About this game

A friendly interactive counting tool for children just starting with numbers, designed for the Indian school curriculum (CBSE, ICSE, and state boards).

What is counting and number sense?

Counting is the foundation of all mathematics. Before children can add, subtract, or multiply, they need to understand that the symbol “5” means five things — five mangoes, five birds, five claps. This connection between numbers and quantities is called one-to-one correspondence, and it takes practice. Place value — knowing that “23” means 2 tens and 3 ones — is the next step, and the foundation for every operation that comes later.

How MathGuru teaches it

Tap any number from 1 to 99 and watch that many shapes appear one at a time. Each shape pops in with a sound, so the child can count along. The place-value breakdown (2 tens, 3 ones) lights up alongside, so the digit, the quantity, and the place value all connect on every tap. There are no levels to unlock and no quizzes — this is a friendly playground for numbers.

Who is this for?

Indian children in Class 1 (ages 5–7), and pre-school / KG kids ready to start with numbers. Useful for parents who want an ad-free counting activity, and for teachers who want a clean classroom-board demonstrator.

How to play

• Tap any number from 1 to 99 in the grid.
• Watch that many shapes appear one by one — each with a sound.
• The tens and ones columns light up alongside, so the place value clicks.
• Change the shape, the range, or the count-by step in Settings.
• Tap again. No levels, no failure — just a number playground.

What’s inside

• 1 to 99 — tap any number to see that many shapes appear one by one.
• Rainbow numbers — every digit has its own colour for easy recognition.
• 8 shapes to count with — boxes, circles, stars, diamonds, triangles, hexagons, hearts, plus a cartoon bird and a berry.
• Skip counting — count by 1, 2, 5, or any custom step.
• Counting range — start from any number, stop at any number up to 99.
• Tens and ones — toggle the place-value column on or off.
• Speed control — fast or slow animation per shape.
• Celebration — when the count finishes, the big number lands with rainbow confetti.

Free & private

MathGuru is built by a parent in India, with these promises:

• Play right now. Open the link and your child plays — no email needed to use the game today.
• No ads. Ever. The page your kid sees is the page you see — no banner, no popup, no third-party tracker.
• Works on any device. Mobile, tablet, laptop, low-end Android — everything runs.
• Free foundation, always. A small paid tier for printable worksheets and progress reports is planned at ₹49/month — but the foundation games like this one stay free.

What your child learns

One-to-one correspondence

Connecting the digit symbol to the quantity it represents — the deepest counting skill of all.

Number recognition 1–99

Recognising every two-digit number on sight, not just one through ten.

Tens and ones (place value)

Seeing how every two-digit number breaks into a bundle of tens plus loose ones — the foundation for two-digit arithmetic.

Skip counting

Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s via the “Count by” setting — the bridge to multiplication.