Comparison

Number Sense Lite vs My First Math Compare Numbers

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

Head to head
About

Number Sense Lite

This app helps develop foundational math skills for young learners. It offers engaging activities designed to improve number sense and align with educational standards for pre-K to 3rd grade. Data tracking helps monitor student progress.

Highlights
  • Number sense activities
  • Math skill assessment
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Universal design for learning
  • Progress data tracking
  • Customizable settings
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Note: This Free version only provides one of the nine activities. The others are available as an in-app purchase. Number sense is foundational to mathematics. Stages math is a number sense app curriculum for assessment and instruction. Activities improve students' number sense and correlate with math standards for typically developing students in pre-K to 3rd grade. Research surrounding differentiated instruction and universal design for learning has guided the development of this software. Instruction and assessment activities are provided in nine key mathematical skill areas. Each skill area has learning scaffolds with customizable settings. For example, you can select activities like counting money, academic goals like the coins and bills presented, and student access method like mouse or switch use. Students begin within the parameters you set. Then, built-in program “smartness” guides students’ advancement in tiny increments. Data are gathered during instructional practice and assessments. Detailed information such as questions asked, student responses, and time spent are reported. The program accumulates student performance over time, which helps you build meaningful student portfolios.

About

My First Math Compare Numbers

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My First Math - Compare numbers - is simple, clean and easy to use application for practicing of comparing numbers for first grade students and everyone, who would like to tease their brain with a little bit of basic math. It complements the rest of the My First Math application series. ● Main functions: — Setting of a maximum number used by the exercise generator between 0-999. — Tracking number of processed exercises during the session. — Tracking number of correct and wrong answers during the session. — When the answer is wrong, the comparator sign is highlighted, which helps the student recognize the situation and improve the focus. ● Session history views: — Session over all history is shown by tapping on the exercise number label. — List of correctly or wrongly solved exercises is shown by tapping on each of the appropriate labels including percentage information. — When the Session history list contains some wrong answers, the correct answer may be shown (or hidden) by tapping on the lightbulb icon. Hiding of correct results for wrongly answered exercises when the Session history list is open lets young students to thing about the exercise again before seeing the correct answer. — When the Session over all history is shown, the session may be reset by tapping on the trash bin icon.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Number Sense Lite at Free against My First Math Compare Numbers's $0.99. Number Sense Lite also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). My First Math Compare Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On ads and device support 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

Number Sense Lite is free to download; My First Math Compare Numbers costs $0.99 up front. Number Sense Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My First Math Compare Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Sense Lite ships an update every 13 months, My First Math Compare Numbers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Number Sense Lite versus My First Math Compare Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber Sense LiteMy First Math Compare Numbers
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttainment CompanyFilip Stastny

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Number Sense Lite

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$49.99
None

My First Math Compare Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Sense Lite free?
Number Sense Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My First Math Compare Numbers free?
My First Math Compare Numbers costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Number Sense Lite or My First Math Compare Numbers have ads?
Neither Number Sense Lite nor My First Math Compare Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Sense Lite or My First Math Compare Numbers?
Number Sense Lite ships an update every 13 months, and My First Math Compare Numbers every 2 months. Most recently, Number Sense Lite was updated on November 2, 2026 and My First Math Compare Numbers on October 25, 2026.

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