Comparison

Number Line vs AR Plant Lifecycle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Number Line

This app provides an interactive number line for educational purposes, enabling users to visualize numbers, perform various math games, and practice rounding. Its simple interface supports zooming, swiping, and marking numbers with pins or freehand drawing.

Highlights
  • Infinite number line visualization
  • Rounding practice (nearest 10, 100, 10,000)
  • Number comparison
  • Pinch-to-zoom functionality
  • Swipe navigation
  • Search for specific numbers
  • Pin marking
  • Freehand drawing tool
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An infinite number line to use in the classroom, with a simple design that allows for numerous maths games and challenges! • Ask the class to round to the nearest 10/100/10,000. • Visualise the size of numbers relative to one another, including negatives. How to use: • Zoom with a pinch • Swipe along the number line • Go to a number by typing in the search box • Drag and drop pins to mark numbers • Draw free-hand with the pen tool

About

AR Plant Lifecycle

Features
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This Augmented-Reality app includes three different experiences. The Flower Anatomy module lets you perform a dissection of a virtual flower. In the Seed Dispersal module, you can experiment with different species of plants and observe how their dispersal method affects their growth patterns. Finally, in the Plant Engineer module, you can use what you've learnt to put together your own virtual 3D hybrid plant.

Screenshots

Number Line1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Number Line at 3 against AR Plant Lifecycle's 1. AR Plant Lifecycle's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Number Line versus AR Plant Lifecycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber LineAR Plant Lifecycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlastoff DesignYun Wen

In-app purchases

None

Number Line

No in-app purchases

None

AR Plant Lifecycle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Line free?
Number Line is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AR Plant Lifecycle free?
AR Plant Lifecycle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Number Line or AR Plant Lifecycle have ads?
Neither Number Line nor AR Plant Lifecycle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Line or AR Plant Lifecycle?
Number Line ships an update every 15 months, and AR Plant Lifecycle every 15 months. Most recently, Number Line was updated on November 3, 2026 and AR Plant Lifecycle on November 3, 2026.

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