Comparison

Finger Numbers vs Robo Live

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

Robo Live

This app offers a unified coding environment for controlling robots. It features three coding levels suitable for various skill sets, from beginner to advanced, and includes interactive tutorials to guide users in bringing their creations to life. Designed for hands-on learning, it makes technology and STEAM education engaging for children, educators, and parents.

Highlights
  • Unified coding environment
  • Three coding levels (Live, Code, Blockly)
  • Interactive tutorials
  • Color-coded building blocks
  • STEAM education focus
  • Hands-on robot control
Features
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Our latest app combines our previous apps into one coding environment to provide you with the best Robo Wunderkind experience. Our app still provides three coding levels - Live, Code and Blockly - to match all levels of ability and coding skill. For ages 5 and up; prior coding experience is not required, neither are reading skills. Prototype, design and build your robot with our color-coded building blocks in just a few minutes and use our app to bring the robot to life! To start off, we provide you with 19 interactive tutorials. A truly hands-on experience for children, teachers and parents that transforms learning about technology and STEAM into a fun game.

Screenshots

Robo Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Finger Numbers at 100% against Robo Live's 20%. Finger Numbers also leads on ads (none vs shown). Robo Live's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On in-app purchases 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

Robo Live is free to download; Finger Numbers costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finger Numbers ships an update every 9 months, Robo Live every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Finger Numbers versus Robo Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinger NumbersRobo Live
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB232 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian UrffRobo Technologies

Customer experience

Finger Numbers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Robo Live

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Finger Numbers

No in-app purchases

None

Robo Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finger Numbers free?
Finger Numbers costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Robo Live free?
Robo Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Finger Numbers or Robo Live have ads?
Robo Live shows ads; Finger Numbers does not.
Which is updated more often, Finger Numbers or Robo Live?
Finger Numbers ships an update every 9 months, and Robo Live every 2 months. Most recently, Finger Numbers was updated on October 14, 2026 and Robo Live on October 24, 2026.

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