Teachable online courses vs Course Sprout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teachable online courses
Access online courses from your mobile device and learn new skills or hobbies on the go. Enjoy seamless progress syncing across devices and a consolidated learning experience.
- Access courses on the go
- Sync progress across devices
- Consolidated course access
- Offline video downloads
- Smooth interface
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Discover the freedom of learning on the move with Teachable’s iOS app. Whether you’re looking to master a skill or pick up a new hobby, join over 7 million students who are already learning through Teachable-powered schools. Access Anytime, Anywhere: Carry your online courses in your pocket. Access all your Teachable-powered school content whenever and wherever you are. Automatic Sync Across Devices: Switch between your iPhone app and web browser effortlessly. Your course progress is seamlessly synced, allowing you to pick up right where you left off. Using the Teachable iOS app is completely free. Once you’re enrolled in a course on a Teachable-powered school, you get full access to the content by downloading the app.
Course Sprout
Access your learning materials, courses, and communities on the go. Earn points, badges, and rewards for engaging with content and connecting with others. This educational hub is designed for mobile learning and growth.
- Access pods, courses, and communities
- Earn points and badges
- Receive rewards for learning
- Connect with others
- Mobile-first learning experience
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The official CourseSprout app lets you access your pods, courses, and communities anywhere. Earn points, badges, and rewards as you learn, connect, and grow - all from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Course Sprout at 100% against Teachable online courses's 22%. Course Sprout also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Teachable online courses's advantage is ratings volume (9.4K vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Course Sprout holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teachable online courses has 9.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Teachable online courses's written reviews are positive against 100% of Course Sprout's.
Teachable online courses ships an update every 2 weeks, Course Sprout every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teachable online courses | Course Sprout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.4K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.4K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teachable | Chad Nicely |
Customer experience
Teachable online courses
Course Sprout
Bugs and requests
Teachable online courses
Reported bugs
3 issues- Courses not syncing between app and website
- Videos not loading or playing properly
- Inability to log in with valid credentials
Requested features
4 requests- Add iPad native app
- Implement video playback controls (rewind, speed)
- Allow bookmarking progress in videos
- Improve offline mode reliability
Course Sprout
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Teachable online courses
No in-app purchases
Course Sprout
No in-app purchases
Questions
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