Comparison

Finger Numbers vs AboutNumbers

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

Head to head
About

Finger Numbers

This app helps early learners develop rapid quantity recognition and a strong sense of numbers and operations through engaging games and practice modes. It adapts to individual learning needs with flexible settings and provides diagnostic reports for educators.

Highlights
  • Rapid quantity recognition
  • Number decomposition practice
  • Multiple game and practice modes
  • Adaptive learning settings
  • Multi-user profiles
  • Diagnostic reports for teachers
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Finger Numbers is a motivating learning app that builds rapid quantity recognition (quasi‑simultaneous subitizing) and a robust sense of number and operations for early math. This release is a complete technical rebuild with expanded content—designed for children, parents, and teachers. What children practice: - Recognizing quantities at a glance and matching them with finger touches - Automating number decompositions, complements to 10, and strategies like the “Power of 5” - Moving fluently between representations (fingers, dots, mixed) Game and practice modes: - Basics: Fingers, Dots, Mixed - Pattern Recognition: structured arrangements - Calculation Strategies: Power of 5, complements to 10, How many are missing?, decompositions - Two Hands: cooperative/competitive split‑screen number decomposition - Jump and Run: an action mini‑game controlled by finger numbers Adapt to each learner: - Flexible number range from 3 to 10 fingers (start with 3-5 Fingers for learning the input) - Time pressure can be enabled/disabled as needed - Visual aids and flash‑view controls - Multi‑user profiles with individual progress; Guest mode without recording For teachers - Diagnostic reports with solution times, success rates, and strategy insights - Protected area to review learning progress - AI‑powered summaries with didactic guidance Note: On iPad, system gestures (e.g., 4–5‑finger gestures) may interfere with multi‑finger input. Consider disabling multitasking gestures in system settings if needed. Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified)

About

AboutNumbers

Features
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AboutNumbers is an early math application aimed at dealing with counting, sets, numbers and calculating in the number domain up to 10. An important feature throughout the entire applications is the structured representation of sets (2 lines and 5 columns) to facilitate non-counting strategies of recognizing sets, the understanding of the relation among numbers and the notion of numbers in general. AboutNumbers for iPad is available in 2 versions: - AboutNumbers: Only a limited number of exercises can be used. An In-App Purchase is required to use all exercises. - AboutNumbers PRO: All exercises can be used without limitation. The application is designed for pre-school and elementary school children with or without impairments, for people with math deficiencies, as well as young people and adults with learning disabilities. The application contains a wide number of increasingly complex exercises. Each exercise is aimed to further a specific skill (e.g. counting or calculating). Completed exercises are recorded by the application to document the learning progress. To enable the use of this application with several people, a user manager is offered. Individual settings and results will be saved and can be loaded quickly. The exercises can be operated by alternative input devices such as external switches or eye tracking. Objectives: Practice counting and calculating in the number domain up to 10 Train non-counting strategies of recognizing sets Areas of application: Early Intervention Children and adults with learning disabilities Dyscalculia

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AboutNumbers at Free against Finger Numbers's $3.99. AboutNumbers also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). Finger Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AboutNumbers is free to download; Finger Numbers costs $3.99 up front. AboutNumbers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Finger Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finger Numbers ships an update every 9 months, AboutNumbers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Finger Numbers versus AboutNumbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinger NumbersAboutNumbers
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian UrffIntegraTools GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Finger Numbers

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AboutNumbers

One-time1
  • All exercises$44.99

Questions

Is Finger Numbers free?
Finger Numbers costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AboutNumbers free?
AboutNumbers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Finger Numbers or AboutNumbers have ads?
Neither Finger Numbers nor AboutNumbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finger Numbers or AboutNumbers?
Finger Numbers ships an update every 9 months, and AboutNumbers every 11 months. Most recently, Finger Numbers was updated on September 10, 2026 and AboutNumbers on September 8, 2026.

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