Comparison

Spike™ LEGO® Education vs Mathx Hub

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

Head to head
About

Spike™ LEGO® Education

This app facilitates playful STEAM learning for students, designed to work with specific LEGO® Education kits. It helps develop computational thinking through coding, encourages building and experimentation, and supports programming for various projects and competitions.

Highlights
  • Icon-block, word-block, and text-based coding
  • Develop computational thinking
  • Build, tinker, and experiment with LEGO® creations
  • Program and debug designs
  • Create stories with LEGO® Minifigures
  • Prepare for FIRST® LEGO® League competitions
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Engage every student in playful STEAM learning with the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ App. Designed for use with the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Portfolio, the SPIKE App is a powerful tool that helps teachers facilitate engaging, hands-on STEAM learning.      When combined with SPIKE Essential or SPIKE Prime, the SPIKE App allows students to:  - Develop computational thinking skills using a progression of icon-block, word-block, and text-based coding. - Build, tinker, and experiment - progressing from simple creations to complex structures. - Learn to program, test and tweak designs, debug and optimize, create stories with LEGO® Minifigures, prepare for FIRST® LEGO® League competitions, and more! *** IMPORTANT***  This is not a standalone educational app. This app is used to program LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essential and LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime, which are sold separately. Please contact your local LEGO Education reseller for further information.    LEARN MORE: LEGOeducation.com/Teacher-resources For app support, contact LEGO® Education at https://support.legoeducation.com. LEGO, the LEGO logo and the SPIKE logo are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group. FIRST® LEGO® League is a jointly held trademark of FIRST® and the LEGO Group. ©2026 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

About

Mathx Hub

Features
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MathX helps New Zealand students master maths, from Year 6 through Year 13 WHAT YOU GET - Clear lessons and practice problems for every year level, Year 6 to Year 13 - A full curriculum map covering Number & Algebra, Geometry & Measurement, Statistics & Probability, and Digital Technologies - Daily Challenge problems to build consistent practice - Full assessments (around 60 questions) with detailed feedback for each year level - Olympiad Mathematics section for students ready to go beyond the standard curriculum - Interactive games to make practice more engaging - Group quiz mode NCEA EXAM PREP - Trial exams built from real NZQA-style questions, currently available for Level 1 (Levels 2 and 3 coming soon) - Browse and view official NCEA past exam papers by topic and year, going back over a decade BUILT FOR EVERY STUDENT MathX is designed to provide clear, accessible maths learning for New Zealand students. Teachers can sign in to support student progress. Optional monthly and lifetime supporter purchases unlock Teacher Exam Pack PDF exports, reusable school and exam headers, class mistake insights, supporter Homework tools, and additional Tutor Portal student profiles. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mathx Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spike™ LEGO® Education at none against Mathx Hub's 2. Spike™ LEGO® Education also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mathx Hub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Spike™ LEGO® Education asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spike™ LEGO® Education versus Mathx Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpike™ LEGO® EducationMathx Hub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGO EducationTrieu Anh Nguyen

Bugs and requests

Spike™ LEGO® Education

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • Unable to flash hub or connect
  • Incompatibility with programs written in previous version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Hub-to-hub control
  • RC features
  • Merge Inventor app into one
  • Add more color options for color sensor
  • Bring back Python coding support

Mathx Hub

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spike™ LEGO® Education

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mathx Hub

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly supporter$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime supporter$49.99

Questions

Is Spike™ LEGO® Education free?
Spike™ LEGO® Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mathx Hub free?
Mathx Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spike™ LEGO® Education or Mathx Hub have ads?
Neither Spike™ LEGO® Education nor Mathx Hub shows ads.

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