Comparison

Eduspot vs NumBots

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

Head to head
About

Eduspot

This app centralizes school communications, providing a streamlined timeline of updates and notifications. It allows parents to manage school-related tasks like payments, appointments, and access student records. Designed to reduce clutter, it keeps families informed about their child's educational journey.

Highlights
  • School notifications and messages
  • Online payments for school items
  • Parents' Evening appointment booking
  • Access student records
  • View lesson schedules and timetables
  • Term calendar for school events
Features
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Stay informed and connected with your childrens' school activities and updates with a user-friendly timeline, designed to help busy parents reduce noise and clutter when it comes to school communications. Note: You need to be invited by your child’s school to use this app. If you are unsure, please check with your school. Key features for parents, carers and family members include… • Notifications and messages from school, all in one place • Make online payments for meals, clubs and trips* • Book upcoming Parents’ Evening appointments* • Access student records including attendance and progress* • View lesson schedules and exam timetables • Check the term calendar for upcoming school events • Shortcuts to more school systems with one tap and no extra logins * Depending on which systems your school uses, some features may not be available. School data access is not available for schools in Scotland. If your school has directed you to download this app, welcome! Please note that in order to keep your data secure, your login details must match the contact details in your school’s database. About Eduspot The Eduspot app (formerly Xpressions) is provided by VenturEd Solutions UK, the home of user-friendly school software designed to support parental communication, payments, data and much more.

About

NumBots

This platform helps children master mental addition and subtraction, moving them from counting to calculating. It focuses on building understanding, recall, and fluency in these core math skills. Designed for early learners, it offers an engaging way to achieve mathematical proficiency.

Highlights
  • Master mental addition
  • Master mental subtraction
  • Build understanding
  • Develop recall
  • Achieve fluency
  • Transition from counting to calculating
Features
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Addition & Subtraction. Solved. From the innovators who bring you Times Tables Rock Stars, comes a highly engaging platform for learning to add and subtract… NumBots! NumBots is all about every child achieving the “triple win” of understanding, recall and fluency in mental addition and subtraction, so that they move from counting to calculating. Suitable from Year 1 (UK) or Kindergarten (US) upwards. Younger players will be able to access the early stages from a mathematical point of view but will find it increasingly harder to reach the level of fluency required to make continued progress.

Screenshots

Eduspot4 screens
NumBots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NumBots at 66% against Eduspot's 13%. NumBots also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (304 vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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

NumBots holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NumBots has 304 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Eduspot's written reviews are positive against 66% of NumBots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eduspot ships an update every 2 months, NumBots every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Eduspot versus NumBots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEduspotNumBots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)4.7 (304 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.3% of reviews66.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10304 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGroupcall LimitedMaths Circle Ltd

Customer experience

Eduspot

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative78.3%

NumBots

All ratings304 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative26.2%

User reviews

Eduspot

From 10 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Handy for school communication
  • 👍 Keeps messages in one place
  • 👍 Good for attendance and messages
  • 👍 Helpful for absence reporting
  • 👍 Great for getting updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Notifications not clearing
  • 🐛 Messages not loading
  • 🐛 App is unreliable
  • 🐛 App is basic and clunky
  • 🐛 Too much irrelevant noise

NumBots

From 304 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning math
  • 🚀 Fun and engaging
  • 💡 Helpful for improving math skills
  • 💡 Customizable robot feature
  • 👍 Useful for kids aged 4-7

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Unclear progression system
  • ⏱️ Strict time limits
  • 🤔 Repetitive levels
  • 🤔 Not challenging enough for older kids

Bugs and requests

Eduspot

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Notifications not received
  • Messages not loading
  • App crashes frequently
  • Unable to exit menu
  • Attachments not displaying
Show 19 more
  • Login issues
  • App not working after updates
  • Child details disappearing
  • Blank screens on app launch
  • Absence function incorrect
  • Cannot open attachments or links
  • Notifications not clearing
  • App is unresponsive
  • Login codes not received
  • Cannot connect to server
  • Outdated information displayed
  • Student details hard to view
  • Cannot add second child
  • Timetable not loading
  • One child missing from app
  • Privacy concerns regarding location and photos
  • No customer support available
  • App shows blank green page on open
  • Error messages on login/connection

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add a search function for messages
  • Implement a delete selected/all messages function
  • Add folders for newsletters and menus
  • Indicate read/unread messages
  • Improve UI for attendance view
Show 6 more
  • Fix attachment and link opening
  • Ensure child details migrate correctly
  • Add a customer support contact number
  • Improve notification clearing
  • Add dark mode option
  • Allow texting schools again

NumBots

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Coins and stars not tracking correctly
  • Login issues across devices
  • Keyboard not showing up on tablets
  • Levels randomly locked or missing
  • App crashing and freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced levels and content
  • Ability to skip to appropriate level
  • Less emphasis on speed, more on accuracy
  • Family account support
  • Improved login and persistence

In-app purchases

None

Eduspot

No in-app purchases

None

NumBots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eduspot free?
Eduspot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NumBots free?
NumBots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eduspot or NumBots?
NumBots is rated higher. Eduspot averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while NumBots averages 4.7 from 304 ratings.
Do Eduspot or NumBots have ads?
Neither Eduspot nor NumBots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eduspot or NumBots?
Eduspot ships an update every 2 months, and NumBots every 5 weeks. Most recently, Eduspot was updated on October 14, 2026 and NumBots on October 12, 2026.

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