Comparison

BrainPOP vs Smashing Grammar

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

Head to head
About

BrainPOP

This app offers award-winning animated educational videos, interactive activities, and quizzes designed by educators. It aims to transform passive screen time into active, enriched learning experiences for children in grades 3-8 across all subjects.

Highlights
  • Animated educational movies
  • Interactive activities
  • Quizzes
  • Content for grades 3-8
  • All subjects covered
  • Research-backed learning platform
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Access BrainPOP’s award-winning animated movies, activities and quizzes made by educators and replace your kids’ passive screen time with active, enriched learning. Start your free trial today to access content for grades 3-8 across all subjects. BrainPOP is a research-backed learning platform created by educators that know how kids learn best, and perfect for age-appropriate, independent learning. Start watching, learning, playing and growing with us! Terms of Use: https://www.brainpop.com/about/terms_of_use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.brainpop.com/about/privacy_policy/ User Agreement: https://www.brainpop.com/about/user_agreement/

About

Smashing Grammar

This educational app makes learning grammar fun through engaging games. It covers nouns, verbs, syllables, spelling, and plurals with colorful graphics and British voiceovers. Ideal for improving vocabulary and reading fluency.

Highlights
  • Learn nouns, verbs, syllables, spelling, and plurals
  • Contextual learning of grammar concepts
  • Improves reading fluency and vocabulary
  • Engaging graphics and sound effects
  • Outlandish British voiceovers
  • Six distinct grammar games
Features
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SMASH the nouns, SHATTER the syllables, CRUSH the verbs! Fancy a posh vocabulary? Blimey Guv'nah! This cheeky app will get your grammar sorted, mate! Yes, learning grammar can (and should) be fun! Blast, bomb, demolish and pulverize your way through six exciting worlds of grammar enlightenment! Totally Brill! Everyone has room to improve English grammar and reading fluency! Oi! Are you ready to have SMASHING GRAMMAR? "Fairlady Media has done it again, and exceptionally well. A TWA top pick and awarded our badge of excellence.” - Teachers With Apps "Editor's Choice." - Children's Technology Review “Smashing Grammar will excite even the most reluctant learner.” - Geeks With Juniors INCLUDES SIX SMASHING GAMES: 1. NOUN DISCO Steady on, old chap, this is no time for a spot of tea! Break as many records as you can, luv! 2. VERB GARDEN Do you have a green thumb? Love watermelons? You’ll have a jolly good time in the verb garden! It’s the bee’s knees! 3. SYLLABLE SPAGHETTI Quick - how many syllables are in the word spaghetti? One meatball or two? Saucy!!! 4. SPELLING SLUMBER PARTY Just like a real slumber party except you won't feel knackered - you'll be too busy spelling and getting smacked by pillows! 5. TENSE IN PARADISE You had fun, you are having fun, you will have fun. In paradise! Poppycock! Jolly good! 6. PLURAL PIGGIES Get your knickers in a twist, but don't confused by all the plural piggies! Or the singular pig. Bomb. Bombs! This is app is cracking! Shell out a quid mate, what are you waiting for? Tally-ho! FEATURES: + Learn nouns, verbs, syllables, spelling, verb tense, and plurals. + Nouns and verbs are presented in the context of a sentence. + Great practice for improving reading fluency (speed). + Exposure to thousands of vocabulary/spelling words. + Amazing graphics, sound effects, and music with outlandish British voiceovers! + Perfect for ages 9+. PRODUCT SUPPORT: Fairlady Media is committed to developing high-quality family-friendly games that provide excellent entertainment value. Please contact us if you have suggestions for improvement or to get technical issues resolved: support@fairladymedia.com. Other kids’ games by Fairlady Media: + Grandma's Garden (dancing Granny teaches preschool skills, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa's Workshop (high-fiving Grandpa teaches primary skills, ages 2-6) + Grandma’s Kitchen (fun and learning with Grandma and her wacky utensils, ages 4-7) + Grandma Loves Bugs (adventure into the forest to learn about creepy-crawlies, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa In Space (blast off in your custom rocket to explore the solar system, ages 6-8) + Grandma’s Preschool (the most fun school readiness app on the App Store, ages 3-6) + Fishing With Grandpa (cast and reel in fish and play games on a fishing adventure, ages 3-6) + Music With Grandma (learn all about music and jam on a musical instruments, ages 7+) + Camping With Grandpa (explore the great outdoors with Grandpa, ages 4-8) Links that take the user outside the app are contained behind a Parental Gate.

Screenshots

BrainPOP4 screens
Smashing Grammar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BrainPOP at Free against Smashing Grammar's $2.99. BrainPOP also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (93% vs 67%). Smashing Grammar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support 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

BrainPOP is free to download; Smashing Grammar costs $2.99 up front. BrainPOP sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Smashing Grammar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BrainPOP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainPOP has 34K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of BrainPOP's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smashing Grammar's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BrainPOP versus Smashing Grammar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainPOPSmashing Grammar
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (34K ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings34K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainPOP®Fairlady Media

Customer experience

BrainPOP

All ratings34,241 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,056 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.0%

Smashing Grammar

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

BrainPOP

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Playback problems
  • Syncing issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More topics and content
  • Lower subscription cost
  • Better organization of content
  • More character diversity
  • Support for older devices

Smashing Grammar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

BrainPOP

Subscriptions5
  • BrainPOP Explorer Subscription$3.991 Month
  • BrainPOP Full Access14 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • BrainPOP Combo Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • BrainPOP Full Access Yearly14 Days trial$129.991 Year
  • BrainPOP Combo Yearly14 Days trial$159.991 Year
None

Smashing Grammar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrainPOP free?
BrainPOP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smashing Grammar free?
Smashing Grammar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BrainPOP or Smashing Grammar?
BrainPOP is rated higher. BrainPOP averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while Smashing Grammar averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do BrainPOP or Smashing Grammar have ads?
Neither BrainPOP nor Smashing Grammar shows ads.

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