Comparison

NumbersBee vs JoySauceTV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

JoySauceTV

This app offers a digital network focused on the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) experience and Asian pop culture. It features a diverse range of cinema and series, including action, comedy, anime, and more, with exclusive original content.

Highlights
  • AAPI focused content
  • Asian pop culture entertainment
  • Diverse genres: action, comedy, anime, sci-fi
  • Exclusive original series
  • Multi-generational content
Features
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The first digital network dedicated to the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) experience, as well as fans of the hottest Asian pop culture entertainment. Cinema and series encompass eclectic and elusive action, comedy, anime, thriller, sci-fi, horror and reality genres! A multi-generational voice for the underserved multi-generational 24 million AAPI audience, we serve up new, original and exclusive award-winning series found nowhere else. Our full Terms & Conditions can be found here: https://www.joysauce.tv/terms-of-use Our full Privacy Policy can be found here: https://www.joysauce.tv/privacy-policy

Screenshots

NumbersBee4 screens
JoySauceTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: JoySauceTV at Free against NumbersBee's $1.99. NumbersBee's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

JoySauceTV is free to download; NumbersBee costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NumbersBee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of NumbersBee's written reviews are positive against 50% of JoySauceTV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NumbersBee ships an update every 3 months, JoySauceTV every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NumbersBee versus JoySauceTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumbersBeeJoySauceTV
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVel Micro Works IncorporatedJoySauce LLC

Customer experience

NumbersBee

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

JoySauceTV

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

NumbersBee

No in-app purchases

None

JoySauceTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NumbersBee free?
NumbersBee costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JoySauceTV free?
JoySauceTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NumbersBee or JoySauceTV?
NumbersBee is rated higher. NumbersBee averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while JoySauceTV averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do NumbersBee or JoySauceTV have ads?
JoySauceTV shows ads; NumbersBee does not.
Which is updated more often, NumbersBee or JoySauceTV?
NumbersBee ships an update every 3 months, and JoySauceTV every 6 months. Most recently, NumbersBee was updated on October 24, 2026 and JoySauceTV on October 24, 2026.

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