NumBots vs Number Nest

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.

Meet Professor Hoot — a friendly, wise owl who makes maths feel like an adventure. NumberNest is a UK-curriculum maths app for primary-school children aged 5–9, covering Years 1 to 4 (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2), with a dedicated parent dashboard so grown-ups can see exactly how their child is doing. WHY PARENTS CHOOSE NUMBERNEST - Built around the UK National Curriculum, with White Rose Maths–style sequencing for KS1 (Years 1–2) and expanding Key Stage 2 (Years 3–4) content - A structured daily learning sheet: teaching, worked examples, guided and independent practice, a mini-game, audio narration, and a printable PDF recap - A quick diagnostic placement check when a child first logs in, so they start at the right level for their year group - A short, auto-marked daily test (10 questions, 10 minutes) that revisits recent topics using spaced repetition, so learning sticks - A real parent dashboard: per-child progress, topic mastery, streaks and badges, a weekly summary, and controls to enable/disable topics or set screen-time limits - Up to 5 child profiles per family, each with its own avatar, year group and optional PIN - A parent PIN gate protects settings, subscriptions and account controls from little fingers LEARNING THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY - 11 maths games covering number bonds, addition & subtraction, times tables, shape sorting, money & change, telling the time, fractions, place value, counting, memory matching, and direction - Math Lens: point the camera at real-world objects for photo-based counting and shape challenges - Voice Answer Mode: children can speak their answers instead of always tapping - A weekly "Star Number" with a fun fact, mini-challenge and real-world mission - Real-world scavenger-hunt missions that get kids counting and measuring around the house - A daily mood check-in that gently tunes session difficulty and length - Growth-mindset mistake replays that show Professor Hoot working through a wrong answer, step by step - Stars, badges, streaks and an optional, name-free sibling leaderboard ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN - Dyslexia-friendly font option and high-contrast theme - Text-to-speech narration for questions and instructions - Reduced-motion setting for sensory-sensitive learners - Large touch targets and clear, calm visual design BUILT WITH PRIVACY IN MIND - No third-party advertising - Children never create their own account — only a parent can register, using their own email - Child profiles collect a nickname, avatar and year group only — no photos, no precise location, no child contact details - Parents can review, export or delete their family's data at any time from Settings NumberNest grows with your child — from Year 1 number bonds through to Year 4 fractions, multiplication and place value — one calm, encouraging daily sheet at a time. Year 3 and 4 content is actively expanding, with new daily sheets added regularly. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at numbernest@lowcostsolutions.co.uk.