Comparison

Teachley Connect vs Boddle

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Teachley Connect

This app provides a unified login for elementary school students and teachers to access a suite of award-winning math games. It personalizes gameplay based on student progress and features engaging math superheroes in learning videos and eBooks. The platform supports deep mathematical understanding through digital modeling tools and contextualized problems.

Highlights
  • Single sign-on for students and teachers
  • Syncs student accounts and class rosters
  • Access to award-winning math games
  • Personalized gameplay based on progress
  • Learning videos and eBooks with math superheroes
  • Digital modeling tools for fractions
Features
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*Login with your premium Teachley account to unlock the app.* Designed for elementary schools that have partnered with Teachley, this app provides a single sign-on experience for students and teachers to sync their individual account or class roster to apps on the Teachley platform. Teachley math apps include award-winning Operations, Place Value & Money, and Fractions games: Addimals, Subtractimals, Mt. Multiplis, Fact Flyer, Market Bay, Fractions Boost, Fractions Boost 2, and Fractionators. Once synced to the Teachley Connect app, students can open any Teachley-connected math app and start playing. The apps will automatically personalize gameplay for students, allowing them to progress at their own pace, no matter which device they last used. Learning videos and eBooks on this app feature engaging math superheroes. In each story, the heroes use their math powers to trick the evil Professor Possum and save their planet. Each character represents a math practice standards (e.g. “Use Evidence”, “Be Persistent”) to help students become stronger mathematicians. Teachley Problem Solving provides digital modeling tools to support students in building deep understanding of fractions. Students easily see their own lived experiences within the relevant, contextualized problems. The rich, visual models support strong mathematical discussions in the classroom. At Teachley, we take student privacy issues very seriously. We do not share students’ personal information with other apps on our platform. About Teachley: Teachley, LLC is an award-winning edtech company founded by expert teachers with PhDs in cognitive science and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, National Science Foundation, and National Institutes of Health. Teachley is transforming education by promoting deep mathematical thinking and learning through fun and engaging games. Using formative assessment data from these games, we help schools and districts drive instruction and target interventions. www.teachley.com *This app was made possible by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, with funding provided by the SBIR program.

About

Boddle

This interactive 3D game makes learning math, reading, and science fun for K-6 students. It uses adaptive AI to personalize lessons, identifies learning gaps, and provides detailed progress reports for parents and teachers. Engaging gameplay with customizable avatars and rewards keeps young learners motivated.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D learning game
  • Personalized adaptive learning (AI)
  • Thousands of math and reading lessons
  • Customizable game avatars
  • Mini-games and rewards
  • Progress reports for parents and teachers
  • Curriculum aligned to standards
Features
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Turn screen time into learning time with Boddle, the research-backed 3D learning game for grades K–6. Boddle helps students practice math, English language arts, and science through quests, pet battles, mini-games, and rewards. Personalized learning adjusts to each student’s level, identifies skill gaps, and gives parents and teachers clear progress reports. Used by more than 15 million students, parents, and teachers, Boddle makes healthy, purposeful screen time easier at home and in the classroom. HEALTHY SCREEN TIME THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY Boddle turns learning practice into an adventure students are excited to continue: • Practice real academic skills while exploring a colorful 3D world • Build positive learning habits through quests, goals, and daily rewards • Collect and battle pets, customize characters, and play mini-games • Learn independently at school, at home, or on the go • Connect with classmates through a kid-friendly experience with no open chat or strangers K–6 MATH, READING, AND SCIENCE Boddle includes standards-aligned lessons, questions, and activities developed by educators and instructional experts. Math practice includes: • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division • Math facts, times tables, and math fluency • Fractions, decimals, ratios, and percentages • Geometry, measurement, data, and graphs • Word problems, number sense, and problem solving Reading and English language arts practice includes: • Phonics, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar • Reading fluency and reading comprehension • Fiction, non-fiction, language, and foundational literacy skills Science practice includes: • Life science, physical science, and Earth and space science • Engineering, scientific thinking, and real-world problem solving • NGSS-aligned practice for grades K–6 PERSONALIZED FOR EVERY LEARNER Boddle begins by finding the right starting point for each student, then adapts practice based on their skills and pace. Students receive extra support when they need it and more challenge when they are ready. • Automatically identify learning gaps • Adjust question difficulty in real time • Support intervention, enrichment, and independent practice • Help students learn from mistakes with lessons and explanations FOR TEACHERS Turn classroom practice into a learning game students ask to play. • Assign standards-aligned math, ELA, and science skills • Create assignments and assessments • Monitor individual and classroom progress • View automatically graded reports • Support targeted practice, intervention, and enrichment • Use Boddle for centers, early finishers, homework, review, or whole-class activities FOR PARENTS Give your child screen time you can feel good about. • Track progress, growth, mastered skills, and learning gaps • Create assignments and assessments for extra practice • Review automatically graded results • Support homework, homeschool, tutoring, and summer learning • Keep students motivated without relying on worksheets alone STANDARDS-ALIGNED AND RESEARCH-BACKED Boddle is trusted by more than 650,000 educators in all 50 states. Its curriculum aligns with widely used standards, including Common Core, TEKS, Florida B.E.S.T., and NGSS. An independent study met ESSA Level III standards for Promising Evidence. SAFE FOR STUDENTS Boddle is built for student safety, with no open chat and no strangers. It is kidSAFE Certified and designed to support COPPA and FERPA compliance. WHY BODDLE? Boddle’s bottle-headed characters fill up as students learn, reminding them to fill up with knowledge, value the content of their character, and pour back into the world around them.

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Boddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Teachley Connect at 5.0 against Boddle's 4.5. Teachley Connect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Boddle's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 1) and chart position (#156 vs unranked). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Boddle sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Teachley Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teachley Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boddle has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Teachley Connect ships an update every 2 months, Boddle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Teachley Connect versus Boddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachley ConnectBoddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews—76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings112K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#156 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeachleyBoddle Learning Inc

Customer experience

Teachley Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boddle

All ratings11,431 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews1,215 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Teachley Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boddle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disappearing items from inventory
  • Incorrect answers marked as wrong
  • Freezing and crashing during battles
  • Leaderboard and ranking issues
  • Connectivity problems on mobile devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and adventures
  • Implement pet trading between friends
  • Improve free-to-play accessibility
  • Expand house customization options
  • Introduce competitive team modes

In-app purchases

None

Teachley Connect

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Boddle

Subscriptions3
  • Boddle Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Boddle Premium Subscription$69.991 Year
  • Boddle Premium Yearly - Legacy$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • Handful of Boddle Bucks$0.99
  • Stack of Boddle Bucks$4.99
  • Bag of Boddle Bucks$9.99
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  • Boddle Bucks Chest$19.99

Questions

Is Teachley Connect free?
Teachley Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boddle free?
Boddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Teachley Connect or Boddle?
Teachley Connect is rated higher. Teachley Connect averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Boddle averages 4.5 from 12K ratings.
Do Teachley Connect or Boddle have ads?
Neither Teachley Connect nor Boddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Teachley Connect or Boddle?
Teachley Connect ships an update every 2 months, and Boddle every 5 weeks. Most recently, Teachley Connect was updated on November 2, 2026 and Boddle on November 8, 2026.

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