1 vs Purple Mash Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1
This app offers children engaging, one-minute math tasks to build number confidence and fluency. Developed by award-winning math resource providers, it delivers targeted practice in short, fun bursts, perfect for home or classroom use.
- One-minute timed math tasks
- Builds number confidence and fluency
- Targeted practice in basic number skills
- Subitising practice
- Randomly generated questions
- Instant feedback and scoring
- Hint button for support
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1-Minute Maths is a free app that helps children build number confidence & fluency through engaging, 1-minute tasks. An accessible tool for children to enjoy at home or in class! Developed by White Rose Maths, award-winning providers in maths resources for the classroom and home, it delivers targeted practice in short, bite-sized chunks, perfect for learning and showing children how much fun they can have with basic number. Who is it for? The app is perfect for primary school pupils, individual one-minute tasks focus on adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing – and on ‘Subitising’, the skill of instantly recognising the number of items in a group without counting. How does it work? Each task gives children engaging and targeted practice in basic number. The app includes a range of topics, with no specific starting point, so a child can begin wherever they like. By applying randomly generated questions every time, users learn the concept and not a sequence of answers. Once a task completes, questions are marked and presented on the screen, giving instant feedback on how they’ve done. It’s quick, simple to use, and most of all, FUN! 1-Minute Maths in action Choose a topic – there are 87 available. Answer a unique set of questions. If needed, use the ‘Hint’ button – it shows the question in a different but familiar way. When the 1-minute is up, answers appear on the screen in seconds. Keen for another task? Then simply go again! An easy-to-use app – and completely FREE! Parents and Carers: download and watch your child have fun while they continue learning maths at home! Teachers: use as a classroom teaching resource – the tasks align consistently with approaches used in the White Rose Maths schemes of learning! Top 10 reasons for using 1-Minute Maths! 1. Excellent number practice – and no distractions. 2. Enjoyable maths tasks children want to complete. 3. Instills basic number concepts during early years. 4. A clear, intuitive process that children pick up straight away. 5. No login or internet access needed. Just download and play! 6. A motivator - how many correct answers can they score? 7. Helpful hints for support when it’s needed. 8. Brilliant for building number confidence and fluency. 9. Random question generator means no repetition. 10. Completely FREE to download! With White Rose Maths, Everyone can do maths: everyone can!
Purple Mash Browser
This application provides an optimized browsing experience for a popular educational platform. It enhances usability on mobile devices by removing distracting browser elements and offers administrative control over the starting page for easier access to learning resources.
- Optimized browser for educational platform
- Enhanced mobile usability
- Removes distracting browser gestures
- Full-screen learning space
- Customizable home page settings
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The Purple Mash Browser Application allows you to make the most of Purple Mash on your device. - A browser optimised for using Purple Mash on your device (recommended for use on iPads) - Requires an internet connection - Removes the gestures for going to the previous/next page. - Removes the tab bar which gives more space to Purple Mash. - Allows administrators to set the Purple Mash Home Page, Purple Mash Quick Login or Purple Mash Portal for ease of access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Purple Mash Browser at 5.0 against 1's 4.2. 1's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Purple Mash Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of 1's written reviews are positive against 63% of Purple Mash Browser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1 | Purple Mash Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better | 63.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | White Rose Education Services Limited | 2 Simple Limited |
Customer experience
1
Purple Mash Browser
In-app purchases
1
No in-app purchases
Purple Mash Browser
No in-app purchases
