Number Line vs Negative Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Number Line
This educational game helps users practice adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers using an interactive number line. It visualizes solutions and tracks progress, offering customizable equation types and display options for clarity.
- Interactive number line visualization
- Practice addition and subtraction
- Supports positive and negative numbers
- Customizable equation types
- Progress tracking
- Visual and haptic feedback
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A simple number line game to improve your abilities when adding or subtracting positive and negative numbers. Simply tap on the number line to select the answer to the displayed equation! The displayed number line helps you visualize the solution! Tap directly on the answer or start at the first number and drag the selector the correct direction and distance to the answer! Your iPhone can even vibrate as you slide along the line! Tracks of number of equations solved by type (addition of a positive number, addition of a negative number, subtraction of a positive number, and subtraction of a negative number) and the number solved correctly on the first attempt! How does your score compare to your friends or classmates!? Having trouble with subtraction of negative numbers? Preferences allows you to show negative number in parentheses to make the equation more clear! Allows you to control which type of equation you get... or let the app select either addition or subtraction of a negative or positive number!
Negative Numbers
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Negative numbers finally make sense. Negative Numbers is a colourful maths game that teaches kids how numbers below zero really work — one friendly level at a time. No walls of text, no pressure. Just a cheerful penguin, a number line you can actually drag, and 100 levels that build real confidence. DRAG THE NUMBER LINE Every adding and subtracting question comes with a number line you can play with. Slide the ball left and right, watch the value change as you count, and see for yourself why −4 + (−2) lands on −6. It is a scratchpad, not a test — moving it never costs you points. 100 LEVELS ACROSS 8 WORLDS The course grows with your child, one skill at a time: • Below Zero — meet the minus and add negatives • Going Down — subtracting, and why two minuses make a plus • Mix & Match — plus and minus in the same puzzle • Sign Factory — multiplying with signs • Split the Sign — dividing with signs • Power Up — square numbers, and the bracket trap • Root Cave — square roots • Grand Master — everything, all at once LEARN FROM EVERY ANSWER Each level opens with a short lesson card and a worked example. Get a question wrong and nothing is lost — the game explains the mistake in plain language and lets you try again. Three questions clear a level, and a flawless run earns three stars. MADE FOR YOUNG MATHEMATICIANS • Big, chunky, colourful buttons built for small fingers • Hints whenever you are stuck • Encouraging feedback, never punishing • Progress, stars and scores saved automatically • Works beautifully on phone and tablet GREAT FOR • Kids meeting negative numbers for the first time • Anyone revising integers before a test • Parents and teachers who want practice that feels like play Free to play through the first 10 levels. One optional purchase unlocks all 100 levels and removes ads forever — no subscription, no renewals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Number Line at none against Negative Numbers's 1. Number Line also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Negative Numbers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Number Line asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Number Line | Negative Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kidd Coding LLC | Chaleepa Mallawa |
In-app purchases
Number Line
No in-app purchases
Negative Numbers
- Negative Numbers Pro$4.99
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