Speedy Maths vs Number Nest

A maths education app which teaches you about techniques to use to get faster at mental maths.

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.