Comparison

NumBots vs Cognita Connect

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

Cognita Connect

Stay connected with your child's school through tailored notifications, event calendars, and digital forms. This app facilitates paperless communication, provides access to home learning resources, and allows for in-app payments for school activities.

Highlights
  • Smart calendar and noticeboard
  • Newsfeed for school activities
  • Digital forms and consent
  • In-app messaging
  • In-app payments
  • Multi-child support
Features
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Connect, communicate and stay up to date with your child’s school with the Cognita Connect app. Cognita Connect is our smart and easy to use app, designed to enhance school to parent communications, with tailored notifications so you only see the information relevant to you. Highlights include: · Smart calendar and noticeboard so you can view the upcoming events, trips and messages relevant to your child. · The ability to see school activities through your Newsfeed and access home learning tools. · Paperless communication by viewing letters, providing parent consent and completing forms digitally. · In-app messages from the school will keep you up to date with important news or updates. · Built in payments that allow you to pay for trips and activities. More than one child in the school? Children at different Cognita schools? No problem! The information, messages and dates you need are all available in the one app. Registration: You will receive a welcome letter/email from the school with an enrolment code you can use to create an account from the login screen of the app. We look forward to connecting with you through Cognita Connect.

Screenshots

NumBots4 screens
Cognita Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NumBots at 66% against Cognita Connect's 0%. NumBots also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NumBots versus Cognita Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumBotsCognita Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (322 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings322 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaths Circle LtdWeduc UK Ltd

Customer experience

NumBots

All ratings322 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative26.5%

Cognita Connect

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral23.1%
Negative76.9%

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

Cognita Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NumBots

No in-app purchases

None

Cognita Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NumBots free?
NumBots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cognita Connect free?
Cognita Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NumBots or Cognita Connect have ads?
Neither NumBots nor Cognita Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NumBots or Cognita Connect?
NumBots ships an update every 2 months, and Cognita Connect every 2 months. Most recently, NumBots was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cognita Connect on November 3, 2026.

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