Comparison

The Public Square® vs StoryPass Learning

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

Head to head
About

The Public Square®

Access a vast archive of radio program podcasts on diverse topics, from politics to faith. Download episodes for offline listening and explore years of fascinating discussions with a variety of guests. This educational resource offers in-depth content for curious minds.

Highlights
  • Radio program podcasts
  • Browsable archive of past shows
  • Wide variety of guests and topics
  • Store shows for offline listening
  • Access to current and past episodes
Features
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On the go access to The Public Square® radio program podcasts, current and past. Browsable archive of years of programs, from a wide variety of guests, covering a spectrum of fascinating topics. Provides the ability to store shows to the device, so that they can be listened to offline. The Public Square® is a listener supported broadcast. Teens and technology, the Supreme Court decisions, pathways to hope, Congress, the Constitution, Political debates, America, It's a Wonderful life, Christianity, American Mission.

About

StoryPass Learning

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StoryPass turns practice into a story worth finishing. Math, literacy, and social studies — every lesson written around what your student already cares about. Tell StoryPass that they love dinosaurs, or soccer, or a particular book series, and their lessons arrive as narratives built on exactly that. The skill being taught doesn't change. The reason to pay attention does. BUILT FOR GRADES 1-5 Over 500 skills across math, literacy, and social studies, aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the C3 Framework. Skills are sequenced so students move forward as they demonstrate mastery rather than on a fixed calendar. Each session follows a consistent rhythm — new material is taught, practiced, confirmed, and reviewed — so students always know where they are. HOW IT WORKS An educator or parent sets up a student profile with their grade and a few favorites. From there, StoryPass generates lessons on demand. Students read, answer questions, and get immediate feedback. Progress is tracked skill by skill, so you can see precisely what has been mastered and what still needs work. WHERE IT FITS StoryPass is a practice program, not a complete curriculum. It carries the daily reps across three subjects, alongside whatever you already teach. FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS - Set up a classroom and manage multiple students from one account - See mastery progress by subject and by skill, not just an overall score - Review session history and question-level results - Adjust a student's interests any time as they change SIDEQUEST Photograph a piece of your student's actual schoolwork — a math worksheet, a page from a book, a word problem — and StoryPass builds a short lesson around it. Homework becomes practice. WORLDFINDER The first time a student passes a skill, they earn a collectible. Collectibles unlock locations on an explorable world map, and each place they reach comes with real reading about it. The reward for practice is more world. IPAD AND IPHONE The full student experience runs on iPad, in full-screen landscape, built for the way children actually hold one. On iPhone, the app gives you the educator dashboard — roster and progress, so you can check where a student stands without opening a laptop. PRIVACY StoryPass is built for children, and we treat that seriously. We never collect last names, addresses, phone numbers, or photos of your child. We do not sell or rent data, we do not show advertising, and we do not use your child's information to train AI models. There is no chatbot and no open text box where a child types to an AI. Students sign in with a username and PIN issued by their educator; children cannot create accounts themselves. Full policy at storypasslearning.com/privacy SUBSCRIPTION The app is free to download and requires an active subscription to use. To start a subscription, go to storypasslearning.com/signup. You'll create an account, complete payment through Stripe, and then sign in with the email and password you set. If you already have an account, sign in at app.storypasslearning.com — that's also where you manage or cancel billing at any time.

Screenshots

The Public Square®4 screens
StoryPass Learning3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: StoryPass Learning at every 8 days against The Public Square®'s every 5 weeks. StoryPass Learning also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Public Square® ships an update every 5 weeks, StoryPass Learning every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Public Square® versus StoryPass Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Public Square®StoryPass Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size309 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmerican Policy RoundtableBardic Learning Systems Inc.

In-app purchases

None

The Public Square®

No in-app purchases

None

StoryPass Learning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Public Square® free?
The Public Square® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StoryPass Learning free?
StoryPass Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Public Square® or StoryPass Learning have ads?
Neither The Public Square® nor StoryPass Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Public Square® or StoryPass Learning?
The Public Square® ships an update every 5 weeks, and StoryPass Learning every 8 days. Most recently, The Public Square® was updated on November 1, 2026 and StoryPass Learning on October 17, 2026.

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