Starfall Numbers vs Simple Math Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starfall Numbers
This app uses interactive activities and songs to help children learn number recognition and counting skills. It connects numbers to real-world objects and introduces basic math concepts for early learners.
- Number symbol and value recognition
- Counting activities
- Interactive introductions for numbers 0-100
- Coin counting and math expressions
- 15 animated math songs
- Closed captioning for songs
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Explore numbers through the magic of curiosity and the power of motivation: the Starfall way! With this app, your child will learn to recognize number symbols and values by connecting them to real-world objects (such as 1 sun, 5 fingers, and 10 toes). Your child will then apply these concepts with counting activities and songs! Starfall Numbers includes interactive introductions for numbers 0-20, 25, 50, and 100. Counting activities introduce coins, math symbols, and simple expressions while building counting skills from 0 to 100 in entertaining and practical ways. Your child will also enjoy singing along with 15 Starfall math songs! Counting song favorites and calendar concepts are animated playfully, with a closed caption option to display song lyrics. Each activity and song reinforces simple language and basic vocabulary, making this app an excellent choice for pre-readers, emerging readers, and English language learners alike.
Simple Math Cards
Practice fundamental arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. This app offers a straightforward way to reinforce math skills for learners of all ages.
- Addition practice
- Subtraction practice
- Multiplication practice
- Division practice
- Basic arithmetic reinforcement
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Simple Math Cards is an app designed to help practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Math Cards at 100% against Starfall Numbers's 25%. Simple Math Cards also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Starfall Numbers's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Starfall Numbers costs $4.99 and Simple Math Cards $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Math Cards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starfall Numbers has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Starfall Numbers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Math Cards's.
Starfall Numbers ships an update every 11 months, Simple Math Cards every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starfall Numbers | Simple Math Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starfall Education Foundation | Darren McNally |
Customer experience
Starfall Numbers
Simple Math Cards
In-app purchases
Starfall Numbers
No in-app purchases
Simple Math Cards
No in-app purchases
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