Comparison

Bee vs 1

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

Head to head
About

Bee

This app allows children to practice directional language and programming sequences. It's designed for enjoyable gameplay, helping to expand computer science lessons and other curriculum areas for young learners.

Highlights
  • Directional language practice
  • Programming sequences
  • Forward, backward, left, right turns
  • Curriculum expansion
  • Optimized for game play
  • Suitable for ages 4+
Features
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The Bee-Bot® App from TTS is based on our well-loved and award winning Bee-Bot® floor robot. The App makes use of Bee-Bot’s key functionality and enables children to improve their skills in directional language, programming sequences of forwards, backwards, left and right 90 degree turns. Enabling for the expansion of your Primary Computer Science lessons using Bee-Bot®, the brand new Bee-Bot® App expands students learning into other relevant curriculum areas. Created with children in mind the Bee-Bot® App has been optimised for enjoyable game play of children aged 4 and above. We would love to hear which additional levels would benefit your lessons! Get in touch with us on Instagram at tts_computing or Facebook!

About

1

This app offers children engaging, one-minute math tasks to build number confidence and fluency. Developed by award-winning math resource providers, it delivers targeted practice in short, fun bursts, perfect for home or classroom use.

Highlights
  • One-minute timed math tasks
  • Builds number confidence and fluency
  • Targeted practice in basic number skills
  • Subitising practice
  • Randomly generated questions
  • Instant feedback and scoring
  • Hint button for support
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Bee4 screens
14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 1 at 4.2 against Bee's 3.7. 1 also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 51%). Bee's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

1 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bee has 47 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bee's written reviews are positive against 73% of 1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee ships an update every 4 months, 1 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bee versus 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBee1
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (47 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTTS Group LimitedWhite Rose Education Services Limited

Customer experience

Bee

All ratings47 ratings
Positive61.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral15.6%
Negative33.3%

1

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Bee

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when reaching level objectives (flower, eggs)
  • App crashes on level 2 and level 3
  • Controls unresponsive - pressing buttons twice executes wrong commands
  • Directional controls inverted or reversed
  • App closes unexpectedly on iPadOS
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  • Cannot open app - keeps closing on startup
  • Settings icon causes app to crash
  • Steps/commands not visible during gameplay
  • App quits during introductory game
  • Level progression not recorded after completion
  • iOS 13+ compatibility issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • New levels (Space, Disco, Dinosaur, Eco themes) - long awaited
  • Home/Reset button to return bee to starting position
  • Display code chain/command sequence on screen
  • Ability to edit and correct programming mistakes
  • More challenging levels for older age groups
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  • Timed levels like in older version
  • Sound effects restoration
  • Higher resolution graphics
  • Additional levels beyond current four worlds

1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bee

No in-app purchases

None

1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bee free?
Bee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1 free?
1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bee or 1?
1 is rated higher. Bee averages 3.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while 1 averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Bee or 1 have ads?
Neither Bee nor 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bee or 1?
Bee ships an update every 4 months, and 1 every 3 months. Most recently, Bee was updated on June 9, 2026 and 1 on September 21, 2026.

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