Comparison

NumBots vs MiData Cards

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

Head to head
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.

About

MiData Cards

Features
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The MiData Cards app has been designed by Teachers to help teach Data Handling in a fun engaging way in the classroom or at home for parents to work with their children. Create your own Trading Cards by using the templates provide on a variety of topics or make your own. After choosing a topic you can then differentiate and choose between two and five fields as directed by the class Teacher or adult. The fields allow the information to be shown in any numerical value, text or emoji. Personalise your Data cards with images saved in the Camera Roll or taken with a Live Photo. When you are happy with your card you can then save to the Camera Roll. Topics Include Rugby Planets Animals Football Mini Beasts Digital Leaders Characters Birds Create Own

Screenshots

NumBots4 screens
MiData Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NumBots at Free against MiData Cards's $1.99. NumBots also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

NumBots is free to download; MiData Cards costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, MiData Cards every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NumBots versus MiData Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumBotsMiData Cards
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (304 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings304 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaths Circle Ltdmartin jones

Bugs and 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

MiData Cards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NumBots

No in-app purchases

None

MiData Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NumBots free?
NumBots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiData Cards free?
MiData Cards costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NumBots or MiData Cards have ads?
Neither NumBots nor MiData Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NumBots or MiData Cards?
NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, and MiData Cards every 5 months. Most recently, NumBots was updated on October 16, 2026 and MiData Cards on October 3, 2026.

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