Meet the Numberblocks

Early counting through play

Meet the Numberblocks is an educational app for preschool children who are beginning to recognise numbers and count from one to ten. Based on the CBeebies Numberblocks characters, it turns basic number practice into short touch-based activities. Children tap Numberblobs in counting tasks, helping connect number names with quantities and repeated one-to-one counting.

What children do

The app focuses on simple interactions that are suitable for young users. Tapping the Numberblocks can trigger familiar phrases and shape changes, giving children a visual link between each number and its representation. Completed activities can also lead to songs and video clips from the Numberblocks world, adding audio and movement to the learning experience.

A contained experience for young users

Large touch targets and straightforward navigation are designed for children who may not read yet. The activities avoid complicated menus and keep attention on counting and character interaction. The reference material describes the app as free from third-party advertising and in-app purchases, which makes it easier to offer as a focused activity for a child without extra buying prompts.

Best suited to beginners

This is an introduction to early numeracy rather than a broad maths curriculum. It may have less to offer once a child is confident with the numbers one through ten, and it does not provide adaptive difficulty that changes with progress. That makes it a better fit for first exposure, informal practice and Numberblocks fans than for children looking for advancing challenges.

Numbers at a glance

Developed by Blue Zoo in the Educational category, Meet the Numberblocks has a rating of 3.7954545 from 9,491 ratings, alongside 5,000,000+ installs. Those figures describe reach and user response separately, leaving the balance between popularity and rating open to your own judgement.