Shape Up! vs NumberBondsViz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shape Up!
This educational game helps very young children learn about basic shapes and colors through interactive tracing and filling activities. Completed creations come to life with animations and sounds, encouraging repeated engagement and curiosity about shapes.
- Shape tracing
- Color filling
- Interactive animations
- Sound effects
- Shape identification
- Color recognition
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Shape Up! is a shape game designed for very young children, but parents and older children will love it too! Simply trace around the simple shapes or use the paint bucket to fill them in. Once you have finished your creation will come to life! The rewarding animations and sound effects will ensure that children want to play again and again. Shape Up! introduces simple shapes of different colours and sizes to young children. The game encourages children to describe and name shapes as well as show curiosity about them.
NumberBondsViz
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The focus of learning is developing number sense, a visual appreciation of size and an introduction to simple number bonds. Learners are encouraged to subitise rather than count and develop mental addition. With practice learners can develop quicker response times and subsequently develop confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NumberBondsViz at Free against Shape Up!'s $0.99. Shape Up!'s advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
NumberBondsViz is free to download; Shape Up! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shape Up! ships an update every 34 months, NumberBondsViz every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shape Up! | NumberBondsViz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 20 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Busy Things Limited | PETER JAMES SIDES |
In-app purchases
Shape Up!
No in-app purchases
NumberBondsViz
No in-app purchases
Questions
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