Comparison

Bubble Maths vs Numbers & Place Value

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

Head to head
About

Bubble Maths

Practice essential math skills with this engaging app. It offers progressively challenging levels, from basic arithmetic to multiplication and division, with a star-based reward system for correct answers. Unlock new stages by mastering previous ones, making it suitable for both children and adults.

Highlights
  • Arithmetic practice
  • Multiplication and division
  • Progressive levels
  • Star-based rewards
  • Timed challenges
  • Suitable for children 5+
Features
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This app will test your maths skills, starting with simple sums through to more complex multiplication and division. There are 25 questions per level. For every correct answer you get a star, with the aim to get all 25 correct. Complete one level to unlock further levels until you have completed them all. This app is great for children and adults alike but all of the questions are based around Key Stage 1 and 2 style questions so great for children 5+ years. Why not really test your brain power by activating the timer mode and answer questions against the clock - same aim just more pressure! Are you a maths expert and can you get all of the stars?

About

Numbers & Place Value

Explore the meaning of place values and numbers interactively. This app is an experimentation environment, not just a practice tool, helping users grasp fundamental math concepts through hands-on manipulation of number representations.

Highlights
  • Interactive place value manipulation
  • Multiple visual representations (tokens, Dienes, money)
  • Number-to-speech functionality
  • Number verification and spoken input
  • Decomposition and random number generation
  • Customizable number ranges up to 100 trillion
  • Decimal number support
Features
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Explore large and small numbers and discover how place value works – interactively. This is not a drill app but an open environment for exploring and experimenting. Understanding place value is one of the most important foundations in mathematics: it underpins mental and written calculation strategies, decimals and much more. HOW IT WORKS Drag the digits up and down with your finger. Go beyond 9 and watch ten items bundle into one item of the next place. Go below 0 and see how the next place is "unbundled". Swipe or tap the quantity below a digit to change it. At the bottom of the screen, choose how the quantity is shown: place value counters, base-ten (Dienes) blocks, euro money, dot fields, 3D base-ten material and more. TOOLS ON THE RIGHT - Speaker: listen to the number being read aloud. - Speech bubble with check mark: read the number aloud yourself and check whether you read it correctly. - Expand: shows, for example, 142 as 100 + 40 + 2. - Dice: roll a random new number. - Speech bubble with dots: say a number and watch it appear. - Question mark: some places are covered, the number is read aloud and you fill in the missing digits. MORE OPTIONS - Use the grey arrows to add or remove places – explore numbers up to 100 trillion. - Move the decimal point to work with decimals down to millionths. - Tap a place label (O, T, H …) to change its color. - Swipe across a digit to cover it; tap the cover to enter your answer and get feedback. - Number words above the digits in matching place colors – optionally as "Say Ten" number words (e.g. 284 = "two hundred eight ten four"). - Many settings in the app: thousands separator, place labels, speech rate, show or hide tools and representations, protect settings. - Share a setup or task with your class via QR code. - English (UK/US) and German. - Also available in the browser: zahlen.urff.app IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM - Number dictation: show 3,469. - Keep adding one to the ones. What happens when you go past 9? - Show 340. What happens when you take one away from the ones? What about 300? - Show 5,216 and expand it: which numbers make it up (5,000 + 200 + 10 + 6)? What about 5,316? - Listen to a number, then change one place. Can you read the new number correctly? - Tap the question mark and solve some tasks – the app counts them for you. - Why does the leading zero in 0453 disappear? Why does the zero stay in 204 or 240?

Screenshots

Bubble Maths4 screens
Numbers & Place Value4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Numbers & Place Value at 100% against Bubble Maths's 60%. Numbers & Place Value also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 16 months). Bubble Maths's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Bubble Maths costs $0.99 and Numbers & Place Value $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble Maths ships an update every 16 months, Numbers & Place Value monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubble Maths versus Numbers & Place Value: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble MathsNumbers & Place Value
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.4 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDizzy Squirrel LimitedChristian Urff

Customer experience

Bubble Maths

All ratings67 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral13.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Numbers & Place Value

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bubble Maths

No in-app purchases

None

Numbers & Place Value

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble Maths free?
Bubble Maths costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numbers & Place Value free?
Numbers & Place Value costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubble Maths or Numbers & Place Value have ads?
Neither Bubble Maths nor Numbers & Place Value shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble Maths or Numbers & Place Value?
Bubble Maths ships an update every 16 months, and Numbers & Place Value monthly. Most recently, Bubble Maths was updated on September 23, 2026 and Numbers & Place Value on October 7, 2026.

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