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Topmarks
Nottingham, UK
What it is
Topmarks provides educational resources for children, families, and educators, including learning games, worksheets, classroom materials, and apps. Its listed subjects range across maths, English, spelling and grammar, punctuation, writing, reading, number, geometry, measures, data handling, and problem solving. Resource groups include ages 3–5, 5–7, 7–11, and 11–16, as well as Reception through Year 6. Topmarks also selects educational content from elsewhere on the web alongside its own materials. The website is free to use, and the Hit the Button Maths app is listed at ££3.49 / $$3.99 / €€3.99 / $A$5.99 as a one-time purchase. That app provides mental maths practice for ages 5–11 across times tables, division, square numbers, number bonds, doubling, and halving. It offers 166 game modes across six topics, timed and untimed play, up to 30 player profiles per device, and guest play. Topmarks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Nottingham, UK.
For and against
For
- Website resources are free to use.
- Covers listed subjects from maths to English.
- Hit the Button offers timed and untimed practice.
- App supports up to 30 profiles and guest play.
- App requires no internet and has no ads or in-app purchases.
Against
- Hit the Button app is a paid one-time purchase.
- App licenses cannot transfer across platforms.
- Educational institutions need a license for each computer.
The verdict
Topmarks combines a broad free resource site with a paid maths practice app. Its subject areas and age groupings help families and educators identify relevant materials, while app licensing has platform and institutional limits.
Who it suits
It suits parents, teachers, and children looking for learning materials for home or classroom use. Hit the Button Maths is specifically described for ages 5–11 and mental calculation practice.
Plans and prices
Topmarks website
Free to use · no subscription
Read 7 Oct 2026 · topmarks.co.uk
Hit the Button Maths app
£3.49 GBP / $3.99 USD / €3.99 EUR / $5.99 AUD · Licenses are not transferable across platforms · Educational institutions need a license for each computer
Read 7 Oct 2026 · topmarks.co.uk
On the record
- Age range
- The Hit the Button Maths app is described as mental maths and calculation practice for ages 5–11.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- App platforms
- The app is listed for Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android devices, and Kindle Fire; Chromebook support is also described in the support FAQ.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- App privacy
- Topmarks says its apps do not collect or share personal information, and pupil data is stored locally on the device.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- App topics
- Hit the Button covers times tables, division, square numbers, number bonds, doubling, and halving.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Connectivity and ads
- The app requires no internet connection and has no ads or in-app purchases.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Curated resources
- Alongside its own resources, Topmarks hand-picks educational content from around the web.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Educational use limits
- Teachers may use resources in their classrooms and live online lessons, and parents may use them at home; standalone redistribution or sale is prohibited.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Game modes
- The app offers 166 maths game modes across six topics, with timed and untimed practice.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Topmarks describes resources for children, teachers, and parents supporting learning at home and in school.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Player profiles
- The app supports up to 30 player profiles per device and also offers guest play.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Topmarks directs users with questions about its resources or website to email support.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Web privacy
- The website privacy policy says it complies with GDPR requirements and the ICO Age Appropriate Design Code.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- Website security
- The website uses Cloudflare to mitigate security risks during cyber-attacks.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
- What it offers
- Topmarks provides educational resources including learning games, worksheets, and classroom resources for primary-age children.topmarks.co.uk · read 7 Oct 2026
