Price: $0.99

Math Bumpies – Adventure on Math Island: Addition and Subtraction

Our Review

This math-based application joins arcade game fun with simple addition and subtraction problems. To play Math Bumpies, you pick your tropical superhero likeness, and then tilt the iPhone/iTouch to navigate your way through the ten destinations on Math Island. Along the way you’ll see math problems; when you see a choice of answers, tap on your character to jump and bump the correct answer to acquire points. The game can be played in three modes (easy, medium, and hard) and is geared for kids age six and up. It appears best suited to children who already have a working knowledge of addition and subtraction and are looking to improve their math proficiency. It truly offers adventure, with challenges including shark infested waters, snow storms, walls of fire, and quicksand. Of all the math apps I’ve experienced, Math Bumpies feels much more like a heart-pounding video game than a means for learning. It’s no doubt this game will appeal to a child’s desire to have fun… and a parent’s ambition to enrich their child’s intelligence.

By Age Range, By App Feature, High School +, Just For Fun, Math, Middle School, Primary School, Reviews

February 14th, 2010 by Kristen Young Share

Application Detail

Math Bumpies - Adventure on Math Island: Addition and Subtra

Developer: Rookie Labs, Inc.
Released: 2010-01-15
Price: $0.99

Description from the Developer

An Apple New and Noteworthy Pick
A Top 100 Educational Game
A Top 100 Kids Game

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"Clever, clever, clever and sneaky! I thought Math Bumpies Adventure on Math Island was a lot of fun for a math app! I loved the way it combines the math practice with the game. The app is too fantastic" "If youre looking for a way to make math practice fun at your house this app will do the trick."
-The iPhone Mom, January 2010

"Its no doubt this game will appeal to a childs desire to have fun and a parents ambition to enrich their childs intelligence."
-GiggleApps.com, February 2010

"Delivers what so many math apps promise: math and fun. No, really. ... Worth buying."
-BestKidsApps.com, March 2010
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Math Bumpies is a game where you BUMP, JUMP and ROLL your way through 10 levels of math problems. Get faster at ADDITION and SUBTRACTION.

Play as Orange Boywonder, Hula Girl Grape, Princess Pinkberry, Captain von Blueberry, or Mister Chickenpants. Solve the most math problems in the least tries and the least amount of time, for each level. Collect gold coins for bonus points.

Work your way through Math Island by following the map. Play on shipwreck beach. Break through the walls of fire! Enter the jewel cave. Jump over shark infested waters! Get through the snow storm. Watch out for those Math Busters! Fall through clouds. Ride the undersea bubble lifts. Don't fall in the quicksand! Wow, this is fun. Wait you're doing math too. Cool.

Math Bumpies keeps track of stats for each player so you can see your math skills improve. Also, the game saves the high scores for each level, so try to get the high score on each level! Kids - challenge your parents!!!

Choose from 3 skill levels: easy, medium and hard. This game is suitable for ages 6 and up.