The best number bonds apps for homeschool, compared on what a parent actually checks: price, last update, ads and accounts, and what the app teaches. Ours is in the table; so are six others.
Tap two tiles that make 10. They pop and new numbers drop in. Press Start; the counter runs live.
Short answer: for pure practice with no money or data involved, Number Beasts (ours) and the free parts of nonna; for a structured, school-style programme, NumBots or Math Shed; for a one-time purchase with no subscription, Squeebles or Number Bonds!, both of which have not been updated in years. Details, from each listing, below.
| App | Price (per listing) | Last updated | What it teaches | Notes for parents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Beasts: Bond LabHonest Little Apps · ours | Free; no in-app purchases | Oct 2026 | Bonds to 10, 15 and 20 inside a turn-based aiming puzzle: 45 solver-checked stages, Daily Lab, a workshop to build and share boards, plus an arcade mode | No ads, no accounts, no tracking; works offline; VoiceOver labels, Reduce Motion, aim assist |
| Math Bridges - Adding NumbersMakkajai Edu Tech | Free download; listing mentions a subscription up to $59.99/yr | Aug 2024 | Addition and subtraction games with an adaptive difficulty and a character, Toby | See listing for account and subscription terms |
| NumBotsMaths Circle (Times Tables Rock Stars) | Free download | Oct 2026 | Mental addition and subtraction from Year 1 (UK) / Kindergarten (US) upwards, built for understanding, recall and fluency | Classroom-oriented platform; check the listing for how players sign in |
| Math ShedEducation Shed | Free download | Feb 2026 | Number bonds, times tables, powers of ten, multi-digit addition and subtraction, three difficulty levels | Teacher-developed; see listing for school features |
| nonna - number bonds math gameTheodor Younany | Free addition worlds; $4.99/month after a free first week for more | Oct 2026 | Every number is a cat; bonds to 5 up to 100 with dots, ten-frames and numerals; more worlds in the subscription | Calm pacing for young children per listing |
| Squeebles Number BondsIan Knapp | $3.99 one-time | Sep 2021 | Number bonds question modes with collectible characters and dragon eggs as rewards | Last updated in 2021; check it runs on your iOS version |
| Number Bonds!aMASE AB | $1.99 one-time | Sep 2019 | Four practice modes for bonds to 10, or any sum from 10 to 9,999; two-player challenge | Last updated in 2019 |
Ratings and star averages are left out on purpose: our app is new with almost none, and update dates and prices tell a parent more. "Last updated" is the current-version date on the US App Store on 4 November 2026.
It teaches bonds by making them the mechanic (launch a 7 into a 5 and a 2 carries on), which is excellent for seeing what a bond is and weak for drilling speed. If your child needs fast recall of all the pairs to 20, add flashcards or a drill app.
No accounts means no parent dashboard. You see stars and badges on the device, nothing by email. Schools' tools (NumBots, Math Shed) are built the other way round.
Splitters, converters, keys and gates are a leap from "make 10". Expect to sit beside a six-year-old there.
Math Bridges and nonna both list subscriptions. Fine if used; check the renewal before handing over the iPad.
Squeebles (2021) and Number Bonds! (2019) are still on sale. Older apps can break on new iOS versions; test before buying.
Pairs (or sets) of numbers that make a target: 3 and 7 make 10, 6 and 4 make 10. Knowing them by sight is the foundation for adding and subtracting without counting on fingers, which is why they sit in Year 1 (UK) and Kindergarten to Grade 1 (US) curricula.
The App Store rating is 4+, and the listing describes large readable numbers, two-step tap-to-aim, VoiceOver labels and an aim assist you can switch off. In practice the bonds-to-10 stages suit children who already recognise numbers to 10; the 15 and 20 beasts and the Chaos Laboratory converters suit older children and adults who like puzzles.
Per the listing: no ads, no accounts, no tracking, no in-app purchases, everything stored on the device, works offline. We make it, so check the listing yourself rather than taking our word.
The ones with no timer and no penalty for a wrong answer. In Number Beasts a short launch feeds the beast rather than failing you, and the solver guarantees every stage can be cleared; nonna's listing also emphasises calm pacing. Avoid anything that counts down or shows a leaderboard for a child who is already tense.
No. They are practice. Ten minutes of bonds a day beside your maths lessons is the realistic use; the apps that try to be a whole programme (NumBots, Math Shed) are built for schools and are worth a look if you want structured progression and reporting.
Open the App Store listing and read three things: the price and in-app purchase line, the last update date, and the privacy section. Then play the first five minutes yourself. Everything in the table above came from doing exactly that on 4 November 2026.
Two weeks off, no lessons, one rule: ten minutes of numbers before screens. Week one is bonds to 10 with Number Beasts' Candy Circuit, one stage a day, par or not. Week two is the Daily Lab each morning, then one Beast Workshop board built by the child for a parent to solve. By January the pairs to 10 are automatic and the eight-year-old has designed six puzzles that a grown-up failed. That last part does more for maths confidence than any badge.
Number Beasts: Bond Lab. 45 stages, a Daily Lab, a workshop to build and share puzzles, and an arcade. Free, no ads, no purchases, no accounts, works offline.