BrainPOP vs Simply Science
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
Simply Science
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Simply Science helps you achieve your dreams by learning with understanding about yourself and the world around you. It is sheer joy to learn by relating to real life experiences. Simply Science also helps you to be strong in basics and gain insights through self assessment, analytics and concept level mastery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simply Science at none against BrainPOP's 5. Simply Science also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. BrainPOP sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Simply Science asks for nothing beyond the download.
BrainPOP ships an update every 2 months, Simply Science every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainPOP | Simply Science |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrainPOP® | Wikikids limited |
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
Simply Science
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BrainPOP
- 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
Simply Science
No in-app purchases
Questions
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