Number Hive

Love this app. It engages users with its simple layout and uncomplicated playing rules. You can pick this up in seconds. I’m a retired primary headteacher and can see the huge benefits to children of using this game to develop mathematical skills - without actually realising you’re doing it. The strategic element ensures that there is a challenge in playing even for those who are already familiar with their number facts. Great fun for adults too!

Frequent glitches in the game such as players turns being skipped, game not ending when someone gets four in a row, etc

I tried this because I thought it would be good for practicing multiplication and division facts, and it is. It’s also so much more. I’ve found it very strategic and thought provoking, looking for tiles I want to get and also how to prevent my opponent from getting the tiles they need. I’ve just introduced my family to it and they love it too.

So simple, yet so clever and highly addictive! I have had such fun playing this already at home and can’t wait to introduce it to my class. I love the way that it is not threatening if children don’t know a multiplication fact and is not time pressured like so many maths apps but encourages children (and adults) to learn more facts to increase their chances of winning. Brilliant!

This app is perfect for retrieving facts, reasoning and application of problem solving. It will be a great tool for classroom use but as mentioned elsewhere I keep finding myself playing on this app, it’s quite compulsive. My maths lead brain is thinking of a million ways it can be used within a school setting. I can’t wait to see what else you’ve got in the pipelines!

I understand that the app really is meant to develop multiplication skills for students at school, but here I am spending my evenings challenging my wife to game after game! Great app! Lots and lots of potential! Well done

Engaging and fun! Kids love the strategy involved. Already helping their foundations!

What a great game! Such a clever concept, that helps keep you mental maths sharp and gives you a really enjoyable game to play at the same time. 😊

The gameplay is intriguing and I would love to give this a fair shot! Unfortunately the board doesn't scale to fit my iPhone 12 Mini screen, so the first and last columns of numbers are off screen. Also, in the practice game, the colors are yellow and orange. This can be tricky for kids to differentiate, especially if vision disabilities are at play. Is there a way to change the colors and scale or rotate the screen? Thank you!

This was a definite four stars until the update just a day or two ago, where they added a bunch of different options. Now it crashes or will not even play. It was a fun little game, simple, but effective. Adding all the extra junk has ruined it.