diff --git a/lib/pangea/analytics_misc/level_up/level_up_manager.dart b/lib/pangea/analytics_misc/level_up/level_up_manager.dart
index cec323475..85459da81 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/analytics_misc/level_up/level_up_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/analytics_misc/level_up/level_up_manager.dart
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ class LevelUpManager {
         prevVocab = lastSummary.levelVocabConstructs!;
         prevGrammar = lastSummary.levelGrammarConstructs!;
       } else {
-        prevGrammar = (nextGrammar / prevLevel) as int;
-        prevVocab = (nextVocab / prevLevel) as int;
+        prevGrammar = (nextGrammar / prevLevel).round();
+        prevVocab = (nextVocab / prevLevel).round();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/chat_list/utils/app_version_util.dart b/lib/pangea/chat_list/utils/app_version_util.dart
index 5a32ce83f..cdd6242ce 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/chat_list/utils/app_version_util.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/chat_list/utils/app_version_util.dart
@@ -76,10 +76,17 @@ class AppVersionUtil {
 
     // convert the version number string into a list of ints
     // and the build number string into an int
-    final currentVersionParts =
-        currentVersion.split(".").map((e) => int.parse(e)).toList();
-    final remoteVersionParts =
-        remoteVersion.split(".").map((e) => int.parse(e)).toList();
+    final currentVersionParts = currentVersion
+        .replaceAll(RegExp(r'[^0-9.]'), '')
+        .split(".")
+        .map((e) => int.parse(e))
+        .toList();
+    final remoteVersionParts = remoteVersion
+        .replaceAll(RegExp(r'[^0-9.]'), '')
+        .split(".")
+        .map((e) => int.parse(e))
+        .toList();
+
     final currentBuildNumberInt = int.parse(currentBuildNumber);
     final remoteBuildNumberInt = int.parse(remoteBuildNumber);