NumBots vs Bubble Tables
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.
Bubble Tables
This educational game makes learning multiplication tables fun with bubble-shooting gameplay. It offers engaging challenges for all ages, boosts cognitive skills, and provides a distraction-free learning environment. Start with free levels and unlock more with a one-time purchase.
- Bubble-shooting multiplication gameplay
- Engaging for all ages
- Challenging levels for high achievers
- Boosts cognitive and problem-solving skills
- Distraction-free learning environment
- Unlockable additional levels
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Times tables practice that kids actually ask to play. Bubble Tables turns multiplication into a bubble-shooting game. Every bubble shows a times-tables fact like 6 × 7. Match bubbles with the same answer to merge them, build up your score and reach the target before time runs out. WHY PARENTS AND TEACHERS LIKE IT • Real practice, not just a game. Kids work out every answer to make each match. • Choose exactly what to practice. Pick any facts on the 12 × 12 grid, for example just the 7s and 8s your child finds tricky. • Builds fast, confident recall of math facts with timed challenges. • Easy, Medium and Hard levels with up to 5 stars on each. • No ads, no chat, no distractions. WHY KIDS LOVE IT • Satisfying bubble-popping action with combos and chain merges. • A friendly owl who follows every shot. • Stars to collect and high scores to beat. FAIR, SIMPLE PRICING Start playing for free. Unlock individual times tables, or everything in one purchase. No subscriptions. FOR SCHOOLS A School License unlocks every level for classroom use. Made by a small independent developer. If your child enjoys it, a review really helps other families find Bubble Tables.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NumBots at none against Bubble Tables's 7. NumBots also leads on ratings volume (319 vs 13) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Bubble Tables's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Bubble Tables sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. NumBots asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for NumBots against 4.8 for Bubble Tables. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NumBots has 319 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of NumBots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bubble Tables's.
NumBots ships an update every 5 weeks, Bubble Tables every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NumBots | Bubble Tables |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (319 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 319 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maths Circle Ltd | EMI Gaming |
Customer experience
NumBots
Bubble Tables
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
Bubble Tables
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NumBots
No in-app purchases
Bubble Tables
- Unlock Seven Times Table Level$1.99
- Unlock 11 Times Table Level$1.99
- Unlock 6 Times Table Level$1.99
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- Unlock 4 Times Table Level$1.99
- Unlock 12 times table$1.99
- Unlock all levels$4.99
- Bubble Tables School Licence$59.99









