BrainPOP vs Learn Beyond The Book
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/
Learn Beyond The Book
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WELCOME TO LEARN BEYOND THE BOOK The LBTB app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes, and make payments. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The LBTB app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything LBTB has to offer right from your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn Beyond The Book at none against BrainPOP's 5. BrainPOP's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 30 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. Learn Beyond The Book asks for nothing beyond the download.
BrainPOP ships an update every 2 months, Learn Beyond The Book every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainPOP | Learn Beyond The Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 30 months |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrainPOP® | Learn Beyond The Book, LLC |
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
Learn Beyond The Book
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
Learn Beyond The Book
No in-app purchases
Questions
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