Comparison

Khan Academy vs OER Project Community

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Khan Academy

Access a vast library of free educational content, including interactive exercises, videos, and articles. Master subjects from math and science to humanities and finance at your own pace, with offline access and personalized learning paths.

Highlights
  • Thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles
  • Study math, science, economics, finance, grammar, history, and more
  • Practice exercises with instant feedback and hints
  • Offline content access
  • Personalized learning mastery system
  • Syncs progress with website account
Currently charting
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You can learn anything. For free. Spend an afternoon brushing up on statistics. Discover how the Krebs cycle works. Get a head start on next semester's geometry. Prepare for upcoming exams. Or, if you're feeling particularly adventurous, learn how fire-stick farming changes the landscape of Australia. Whether you're a student, teacher, homeschooler, principal, adult returning to the classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien trying to get a leg up in earthly biology — Khan Academy's personalized learning library is available to you, for free. - Learn anything, for free: Thousands of interactive exercises, videos, and articles at your fingertips. Study math, science, economics, finance, grammar, history, government, politics, and much, much more. - Sharpen your skills: Practice exercises, quizzes, and tests with instant feedback and step-by-step hints. Follow along with what you're learning in school, or practice at your own pace. - Keep learning when you're offline: Bookmark and download your favorite content to watch videos without an internet connection. - Pick up where you left off: Tailored to your current learning level, our mastery system gives instant feedback and recommendations on exactly which skills and videos to try next. And, if you choose to create a free account, your learning syncs with http://khanacademy.org, so your progress is always up-to-date across all your devices. Learn using expert-created videos, interactive exercises, and in-depth articles in math (arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, calculus, differential equations, linear algebra), science (biology, chemistry, physics), economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance and capital markets), humanities (art history, civics, finance, US history, US government and politics, world history), and more (including computer science principles)! Already familiar with the Khan Academy website? Not all functionality is available in this app. Community discussions, computer programming content, test prep, parent tools, teacher tools, and district tools should all be accessed directly at http://khanacademy.org. Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

About

OER Project Community

Features
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Join the OER Project Community—a vibrant and supportive professional network for social studies teachers. The community is a hub where educators come together to share support, ideas, and inspiration for teaching social studies content and skills, enhancing the teaching-learning experience for you and your students. OER Project Community discussions are fun, informative, and always active. Led by a group of Teacher Coaches, you can find help here when you need it. Whether you’re lesson planning, developing new assessments, or looking for ideas, this app is designed to ensure that you have the support you need to deliver a high-quality educational experience to your students. OER Project is a community of educators, scholars, and historians that works together in pursuit of the best possible outcomes in teaching and learning. Log in and we’ll see you soon!

Screenshots

Khan Academy4 screens
OER Project Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Khan Academy at #59 against OER Project Community's unranked. OER Project Community's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Khan Academy versus OER Project Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKhan AcademyOER Project Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (113K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings113K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKhan AcademyGates Ventures, LLC

Bugs and requests

Khan Academy

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Incorrect answers marked wrong
  • Keyboard issues
  • Glitches in interactive diagrams
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Content not loading
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  • Formatting issues in math
  • Bugged answer input

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve search and navigation
  • Add more content for higher grades
  • Allow redoing exercises
  • Improve writing/drawing tools
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  • Add split screen support
  • Improve progress tracking
  • Add more language options
  • Add more science and coding content
  • Improve SAT/test prep features

OER Project Community

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Khan Academy

No in-app purchases

None

OER Project Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Khan Academy free?
Khan Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OER Project Community free?
OER Project Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Khan Academy or OER Project Community have ads?
Neither Khan Academy nor OER Project Community shows ads.

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