Comparison

MathWork vs Nubi Math

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

Head to head
About

MathWork

Master fundamental math skills like addition, subtraction, and multiplication with this engaging educational app. It offers two distinct game modes to cater to different learning preferences, helping children improve both accuracy and speed.

Highlights
  • Master basic math skills
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication practice
  • Problem Counter game mode
  • Timer game mode for speed
  • Improves mental math skills
  • Easy-to-use interface
Features
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Engage your brain in a fun and educational activity with MathWork! The app is designed to help you master basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication through an easy to use interface. Whether your child is just starting out or looking to sharpen their math prowess, MathWork offers two exciting game modes to suit different learning styles. Gameplay Modes: Problem Counter Mode: Set a specific goal for your child to solve a designated number of math problems. Timer Mode: Challenge your child's speed and accuracy as they race against the clock to solve as many math problems as possible within a set time limit. This mode is perfect for improving mental math skills and fostering quick thinking under pressure.

About

Nubi Math

This app offers interactive math lessons for children aged 4-7, covering kindergarten to second-grade curriculum. It features spoken instructions, visual aids, and a progress tracker for parents, all without ads or requiring sign-up.

Highlights
  • 86 lessons across 15 math strands
  • Spoken instructions for non-readers
  • Visual aids with numerals and dots
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Short, 4-minute lessons
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Nubi is a small purple creature who teaches math to children aged 4 to 7. She speaks every question out loud, waits as long as it takes, and never rushes anyone. WHAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS Eighty-six lessons across fifteen strands, following the Common Core progression from Kindergarten to Grade 2: counting, adding, taking away, comparing, shapes, patterns, sorting, measuring, number partners, the teens, equal shares, rows and columns. The strands are interleaved on purpose. A shapes lesson sits between counting and comparing, because a child who only ever sees sums gets bored of sums. BUILT FOR A CHILD WHO CANNOT READ YET Nubi says every question aloud in her own recorded voice. Answers show the numeral and a pattern of dots together, so a child who does not recognize "7" yet can count the dots and still be right. A REAL PICTURE OF WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED A fact counts as learned after three clean first-try answers, spread over at least three separate sessions. An answer that needed the last hint does not count. Nubi never re-asks the question your child has just missed, and hands them an easy one straight after. A LESSON IS TWELVE QUESTIONS, ABOUT FOUR MINUTES Short and often beats one long sitting. When a lesson ends, Nubi says so and stops. There is no lockout, no streak to break, and nothing that punishes a child for a week their family was busy. FOR THE GROWN-UP A progress page shows which strands are secure, which are coming along, what your child is working on now, and how often they have played. It sits behind a gate, so small hands do not wander into it. WHAT NUBI DOES NOT DO No ads. Not one, ever. No account, no sign-up, and no name or age is ever asked for. Nothing about your child leaves the device: there is no analytics, no tracking, and no network connection of any kind. Nubi works on a plane. Wrong answers are never punished. Amber, never red. Nubi gestures at the answers rather than at your child, and the next question comes along as if nothing happened. ACCESSIBILITY Every moving thing stops under Reduce Motion, and no signal is ever color alone: right and wrong are always said out loud and written down as well. FREE AND FULL The first chapter is free to keep and never expires. The rest of the course is opened by an optional annual subscription, which begins with a seven-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, and it renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://nubi.academy/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

MathWork4 screens
Nubi Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MathWork at none against Nubi Math's 1. Nubi Math's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. Nubi Math sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. MathWork asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MathWork against 5.0 for Nubi Math. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MathWork versus Nubi Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathWorkNubi Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris HernandezElena Gutorova

Customer experience

MathWork

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nubi Math

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MathWork

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nubi Math

Subscriptions1
  • Nubi Math, all of it7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is MathWork free?
MathWork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nubi Math free?
Nubi Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MathWork or Nubi Math?
MathWork and Nubi Math are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do MathWork or Nubi Math have ads?
Neither MathWork nor Nubi Math shows ads.

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