Comparison

NumBots vs 1

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

1

This app offers children engaging, one-minute math tasks to build number confidence and fluency. Developed by award-winning math resource providers, it delivers targeted practice in short, fun bursts, perfect for home or classroom use.

Highlights
  • One-minute timed math tasks
  • Builds number confidence and fluency
  • Targeted practice in basic number skills
  • Subitising practice
  • Randomly generated questions
  • Instant feedback and scoring
  • Hint button for support
Features
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1-Minute Maths is a free app that helps children build number confidence & fluency through engaging, 1-minute tasks. An accessible tool for children to enjoy at home or in class! Developed by White Rose Maths, award-winning providers in maths resources for the classroom and home, it delivers targeted practice in short, bite-sized chunks, perfect for learning and showing children how much fun they can have with basic number. Who is it for? The app is perfect for primary school pupils, individual one-minute tasks focus on adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing – and on ‘Subitising’, the skill of instantly recognising the number of items in a group without counting. How does it work? Each task gives children engaging and targeted practice in basic number. The app includes a range of topics, with no specific starting point, so a child can begin wherever they like. By applying randomly generated questions every time, users learn the concept and not a sequence of answers. Once a task completes, questions are marked and presented on the screen, giving instant feedback on how they’ve done. It’s quick, simple to use, and most of all, FUN! 1-Minute Maths in action Choose a topic – there are 87 available. Answer a unique set of questions. If needed, use the ‘Hint’ button – it shows the question in a different but familiar way. When the 1-minute is up, answers appear on the screen in seconds. Keen for another task? Then simply go again! An easy-to-use app – and completely FREE! Parents and Carers: download and watch your child have fun while they continue learning maths at home! Teachers: use as a classroom teaching resource – the tasks align consistently with approaches used in the White Rose Maths schemes of learning! Top 10 reasons for using 1-Minute Maths! 1. Excellent number practice – and no distractions. 2. Enjoyable maths tasks children want to complete. 3. Instills basic number concepts during early years. 4. A clear, intuitive process that children pick up straight away. 5. No login or internet access needed. Just download and play! 6. A motivator - how many correct answers can they score? 7. Helpful hints for support when it’s needed. 8. Brilliant for building number confidence and fluency. 9. Random question generator means no repetition. 10. Completely FREE to download! With White Rose Maths, Everyone can do maths: everyone can!

Screenshots

NumBots4 screens
14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NumBots at 4.7 against 1's 4.2. NumBots also leads on ratings volume (304 vs 5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NumBots has 304 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of NumBots's written reviews are positive against 73% of 1's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, 1 every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NumBots versus 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumBots1
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (304 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings304 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaths Circle LtdWhite Rose Education Services Limited

Customer experience

NumBots

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

1

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

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

1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NumBots

No in-app purchases

None

1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NumBots free?
NumBots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1 free?
1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NumBots or 1?
NumBots is rated higher. NumBots averages 4.7 out of 5 from 304 ratings, while 1 averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do NumBots or 1 have ads?
Neither NumBots nor 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NumBots or 1?
NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, and 1 every 3 months. Most recently, NumBots was updated on September 21, 2026 and 1 on September 21, 2026.

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