NumBots vs Linguascope Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Master mental addition
- Master mental subtraction
- Build understanding
- Develop recall
- Achieve fluency
- Transition from counting to calculating
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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.
Linguascope Live
This app connects students to interactive classroom quizzes set up by their teacher. Students can join game rooms using a code and participate in quizzes directly from their device.
- Join teacher-created game rooms
- Participate in interactive quizzes
- Answer quiz questions
- Room code entry
- Classroom engagement tool
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This is the student control app for Linguascope Live. It allows students to access game rooms that the teacher has set up via the Linguascope website, and provides an answer button panel to play along with the quizzes. Fire it up, tap in the room code, and it's ready to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NumBots at 66% against Linguascope Live's 0%. Linguascope Live's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, Linguascope Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NumBots | Linguascope Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (319 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 319 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maths Circle Ltd | Linguascope.com |
Customer experience
NumBots
Linguascope Live
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
Linguascope Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NumBots
No in-app purchases
Linguascope Live
No in-app purchases
