Comparison

Engage School vs NumBots

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Engage School

This app provides parents with secure access to essential school information, including timetables, notices, fee details, and student reports. It streamlines communication between schools and parents with features like click-to-call and push notifications for critical messages.

Highlights
  • Timetabling access
  • School notices
  • Parent fee information
  • Student reports
  • Click-to-call/email
  • Push notifications
Features
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The Double First Engage School App, enables quick and secure access to vital school information. The Engage School App can be used by parents, providing access to key areas such as timetabling, school notices, parent fee information and student reports. The Engage School App will significantly improve the flow of information between schools and parents. Simple features such as click to call and click to email through the App speed up contact between the school and parents, with push notification available, parents have no reason to miss school critical messages even when on the move. A customised school specific version of the Engage App is also available to those schools wishing to add a more bespoke and professional touch to their Engage School App. This includes the addition of the school badge, colour scheme and images where required, making your school stand out from the crowd. The Engage School App can only be used in conjunction with Double First’s Engage Management Information system and if your school is using the Parent and Staff Portals.

About

NumBots

This platform helps children master mental addition and subtraction, moving them from counting to calculating. It focuses on building understanding, recall, and fluency in these core math skills. Designed for early learners, it offers an engaging way to achieve mathematical proficiency.

Highlights
  • Master mental addition
  • Master mental subtraction
  • Build understanding
  • Develop recall
  • Achieve fluency
  • Transition from counting to calculating
Features
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Addition & Subtraction. Solved. From the innovators who bring you Times Tables Rock Stars, comes a highly engaging platform for learning to add and subtract… NumBots! NumBots is all about every child achieving the “triple win” of understanding, recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction, so that they move from counting to calculating. Suitable from Year 1 (UK) or Kindergarten (US) upwards. Younger players will be able to access the early stages from a mathematical point of view but will find it increasingly harder to reach the level of fluency required to make continued progress.

Screenshots

Engage School1 screens
NumBots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NumBots at 66% against Engage School's 4%. NumBots also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (304 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NumBots holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NumBots has 304 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Engage School's written reviews are positive against 66% of NumBots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Engage School ships an update every 3 months, NumBots every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Engage School versus NumBots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEngage SchoolNumBots
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (7 ratings)4.7 (304 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.6% of reviews66.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7304 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDouble First LtdMaths Circle Ltd

Customer experience

Engage School

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive3.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative92.9%

NumBots

All ratings304 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative26.2%

Bugs and requests

Engage School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NumBots

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Coins and stars not tracking correctly
  • Login issues across devices
  • Keyboard not showing up on tablets
  • Levels randomly locked or missing
  • App crashing and freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced levels and content
  • Ability to skip to appropriate level
  • Less emphasis on speed, more on accuracy
  • Family account support
  • Improved login and persistence

In-app purchases

None

Engage School

No in-app purchases

None

NumBots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Engage School free?
Engage School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NumBots free?
NumBots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Engage School or NumBots?
NumBots is rated higher. Engage School averages 2.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while NumBots averages 4.7 from 304 ratings.
Do Engage School or NumBots have ads?
Neither Engage School nor NumBots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Engage School or NumBots?
Engage School ships an update every 3 months, and NumBots every 5 weeks. Most recently, Engage School was updated on September 18, 2026 and NumBots on September 25, 2026.

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