NumbersBee vs Gratwick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NumbersBee
Engage in live, interactive game shows to boost your number sense and critical thinking skills. Enjoy fast-paced 10-minute matches or unlimited practice puzzles covering integers, decimals, fractions, and algebra.
- Live interactive game shows
- Unlimited practice puzzles
- Improve critical thinking
- Social play with friends
- Multiple game modes (Popular, Distinct, Elimination)
- Earn lives for continued play
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Join us in our daily interactive, live-streaming game shows with a host! Improve your number sense while having fun and playing with others. 100 minutes of NumbersBee game play improves standardized math test scores by over 40%. Fluency with numbers is an integral and essential part of every curriculum in the USA and the world. You need numeracy in your future whether it is in arts, sports, engineering, science or technology. NumbersBee sharpens your critical thinking, problem-solving, creative thinking and decision-making skills. The social nature of the game helps you to estimate probability of success. It also makes you pay attention to what others may be doing in a match and act accordingly. Join in with your friends and family and enjoy! These 10-minute matches are just fun, fun, fun with numbers! Say you finish a match, and you want more. Sharpen your skills 24 x 7 with unlimited practice puzzles. In the practice module, you have unlimited number of puzzles to improve your number sense in integers, decimals, fractions and algebra. The more you play, the more points you get. In the interactive, live-streaming matches, you play with other players to improve your number sense. Every day, we host a Live Match with a host or an automated show. Tune in to the match and use 4 operators +, -, x and / or 2, 3, or 4 numbers to arrive at the desired result. There are three modes of play in the live shows: Popular, Distinct and Elimination. POPULAR: The points you earn for a correct answer depends on how many players answered the same as you: the more players answer the way you did, the more points you earn. DISTINCT: The points you earn for a correct solution depends on how distinct your answer is compared to others’ solutions. The more distinct your answer, the higher the points you earn. ELIMINATION: If you get it right, you are on to the next question. If not, you are eliminated. Don’t worry about getting a wrong answer, you can jump back in using a Life. Earn a Life by referring NumbersBee to a friend with your referral link or converting your earned points to lives. You can then use these lives to keep playing the game even if you get a wrong answer. So, practice and join us for our next Live Match to play and get on the leaderboard. Every day play along with players from around the world to solve number puzzles where you show off your skills with numbers and human psychology by solving puzzles ranging from the ridiculously easy to the beastly difficult. Do you have what it takes to get your rightful spot on the leaderboards? Ensure that you turn on push notifications, so you never miss our daily live shows at NumbersBee. Invite your friends and family to join the fun - if they use your code, they AND you get an extra life. What are you waiting for? DOWNLOAD now and start having fun with numbers.
Gratwick
This platform supports independent creators by showcasing stories ignored by mainstream media. Engage with live, interactive reality shows hosted by influencers and gain exclusive access to productions. It also offers tools for investors to track their portfolios.
- Independent creator platform
- Live, interactive reality shows
- Influencer-hosted behind-the-scenes content
- Exclusive productions and experiences
- Investor portfolio dashboards
- Cap table transparency
- Governance tools
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Some stories don't get told because Hollywood doesn't have the nerve. Gratwick exists to change that. We're an independent studio and creator platform built from the ground up for the stories the industry ignores, the voices it sidelines, and the audiences it underestimates. Every production on Gratwick is surrounded by live, interactive reality shows hosted by influencers who bring you behind the curtain in real time. No polish. No gatekeepers. Just raw creative energy and a front-row seat. Step inside the work of fearless creators. Join live conversations. Unlock exclusive productions and premium experiences you won't find anywhere else. For stakeholders and investors, Gratwick provides real-time portfolio dashboards, cap table transparency, and governance tools, because the people who back bold stories deserve to see exactly where they stand. This isn't another streaming app. This is a studio, a stage, and a movement. Join the Ride. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gratwick at Free against NumbersBee's $1.99. Gratwick also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). NumbersBee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Gratwick is free to download; NumbersBee costs $1.99 up front. Gratwick sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $129.99 per year. NumbersBee asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NumbersBee against 5.0 for Gratwick. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
NumbersBee ships an update every 3 months, Gratwick every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NumbersBee | Gratwick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vel Micro Works Incorporated | Kris Hulbert |
Customer experience
NumbersBee
Gratwick
In-app purchases
NumbersBee
No in-app purchases
Gratwick
- Gratwick Annual$129.991 Year
- 559 Credits$7.99
- 1,049 Credits$14.99
- 2,099 credits$29.99
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- 3,499 credits$49.99
- Gratwick Lifetime$649.99









