Comparison

Moose Math vs Drive About Numbers

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

Head to head
About

Moose Math

This app offers an engaging mathematical adventure for children aged 3-7, teaching core concepts like counting, addition, and subtraction through interactive games. Kids can earn rewards to build and decorate a virtual city while developing essential math skills aligned with early elementary standards.

Highlights
  • Counting, addition, and subtraction practice
  • Geometry and sorting activities
  • Interactive multi-level games
  • Reward system for city building
  • Parental progress reporting
  • Aligned with Common Core Standards
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Moose Math engages kids in a mathematical adventure and teaches counting, addition, subtraction, sorting, geometry and more. While playing 5 multi-level activities in the Moose Juice Store, Puck’s Pet Shop and Lost & Found, kids can earn rewards to help build their own city and decorate buildings. Moose Math introduces a new whimsical group of Duck Duck Moose characters, The Dust Funnies, who help with mastering math skills. Moose Math is aligned with Common Core State Standards for Kindergarten and 1st Grade and includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress and find additional skill-building activities. AGES: 3-7. CATEGORY: Curriculum ACTIVITIES Moose Math features 5 engaging math activities: 1) MOOSE JUICE: Make smoothies while practicing counting, addition and subtraction 2) PAINT PET: Match the pets by counting the number of dots 3) PET BINGO: Solve addition, subtraction and counting problems to get BINGO 4) LOST & FOUND: Learn and sort through shapes and colors 5) DOT TO DOT: Help the Dust Funny find his way home by joining the dots SKILLS Kids will learn the following math skills based on Common Core State Standards: NUMBERS: -  Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities -  Solve word problems and algebraic thinking -  Practice number pattern recognition COUNTING: -  Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Master counting to 100 ADDITION & SUBTRACTION: -  Add and subtract by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s -  Add and subtract up to 20 -  Learn to add and subtract with numbers, dice and rekenrek racks GEOMETRY: -  Master geometry at Kindergarten and First Grade levels -  Learn to identify and recognize shapes MEASUREMENT: -  Understand and compare lengths PARENT REPORTING: Includes a Report Card section where parents and teachers can monitor progress for each child and learn about new skill-building activities. DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS: -  Developed in conjunction with Stanford University Educator, Jennifer DiBrienza, PhD in -   Early Elementary Education and former NYC public school teacher (K-Grade 2) COMMON CORE STANDARDS: K.CC.1, K.CC.2, K.CC.4, K.CC.6, K.OA.1, K.OA.2, K.OA.5, K.MD.2, K.MD.3, K.G.2, K.G.3, K.G.4, 1.OA.1, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.6 ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about. Check out the Khan Academy app to learn and practice all kinds of topics for elementary school through college and beyond. We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

About

Drive About Numbers

Explore early math concepts through interactive games and self-directed play in a vibrant world. Children can drive, fly, or sail while practicing counting, number recognition, and simple arithmetic at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Interactive early math games
  • Self-directed play
  • Number recognition practice
  • Counting and arithmetic games
  • Multi-language support
  • No in-app purchases or ads
Features
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Drive, fly, or sail around Number Neighborhood, day or night, in a delightful world filled with early math. * Top 10 Apps - Best Apps For Kids * Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award * Parents' Choice Award Winner ________________________________ 9 MINI GAMES FOR EARLY MATH PRACTICE Drive About Numbers offers a wide variety of activities to suit a range of ages from Preschool to Kindergarten. Designed for self-directed play, Drive About Numbers gives your child a license to drive, fly and sail in a world that encourages free play and allows kids to practice early numeracy at their own pace and with minimal instruction. Discover math as you drive through the city and countryside; sail to a submarine and dive to the bottom of the sea; guide a hot air balloon to the clouds and blast off into space with a rocket. Game Descriptions: • Catch-a-Sea Pickle - tap the sea pickles displaying the target number • Whale Feeding - use a slingshot to feed the whale the correct number of cabbages • Cloud Writing - trace the numbers in the sky • Construction Blocks - stack the blocks in order, to turn on the lights • See-Saw - balance the animals on the see-saw with equal sums • Space Vacuum - clean up and count shoes, donuts, marbles and more • Number Painting - color by numbers to paint a masterpiece • Cookie Bakery - play chef and decorate your cookies with matching toppings • Snowboard Slalom - guide a snowboarding yak to touch the flags in order Drive About: Number Neighborhood is a universal app that is available in the following languages: • English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian Thanks for playing Drive About Numbers! ________________________________ MADE BY EDUCATIONAL GAME DESIGNERS We're a small team of educational game designers who care deeply about crafting fun learning experiences for kids. We include kids, parents and teachers in our game development and testing to make sure our apps are exceptional tools that kids want to use again and again. ________________________________ Website: www.artgigapps.com Follow us: twitter.com/artgigapps Like us: Facebook.com/artgigapps Please reach out: hello@artgigapps.com _______________________________ PRIVACY We hold your privacy and the privacy of your child in the highest regard and we do not collect or share any personal information. Read our complete privacy policy at artgigapps.com. Drive About Numbers has no in-app purchases or third party advertising.

Screenshots

Moose Math4 screens
Drive About Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moose Math at Free against Drive About Numbers's $2.99. Drive About Numbers's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Moose Math is free to download; Drive About Numbers costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Moose Math against 4.3 for Drive About Numbers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 590 and 672 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Moose Math's written reviews are positive against 87% of Drive About Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moose Math ships an update every 2 months, Drive About Numbers every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Moose Math versus Drive About Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoose MathDrive About Numbers
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (590 ratings)4.3 (672 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings590672 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB243 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCArtgig Studio

Customer experience

Moose Math

All ratings581 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.4%

Drive About Numbers

All ratings670 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Moose Math

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices
  • Incorrect answers in fruit blending mini-game
  • App crashing when exiting levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and locations to explore
  • Ability to delete player profiles
  • Multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Expanded math concepts beyond addition/subtraction

Drive About Numbers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Moose Math

No in-app purchases

None

Drive About Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moose Math free?
Moose Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drive About Numbers free?
Drive About Numbers costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moose Math or Drive About Numbers?
Drive About Numbers is rated higher. Moose Math averages 4.2 out of 5 from 590 ratings, while Drive About Numbers averages 4.3 from 672 ratings.
Do Moose Math or Drive About Numbers have ads?
Neither Moose Math nor Drive About Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moose Math or Drive About Numbers?
Moose Math ships an update every 2 months, and Drive About Numbers every 3 months. Most recently, Moose Math was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drive About Numbers on November 1, 2026.

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