1 vs Number Nest

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!

Meet Professor Hoot — a friendly, wise owl who makes maths feel like an adventure. NumberNest is a UK-curriculum maths app for primary-school children aged 5–9, covering Years 1 to 4 (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2), with a dedicated parent dashboard so grown-ups can see exactly how their child is doing. WHY PARENTS CHOOSE NUMBERNEST - Built around the UK National Curriculum, with White Rose Maths–style sequencing for KS1 (Years 1–2) and expanding Key Stage 2 (Years 3–4) content - A structured daily learning sheet: teaching, worked examples, guided and independent practice, a mini-game, audio narration, and a printable PDF recap - A quick diagnostic placement check when a child first logs in, so they start at the right level for their year group - A short, auto-marked daily test (10 questions, 10 minutes) that revisits recent topics using spaced repetition, so learning sticks - A real parent dashboard: per-child progress, topic mastery, streaks and badges, a weekly summary, and controls to enable/disable topics or set screen-time limits - Up to 5 child profiles per family, each with its own avatar, year group and optional PIN - A parent PIN gate protects settings, subscriptions and account controls from little fingers LEARNING THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY - 11 maths games covering number bonds, addition & subtraction, times tables, shape sorting, money & change, telling the time, fractions, place value, counting, memory matching, and direction - Math Lens: point the camera at real-world objects for photo-based counting and shape challenges - Voice Answer Mode: children can speak their answers instead of always tapping - A weekly "Star Number" with a fun fact, mini-challenge and real-world mission - Real-world scavenger-hunt missions that get kids counting and measuring around the house - A daily mood check-in that gently tunes session difficulty and length - Growth-mindset mistake replays that show Professor Hoot working through a wrong answer, step by step - Stars, badges, streaks and an optional, name-free sibling leaderboard ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN - Dyslexia-friendly font option and high-contrast theme - Text-to-speech narration for questions and instructions - Reduced-motion setting for sensory-sensitive learners - Large touch targets and clear, calm visual design BUILT WITH PRIVACY IN MIND - No third-party advertising - Children never create their own account — only a parent can register, using their own email - Child profiles collect a nickname, avatar and year group only — no photos, no precise location, no child contact details - Parents can review, export or delete their family's data at any time from Settings NumberNest grows with your child — from Year 1 number bonds through to Year 4 fractions, multiplication and place value — one calm, encouraging daily sheet at a time. Year 3 and 4 content is actively expanding, with new daily sheets added regularly. Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you at numbernest@lowcostsolutions.co.uk.