Comparison

Arbor Parent App vs NumBots

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

Head to head
About

Arbor Parent App

Manage your child's school life from one app. Track attendance, behavior, and academic progress. Book parent consultations, register for clubs and trips, and handle payments easily. Add medical information and check homework assignments.

Highlights
  • Track attendance and behavior
  • Monitor academic progress
  • Register for clubs and trips
  • Manage payments for meals and trips
  • Book parent consultations
  • View child's timetable
  • Check homework assignments
Features
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Arbor lets you book parent/guardian consultation slots, register your child for a club or trip, and manage payments all from one place. You can also use it to check in on your child’s attendance, behaviour & academic progress. Arbor is only for parents at schools using Arbor Management Information System (MIS). If you’re not sure whether this applies to you, we recommend contacting your school office. Use Arbor to: - Take a look at your child’s key attendance information, including their average attendance for the year so far - Edit contact details for your child such as your home address or phone number - Register your child for an after-school club - Register your child for an upcoming school trip - Take a look at your child's behaviour information, including positive & negative behaviour points awarded this year - Manage your child’s payment accounts and pay for meals or trips directly - Track your child's academic progress, including the targets they’re working towards this year - Download report cards - Book slots at parent/guardian consultations - See your child’s timetable - Add new medical information about your child - Check upcoming homework assignments Having trouble? Please reach out directly to your school office for help.

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

Arbor Parent App4 screens
NumBots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NumBots at 66% against Arbor Parent App's 2%. NumBots also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (304 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NumBots has 304 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Arbor Parent App's written reviews are positive against 66% of NumBots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arbor Parent App ships an update monthly, NumBots every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arbor Parent App versus NumBots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArbor Parent AppNumBots
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (8 ratings)4.7 (304 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.0% of reviews66.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8304 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArbor Education PartnersMaths Circle Ltd

Customer experience

Arbor Parent App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive2.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative95.4%

NumBots

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

User reviews

Arbor Parent App

From 8 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Versatile and has many options
  • 👍 Good app for parents to view child's progress

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 👎 Confusing and unintuitive layout
  • 🔒 Forced password changes every 180 days
  • 💳 No option to add reminders for low meal balance
  • 🤯 Complicated to book clubs and appointments

NumBots

From 304 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning math
  • 🚀 Fun and engaging
  • 💡 Helpful for improving math skills
  • 💡 Customizable robot feature
  • 👍 Useful for kids aged 4-7

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Unclear progression system
  • ⏱️ Strict time limits
  • 🤔 Repetitive levels
  • 🤔 Not challenging enough for older kids

Bugs and requests

Arbor Parent App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues with incorrect password errors
  • Inconsistent behavior across web and mobile versions
  • Inability to delete or archive old assignments and activities

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add a calendar view for events and appointments
  • Improve messaging functionality with better organization and notifications
  • Allow parents to manage multiple children from a single account
  • Integrate with digital wallets and enable auto top-up for meal balances

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

Arbor Parent App

No in-app purchases

None

NumBots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arbor Parent App free?
Arbor Parent App 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, Arbor Parent App or NumBots?
NumBots is rated higher. Arbor Parent App averages 1.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while NumBots averages 4.7 from 304 ratings.
Do Arbor Parent App or NumBots have ads?
Neither Arbor Parent App nor NumBots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arbor Parent App or NumBots?
Arbor Parent App ships an update monthly, and NumBots every 5 weeks. Most recently, Arbor Parent App was updated on October 18, 2026 and NumBots on October 16, 2026.

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