Comparison

Number Line, by MLC vs Learn by doing! (Beginner)

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

Head to head
About

Number Line, by MLC

This app allows students to visualize number sequences and demonstrate mathematical strategies. It supports various number types and offers tools for annotation, problem-solving, and sharing work. Ideal for elementary classrooms and iPad learning environments.

Highlights
  • Visualize number sequences
  • Demonstrate counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing
  • Use whole numbers, fractions, decimals, or negative numbers
  • Add custom tick marks and labels
  • Hide and reveal numbers and jumps
  • Annotation and drawing tools
  • Save and share work
Features
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Number Line helps students visualize number sequences and demonstrate strategies for counting, comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Choose number lines labelled with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, or negative numbers. Or use a blank number line, with or without tick marks. Describe intervals between points on the line using forward or backward jumps above and below the line. Jumps can be labelled with their values or left blank. Add custom tick marks to the number line to show equivalence or compare number values. Show strategies with drawing and annotation tools. Hide elements of the sequence shown on the number line, which challenges students to use what they know about number relationships and computation to identify those missing elements. This virtual number line is an open-ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments that use iPads. For more Number Line resources and other apps, visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps FEATURES • Mark the number line with multiples of whole numbers, fractions, or decimals. In addition, set the starting value of the line, including using negative values. • Add and manipulate forward and backward jumps, above or below the line. • Label jump bars, manually or automatically, to show intervals or hide labels altogether. • Add custom tick marks and values to blank number lines. • Hide and reveal numbers on the number line. • Hide and reveal jumps, numbers, and other elements with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. MORE APPS For more Number Line resources and other apps, visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps LEARN MORE To learn about Bridges in Mathematics, an elementary curriculum that employs visual models like number line, visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/overview ABOUT US This resource is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 education since 1976. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education. Visit us: www.clarity-innovations.com

About

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

Learn a new language through interactive, real-world scenarios like driving, cooking, and home repair. This app focuses on immersion to help you think in the target language, starting with foundational vocabulary for young learners.

Highlights
  • Immersive learning environment
  • Real-world scenario simulations
  • Focus on thinking in the new language
  • Beginner to low intermediate level
  • Spanish, French, English included
  • Ages 4-7 focus
Features
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Drive a car, cook in a real kitchen, fix up the house- all in a new language! Are you translating everything when you study a language? Is this slowing you down? Immersion will help you THINK in the new language, the first step to real fluency. This version is for ages 4-7, teaching the first words. For students aged 8+, who know some words in the new language, download level 2. -Spanish, French, English included -Beginner to low intermediate level

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learn by doing! (Beginner) at 100% against Number Line, by MLC's 67%. Learn by doing! (Beginner) also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn by doing! (Beginner) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Number Line, by MLC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Learn by doing! (Beginner)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Line, by MLC ships an update every 13 months, Learn by doing! (Beginner) every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Number Line, by MLC versus Learn by doing! (Beginner): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber Line, by MLCLearn by doing! (Beginner)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS16.115.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB629 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Math Learning CenterInteract and Immerse

Customer experience

Number Line, by MLC

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Number Line, by MLC

No in-app purchases

None

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Line, by MLC free?
Number Line, by MLC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn by doing! (Beginner) free?
Learn by doing! (Beginner) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Number Line, by MLC or Learn by doing! (Beginner)?
Learn by doing! (Beginner) is rated higher. Number Line, by MLC averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Learn by doing! (Beginner) averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Number Line, by MLC or Learn by doing! (Beginner) have ads?
Neither Number Line, by MLC nor Learn by doing! (Beginner) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Line, by MLC or Learn by doing! (Beginner)?
Number Line, by MLC ships an update every 13 months, and Learn by doing! (Beginner) every 3 months. Most recently, Number Line, by MLC was updated on October 9, 2026 and Learn by doing! (Beginner) on October 29, 2026.

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