Comparison

BrainPOP vs EduKids Elementary School

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

EduKids Elementary School

This app offers interactive quizzes and exercises for children in grades 1-5, covering various subjects. It features a star-based reward system to motivate learning and allows parents to track progress and assign specific homework.

Highlights
  • Interactive quizzes for grades 1-5
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Star-based reward system
  • Personalized daily exercises
  • Advanced and simple modes
  • Customizable homework assignments
Features
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'EduKids: Elementary school at home' goal is to provide you, parents, with a simple, intuitive and complete tool to make your children work in a good mood. It covers Grades 1 to 5 (going through grade 2, 3 and 4 of course). Besides you will be able to track their progress. All the 201 exercises are in the form of a quiz, with from 2 to 6 answers offered to each question. To accommodate the little ones, the questions (and answers) are read and can be repeated. To motivate children to work (well), we set up a system of stars to win: the more the children give correct answers, the more stars they earn. These stars unlock stickers and backgrounds, the goal is to collect them all !!! Every day, the virtual teacher gives 4 exercises to your child. These exercises are not chosen at random! Indeed, the teacher takes into account the topics that you have selected for your child so that he works on what he needs the most. The exercise program is adapted to the level of each child and is therefore personalized. Advanced mode / Simple mode We have created 2 user interfaces for children. The advanced mode allows the older ones to navigate in all the sections of the application. The simple mode is intended for the youngest, who will be guided step by step by their virtual teacher: they can only do what the teacher tells them to do, and therefore will not be able to get lost in the application. In both cases, the parent mode remains accessible and allows you to assign exercises to your children and to follow their progress easily. The parents area The 'parents area' allows you to manage the profiles of the children who use the application. (note for the adults: do not give your code !!!) In this part of the application you can: - create as many child profiles as you want - assign homework to your children - follow the evolution of their results - delete profiles Thanks to the 'homework assignment' part you can assign specific exercises to your children so that they work on a particular point of the program. Ready-made homework is also available, these homework takes place over several days (4 exercises per day to do) and makes the children work on specific points or tackle various subjects to revise during the holidays for example. When you select a class for a child, you are asked to choose 3 topics on which you want your child to progress. Thus, each day the teacher will assign 4 exercises to your children based on the topics selected to make them work effectively. The trophies When a child completes an exercise without making a mistake, he wins a trophy for that exercise. 3 trophies are available per exercise. The goal is to collect all the trophies! Explanation of the different game modes: Parents' exercises The 'parents' exercises' are the exercises that you have assigned to your child. These are the ones that bring in the most stars. Daily exercises The 'Daily exercises' are the exercises assigned by your child's virtual teacher. It is based on the 3 topics that you have selected to assign the most relevant exercises to your children. Self-selected exercises The 'Self-selected exercises' are the exercises that your child has chosen by himself. Every day, the first 4 ones give him stars. He can then continue to do so, but will no longer earn stars. Challenge The 'challenge' mode is unlocked when your child has finished all the parents' exercises, the exercises of the day and has done 4 free exercises. This mode earns a lot of stars but is quite difficult: you have to answer 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 questions in a row without making a mistake !!! This mode is blocked every day until the child has finished his mandatory exercises. This is the mode that earns the most stars !!! Privacy Policy: https://ar-entertainment.net/policy.html Terms of Use: https://ar-entertainment.net/edukids_cgu_us.html

Screenshots

BrainPOP4 screens
EduKids Elementary School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BrainPOP at 34K against EduKids Elementary School's 4. BrainPOP also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). EduKids Elementary School's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. BrainPOP sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and EduKids Elementary School sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EduKids Elementary School 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 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 100% of EduKids Elementary School's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainPOP ships an update every 2 months, EduKids Elementary School every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BrainPOP versus EduKids Elementary School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainPOPEduKids Elementary School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainPOP®Alexandre Minard

Customer experience

BrainPOP

All ratings34,241 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,055 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.9%

EduKids Elementary School

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

EduKids Elementary School

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
3 purchases

EduKids Elementary School

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week of School at Home7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • One Month of School at Home7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • One Year of School at Home7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is BrainPOP free?
BrainPOP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EduKids Elementary School free?
EduKids Elementary School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BrainPOP or EduKids Elementary School?
EduKids Elementary School is rated higher. BrainPOP averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while EduKids Elementary School averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do BrainPOP or EduKids Elementary School have ads?
Neither BrainPOP nor EduKids Elementary School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainPOP or EduKids Elementary School?
BrainPOP ships an update every 2 months, and EduKids Elementary School every 3 months. Most recently, BrainPOP was updated on October 16, 2026 and EduKids Elementary School on October 1, 2026.

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