NumBots vs Purple Mash Browser
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.
Purple Mash Browser
This application provides an optimized browsing experience for a popular educational platform. It enhances usability on mobile devices by removing distracting browser elements and offers administrative control over the starting page for easier access to learning resources.
- Optimized browser for educational platform
- Enhanced mobile usability
- Removes distracting browser gestures
- Full-screen learning space
- Customizable home page settings
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The Purple Mash Browser Application allows you to make the most of Purple Mash on your device. - A browser optimised for using Purple Mash on your device (recommended for use on iPads) - Requires an internet connection - Removes the gestures for going to the previous/next page. - Removes the tab bar which gives more space to Purple Mash. - Allows administrators to set the Purple Mash Home Page, Purple Mash Quick Login or Purple Mash Portal for ease of access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: NumBots at 304 against Purple Mash Browser's 5. NumBots also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Purple Mash Browser's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Purple Mash Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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 63% of Purple Mash Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, Purple Mash Browser every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | NumBots | Purple Mash Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (304 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews — better | 63.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 304 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maths Circle Ltd | 2 Simple Limited |
Customer experience
NumBots
Purple Mash Browser
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
Purple Mash Browser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NumBots
No in-app purchases
Purple Mash Browser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NumBots free?
Is Purple Mash Browser free?
Which has better reviews, NumBots or Purple Mash Browser?
Do NumBots or Purple Mash Browser have ads?
Which is updated more often, NumBots or Purple Mash Browser?
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