Comparison

Writing Magic Numbers vs MATH Loops

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

Head to head
About

Writing Magic Numbers

This educational app helps young children learn to write numbers 1-10 through interactive games and a captivating story. It offers guided lessons, counting activities, and adjustable difficulty levels to support learning.

Highlights
  • Number writing demonstrations and lessons
  • Interactive game scenarios with number practice
  • Spoken story and guidance (optional reading practice)
  • Counting activities for people and animals
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Progress saving and free-play mode
Features
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Writing Magic Numbers Learn to write your numbers with Magic Numbers. Explore a magical world and cast number spells by writing the numbers 1 to 10. Based in the same world as Magic Letters, but the challenge is quite different for the apprentice wizard. The wizard is trying to ‘magic up’ a special present for the king, but when his spells go wrong you have to step in and use ‘number spells’ to make everything normal again. Each time the wizard causes chaos you practice more and more numbers, so by the time you have finished this adventure you will definitely be able to write your numbers. The App is designed to help young children count as well as write. On each scenario the child can tap the people and animals to count them. How to write the numbers is explained and demonstrated for each number to help your child learn to write the numbers 1 to 10. The whole story and all guidance is spoken aloud so children don’t need to be able to read. The speech can be turned off allowing your child to practice their reading skills. This App uses the improved writing algorithm developed for the recently relaunched Writing Magic Letters, so people of all ages will be able to use this App and have fun learning. Some of the main features include: •Demonstrations and lessons explaining how to write each of the numbers •Three main game scenarios with 10 number problems in each allowing your child to learn and practice writing. On completion of the 3 scenarios there is a free-play facility with a set of additional similar problems each of which allows the child to practice the whole basic number set •Story and guidance is spoken aloud (can be turned off to practice reading skills). •Listen to the sound of the numbers as you learn them. •Auto save; saves your child’s progress, allowing them to carry on from where they left off. •Pick from multiple routes through the game making the order different each time you play. •Note: children have to write the numbers fairly accurately to proceed, but if they fail too often they are allowed to move on •If the child finds it too difficult to write the numbers accurately the parent can reduce the difficulty level (3 levels of accuracy included) Fully compatible with iOS 8. www.unit11apps.com | facebook.com/unit11apps

About

MATH Loops

This educational game helps children aged 4-9+ master basic math operations, including times tables up to 12. It features an engaging gameplay loop that adapts to the child's learning pace and focuses on repeating common mistakes to improve recall.

Highlights
  • Master times tables 1-12
  • Practice addition, subtraction, division
  • Adaptive learning for frequent mistakes
  • Engaging bubble-popping gameplay
  • Speed-focused challenges
  • Suitable for ages 4-9+
Features
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- Super Simple game of Basic Math. Ages 4 to 9+ - Speed Up your kids Times Tables & x ÷ + − All Tables from 1 to 12 Selected by Appedia as one of the best app for starter's maths: "...The app can help children develop excellent recall of their multiplication, division, subtraction and addition facts..." "...We think it is a great tool to have in the classroom and can really help children (especially LA or SEN children) progress..." Try MATHS L⊗⊕ps! A brief excerpt from feedback reviews: ▷ "Very easy to use and profitable with a daily short practise" ▷ "It helps my children to memorize times tables" ▷ ":) Very good for revising, and takes few seconds to download. cool :)" ▷ "Great. Is really good congrats even my 5 year doughter is a bit engaged to additions with this app" ► MATH L⊗⊕ps is Easy ! Tap operation >> Tap number >> Solve the ring! From Basic adding in Kindergarten ... ... to Mastering Times Tables in Third/Forth Grade ► MATH L⊗⊕ps is Smart ! Helps kids to SPEED UP Times Tables and x ÷ + − Detects and repeats THEIR FREQUENT MISTAKES Goes faster and faster while you keep on playing ► MATH L⊗⊕ps is Engaging ! Challenge family & friends. Break the time records! POPPING BUBBLES engaging Game Finish the rings quicker and quicker - & Enjoy Math- -

Screenshots

Writing Magic Numbers4 screens
MATH Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MATH Loops at 3.8 against Writing Magic Numbers's 1.0. MATH Loops also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). Writing Magic Numbers's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.2). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Writing Magic Numbers costs $1.99 and MATH Loops $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MATH Loops holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MATH Loops has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Writing Magic Numbers's written reviews are positive against 71% of MATH Loops's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing Magic Numbers ships an update every 15 months, MATH Loops every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Writing Magic Numbers versus MATH Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting Magic NumbersMATH Loops
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnit11Jaime C. Carriedo

Customer experience

Writing Magic Numbers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

MATH Loops

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative19.0%

In-app purchases

None

Writing Magic Numbers

No in-app purchases

None

MATH Loops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writing Magic Numbers free?
Writing Magic Numbers costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MATH Loops free?
MATH Loops costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Writing Magic Numbers or MATH Loops?
MATH Loops is rated higher. Writing Magic Numbers averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MATH Loops averages 3.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Writing Magic Numbers or MATH Loops have ads?
Neither Writing Magic Numbers nor MATH Loops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Magic Numbers or MATH Loops?
Writing Magic Numbers ships an update every 15 months, and MATH Loops every 2 months. Most recently, Writing Magic Numbers was updated on October 4, 2026 and MATH Loops on October 7, 2026.

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