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What is MathCraft?

A free maths app that turns the curriculum into an adventure your child will choose to play.

MathCraft is a free, AI-powered maths learning app for children aged 5–14 (UK Years 1–9). It disguises the White Rose Maths curriculum as a pixel-art RPG where children raise a companion creature, build an island, and complete quests — with every interaction powered by real curriculum maths. It was rated 7.3/10 by a panel of 10 UK teachers and is completely free with no subscriptions.
85+
Maths topics
2,000+
Question templates
Y1–Y9
Year coverage
£0
Completely free

How MathCraft works

Children choose a companion — a dragon, a robot, or an alien — and enter an island world. Every quest, trade, and battle is powered by real maths from the White Rose Maths curriculum. They are not “doing fractions” — they are splitting provisions after a goblin raid. They are not “calculating area” — they are sizing up a new farm for their island.

The adaptive engine adjusts difficulty in real time. If a child struggles, questions get easier. If they fly through, questions get harder. The system uses spaced repetition to revisit topics at optimal intervals for long-term retention.

Key features

  • AI wizard tutor (Merlin): Uses Socratic questioning — never gives the answer. Every conversation is logged for parents.
  • Parent dashboard: PIN-protected. Shows accuracy, curriculum heatmap, AI tutor logs, and progress over time.
  • Hard time limits: Parents set 15–60 minute daily caps. The app locks when time expires.
  • Deep Mastery approach: Inverse problems, multi-step challenges, and structured thinking — techniques the Education Endowment Foundation identifies as effective.
  • Accessibility: Dyslexia-friendly font, text-to-speech, high contrast, reduced motion, three font sizes.
  • No ads, no data selling, no in-app purchases.

Curriculum coverage

MathCraft covers 85+ topics from the White Rose Maths curriculum across Year 1 to Year 9, including:

  • Number & place value
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Fractions, decimals, percentages
  • Geometry (shapes, angles, area, perimeter, volume)
  • Measurement (length, mass, time, money)
  • Statistics (charts, mean, median, probability)
  • Ratio, proportion, algebra

Who built MathCraft?

MathCraft was created by Mike, a software developer and parent based in Barcelona. He built it because his own son disliked maths homework but loved video games. The app has been validated by independent panels: 10 UK teachers rated it 7.3/10 for curriculum accuracy, and 10 professional game designers rated it 7.35/10 for game quality.

How is MathCraft different from other maths apps?

Most educational maths apps are worksheets with a cartoon layer. MathCraft integrates the maths into genuine game mechanics — a resource economy, companion evolution, and island building — so the learning is invisible to the child. It also provides full AI tutor transparency (every conversation logged for parents), hard screen-time limits, and is completely free with no premium tiers.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, completely free. No subscriptions, no premium tiers, no in-app purchases, no ads. Every child gets full access to all 85+ topics, the AI tutor, and the parent dashboard. No credit card required.
MathCraft follows the White Rose Maths curriculum, used by the majority of UK primary and secondary schools. It covers Year 1 through Year 9 (ages 5–14) with 85+ topics.
Any device with a modern web browser — iPad, iPhone, Android tablet, Android phone, or computer. No app download required. Just open math-craft.app.
Mike, a software developer and parent based in Barcelona. He built MathCraft because his own son disliked maths homework but loved video games. Read the full story.
You decide. Parents set a hard daily limit between 15 and 60 minutes. The app locks when time expires. Most families use 15–20 minutes daily.

Last updated: 28 February 2026

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