BrainPOP vs Elementary School for Kids
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/
Elementary School for Kids
This educational app aims to foster a lifelong love of learning in young children during their crucial elementary school years. It provides engaging content designed to motivate students and enhance their academic development.
- Fosters lifelong learning motivation
- Supports elementary school curriculum
- Engaging educational content
- Aimed at young learners
- Designed by educators
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The elementary school is one of the most important periode in a lifetime. Kids who are motivated in learning during this time will even learn faster and better during their whole life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: BrainPOP at 34K against Elementary School for Kids's 42. BrainPOP also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Elementary School for Kids's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). 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. BrainPOP sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Elementary School for Kids sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BrainPOP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainPOP has 34K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BrainPOP ships an update every 2 months, Elementary School for Kids every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainPOP | Elementary School for Kids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34K ratings) — better | 4.5 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34K — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrainPOP® | Stefan Mayr |
Customer experience
BrainPOP
Elementary School for Kids
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
Elementary School for Kids
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
Elementary School for Kids
- Subtractions$0.99
- Multiplication$0.99
Questions
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