BrainPOP vs Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
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/
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
Access customized social studies programs aligned with state standards. Read and access your favorite titles offline, and explore a digital experience portal. Download this educational resource for free and take it anywhere.
- State standards-aligned social studies programs
- Offline access to titles
- Digital experience portal
- Customizable content
- Free to download
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Gibbs Smith Education, a division of Gibbs Smith, Publisher is a leading publisher of customised social studies programs aligned with your state's standards. With the Gibbs Smith Education app, you can read and access your favorite titles, even when offline. In addition, the Gibbs Smith Education app lets you access Experience State History, our portal to the digital experience of your aprogram. Download free and take Gibbs Smith Education with you wherever you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 at none against BrainPOP's 5. Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). BrainPOP's advantage is ratings volume (34K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainPOP has 34K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BrainPOP ships an update every 2 months, Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainPOP | Gibbs Smith Education 3.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrainPOP® | Gibbs Smith Education |
Customer experience
BrainPOP
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
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
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
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
Gibbs Smith Education 3.0
No in-app purchases
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