Comparison

PopStudy vs Crash Course

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

Head to head
About

PopStudy

Master any subject with this educational app utilizing a spaced repetition system. Create custom study mixes, engage in personalized sessions, and track your learning progress. Access curated content and study offline on your devices.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Curated expert content
  • Customizable study mixes
  • Personalized daily sessions
  • Progress tracking
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Offline studying
Features
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PopStudy — Master Spanish, French, or Chinese Most language apps teach you to dabble. PopStudy is built for learners who want to actually master a language — to read, write, listen, and speak with real fluency. Three languages. Curriculum-grade content. An AI coach that sharpens your skills. How does it work? Have you ever found yourself unwittingly singing the words to a song that's played over and over on the radio? That's spaced repetition at work. Research shows our brains transform repeated information into real knowledge, very quickly. PopStudy uses a scientifically-tuned spaced repetition engine to help you achieve fluency in record time — training you to recognize the nuanced sounds, patterns, and rhythms that are the building blocks of any language. What's inside: - A scientifically-tuned spaced repetition engine that gets vocabulary and grammar to stick — faster than streak-based apps. - An expert-curated library of lessons in Spanish, French, and Chinese, charting a path for everyday learners, plus ACTFL-aligned paths for school programs. - Custom AI lessons on any topic you choose — from job interview prep to vocabulary from your favorite TV shows — generated on demand. - A 24/7 AI coach to answer your questions and target your learning goals. - Listening, reading, speaking, and writing activities — comprehension drills built on native-speaker audio, pronunciation practice with instant feedback, spelling drills, and role-play scenarios. - Daily performance reports that show your strengths and weaknesses, so you always know how far you've come and where you need to go next. - Cross-platform sync across iPhone, iPad, and the web. Pick up where you left off. PopStudy is built for serious learners — students preparing for AP Spanish, AP French, or HSK Chinese exams; professionals working toward fluency; heritage speakers reconnecting with a family language; and anyone ready to go beyond beginner streaks. Have fun speaking your new language with confidence — you'll amaze yourself and the people around you. Download PopStudy and start mastering your language today. PopStudy Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://popstudy.com/privacy_policy

About

Crash Course

Access thousands of free educational videos covering humanities and sciences. Enhance your learning with supplemental flashcards and quizzes for select courses. Join a community dedicated to making education fun and engaging.

Highlights
  • Thousands of educational videos
  • High school and college level courses
  • Humanities and sciences subjects
  • Supplemental flashcards
  • Quizzes for review
  • Community of learners
Features
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Watch thousands of educational videos and review your learning with the Crash Course App! At Crash Course, we believe that high-quality educational content should be available to everyone for free. We produce courses that accompany high school and college-level classes ranging from the humanities to the sciences. On YouTube we have created a community of over 10 million subscribers that believe, like us, that learning should be fun, engaging, and thoughtful (and silly when appropriate). This app is a portal to our thousands of videos online and a place to review your learning with supplemental flashcards and quizzes. Flashcard decks are currently available for all episodes of Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry, and we'll be continually adding more content. So please join our community of learners because you are the exception!

Screenshots

PopStudy4 screens
Crash Course3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PopStudy at fortnightly against Crash Course's every 6 months. PopStudy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Crash Course's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. PopStudy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Crash Course sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PopStudy against 4.8 for Crash Course. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crash Course has 1.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PopStudy's written reviews are positive against 78% of Crash Course's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PopStudy ships an update fortnightly, Crash Course every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PopStudy versus Crash Course: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopStudyCrash Course
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.5% of reviews
Number of ratings81.6K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLongtail StudiosComplexly LLC

Customer experience

PopStudy

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crash Course

All ratings1,579 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

PopStudy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crash Course

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Courses disappearing after updates
  • Search function not working
  • Trouble downloading content
  • App crashing during use

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add math and English courses
  • Expand course selection
  • Improve search functionality
  • Allow offline video viewing
  • Add progress tracking and favorites
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  • Implement landscape mode on tablets

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PopStudy

One-time3
  • 1-Month Subscription$7.99
  • 3-Month Subscription$19.99
  • 1-Year Subscription$59.99
13 purchases

Crash Course

One-time13
  • Contribute $1.99$1.99
  • Contribute Tier 1$1.99
  • Contribute $4.99$4.99
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  • Contribute Tier 2$4.99
  • Contribute Tier 3$9.99
  • Contribute Tier 4$14.99
  • Contribute Tier 5$19.99
  • Contribute Tier 6$24.99
  • Contribute Tier 7$29.99
  • Contribute Tier 8$39.99
  • Contribute Tier 9$49.99
  • Contribute Tier 10$59.99
  • Contribute Tier 14$99.99

Questions

Is PopStudy free?
PopStudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crash Course free?
Crash Course is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PopStudy or Crash Course?
PopStudy is rated higher. PopStudy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Crash Course averages 4.8 from 1.6K ratings.
Do PopStudy or Crash Course have ads?
Neither PopStudy nor Crash Course shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PopStudy or Crash Course?
PopStudy ships an update fortnightly, and Crash Course every 6 months. Most recently, PopStudy was updated on September 17, 2026 and Crash Course on September 22, 2026.

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