012-11-30
LOVE IT!
5 stars now!
2012-11-24
Excellent
We love math rocket!
2012-11-23
ROCKET MATH
An AWESOME game! My kids love it...
2012-09-09
Really Great, but..
My 11 year old son and 6 year old daughter love this. The problem is, they get to a point where they stop doing the math and just build and launch the rockets. Can you look at a way of changing it up so you have to go through the calculations before you get to build the rocket and another before you can launch it? or something.
2012-09-01
Love it!
Highly recommended for kids having trouble with their math facts. Only thing I dont like is that your up in space for it seems like three seconds. Keep up the good work. I love your games and they are very educational.
2012-07-04
Fun Learning
Fabulous premise. This is truly Learning made fun. My six year old returns to this app time and again. Try stacking the states as well! I play this with my son and he has a definite head start in geography! I can't say enough about this developer!
2012-05-31
Fun education!
It is a ton of fun and educational too. You can build rockets and to earn money you have to do math. You can do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The only drawback is the fact that it doesn't have math algebra and up. You can choose a mission, launch your personally built rocket, and win medals for completing the missions. This is a must-have educational game.
2012-05-20
My 7 yr old LOVES this app and so do I.
My daughter received this as her first app ever and can't he enough of it. It's great to see a child enjoy the math challenges. It did become a small issue, because she would rather solve math problems than eat dinner now. :-)
2012-04-07
Descent app
I got this for my daughter to help learn math quicker. It's entertaining for her building the rocket and flying it. The math games are easy and goes to more difficult which is great. I feel it helps, but will see how she does on her next test at school. If she's able to answer more questions then that's a +
2012-04-05
Fun app for many ages
Both of my daughters (7 and 10) love this app. The 1st grader practices her adding and subtraction (and is learning harder addition); while the 4th grader is practicing multiplication and division. They both love to build rockets and launch them. Not everything is immediately self-explanatory, but they have figured most everything out.
2012-03-18
Kids love it!
I am an elementary resource teacher and I highly recommend this game. It is a great tool to use when you are trying to differentiate instruction in a small group. Students see it as a reward and don't even realize they are practicing math skills. Some of the tasks are difficult and move at a fast pace. You may not be able to use this game with all students.
2012-02-07
Students love RocketMath!
I am a senior at Liberty University online majoring in Education. I also tutor children at my local public school. The students love RocketMath! I take the iPad with all of my educational apps, but I get more students to collaborate doing Math with RocketMath ran any other app!
2011-12-31
Great game for kids
I have 3 boys (ages: 3, 5, 7) and they ALL love playing this game. I like that you can pick the type of math problem as well as difficulty level. They really enjoy launching the rockets, which in turn gets them doing math! Great game.
2011-12-17
On the bad/good 50/50 line
It's your decision whether you want to buy this, but I would save that dollar for something else. I am a fan of the Dan Russel-Pinson games, but this game doesn't fit in with the others. The math on this is EXTREMELY easy and the new update change adding the term non-square rectangle could confuse younger players. Kids don't usually hear that term until third or fourth grade! But remember what I said: it's your choice.
2011-12-06
Thanks for a great app
Our 4 year old has an uncanny love for and ability in math. We love this app and play it together almost daily. He loves building the rockets, too. I like all the options for the launch challenge. He plays the easy levels and watches me solve the more advanced ones. We both wish for negative numbers, though. Maybe in an update? Great game - Thank you!
2011-12-05
It's pretty good but not great.
It's a fun game but gets old pretty fast. However if you really need to brush up on your math skills there isn't a funner game than this one, believe me I have boughten a lot of math apps. This game will make it enjoyable. Bottom line is you'll get better at math and have a little bit of fun in the mean while. I recommend you buy this app.
2011-11-23
I love it
I'm a kid and I play it all the time it's so fun! You get to make rockets and launch them with all the money you earn from doing math problems. On the math problems you can choose hard medium or easy. The higher levels you get more money and the lower levels you get less money, but it's absolutley fair. Now the math probles are adding, subtracting, multiplying, and division. If you get all the ten problems right on any off them you get to spin the bonus wheel which is fun! I think it's is a wonderful great game adults and kids can play! It also gets me warmed up for math and it can also help beginners with math! I think rocket math is a very fun game everyone should play!
2011-11-02
My son loves this!
My 7 year old son wants to play this nonstop! It is very entertaining and a great way to do math at the same time. The only negative is that when he works on shapes it is difficult for him to have to read the ever changing directives while he is trying to tap the correct shapes. The directions to each game are sometimes written before the game actually begins, and sometimes it pops up on the screen after the game has begun, making him miss scoring opportunities. Other than that, I can hardly get him off my iPad for playing it so much! Still worth a 5 star rating.
2011-10-16
KM
Beautiful graphics. You do math to earn money to outfit your rocket- and then you use your rocket for math missions. The more power that you put on your rocket the higher you go and the more time you get for your mission. Well done. My daughter is addicted and begging to do more math.
2011-10-10
Great app for the low price!
I downloaded Rocket Math for an elementary math methods class at my college, and it was my favorite of all the apps I looked at. For such a low price of $0.99, it is packed full of different missions and activities for students to do! This app could be used with students from around age 5 or 6 to even age 12. This customizability is something that I really like about Rocket Math. The games are fun and engaging while still educational. Also, the game is fast-paced, but it is not stressful to play. I also like how you can repeat each level multiple times to try for a better score, because it encourages and rewards improvement in an appropriate way.
Although I would definitely recommend this app to other teachers, there are a few modifications that I would suggest. First, there needs to be a tutorial of some sort, because it is confusing to know what to do when you open the app for the first time. It would also be helpful to include steps on how to build a rocket and what the pieces are on the build-a-rocket screen. I had to resort to using the sample rocket, because I did not know that you needed to add those pieces to the rocket to make it run.
2011-10-06
The kid gets his video game fix!
This is as close to playing video games as our family comes, and my seven year-old loves the app. The creators were smart, allowing players to design their rockets and add on pieces as they win levels. There are multiple levels, so the game can keep changing even though the premise is the same - click as many of the right answers as possible while flying through space, and they range from early elementary basics to more challenging math, so the app grows with my son's learning. Very happy that the creators really understand kids.
2011-09-25
Excellent learning tool
I am thrilled with this app!!! My son could play it for hours. He wants to do more and more math problems so he can build more rockets. The creator of this app is an educational genius. Thank you. Wish this could be in every elementary classroom.
2011-09-21
My eight year old loves it!
My eight year old was recently skipped a grade and we were told that though her math skills were great her speed will need to pick up.
This is where this app comes in; it is just outstanding for training a young mind for speed math.
I can see were before she would have to do the multiplication in her head, slowly, before giving you the answer.
Now her confidence has picked up and she will shout it out as quickly as possible, that is what we specifically wanted.
On top of that the game is just plain silly, scoring more for right answers allowing her to build outrageous rockets which drive her to play (learn) more.
Very nice, will recommend without hesitation.
2011-09-10
Great math learning tool
My 5 year old loves this game, even though it's geared toward an older boy. He loves building rockets and playing the games in space. I'd love to see a level geared at the k level with +1 -1 concepts for earning money to modify the rocket. My 9 year old also likes the game but thought it was easy.
2011-08-09
Super creative
This is a fantastic multi level educational app. Can choose many different levels of math games for earning money to buy rocket parts and once you launch into space. Also nice propulsion etc physics as rocket flight distance, direction, duration responds to placement and number rockets, boosters, fins, etc. Very deeply thought out app. Thank you!
2011-08-06
Almost perfect
I'm a third grade teacher and had my students use this app (along with the many other awesome Dan Russel-Pinson apps) to extend their learning in math. I love how you can have students practice their basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts, and can even do the extended 2 by 2 facts while writing on the pad to help you figure problems out! I also love the ability to choose different "missions" to practice different areas of math varying in level of difficulty.
The only thing that could make this better has to do with how students are able to solve the different missions when their rocket is in space and they need to click on the different stars for correct answers. I have noticed several students just quickly tapping every number, shape etc. in sight rather than carefully clicking the correct answers. I thought when they clicked wrong answers their rocket would descend more quickly than when you answer only correctly, however when I tried it I was able to get a gold medal on counting by 10s even though I clicked every star in sight. So the one thing that would make this app perfect is to make the rocket descend back to earth more quickly whenever a student clicks a wrong answer, and maybe after three wrong answers descend to earth until the next launch.
2011-07-27
Fun but not needs some enhancements
If your child is very self motivated to learn and math comes pretty easily to them, this app is fun and may have some value. The app only tells you a single score - it does not display individual scores for right, wrong, and total points possible. I don't know if the single score is just the number of right answers or a composite of right minus wrong - i haven't tested this). Too easy for a child to go through the motions without learning much. With points possible and separate scores for right and wrong answers, you would be in a much better position to guide your childs use of the application.
2011-07-15
Amazing!
I got this app to prepare for my future evil math teacher over the summer, and it's really helped me brush up on my skills! However, for me at least, that was the only thing the app helped me do: review. Even when you're earning money with the hard mode for your rocket with the math problems and all, it's kinda easy. They should make it a lot harder. Other than that, great app, two thumbs up.
2011-07-14
Love it
My kids use the rocket math app every day. They love it! My favorite things about it are that 5 different users can save progress on it and that it covers a lot of different topics with different levels of difficulty
2011-06-29
Great game
My six year old started on this game he was early five. He's been playing this game for a year and never tiring of it because all the number combinations and just building a rocket.
His math skills are also higher than other kids his age.
2011-06-26
Great activity, great interest!!!
Bought this for my students to use, but have found it very entertaining myself. It has many different aspects that help to keep to keep it interesting and bring the students back again and again.,
2011-06-14
Great learning game
I can't say enough about how wonderful this game is. My 5 and 7 year old boys beg to play. There is plenty to keep them coming back for more math because of the way the reward system is designed. Excellent job.
2011-06-11
Fun AND educational
Rocket math is an excellent tool for increasing anyone's basic math skills. The best part is that it's so fun to play that kids (and adults) won't mind the education involved. Great for math lovers and those hesitant about their skills. The varying levels and math topics make it easy to tailor to your child's (or your) needs. Mostly for kids...but great for adults who want to get faster with the basics. I imagine it's great for our aging brains too.
2011-05-19
My 7yo kid loves the game
Great math learning tool. Very engaging. Kid loves to play and the incentive to earn points/money to build the rocket have her coming back to this math game more than any other math games we've bought her. The ability to do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with various levels of difficulty will surely last her through out her elementary school years.
2011-05-13
Great for School
I am a teacher in a multi-grade school and I can tell you that this is an amazing way to help students with their multiplication tables. It allows for the students to become eager to learn their math in order to earn more money to build up their rocket. They can build a rocket anyway they wish to try and launch as far as they can into space! Students can learn even and odd numbers, money, patterns, and more. Buy this for an educational purpose or for fun... or both! I enjoy playing it myself while at the same time I continue to train my brain.
2011-04-15
Accelerate learning
My kids love this app. It has accelerated their ability to learn math facts in a very fun way. My 3 year old has almost mastered all addition problems and my 7 year old can do two digit multiplication in her head. It is well worth the money.
2011-04-13
Really well thought out.
This app uses a great reward method. Children have to solve math problems to earn money to build their rockets. Once they build them, they get to launch them! But they still have to do math during the flight of their rocket to earn medals. It's a great concept. My 5 year old wants to learn math now because of it.
One suggestion to the developers: Please create an "extra easy" math stage. Addition and subtraction that does not go above adding to ten and subtracting from ten. This would be a great stage for beginning math learners. Also, I noticed a time limit, maybe eliminate the time limit for beginners.
One of the best apps out there for children!
2011-01-21
This is a great app
This is a great app. It has so many features, yet it is easy to operate and play. I just purchased it on my iPod and my nephew (6 yr old) and I spent at least 2 hours playing -- I've never had a children's app hold my or his attention for so long. Very attractive, fun graphics, easy to use, lots of variety in the various steps to make money, buy parts, build the rocket, and fly different kinds of missions. I can see him playing with this again and again and using it as he gets into higher grades and more complex math . I asked my husband to buy it on his iPad so we can play with the larger version next time.
2011-01-20
Kids only play the easy level math to earn easy $.
it seems that there is no reward for solving harder math problems. Kids get $ whether they solve easy level addition or hard level division.
Would give it 5 stars if the game rewards for the higher level math skills by "unlocking" special rocket upgrades or special flight move.
2011-01-20
Wish I had it when I was a kid!
This is a great app. If I had had this when I was young I'm sure my basic math skills would be much better. The iTouch devices have become a great way to educate, while keeping a kid entertained.
Doing math problems to earn cash for more rocket parts is a great idea. Kids love customizing things like rockets. And then you fly missions with the rocket you built. Those are a lot of fun too!
2011-01-01
Perfect for 1st graders
My 6 year old is obsessed with this App. He has a rocket shaped piggy bank in real life so I think the fact that he earns money as he accumulates the right answers is especially alluring to him. This is one of those back door learning apps where the kids do not even realize they are learning as they play with it!! ;)
2010-12-21
Fun and educational
This kept my kiddo so happy while we waited for the eclipse last night. He's getting excellent practice with double digit addition and he can grow into multiplication / division. There are so many options for different missions and different math learning too. This app is packed with good tools for learning!
2010-12-09
Lots of fun
It's fun to assemble the rocket and keep buying parts with money earned by completing math problems. It's a great motivational tool for learning math and having fun at the same time. Dan has done it again with another fantastic educational app! I highly recommend it.
2010-12-06
Well done (again)!
I got this game based on nothing but my high respect for the "Stack the States" game. Still with no reviews out when I purchased it, I knew it was a gamble...I just had no idea how big the payoff was going to be!! My third-grade son cannot get enough of it! It is currently the carrot we are using when he does other things we ask of him. Then my wife and I sit back and chuckle to ourselves as he has a ball "playing" with math!!
Overall, the game is genius: solid concept, fun, easy to play, educational (without feeling to "teach-y"), slick design, good physics, and an absolute hit at my house!
2010-12-06
My son has mastered math...
Thanks to this fantastic app, my seven year old son has found his learning tool of choice. Being a home schooled kiddo, we implement tons of fun and tactile ways of introducing concepts to him. This app by far has superseded all of the others we've purchased so far, since applying the iPad to his studies. His enthusiasm is amazing and with the polished graphics and audio I myself am impressed with what the developers have done for the homeschooling community! The way he jumps right into the problems with ease, unlike some more complicated apps, not only makes learning fun for him but also encourages him to explore more difficult lessons; while allowing him the incentive of earning money for improving his rocket. Don't give it a second thought, rocket math is for anyone wanting a math tool that really works!
2010-12-04
Interesting game. Slightly confusing rocket-building but cool idea.
When creating your rocket, don't forget to add an engine (listed as rockets in the parts list). Need to go higher, just add more boosters. Keep the thrust cranked up, to go high. Not sure why you would want to reduce thrust. And make sure you really want your selected part because when you select it, it's immediately purchased. This game needs a "preview" mode so you can play with rocket designs, before you pay.
2010-12-03
Rocket Math Rocks
We played this as a family, all creating our own rockets, tonight after family dinner. It was literally a 'blast'. The kids had to do math facts to earn money to buy parts for their rocket. They were WAY motivated. Earning money for math problems = kids wanting to do lots of math problems. Graphics, sound, UI (for a 7yo) all pulled together very well. I had to do more assistance with the 5yo, but once she caught on it was no problem. Big hit, I see this as a great way to practice math facts and get the whole family in on the game.
2010-12-03
Incredible app for a great price!,,
I love this developer (Stack the States fame)! This game has so many facets to it. The kids stay engaged in the challenge of constantly building a better rocket, which takes skill all on it's own, but also requires money. So they practice math to earn more money to build better rockets. I love that you can choose the various math challenges--from counting by ones or twos or fives, or money, or backwards, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or even square roots. There's something for preschoolers up to middle schoolers....all 6 of my kids love this app! You won't be disappointed! What an incredible value!!! Can't wait to see what this developer comes out with next!