The kids' software directory
What kids' apps cost
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Of the 731 apps, sites and devices we checked, 256 are free, 223 are free with paid extras, 202 are paid and 50 come through schools. Each price below is from the maker's own pages, checked 2026-11-10. Prices change, so check the maker's page before you pay.
- 256 free
- 223 free with paid extras
- 202 paid
- 50 through schools
Age rules are on app age ratings: what each app's terms say.
Asked most
- How many kids' apps are free?
- Of the 731 apps, sites and devices we checked, 256 are free, 223 are free with paid extras, 202 are paid and 50 come through schools.
- How much does Lemon8 cost?
- Free, with no in-app purchases (Oct 2026). Its US terms say it may carry ads and earn money from advertising, sponsorships and usage data.
- How much does Mathnasium cost?
- Paid. Tuition is set by each local center and not published on mathnasium.com (Oct 2026); the first assessment is offered free.
- How much does Lingokids cost?
- Free Basic tier; Plus on the US App Store is listed at $14.99 a month or $71.99 to $89.99 a year (Oct 2026). Renews automatically.
- How much does Bitwarden Families cost?
- Free basic plan; Premium $19.80 a year; Families $47.88 a year ($3.99 a month) for up to six users (USD, Oct 2026).
- How much does Loona Petbot cost?
- Paid. Loona Petbot Premium $429 (list $529) in Oct 2026; no subscription listed on the product page.
- How much does IXL cost?
- Paid. Family memberships (USD, Oct 2026): $9.95 a month for one subject, $15.95 for math plus language arts, $19.95 for math, language arts, science and social studies. Schools pay site-license prices by quote.
- How much does Kodable cost?
- Free, with paid extras. Families: $24.99 a month, $119.99 a year, or $199.99 lifetime after a 7-day free trial (Oct 2026). Schools: free Kickstart plan; Premium $1,750, Premium+ $2,500, All Access $3,500 per site per year.
- How much does Zigazoo cost?
- Free (Oct 2026); an optional Premium subscription is sold in the app (price not shown on its website).
- How much does Kinzoo Messenger cost?
- Free (Oct 2026); optional extras such as stickers and face filters are sold in the app.
- How much does BeReal cost?
- Free to use (Oct 2026). Its terms describe an optional paid "No Ads" subscription, US only, bought through the app store; its child-safety page says there are no in-app purchases, so the two pages disagree.
- How much does Meshy cost?
- Free plan with 100 credits a month (models released under a CC BY 4.0 license); Pro $20 a month or $240 a year, Premium $40 a month, Ultra $100 a month, Studio $70 a month for a shared team credit pool (USD, Oct 2026). Approved students get Pro for $5.99 a month for 13 months.
- How much does RAISE Playground cost?
- Free (Oct 2026); materials licensed CC BY-NC.
- How much does MIT App Inventor cost?
- Free (Oct 2026); funded by grants and donations.
- How much does Google Family Link cost?
- Free (Oct 2026). Needs an Android phone or Chromebook for the child to get full controls.
- How much does Read&Write cost?
- Free, with paid extras. Individual license $184 a year; K-12 group $18.30 per student a year (150-seat minimum); district $2.75 per seat; free for K-12 teachers; a free version with fewer tools (Oct 2026).
- How much does Quick, Draw! cost?
- Free (Oct 2026).
10 free kids' apps with no ads and no account
116 of the 731 are free with no ads and no account. The first ten, A to Z; not a ranking.
- Adafruit Learning System: Guides are free (Oct 2026); the parts for each project cost extra, usually bought from Adafruit.
- AI Duet: Free, no account (Oct 2026)
- AI Literacy Lessons for Grades K-12: Free; optional free educator account (Oct 2026)
- AI Unplugged: Free downloads (Oct 2026)
- AmblesideOnline: Free (Oct 2026); families buy or borrow the books, and some are free online.
- Animated Drawings: Free (Oct 2026)
- Audacity: Free (Oct 2026).
- AutoDraw: Free, nothing to download (Oct 2026)
- Be Internet Awesome: Interland: Free (Oct 2026).
- Bedtime Math: Free website and free iPhone/iPad app (Oct 2026); no Android app is listed.
10 apps that are free until you want more
The free tier is real, but the paid plan is what unlocks the rest. Read the cost before a child gets attached.
- 99math: Free for teachers, schools and students (Oct 2026).
- ABCya: Free with ads; Family plan $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, up to 5 devices; Classroom plan $299 a year on the App Store (Oct 2026).
- Algodoo: Free download for Windows and Mac; iPad app $7.99 on the App Store (Oct 2026).
- Among Us: Free on iPhone and Android with in-app purchases; $4.99 on Steam (Oct 2026).
- Animaker: Free plan with a watermark.
- Anki: Free on computers, web and Android; AnkiMobile for iPhone and iPad is a one-time $24.99 (Oct 2026)
- Arcademics: Games are free to play, and Arcademics Basic accounts are free (Oct 2026).
- Art for Kids Hub: Free on YouTube and the website with ads; membership $5.99 a month or $64.99 a year after a 7-day free trial (USD, Oct 2026).
- Atom Learning: Free to start; home plans £39.99, £59.99 or £69.99 a month, or about 20% less paid yearly (£383.90-£671.90 a year) (Oct 2026).
- BandLab: Core studio free; Education free for schools; US App Store lists Membership at $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year, plus paid post 'Boosts' (Oct 2026)
5 ways to pay less for kids' apps
- Try the free tier for a week before you pay.
- Ask your school: some products, such as Read&Write, are free for teachers or bought by the school.
- Look for a yearly price, which is often lower than twelve months of the monthly one.
- Put a calendar reminder before a free trial ends, since plans renew automatically.
- Turn off in-app purchases on the child's device before they open the app.
Peabody's own: the learning arcade and the library. They are ours, so they are not in these tables and we do not rate them.
Every app's price, kind by kind
The price as each maker's own pages gave it, A to Z inside each kind. Each app's page has the rest: ages, ads, data and alternatives.
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- Courses and learning platforms (20)
- Classroom tools (48)
- Assessment and grading (5)
- AI detectors and plagiarism checkers (2)
- School platforms (1)
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Hour Learning | Paid | Price not public. It is sold through schools; reporting puts Alpha campus tuition at $10,000-$75,000 a year. Alpha Anywhere (at home) had new enrollment paused (Oct 2026). |
| CENTURY | Paid | Home learning from £8.33 a month on an annual plan; entrance-exam prep from £20.66 a month on an annual plan; schools by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Flint | Free, with paid extras | Free for up to 80 users; $3,000 a year up to 150 users, $4,000 up to 250, $6,500 up to 500, custom above (Oct 2026) |
| GoStudent | Paid | UK (Oct 2026): from £22.71 per 50-minute lesson with a 12-month membership and more lessons a month (e.g. £26.84 at 12 lessons a month, £30.97 at 4); base price £24.99; GoStudent Learning with the AI tutor £14.90 a month, first month free; free trial lesson. |
| Ignite Reading | Through schools | District contracts, pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| Khanmigo | Free, with paid extras | $4 a month or $44 a year for families (up to 10 children) or for individual learners, plus sales tax (Oct 2026); free for teachers; district pricing on request |
| Skye AI maths tutor | Through schools | UK primary schools pay £3,500, £5,000 or £6,000 a year by size; secondary schools £5,000; unlimited pupils and sessions (Oct 2026). |
| Squirrel Ai | Paid | Flat enrollment fee set by each independently owned center, like a gym membership; prices not public (Oct 2026). |
| Sylvan Learning tutoring | Paid | Typically $50-$55 an hour for online or in-person sessions, varying by center and program length; first assessment free (maker FAQ, Oct 2026). |
| Synthesis Tutor | Paid | 7-day free trial. The page showed several price sets in Oct 2026: about $29 a month or $119 a year for up to 7 kids, or $35-45 a month for one child, and a family plan at $70 a month, $400 a year or $1,499 lifetime |
| Thinkster Math | Paid | IGNITE from $22.50 per 45-minute session and SIGNATURE (master's-level tutor) from $45 per session, 1-3 sessions a week, billed monthly, quarterly or yearly; 7-day free trial (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Varsity Tutors | Paid | Prices not published; families are asked to chat or call for tutoring options and pricing (Oct 2026). Free AI tools for teachers at ai.varsitytutors.com. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Character.AI | Free, with paid extras | Free; c.ai+ paid subscription (price not on a page we could load); subscriptions stay active during bankruptcy (Oct 2026) |
| ChatGPT | Free, with paid extras | Free; Go $8, Plus $20, Pro from $100 a month (Oct 2026); free ChatGPT for Teachers for verified US K-12 teachers through June 2027 |
| Claude | Free, with paid extras | Free; Pro $20 a month or $17 a month billed yearly ($200); Max from $100 a month (Oct 2026) |
| Explore with Alexa | Paid | Needs Alexa+ on a supported Echo; Alexa+ on Echo devices comes with a paid Prime membership (Oct 2026). The older version needs Amazon Kids+, from $7.99 a month for Prime members or $8.99 without. |
| Google AI Edge Gallery | Free | Free and open source (Apache 2.0) (Oct 2026). |
| Google Gemini | Free, with paid extras | Free; Google AI Plus $4.99, AI Pro $19.99, AI Ultra $99.99 or $199.99 a month (Oct 2026); some paid benefits 18+ only |
| GPT4All | Free | Free and open source (Oct 2026). |
| Grok | Free, with paid extras | Free to try; paid plans from $8 to $200 a month, SuperGrok $30 a month after a first-month discount (Oct 2026) |
| Jan | Free | Free and open source; cloud models cost whatever the provider charges (Oct 2026). |
| LM Studio | Free, with paid extras | Free for local models; Bionic+ $20 USD a month and Pro $100 a month for cloud models (Oct 2026). |
| Meta AI | Free | Free inside Meta's apps (Oct 2026) |
| Microsoft Copilot | Free, with paid extras | Free with a Microsoft account; more Copilot with Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, Family $12.99 a month or $129.99 a year (Oct 2026) |
| Ollama | Free, with paid extras | Local use free; cloud plans Pro $20 a month or $200 a year, Max $100 a month, plus pay-as-you-go credits (Oct 2026). |
| Perplexity | Free, with paid extras | Free; Pro $17 a month billed yearly; Max $167 a month billed yearly (Oct 2026) |
| PinwheelAsk (formerly PinwheelGPT) | Free, with paid extras | Free up to 20 conversations a month; unlimited is $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year (Oct 2026) |
| Snapchat My AI | Free | Free in Snapchat; Snapchat+ is an optional paid subscription (Oct 2026) |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Anki | Free, with paid extras | Free on computers, web and Android; AnkiMobile for iPhone and iPad is a one-time $24.99 (Oct 2026) |
| Atom Learning | Free, with paid extras | Free to start; home plans £39.99, £59.99 or £69.99 a month, or about 20% less paid yearly (£383.90-£671.90 a year) (Oct 2026). Atom School is free for UK schools. |
| Brainly | Free, with paid extras | Paid plans with a 30-day money-back guarantee; prices not shown on the pages we loaded (Oct 2026) |
| Brainscape | Free, with paid extras | Free basic; Pro $7.99 a month, yearly option offered; group licenses for schools (Oct 2026) |
| CK-12 (with Flexi AI tutor) | Free | Free for students, parents and teachers (Oct 2026). |
| Course Hero | Free, with paid extras | The App Store lists subscriptions from $14.99 to $109.99 and document unlock packs from $14.99 for 5 to $44.99 for 20 (Oct 2026). |
| Discover Summer | Free | Free (Oct 2026); linked camps and programs set their own prices. |
| Embibe | Paid | App Store plans (Oct 2026): Achieve Unlimited ₹8,499 a year (about ₹709 a month), Achieve Sprint ₹2,599 a quarter, Achieve Now ₹899 a month; free trial; Jio users get 30 days free. |
| Gauth | Free, with paid extras | Free with limits; Gauth PLUS is $11.99 a month, $31.99 a quarter or $99.99 a year on the App Store, some plans with a 3-day free trial (Oct 2026). |
| Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) | Free, with paid extras | Free; higher limits with Google AI Plus ($4.99), Pro ($19.99) or Ultra ($99.99+) a month (Oct 2026) |
| Gizmo | Free, with paid extras | Free tier; paid monthly or yearly subscription, price not shown on the website (Oct 2026) |
| Google Learn About | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Google Learn Your Way | Free | Free demo (Oct 2026); uploading your own PDF is waitlist-only. |
| Google Lens homework help | Free | Free (Oct 2026) |
| Keybr | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; premium is a one-time $10 payment for no ads and no trackers (Oct 2026). |
| KidzSearch | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| Knowt | Free, with paid extras | Free basic plan with ads. Ultra costs $149.99 a year (shown as $12.99 a month) or $24.99 month to month on the web, with a 3-day free trial (USD, Oct 2026). App store prices vary, including a $9.99 weekly plan on iPhone. |
| Mindgrasp | Free, with paid extras | Free study session and free tools; paid plan prices not shown on the pages we loaded; no refunds and cancellation only by email to support (Nov 2026). |
| Monkeytype | Free | Free; supported by donations, merch and optional ads (Oct 2026). |
| MyReader | Free, with paid extras | Free: 5 questions a day, 200 pages total. Lite $7.50 a month, Pro $15 a month; annual billing saves 25% (Nov 2026). Free-plan books are deleted after 7 days of inactivity. |
| Official SAT Practice (College Board) | Free | Practice tests, question bank and Khan Academy prep are free (Oct 2026). The real tests have their own fees, with fee waivers for eligible students. |
| Quizlet | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; Quizlet Plus $35.99 a year, Plus Unlimited $44.99 a year, a group plan $83.99 a year; monthly billing also offered (Oct 2026) |
| Ratatype | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; Ratatype Plus $9.99 a month or $49.99 a year (auto-renews) for no ads and unlimited exercises; teacher classes free (Oct 2026). |
| Zuoyebang (homework help app) | Free, with paid extras | Free app with in-app purchases, including a VIP membership for more video answers, Q&A and paper downloads; prices not listed on the website (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Amira Learning | Through schools | School and district pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| Beanstack | Through schools | Libraries and schools pay; quotes only, with library pricing based on the population served (Oct 2026). Free for families whose library or school subscribes. |
| Bloom Library | Free | Free; supported by donations to SIL Global (Oct 2026). |
| Book Dash | Free | All books free to read, download and print under a CC BY 4.0 license (Oct 2026); printed copies can be bought separately. |
| BOOK IT! Summer of Stories | Free | Free (Oct 2026); limit five pizza certificates per family per month, one per eligible child. US only for the app; Canada promised for 2027. |
| Boost Reading | Through schools | School pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| CommonLit | Free | The text library and 360 curriculum are free for teachers and students (Oct 2026). Paid school plans list about $3,800 to $12,800 per school per year, with district quotes. |
| Duolingo ABC | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Ello | Free, with paid extras | Free daily reading and math activities; the paid Ello Unlimited plan is sold in the app and its price is not listed on the website (Oct 2026). Subscriptions renew automatically, and paid periods are not refunded. |
| Epic | Paid | Epic Family is a subscription with a 7-day free trial; US App Store monthly prices range from $4.99 to $13.99 depending on the offer (Oct 2026). Free for educators and students during school hours. |
| Foundations A-Z | Paid | $248 a year for one classroom license (up to 36 students) on the online store; school and district quotes available; also included in Raz-Plus (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) | Through schools | Kits and Online Data Management System subscriptions sold to schools; Reading Record app content is bought per system (Oct 2026). Prices were not shown on the pages we loaded. |
| Fundations | Through schools | School pricing for kits and FUN HUB, not public on the program page (Oct 2026). |
| Gale In Context: Elementary | Through schools | School and library subscription, price not public; many families can use it free with a public library card (Oct 2026). |
| Global Digital Library | Free | Free; content under Creative Commons licenses (Oct 2026). |
| Gray Duck Books | Paid | Ebooks listed at $3.99 to $5.99 each; access through subscription services or libraries depends on those services (Nov 2026). |
| Great Kid Books | Free | Free to read; Amazon links earn the blogger a small share of purchases (Nov 2026). |
| HOMER | Paid | $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year after a 30-day free trial (US, Oct 2026). Renews automatically. |
| Hooked on Phonics | Paid | Monthly plans $23.96, $29.94 or $31.99 a month with free US shipping; first month 50% off (Oct 2026). Billed monthly, cancel anytime. |
| hoopla | Free | Free with a card from a participating public library (Oct 2026). Borrowing limits and available titles vary by library; select Bonus Borrows do not count against the limit. |
| Imagine Language & Literacy | Through schools | School and district licenses; pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| International Children's Digital Library | Free | Free; no ads or sign-up (Oct 2026). |
| KidLit TV | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Kindle Colorsoft Kids | Paid | $299.99 on the Amazon listing (Oct 2026; launched at $269.99), including 12 months of Amazon Kids+, then Kids+ renews from $7.99 a month plus tax. |
| Kindle Kids | Paid | $179.99 (Oct 2026) including a 1-year Kids+ subscription that renews automatically; Kids+ then costs $7.99 a month for Prime members or $8.99 without. |
| Lalilo | Through schools | School and district pricing, not public; demo by request (Oct 2026). |
| Lexia Core5 Reading | Through schools | School and district pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| Lexile Find a Book | Free | Free (Oct 2026): visitors get 5 searches a month without an account; a free Basic+ account gives unlimited searches and saved lists; premium features are free for educators in partner states. |
| Libby | Free | Free with a participating library card (Oct 2026); popular titles often have wait lists. |
| LibriVox | Free | Free; all recordings are in the public domain (Oct 2026). |
| Microsoft Reading Coach | Free | Free for personal Microsoft accounts and for Microsoft 365 Education users (Oct 2026). |
| Nessy Reading and Spelling | Paid | $15.50 a month, or $126 a year for one child (down to $112.50 per child for five); renews automatically; 14-day refund window; one free trial (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Novel Effect | Free, with paid extras | Free tier with rotating titles; Premium $7.99 a month or from $49.99 a year (list $95.88) with a 7-day trial; school, district and library plans from $499 a year (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Open Library | Free | Free; supported by donations (Oct 2026). |
| Oxford Owl | Free, with paid extras | Free eBook library and home resources with a free account (Oct 2026); school subscriptions and printed books are paid, prices not listed on the pages we read. |
| Project Gutenberg | Free | Free, no account needed (Oct 2026). |
| Raz-Kids | Paid | Sold per teacher online (price shown at checkout, not on the product page) or by school and district quote; free trial (Oct 2026). |
| Reach All Readers | Free, with paid extras | Blog, podcast and many freebies are free. Reach All Readers Plus: $17.99 a month, $179 a year, or $379 a year with the full course; lower per-teacher rates for groups (Oct 2026). |
| Read 180 | Through schools | District pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| Read Along by Google | Free | Free; no ads or upsells. Read Along in Google Classroom is free for schools with Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals (Oct 2026). |
| Reading Eggs | Paid | $13.99 a month or $99.99 a year for up to 4 children, with a free trial (30 days per the terms); Homeschool Max $41.90 a month (US, Oct 2026). Renews automatically. |
| ReadWorks | Free | Free for teachers, parents and students (Oct 2026). |
| RIF Literacy Central | Free | Free (Oct 2026); the linked Skybrary reading app is a paid subscription with a 30-day trial. |
| Scanning Pens (C-Pen reading pens) | Paid | C-Pen Reader 3 $449, C-Pen Reader 2 $399, e-pens explore scanner $299 (U.S. store, Oct 2026); class packs and district pilots available. |
| Scholastic Home Base | Free | Was free; closed November 4, 2025. |
| Sora | Through schools | Schools pay; pricing not public (Oct 2026). Free for students whose school subscribes. |
| Starfall | Free, with paid extras | Learn-to-Read is free; Home Membership $35 a year; educator plans from $70 a year (Oct 2026). |
| Storyberries | Free | Free, supported by ads (Oct 2026). |
| Storyline Online | Free | Free; funded by donations and sponsors (Oct 2026). |
| Storynory | Free | Free; supported by listener donations through Patreon and PayPal (Oct 2026). |
| StoryWeaver | Free | Free; stories are under Creative Commons licenses (Oct 2026). |
| Teach Your Monster to Read | Free, with paid extras | Free on computers through the website; the iPhone and iPad app is a paid download ($8.99 on the US App Store, Oct 2026). |
| This Reading Mama | Free, with paid extras | Many free printables; The Library membership is $12 a month or $120 a year; single products sold in her shop, on Etsy and on Teachers Pay Teachers (Oct 2026). |
| Unite for Literacy | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Usborne | Free | Free to browse; books are bought from retailers, for example a board book listed at US$17.99 on the home page (Nov 2026). |
| Vocabulary.com | Free, with paid extras | Free dictionary and basic practice; a learner subscription (price shown at checkout) includes SAT, ACT, TOEFL and GRE programs, each listed at $29.95; school and district plans by quote with a free teacher trial (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Vooks | Paid | $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year after a 7-day free trial (Oct 2026); Vooks Creator is free with in-app purchases. |
| Wattpad | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads (Oct 2026); Premium from $4.99 a month and Premium+ from $7.49 a month (USD); Coins unlock paid stories. |
| WEBTOON | Free, with paid extras | Free episodes with ads (Oct 2026); Coins to unlock episodes are sold in the app (prices shown in app). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 99math | Free, with paid extras | Free for teachers, schools and students (Oct 2026). An optional Premium account (weekly, monthly or lifetime) unlocks special content, and the terms also allow separate in-app purchases; prices were not shown on the pages we loaded. |
| ALEKS | Paid | Family subscriptions $19.95 for 1 month, $49.95 for 3, $99.95 for 6 or $179.95 for 12 months; auto-renew, no partial refunds; school pricing by order (USD, Oct 2026). |
| AoPS Online | Paid | Courses $415-$895 each on the AoPS schedule (the seven-month WOOT olympiad courses cost most, $845-$895); short seminars $155 and Final Fives $165; books extra (31 Oct 2026). |
| Arcademics | Free, with paid extras | Games are free to play, and Arcademics Basic accounts are free (Oct 2026). Arcademics Plus for families, classrooms and schools starts with a free trial; prices were not shown on the pages we loaded. |
| Beast Academy | Paid | Online (USD, Oct 2026): $16 a month or $100 a year; $160 a year with a full level set of books. Printed books sold separately. School pricing on request. |
| Bedtime Math | Free | Free website and free iPhone/iPad app (Oct 2026); no Android app is listed. |
| Brilliant | Free, with paid extras | Premium (USD, Oct 2026): individual $45 a month, or $30 a month billed yearly ($360); family plan with 6 seats $60 a month, or $40 a month billed yearly ($480). Limited free access. |
| CoolMath4Kids | Free | Free; supported by ads (Oct 2026). |
| Desmos (and Amplify Classroom) | Free | Calculators and Amplify Classroom lessons are free (Oct 2026). Desmos Professional is a separate paid product for business use. |
| DoodleMaths | Paid | UK family prices (Oct 2026): one child £7.99 a month or £69.99 a year for DoodleMaths with DoodleTables; all four apps £12.99 a month for one child or £16.99 a month for 2-6 children; 7-day free trial that renews unless cancelled; schools by quote. |
| DragonBox | Paid | Free to download but the apps need a Kahoot! Kids subscription: $5.99 a month or $36 a year (USD, Oct 2026, Kahoot's price page). The App Store also lists a $19.99 one-time purchase. |
| DreamBox Math | Paid | Home plans (USD, Oct 2026): individual $12.95 a month, $59.95 for 6 months, $99.95 a year or $250 for 10 years; family $19.95 a month, $99.95 for 6 months, $149.95 a year or $325 for 10 years. Free trial. Schools list $30 per student a year, site licenses from $7,900 (per Evidence for ESSA). |
| DREME Family Math | Free | Free (Oct 2026) |
| dy/dan (Dan Meyer) | Free | Free to read; content is under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (Nov 2026). |
| Dyscalculia.io | Free, with paid extras | Test, tools, six games and worksheets free with no account. Level 1 of every program game is free with an account, no card. Full program $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year (USD, Nov 2026), through Creem; no trial on paid plans and payments are non-refundable, but you can cancel any time and keep access to the end of the period. |
| Eedi (with Eedi Tutor) | Free, with paid extras | The terms say Eedi does not charge schools or teachers; they also describe paid monthly plans for parents with a 7-day free trial and auto-renewal (prices not shown on pages we loaded, Oct 2026). |
| Ei Mindspark | Paid | Example for Class 6, all three subjects: ₹8,599 for 6 months, ₹10,999 for 12 months, ₹15,999 for 24 months, one-time purchase (Oct 2026); free trial offered. |
| enVision Mathematics (Savvas Realize) | Through schools | School and district pricing, not public. |
| Estimation 180 | Free, with paid extras | 200+ tasks free; Grade 3 Toolkit $49 for one year, and a Grade 6 Toolkit is also sold (Oct 2026) |
| Eureka Math | Through schools | School pricing, not public; free PDF curriculum files and family tip sheets; printed Homework Helper books sold (Oct 2026) |
| Eureka Math² | Through schools | Sold to schools and districts, pricing not public on the pages we loaded (Oct 2026). |
| Freckle | Through schools | School pricing, not public (Oct 2026); schools request a quote. |
| Hit the Button (Topmarks) | Free, with paid extras | Web game free with ads. App costs $3.99 (or GBP 3.49) once per platform, with no ads or in-app purchases (Oct 2026). |
| Illustrative Mathematics (IM Math) | Free | Free online at accessim.org (Oct 2026); printed books and enhanced digital platforms are sold by IM Certified partners at school pricing, not public. |
| IXL | Paid | Family memberships (USD, Oct 2026): $9.95 a month for one subject, $15.95 for math plus language arts, $19.95 for math, language arts, science and social studies. Schools pay site-license prices by quote. |
| K5 Learning | Free, with paid extras | Most worksheets free. Membership $24 a year per teacher or family, $99 a year for schools; workbooks from about $4.89 (Oct 2026). |
| KenKen | Free, with paid extras | Free daily puzzles with ads; ad-free Premium US$2.99 a month or US$29.99 a year (Oct 2026). Fees are non-refundable under the terms. |
| Kumon Math and Reading Program (with Kumon Connect) | Paid | Monthly tuition is set by each local center and is not published on kumon.com (Oct 2026); Kumon Connect has no extra fee, but families must supply a tablet and stylus. |
| Math Academy | Paid | $49 a month per student (Oct 2026). No free trial; full refund if cancelled within 30 days. |
| Math Antics | Free, with paid extras | Videos free. Membership with printable worksheets is a one-time $20 for a year; it does not auto-renew (Oct 2026). No school-wide licenses. |
| Math in Focus: Singapore Math | Through schools | School pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| Math is Fun | Free | Free; paid for by ads, with no subscriptions (Oct 2026). Ads can be hidden for 36 hours at a time. |
| Math Learning Center Apps (Math MultiApp) | Free | Free (Oct 2026): no subscriptions and no login, per the maker. |
| Math Mammoth | Paid | Under $50 a grade per the maker; full K-8 Light Blue digital bundle $245.50, Blue Series grade bundles $49-$72, lesson plans $9.95 a grade (USD, Oct 2026). Free sample books and worksheets. |
| Math Playground | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads (Oct 2026). Ad-free access is $10 a month or $60 a year; Math Playground PLUS is $60 a year. |
| Math Worksheets 4 Kids | Free, with paid extras | Free samples; individual membership $24.95 a year with no auto-renew; school licenses also sold (Oct 2026). |
| Math-Drills | Free | Free; supported by ads (Oct 2026). |
| MATHia | Through schools | School pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| Mathletics | Paid | 14-day free trial; home price is shown only in the sign-up checkout (pay monthly or yearly, with discounts for more children); schools get a quote (Oct 2026). |
| Mathnasium | Paid | Tuition is set by each local center and not published on mathnasium.com (Oct 2026); the first assessment is offered free. |
| Mathspace | Free, with paid extras | Free learner accounts for families; school and district plans are paid, with prices not shown on the pages loaded (Oct 2026). |
| Mathway | Free, with paid extras | Free answers; full steps need a subscription. In the iPhone app, Steps costs $9.99 a month or $39.99 a year, with some listed tiers up to $19.99 a month or $79.99 a year (USD, Oct 2026). Subscriptions renew automatically. |
| Matific | Free, with paid extras | Free trial for families, then App Store prices of $9.99-$19.99 a month or $78.99 a year; school and district pricing by quote (USD, Oct 2026). |
| NRICH | Free | Free (Oct 2026); paid webinars and professional development are offered for teachers. |
| Numberblocks apps | Paid | Numberblocks World: $7.99 a month or $29.99 a year on the US App Store (Oct 2026); Meet the Numberblocks free; Hide and Seek $2.99. |
| Open Middle | Free | Free (Oct 2026); a paid book, stickers and a paid online workshop for teachers are linked from the site. |
| Photomath | Free, with paid extras | Free basic; Photomath Plus $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year (Oct 2026), billed through the app stores |
| Polypad (and Mathigon courses) | Free | Free, with no login needed (Oct 2026); Mathigon courses are also free. |
| Prodigy Math | Free, with paid extras | Math and English questions are free. Memberships (USD, Oct 2026): Core $9.95 a month or $58.95 a year, Plus $14.95 a month or $88.95 a year, Ultra $19.95 a month or $118.95 a year; they renew automatically. Free for teachers. |
| QANDA | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; App Store in-app purchases include an ad-free plan at $1.29, Premium from $3.99 to $16.49 and coins at $0.99 (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Rori | Free | Free; needs WhatsApp and mobile data (Oct 2026). |
| Singapore Math (Dimensions Math, Primary Mathematics) | Paid | Workbooks about $14.50 each; Dimensions Math Video Lessons $85 per grade (grades 1-6), and the videos need the textbooks, workbooks and guide; free placement tests and printouts (USD, Oct 2026). School pricing on a separate page. |
| Smartick | Paid | 1-month subscription $35.99 on the US App Store; website prices load only in the live pricing page; 7-day free trial; renews automatically (Oct 2026). |
| SolveMe Puzzles | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Sparx Maths | Through schools | School subscription, pricing not public; schools can trial it first. |
| SplashLearn | Free, with paid extras | Free to start with limited content; the App Store lists memberships from $7.99 to $11.99 a month or $69.99 to $89.99 a year (USD, Oct 2026). Free for teachers. Live classes cost extra. |
| ST Math | Through schools | Schools buy annual licenses by quote; a homeschool subscription exists but its price was not shown on the public pages we loaded (Oct 2026). |
| Sumdog | Paid | Sumdog Family is $8.99 a month in the US after a free trial that needs payment details (Oct 2026). UK school prices start at £210 a year for a class of 35 for math. |
| Symbolab | Free, with paid extras | Free basic steps with ads. iPhone subscriptions: $2.49 a week, $7.99 to $9.99 a month, or $34.99 to $39.99 a year, including an ad-free option (USD, Oct 2026). |
| The Math Learning Center (free math apps) | Free, with paid extras | The math apps and many resources are free; the Bridges curriculum is sold to schools through the MLC store, with preview accounts on request (Oct 2026). |
| Think Academy | Paid | Tuition varies by course and is not listed on the website; free evaluation and trial class; the maker says refunds are available any time (Oct 2026). |
| Todo Math | Free, with paid extras | Free to try with some content; US App Store in-app subscriptions $49.99-$99.99 a year or $89.99-$119.99 for two years (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Which One Doesn't Belong? | Free | Free online sets (Oct 2026); a related picture book and teacher guide are sold separately. |
| Wolfram|Alpha | Free, with paid extras | Free basic; Pro for Students $5 a month billed $60 a year ($9.99 monthly), Pro Premium for Students $8.25 a month billed $99 a year ($12 monthly) (Oct 2026) |
| WorksheetWorks | Free, with paid extras | Most worksheets free for educational use; premium membership $14.95 a year, cancel within 30 days for a full refund (Oct 2026) |
| Zearn Math | Through schools | Free for a single teacher classroom of up to 35 students (Oct 2026). School accounts are $3,500 per school per year, as listed by Evidence for ESSA. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Babbel | Paid | 12 months for $107.40 (about $8.95 a month, against a $17.95 monthly reference price) or a one-time $299.99 lifetime plan (US, Oct 2026); live classes cost extra. |
| Buddy.ai | Free, with paid extras | Free trial, then $12.49 a month, $29.99 for 6 months or $49.99 a year when bought on the website; App Store prices are higher, $14.99 to $19.99 a month (US, Oct 2026). |
| Busuu | Free, with paid extras | Free account; the App Store lists Premium plans from $6.99 to $23.49 a month and $70 to $139.99 a year (Oct 2026). |
| Cambly Kids | Free, with paid extras | Free games, quizzes and workbooks after sign-up; live-lesson subscription prices are shown only after a parent signs up (Oct 2026). |
| Duolingo | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; Super Duolingo on the US App Store is listed at $9.99 or $12.99 a month and $83.99 to $119.99 a year (Oct 2026). Free trial converts to paid. |
| Google Translate Practice | Free | Free beta in the Translate app (Oct 2026); Google has not posted a price. |
| Gus on the Go | Paid | About $3.99 per language app on the US App Store (Oct 2026); the Stories apps are free. |
| iFLYTEK Smart Dictionary Pen | Paid | $199.99 USD from iFLYTEK's US store (Oct 2026), with optional paid accident protection. |
| Mango Languages | Paid | Individual $13.99 a month or $10 a month billed yearly; Family (up to 5 profiles) $19.99 a month or $12.50 a month billed yearly (Oct 2026). Free through many public libraries; school pricing not public. |
| Memrise | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with limits and ads; App Store prices in Oct 2026 include $24.99 a month or 3 months, $61.99 a year, and $329.99 lifetime, with frequent discounts. |
| NovaPals by Novakid | Free | Free to download with no subscription and no ads, per the maker (Oct 2026). |
| Pocketalk | Paid | $299.95 (S) or $349.95 (Plus) per device with a 5-year data plan included and no subscription fees (Oct 2026); app and school deployments priced on request. |
| Praktika | Paid | Praktika Premium $119.99 a year on the US App Store (Oct 2026); auto-renewing, no refunds for the current period |
| Preply | Paid | Kids' English tutors from about $3 an hour, average $14 an hour according to Preply; tutors shown on the kids' page charge $15-$46 per lesson; billed as a subscription (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Speak | Paid | 7-day free trial. On iPhone, Premium is $17.99 a month or $83.99 a year and Premium Plus is $39.99 a month or $164.99 a year (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Timekettle translator earbuds | Paid | LiveTalk $109, W4 $279.20, W4 Plus $379, W4 Pro $359.20 (sale prices); paid care plans and some translation time or offline packs bought in the app (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Todo English | Paid | US App Store: Monthly Plan $24.99 after a 7-day free trial (Oct 2026). |
| VIPKid | Paid | Prices vary by course package and appear only on the order; not public. Free trial lesson offered (Oct 2026). |
| Youdao Dictionary | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; VIP (no ads, offline dictionaries) $3.99 a month auto-renewing or $24.99 a year, Super VIP from $5.49 a month on the US App Store. Dictionary Pens $89.99 (A7S) to $199.99 (X7 Pro) on the NetEase Store (USD, Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| ABCmouse | Paid | 30-day free trial, then $14.99 a month or $79.99 a year, renewing until canceled (Oct 2026); optional assessments add-on in the app ($3.99 a month). |
| Duck Duck Moose apps | Free | Free (Oct 2026); Khan Academy, a nonprofit, accepts donations. |
| Endless Alphabet (Originator) | Paid | $8.99 one-time on the App Store; Endless Learning Academy bundle $7.99 a month, $24.99 a year or $89.99 lifetime (Oct 2026). |
| GoNoodle | Free | Free (Oct 2026); funded partly by sponsors and underwriters. |
| Ignite by Hatch | Through schools | App is free to download; schools and programs pay for licenses, pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| Kanopy (Kanopy Kids) | Free | Free with a participating library or university card (Oct 2026). Adult titles use monthly credits set by each library; Kanopy Kids is unlimited. |
| Khan Academy Kids | Free | Free, with no subscription (Oct 2026). |
| Kiddopia | Paid | 7-day free trial, then $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year (Oct 2026, website prices); a limited free tier exists in the app. |
| Kinedu | Free, with paid extras | 7-day free trial, then paid; App Store in-app prices include $8.99-$12.99 a month and $39.99-$79.99 a year for Premium, and $19.99 a month for 'learn' (USD, Oct 2026). |
| LeapFrog Academy | Paid | 1-month free trial, then $7.99 a month or $39.99 a year; renews automatically (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Lingokids | Free, with paid extras | Free Basic tier; Plus on the US App Store is listed at $14.99 a month or $71.99 to $89.99 a year (Oct 2026). Renews automatically. |
| Lovevery Play Kits | Paid | $88 per kit every 2 months (0-12 months) or $132 per kit every 3 months (ages 1-4) (Oct 2026); separate app subscription through app stores |
| Montessori Preschool (Edoki) | Paid | Free download with a trial, then $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year on the US App Store (Oct 2026); other annual offers listed from $29.99. |
| Mr Printables | Free | Free downloads for personal use (Oct 2026). |
| Osmo | Paid | Starter kits about $63-$100 (Oct 2026), for example Little Genius $89.99 and Genius $99.99 list price; most apps are free downloads, a few need codes from kits. |
| PBS KIDS Summer of Adventure | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Peekaboo Barn | Paid | $3.99 one-time on the US App Store (Oct 2026); also in a Peekaboo Party Pack bundle. |
| Pok Pok | Paid | 7-day free trial, then a subscription. US App Store lists monthly plans from $6.99 to $12.99, annual plans from $45.99 to $79.99 and a $89.99 lifetime option (Oct 2026). |
| Sago Mini | Paid | Free trial; Sago Mini World from $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year; Piknik bundle $14.99 a month (Oct 2026, App Store and playpiknik.com). |
| StoryToys | Free, with paid extras | Free to download with in-app purchases. Example: LEGO Bluey lists subscriptions at $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year plus $4.99 packs; LEGO DUPLO Peppa Pig sells an unlock-everything option and $2.99-$4.99 packs on the US App Store (Oct 2026). Apple Arcade versions come with that subscription. |
| Thinkrolls (Avokiddo) | Paid | Free trial, then $9.99 a month or $69.99 a year on the US App Store (Oct 2026). Terms say the subscription is iOS only. School version sold via Apple School Manager. |
| Tix&Mix | Paid | Boards €59 to €68 (list €91 to €105) and magnet sets €33 to €59 on the home page during its Black Friday sale, in euros (Nov 2026); the US store shows dollars at checkout. Free shipping over €100. |
| Vroom | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Woo! Jr. Kids Activities | Free | Free printables and activities; paid activity e-books in a separate store (Nov 2026). |
| Worksheetfun | Free | Free printables (Oct 2026) |
| Zebra AI Learning (Banma AI Xue) | Paid | Free app download; courses are sold in the app and prices are not listed on the website (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| ABCya | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; Family plan $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, up to 5 devices; Classroom plan $299 a year on the App Store (Oct 2026). |
| Adventure Academy | Paid | The App Store lists $9.99 or $12.99 a month and $59.99 or $79.99 a year, often with a free trial (Oct 2026). |
| ChessKid | Free, with paid extras | Free basic play; Gold $14 a month, $29 for 3 months or $59 a year (Oct 2026). |
| Conceptis Puzzles | Free, with paid extras | Free starter puzzles and free apps; website credits cost $4 for 200 up to $80 for 7,500 (USD), and app puzzle packs are about $2.99-$4.99 each (Oct 2026). |
| Contexto | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; a paid Daydash Pass removes ads across Daydash games for 3, 6 or 12 months, sold through Paddle (price shown at checkout, not on a public page, Oct 2026). 14-day refund. |
| Coolmath Games | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; optional auto-renewing Premium subscription for ad-free play (price not shown on the public pages we loaded, Oct 2026). |
| Flagle | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; a paid option removes ads (price not shown without sign-in, Oct 2026). |
| Freerice | Free | Free (Oct 2026). The phone apps were withdrawn; it now runs in a web browser. |
| Funbrain | Free | Free, ad-supported (Oct 2026). No paid plan found. |
| Games and Learning | Free, with paid extras | Locket offers a free sign-up; the pages we read list no prices for individual products (Nov 2026). |
| Globle | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| Google Doodle games | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Highlights Kids | Free | Website free (Oct 2026); magazine subscriptions are sold separately. |
| Hooda Math | Free | Free, with no subscriptions (Oct 2026). |
| iCivics | Free | Free for students, teachers and families (Oct 2026); funded by donations. |
| KidzType | Free | Free, ad-supported (Oct 2026). |
| Krazydad | Free | Free; the author asks for optional donations (a suggested $10 via PayPal) and sells puzzle books (Oct 2026). |
| LearningGame.org | Free | Free to read and play; the site earns affiliate commissions from product links (Nov 2026). |
| Legends of Learning | Free, with paid extras | Basic teacher accounts free. Premium Classroom $790 a year per teacher; school plan $4,450 a year (400-1,000 students); districts by quote. Family Adventure Pass $9.99 a month, $42.99 for 6 months or $59.99 a year (Oct 2026). |
| LEGO.com for kids | Free | Free to play (Oct 2026). |
| Lichess | Free | Free; funded by donations (Oct 2026). |
| Minecraft Education | Through schools | $5.04 per user per year for qualified schools; $36 per user per year for camps, clubs and other organizations; free trial available (Oct 2026). |
| Mini Metro | Paid | $3.99 on the US App Store and $9.99 on Steam (Oct 2026); also Mini Metro+ on Apple Arcade, Google Play and Nintendo Switch. |
| Mission US | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Monument Valley | Paid | Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2: $3.99 each on the US App Store, plus a $1.99 Forgotten Shores chapter for the first game; Monument Valley 3: free to download with a $5.99 full-game unlock (Oct 2026). Versions are also on Apple Arcade and, for MV3, Steam and consoles. |
| Mr. Nussbaum | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads. Premium $49 a year, or a one-time $89 'forever' plan (access guaranteed at least two years) (Oct 2026). Fees are non-refundable. |
| NASA Space Place | Free | Free (Oct 2026); a U.S. government site. |
| National Geographic Kids games | Free | Games are free (Oct 2026); the print magazine is a paid subscription. |
| Nex Playground | Paid | $299 for the console (Oct 2026); Play Pass $89 for 12 months or $49 for 3 months, covering up to 2 consoles. Five starter games free without Play Pass. |
| Nitro Type | Free, with paid extras | Free to play with ads; optional Gold membership and in-game cash purchases (prices not shown on public pages, Oct 2026); 15-day refund window. |
| PBS KIDS Games (app and site) | Free | Free (Oct 2026). No subscription or in-app purchases listed on the App Store. |
| Poki | Free | Free (Oct 2026), paid for by ads on the main site. |
| PrimaryGames | Free | Free (Oct 2026), supported by ads. |
| Quordle | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| RoomRecess | Free | Free (Oct 2026), supported by ads. |
| Sesame Street (games and apps) | Free | Official Sesame Street app and website games are free (Oct 2026). The separate StoryToys 'Sesame Street Games Club' app sells unlocks ($6.99 monthly or $39.99 'unlock everything' on the App Store). |
| Seterra (GeoGuessr) | Free, with paid extras | Quizzes free with ads; GeoGuessr Pro from $3.99 a month billed yearly ($47.88) or $6.99 monthly; a higher tier is $5.99 a month billed yearly ($71.88) (Oct 2026). |
| Sheppard Software | Free | Free; supported by ads (Oct 2026). |
| Squaredle | Free, with paid extras | Free daily puzzle with ads; Squaredle Squared is a monthly or yearly subscription whose price is shown at sign-up, not on the pages I loaded; a Ko-fi supporter tier starts at $6 a month (Oct 2026). |
| Sudoku.com | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; a one-time 'No Ads' purchase is $14.99 on the App Store (Oct 2026). |
| The Typing Cat | Free, with paid extras | Free (shows ads); Pro $5.99 a month or $44.99 a year or $134.97 once; Family $11.99 a month (you plus four children); School $3.99 per student a year, 20 student minimum (Nov 2026). |
| TimeGuessr | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; ad-free is $3.99 a month or $24.99 a year on the App Store (Oct 2026). |
| TinyTap | Free, with paid extras | Free to download with in-app purchases; App Store lists family plans from $7.99 a month and $49.99 to $59.99 a year; website price not shown (Nov 2026). Plans renew automatically. |
| Toporopa | Free | Free with Google ads (Oct 2026). |
| Toy Theater | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; ad-free membership $12 a month (Oct 2026) |
| Turtle Diary | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; Family plan $69.99 a year or $7.99 a month (5 kids); Teacher plan $199.99 a year (Oct 2026). No refunds for partial periods. |
| Typing.com | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; PLUS edition is ad-free with a 30-day free trial; price not listed on public pages (Oct 2026). |
| TypingClub | Free, with paid extras | Free for individuals and schools; optional paid ad-free school edition and individual premium plan; prices not public on pages we could load (Oct 2026). |
| TypingGames.Zone | Free | Free; paid for by advertising (Oct 2026) |
| TypingGamesKids | Free, with paid extras | All games free; School and District License price not published on pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| Waffle | Free, with paid extras | Daily, Deluxe and Number Waffles free; Waffle Royale and some extras unlock with a one-off donation via Ko-fi (Oct 2026) |
| Words With Friends | Free, with paid extras | Free to play; coins, boosts and other items sold in the app store (Oct 2026) |
| Worldle | Free, with paid extras | Daily game free with ads; a paid Passport or Premium membership removes ads and opens the archive (price shown only after sign-in, Oct 2026). Teuteuf Edu classroom versions are free for verified teachers. |
| ZType | Free | Free on the web with ads; free iOS app with a $0.99 purchase to remove ads (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 3Doodler Start+ | Paid | Essentials set $59.99; filament refills from $14.99 for 75 strands (3Doodler store, Oct 2026) |
| Adobe Express for Education | Free | Free K-12 license with Premium features (Oct 2026); paid Creative Cloud for Education licenses also include it |
| Animated Drawings | Free | Free (Oct 2026) |
| Art for Kids Hub | Free, with paid extras | Free on YouTube and the website with ads; membership $5.99 a month or $64.99 a year after a 7-day free trial (USD, Oct 2026). |
| AutoDraw | Free | Free, nothing to download (Oct 2026) |
| Bambu Lab A1 mini | Paid | $219 for the printer (Bambu Lab US store, Oct 2026); AMS lite combo and filament extra |
| Bedtimestory.ai | Paid | $4.99, $9.99 or $19.99 a month (Oct 2026), all with unlimited stories; extra credit packs on top; payments are nonrefundable per the terms |
| Boogie Board Scribble Pals | Paid | $12.99 (Buffalo Games store, Oct 2026) |
| Book Creator | Free, with paid extras | Free for one teacher library of 40 books; paid plan about $14 a month or $150 a year per teacher (US, Oct 2026); school and district licenses by quote |
| Brickit | Free, with paid extras | Free; Brickit Pro $6.99 a month or yearly plans listed from $34.99 to $79.99; Brickit for Classes iPad app $79.99 one-time (App Store, Oct 2026) |
| Camp Snap | Paid | Camp Snap 2 $69.99 (Camp Snap store, Oct 2026) |
| Canva for Education (Magic Studio) | Free | Free for K-12 teachers, their students and qualifying schools and districts (Oct 2026) |
| Childbook.ai | Paid | Hobby $19, Premium $29, Business $99 a month, two months off yearly (Oct 2026); printing and shipping extra |
| Crayola free coloring pages | Free | Free to download and print (Oct 2026). |
| Cricut Joy 2 | Free, with paid extras | Joy 2 $99 (seen at $89.10 on sale); Cricut Access $9.99 a month or $95.88 a year, or $14.99 a month or $119.88 a year with 20 or 200 monthly credits (Oct 2026) |
| CrunchLabs | Paid | Build Box and Creative Kit $27.45-$32.95 a box (from $329.40 a year prepaid); Hack Pack $66.65-$79.95 a box, six boxes a year ($399.95 prepaid) as of Oct 2026. |
| DIY.org (ChatDino, game builder) | Paid | 7-day free trial, then $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year (Oct 2026); ChatDino alone also offers $4.99 a week |
| Doodara | Free, with paid extras | Free plan: unlimited books on the basic model, watercolor style only, ads shown, personal use only. Pro $9.99 a month ($7.99 a month billed yearly) adds all 16 art styles, narration, PDF and EPUB export and 10 advanced books a month; Premium $24.99 a month (Nov 2026). The site also runs a 24-hour half-price offer for new yearly members |
| Gemini Storybook | Free, with paid extras | Free with a Google Account; paid Google AI plans ($4.99, $19.99 a month and up, Oct 2026) raise usage limits |
| Google Arts & Culture | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Huion Inspiroy pen tablets | Paid | Prices are not shown on huion.com product pages, and the Huion web store blocked our check; sold through Huion's store and retailers (Oct 2026). |
| ibisPaint X | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads. Ad removal $15.99 one time; Premium Membership $4.49 a month or $27.99 a year; AI "Smart Credit" packs from $2.99 (US App Store, Oct 2026). |
| Instructables | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Kidgeni | Free, with paid extras | Free with 500 Sparks a month; paid $99.99 or $199.99 a year (about $8.33 or $16.67 a month), Schools $990 a year (Oct 2026); extra Spark packs sold |
| KiwiCo | Paid | Subscriptions start at about $24 a month for most lines; Panda Crate $42 every two months (Oct 2026). Free US shipping; cheaper per crate on longer plans. |
| Krita | Free | Free download (Oct 2026). Optional paid copies on Steam, Epic, Microsoft Store and Mac App Store fund development and auto-update; prices not shown on the site. |
| Meshy | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with 100 credits a month (models released under a CC BY 4.0 license); Pro $20 a month or $240 a year, Premium $40 a month, Ultra $100 a month, Studio $70 a month for a shared team credit pool (USD, Oct 2026). Approved students get Pro for $5.99 a month for 13 months. |
| myFirst Camera (incl. Insta magiCam) | Paid | Camera 10 $39.99; Camera 3 $59.99; Insta 20 $69.99; Insta magiCam $84.99 (listed, product page says coming soon); Camera 50 $89.99 (myFirst US store, Oct 2026) |
| Once Upon a Bot | Free, with paid extras | Free to try; $9.99 a month or $6.67 a month billed yearly for unlimited stories, read-aloud and extra genres; a commercial license is $19-29 a month (Oct 2026). |
| Oscar Stories | Free, with paid extras | First stories free; US App Store lists Premium at $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year, plus coin packs from $9.99 (Oct 2026) |
| Pixlr | Free, with paid extras | Free tier with ads. Plus $1.99-$2.49 a month; Premium $7.99-$9.99 a month; Ultra from $19.99 a month (USD, Oct 2026). Free ad-free education upgrade for approved schools. |
| Procreate | Paid | $12.99 one time on the US App Store (Oct 2026), iPad only. Schools get half off through Apple School Manager. |
| Sketchbook | Free, with paid extras | Free on phones and tablets; Premium Bundle $2.99 one time on the US App Store (Oct 2026). Sketchbook Pro for Mac and Windows is sold through the app stores; price not on the maker's site. |
| Stickerbox | Paid | $129.99 with 8 pencils and 4 paper rolls (about 265 stickers); duo set $239.99; paper refills $5.99 for 3 rolls (USD, Oct 2026). Ships in the US only. |
| Story Spark | Free, with paid extras | Free plan for writing and editing; Dreamer 9.99 and Creator 39.99 a month (about 25% less yearly); printed storybooks from $29.99 (Oct 2026) |
| StoryJumper | Free, with paid extras | Free to make and share online; printed hardcover $27.99, paperback $14.99, video book $7.99, PDF $2.99 for up to 16 pages (Oct 2026) |
| The Curious Theatre | Free | Free, with nothing to pay (Nov 2026). The maker sells printed keepsakes made from drawings and photos; that shop sits behind a press-and-hold button for grown-ups. |
| Tinkercad | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| TinkerLab | Free, with paid extras | Blog posts and guides are free; the Kids Art Studio price is not public (waitlist, Oct 2026); an adult art mail club is $12 a month. |
| Toybox 3D Printer | Paid | Alpha Four starter bundle $299 on sale (regular $435) on 24 Oct 2026; Toybox Pro (AI tools) from $18 a month; extended warranty $19.99-$79.99; refill filament sold separately |
| Wacom One pen display | Paid | Price not confirmed: Wacom's US store page blocked our fetch (Oct 2026); bundled software is time-limited trials (Clip Studio Paint Pro up to 6 months, Concepts 3 months, Foxit 12 months) |
| XPPen Deco Fun | Paid | Deco Fun XS $23.99 on sale ($29.99 list) (XPPen US store, Oct 2026); larger sizes cost more |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Grammarly | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with 100 AI prompts a month; Pro is $12 a month on the web pricing page with 2,000 prompts (USD, Oct 2026). iPhone in-app plans cost more: $29.99 a month or $139.99 a year. Schools and businesses get quotes. |
| Imagine Forest | Free | Free; the FAQ says all features are free and there is no option to pay to remove ads (Oct 2026). |
| Night Zookeeper | Paid | US $14.99 a month, $36.99 for 3 months, or $119.90 a year (about $9.99 a month), after a 7-day free trial; discounts for up to 3 children (Oct 2026). |
| NoRedInk | Free, with paid extras | Free version for teachers and students; Premium for schools and districts by quote (not public, Oct 2026). |
| Quill.org | Free, with paid extras | All activities free forever; Premium reports cost $115 a year per teacher, with school and district licenses by quote and free Premium for schools with financial need (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Storybird | Free, with paid extras | Seven-day free trial; an annual membership is $29.99 a year, with monthly, family (up to six members) and school plans also offered (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| AI Literacy Lessons for Grades K-12 | Free | Free; optional free educator account (Oct 2026) |
| AI Unplugged | Free | Free downloads (Oct 2026) |
| Be Internet Awesome: Interland | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Day of AI | Free | Free for educators, schools and districts (Oct 2026); materials under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. |
| DeepLearning.AI | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with all course videos; Pro $30 a month billed monthly or $300 a year (listed at $50 a month before discount) adds labs, certificates and projects (Oct 2026). |
| Elements of AI | Free | Courses free (Oct 2026). The terms mention paid services, and the FAQ covers payment for the Building AI certificate. |
| Experience AI | Free | Free (Oct 2026), including a free three-week teacher course. |
| fast.ai Practical Deep Learning | Free | Free course and book; uses free tiers of Kaggle or Paperspace (Oct 2026). |
| Google AI Essentials | Paid | $49 USD a month on Coursera in the US and Canada after a 7-day free trial; may cost less in other countries (Oct 2026). |
| Google Machine Learning Crash Course | Free | Free; Colab exercises are free of charge (Oct 2026). |
| Machine Learning for Kids | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Teachers with 'unmanaged' class accounts must supply their own IBM Cloud API keys. |
| micro:bit CreateAI | Free | Software free (Oct 2026). Needs a BBC micro:bit V2 board, sold separately (price not listed on the CreateAI pages); a second micro:bit is needed if the computer lacks Bluetooth. |
| NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit | Paid | $249 list price since its December 2024 launch (down from $499); sold through NVIDIA's retail partners, whose prices vary (USD). |
| Quick, Draw! | Free | Free (Oct 2026) |
| RAISE Playground | Free | Free (Oct 2026); materials licensed CC BY-NC. |
| RumorGuard | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Say What You See | Free | Free (Oct 2026) |
| Teachable Machine | Free | Free (Oct 2026). No paid tier. |
| TMPose2Scratch and TM2Scratch | Free | Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license; the READMEs say commercial use is allowed (Oct 2026). |
| Which Face Is Real? | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Billion Humans | Paid | $14.99 on Steam; $4.99 on the App Store and Google Play, or included with Google Play Pass (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Arduino Education | Paid | Arduino Starter Kit $110; Alvik robot $140 from the US store (Oct 2026). Classroom bundles and cloud plans priced separately. |
| Arduino UNO Q | Paid | US store: $59 for 2 GB, $79 for 4 GB; EU store €59.90 and €82.90 (Oct 2026). Cables, power and webcam extra. |
| BBC micro:bit | Paid | Sold through resellers, not by the foundation; micro:bit Go pack $21.99 at a US reseller (Oct 2026); editors and CreateAI are free |
| Blockly Games | Free | Free and open source (Apache 2.0) as of Oct 2026. |
| Code & Go Robot Mouse Activity Set | Paid | $70.35 on Amazon on 24 Oct 2026 for the rechargeable set (model LER2872); one other retailer lists $99.99. USD. |
| Code Club | Free | Free to join and to run (Oct 2026). |
| CodeAI (formerly Code.org), incl. Hour of AI | Free | Free (Oct 2026); funded by donations. |
| Codecademy | Free, with paid extras | Basic free; Plus $14.99 a month billed yearly or $29.99 monthly; Pro $19.99 a month billed yearly or $39.99 monthly (Oct 2026). |
| CodeCombat | Free, with paid extras | Free levels and free teacher/student accounts; Premium home access $14.99 a month or $149 a year (Oct 2026). Live online classes cost extra. |
| CodeHS | Free, with paid extras | Free tier (CodeHS Free); CodeHS Pro for schools and districts by quote; homeschool courses sold to families, often with ESA funds (Oct 2026). |
| CodeMonkey | Paid | Home plans (Oct 2026): 1 child US$7/month billed yearly or US$10/month billed quarterly; family of 3 children US$12/month yearly or US$18/month quarterly; homeschool from US$20/month for 5 students. Free trial. |
| codeSpark (Begin Learning) | Paid | 7-day free trial, then monthly or annual subscription; the US App Store lists codeSpark Academy enrollments from $7.99 to $99.99 (Oct 2026). The maker's page shows no price before the trial. |
| Coolest Projects | Free | Free to enter online and at in-person events (Oct 2026). The 2026 online showcase is closed; entries reopen in January 2027. |
| CS Unplugged | Free | Free and open source under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Oct 2026). |
| Exercism | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Insiders (donate $10 a month or more, or earn it through contributions) removes ads and adds AI feedback and other perks. |
| freeCodeCamp | Free | Free (Oct 2026); funded by donors. |
| futurecoder | Free | Free and open source under the MIT license (Oct 2026); donations via Open Collective. |
| Girls Who Code | Free | Free (Oct 2026); donor funded. |
| GitHub Copilot (Copilot Student) | Free | Free for verified students, with an allowance of AI credits. Otherwise Copilot Free is $0 with limits, Pro $10, Pro+ $39 and Max $100 a month (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Hack Club | Free | Free (Oct 2026); funded by donations. |
| Hopscotch | Free, with paid extras | Free account (Oct 2026). Play Pass $1.99 a month or $19.99 a year; Unlimited $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year; Lifetime Family Pass $98.40 once for up to 5 profiles. 7-day trial. |
| HUSKYLENS 2 | Paid | $89.90 (Oct 2026), limit 3 per customer |
| iD Tech | Paid | Week-long day camps about $979-$1,499; teen academies $4,599-$5,299; a $49 trial private lesson (USD, Oct 2026). Deposits and online program fees are non-refundable. |
| Kodable | Free, with paid extras | Families: $24.99 a month, $119.99 a year, or $199.99 lifetime after a 7-day free trial (Oct 2026). Schools: free Kickstart plan; Premium $1,750, Premium+ $2,500, All Access $3,500 per site per year. |
| Lightbot | Free, with paid extras | Lightbot: Code Hour free; Lightbot: Programming Puzzles $2.99 on the US App Store (Oct 2026), with no in-app purchases. |
| Makeblock CyberPi | Paid | CyberPi Go Kit $54.99; Project-based Coding Kit $154.99 (Makeblock US store, Oct 2026) |
| Microsoft MakeCode (micro:bit, Minecraft and more) | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Hardware such as a micro:bit is bought separately; MakeCode for Minecraft needs a Minecraft Education license. |
| Microsoft MakeCode Arcade | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Optional handheld game boards from third-party makers are sold separately. |
| MIT App Inventor | Free | Free (Oct 2026); funded by grants and donations. |
| PictoBlox | Free | Software free for individuals and non-commercial use (Oct 2026). Robot kits sold separately (e.g. Quarky kits listed from about $159). Premium in-app courses listed as coming soon. |
| Raspberry Pi AI Camera / AI Kit | Paid | AI Camera $70; AI HAT+ 2 $200; AI Kit no longer in production (Oct 2026); a Raspberry Pi board is extra |
| Raspberry Pi Projects and Experience CS | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Physical computing projects need hardware such as a Raspberry Pi, bought separately. |
| Replit | Free, with paid extras | Limited free use; Core $20 a month ($18 billed yearly) and Pro $100 a month ($90 billed yearly), plus pay-as-you-go effort-based charges for heavier AI use (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Roblox Studio and Roblox Education | Free | Studio and lesson plans are free (Oct 2026). Robux, subscriptions and in-game items cost real money on the main platform. |
| Scratch | Free | Free (Oct 2026); nonprofit. |
| ScratchJr | Free | Free (Oct 2026); donations requested. |
| Snap! | Free | Free and open source (Oct 2026); donations accepted. |
| Swift Playground | Free | Free (Oct 2026). iPad version requires iPadOS 18 or later. |
| The Odin Project | Free | Free (Oct 2026); donations via Open Collective. |
| Turing Tumble | Paid | $76.95 (Oct 2026); bundles with expansion sets cost more. |
| Tynker | Free, with paid extras | Family plans for up to 3 children (Oct 2026): $54 per quarter, $180 per year, or $468 lifetime, shown as 40% off list prices. Some free starter content. |
| Wokwi | Free, with paid extras | Free community plan with public projects (Oct 2026). Hobby €5.60 a month, Hobby+ €8.10 a month, Pro €20 per seat a month (annual billing). Classroom €30 per student per semester, minimum 5 students. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| A-Z Animals | Free | Free to read; funded by advertising and affiliate commissions (Nov 2026). |
| Algodoo | Free, with paid extras | Free download for Windows and Mac; iPad app $7.99 on the App Store (Oct 2026). Donations welcome. |
| Birdbuddy (AI bird feeder) | Free, with paid extras | Nook $99; Home $219; Family Premium $98.99 a year after one free month (photos, video and livestream free; automatic species ID needs Premium) (Oct 2026) |
| BirdNET | Free | Free (Oct 2026); funded by research grants and donations. |
| Britannica Kids | Paid | $8.99 a month or $74.95 a year after a 7-day trial; family bundle with Britannica Premium $99 a year (Oct 2026). Schools license it separately. |
| Crash Course (and Crash Course Kids) | Free | Free on YouTube (Oct 2026); optional Patreon support and a merch store. |
| Ducksters | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| DWARF Mini Smart Telescope | Paid | $419 USD on the maker's US store (Oct 2026); tripod and accessories extra |
| eBird | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Exploratorium Science Snacks | Free | Free (Oct 2026); materials cost a few dollars per activity. |
| FarmFood 360 | Free | Free (Oct 2026); videos play through YouTube. |
| Foldit | Free | Free and not-for-profit (Oct 2026). |
| Generation Genius | Paid | Science only $250 a year; science plus math $325 a year for a teacher or family; school plan $2,395 a year (Oct 2026). Free trial available. |
| Gizmos | Free, with paid extras | Rotating free Gizmos (31 in Oct 2026) with no time limit; 30-day free trial of the full library; school pricing by quote. |
| Google Earth | Free, with paid extras | Free to use; Standard, Professional and Professional Advanced plans for business are billed per user per month (prices not shown on the page we loaded, Oct 2026). |
| iNaturalist | Free | Free, no subscriptions (Oct 2026). Parents pay a US$1 refundable donation to set up a child account. |
| KidsGardening | Free, with paid extras | Free lessons and activities; downloads and courses about $5-$15 each; Content Club $5 a month for a $7 monthly store credit (Oct 2026). |
| Labster | Through schools | Custom pricing by quote for schools and colleges, or per course through campus bookstores (Oct 2026). |
| Learn.Genetics | Free | Free (Oct 2026); optional free teacher accounts on Teach.Genetics. |
| Merlin Bird ID | Free | Free, with no in-app purchases listed on the App Store (Oct 2026). Run by a nonprofit funded by members and donors. |
| Mission: Mars | Free | Free to play; needs a free Roblox account (Oct 2026). No game passes listed for the experience. |
| Mystery Science | Through schools | School list prices about $2,199 a year for Science, or $2,999 for Science plus Writing; homeschool $199 for Science through June 30, 2027 (Oct 2026). Free trials and teacher scholarships offered. |
| NASA Learning Resources | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| NASA's Eyes | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Nature Lab | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| oPhysics | Free | Free; donations welcome (Oct 2026). |
| PhET Interactive Simulations | Free | Free on the web (Oct 2026). School app licenses are $0.99 per device for iPads (one time) or per year for Chromebooks and Android tablets; a paid PhET Studio license lets teachers save custom presets. |
| PictureThis | Free, with paid extras | Free download with trial; PictureThis Pro in-app prices on the US App Store range from $3.99 to $39.99, family plan $49.99 (Oct 2026). |
| Pl@ntNet | Free | Free, funded by public research and donations (Oct 2026). |
| San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Science Buddies | Free | Free resources (Oct 2026); science kits sold separately. |
| SciStarter | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Seek by iNaturalist | Free | Free, no subscriptions or paywalls (Oct 2026). The maker warns that paid look-alike apps advertise on searches for its name. |
| Sky Guide | Free, with paid extras | Free download. Plus $4.99 or $39.99, Pro $8.99 or $59.99, Pro Lifetime $249.99 (US App Store, Oct 2026). |
| SkyView | Free, with paid extras | SkyView Lite free with $0.99 add-ons; full SkyView $2.99 on iOS and $4.99 on Android (Oct 2026). |
| Smithsonian Learning Lab | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Star Walk 2 | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads. Upgrade to all content with no ads $8.99; add-on packs $0.99 each; optional auto-renewing subscription with one-week free trial (US App Store, Oct 2026). |
| Stellarium Web | Free | Free in the browser (Oct 2026); the separate Stellarium Mobile apps have paid versions. |
| Steve Spangler Science | Paid | Kits are sold through Really Good Stuff and Amazon; prices vary by retailer (Oct 2026). No store on the brand's own site. |
| TeachEngineering | Free | Free for educators and families; commercial use is not allowed (Oct 2026). |
| TED-Ed | Free | Free (Oct 2026); a shop sells TED-Ed products. |
| Tinybop | Paid | One-time purchase per app, for example The Human Body at $3.99 on the US App Store (Oct 2026), with a $0.99 add-on; bundles are sold too. |
| Universe Sandbox | Paid | $29.99 on Steam (Oct 2026); the maker says the price may rise. Education licenses per seat, classroom or site by quote. |
| Zooniverse | Free | Free (Oct 2026); run by universities and museums. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Be My Eyes | Free | Free for blind and low-vision users (Oct 2026). |
| Bookshare | Free | Free for US students with a qualifying disability (funded by the US Department of Education); non-student adults pay a yearly fee (Oct 2026). |
| C-Pen Reader | Paid | Reader 3 $449 and Reader 2 $399 before tax from Scanning Pens US (Oct 2026); class packs and quantity discounts. |
| Cboard | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with ads; Pro $8 a month or $79 a year adds neural voices, voice recording on tiles, sharing, analytics and no ads (Oct 2026) |
| Learning Ally | Paid | Family membership $135 a year (Oct 2026); free to students whose school or district has a membership. US only. |
| Microsoft Immersive Reader | Free | Free in Edge and as part of Microsoft 365 apps (Oct 2026). |
| NaturalReader | Free, with paid extras | Free tier; on iOS, Premium is $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year and Plus is $20.90 a month or $119 a year; school group plans by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Project Relate | Free | Free beta (Oct 2026); closed to new users. |
| Proloquo2Go | Paid | $249.99 one-time on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch in the U.S. App Store (Oct 2026); separate Mac app; optional Gateway vocabulary add-on $149.99. |
| Read&Write | Free, with paid extras | Individual license $184 a year; K-12 group $18.30 per student a year (150-seat minimum); district $2.75 per seat; free for K-12 teachers; a free version with fewer tools (Oct 2026). |
| ReadAloud | Free, with paid extras | Free plan: 20,000 characters a day, standard voices, ads. Paid: 1 month 10 euros a month, 6 months 7 euros a month, 12 months 4 euros a month, each with a 3 day trial; only the 12 month plan is unlimited (Nov 2026). |
| Seeing AI | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Speechify | Free, with paid extras | Free tier; Premium $29 a month billed monthly, or $139 a year (US, Oct 2026). Free trial (3 days per the terms) turns into a paid plan automatically. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Do2Learn | Free | Free for clinics, schools, caregivers and parents (Nov 2026). |
| EndeavorRx | Paid | $99 for a 30-day prescription, FSA/HSA eligible; needs a doctor's prescription (Oct 2026). |
| Goblin Tools | Free, with paid extras | Website free; iOS app $0.99; optional Pro $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year on iOS (Oct 2026) |
| Tiimo | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with core planning; Tiimo Pro is an in-app subscription with a 7-day trial, listed on the US App Store at $7 to $54 depending on plan (Oct 2026); no refunds after cancelling. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot | Paid | Bee-Bot £67.99 ex VAT; Blue-Bot £87.99 ex VAT (TTS UK, Oct 2026) |
| Bondu | Paid | $199 on sale (list $299.99) in Oct 2026 with one free month of bondu+; bondu+ then from $19.99 a month (more talk time, 50+ languages, insights); base plan includes 30 hours of play a month |
| Botley the Coding Robot | Paid | $85.99 at reseller STEMfinity (Oct 2026); Learning Resources' own site blocked our fetch and Amazon showed no price; a newer Botley 2.0 is also sold |
| Casio Moflin | Paid | $429 (Casio US store, Oct 2026) |
| Cubetto+ | Paid | Cubetto+ Playset $269.99 at MORAVIA Education's US store (Oct 2026); maps and books extra |
| Curio plush (Grem, Grok, Gabbo) | Paid | $119 per plush (list $150), 2 or more for $199 (Oct 2026); free chat and baseline features always included, with optional paid extras |
| Dash | Paid | Dash $189.99 (raised from $179.99); Make Wonder STEM Home $125; Make Wonder free tier for up to 35 students (Oct 2026) |
| Edison robot | Paid | 1 robot $59; 10-pack $419; 30-pack $1,199 (USD, Edison shop, Oct 2026); all programming software free |
| Eilik (with AI Station) | Paid | Eilik $139.99; AI Station add-on $99 (list $149) in Oct 2026; no subscription listed |
| ELECFREAKS micro:bit kits | Paid | From $9.90 (watch kit) to about $89.90 (32-in-1 building kit) on sale in Oct 2026; most kits ship without the micro:bit board, sold separately |
| EMO | Paid | EMO $279; EMO GO HOME (self-charging) $369 (Oct 2026); no subscription listed |
| Enabot EBO home robots | Paid | EBO Air 2 $179; EBO Air 2 Plus $359; EBO Mini $179.99; EBO Max $569.99; EBO X $799 (Enabot store, Oct 2026); optional cloud video storage |
| Finch Robot 2.0 | Paid | $180 with a micro:bit, $160 without (CreXo/BirdBrain store, Oct 2026) |
| FoloToy Kumma | Paid | $99 per kit including a one-month free membership, then $4.90 a month (Oct 2026) |
| KAI: The Artificial Intelligence Robot | Paid | $99.95 (Oct 2026); needs 4 AAA batteries and a tablet or phone |
| KIBO | Paid | KIBO 10 Home Edition $270, KIBO 15 Home Edition $400; school kits $310 (KIBO 10) to $820 (KIBO 21) (Oct 2026) |
| LEGO Education Computer Science & AI | Through schools | Single kits (4 students) $339.95 (K-2), $429.95 (3-5), $529.95 (6-8); 24-student bundles $2,249 to $3,499; Teacher Portal free (Oct 2026) |
| Loona Petbot | Paid | Loona Petbot Premium $429 (list $529) in Oct 2026; no subscription listed on the product page |
| Luka AI Reading Robot | Paid | Device price not listed on the maker's English site (Oct 2026); the older Luka Reading app sells add-on content subscriptions of 98-198 RMB a year. |
| Makeblock Codey Rocky | Paid | $139.99, or $157.99 with a Bluetooth dongle (Makeblock US store, Oct 2026) |
| Makeblock mBot2 (with AI Camera 2.0) | Paid | mBot2 $149.99 list, shown at $94.99 on a limited-time sale; AI Camera 2.0 $129.99; mBot2 AI Learning Kit (robot plus camera) $279.99 (Makeblock US store, Oct 2026) |
| Marty the Robot | Paid | Marty the Robot V2 $449 ex tax; class pack of 5 $2,225 (Robotical store, Oct 2026); app free with no subscriptions |
| MatataStudio Coding Set Pro | Paid | $229.99 (MatataStudio shop, Oct 2026) |
| MatataStudio Nous AI Set | Paid | $199.99 at the MatataStudio shop (Oct 2026) |
| MatataStudio Tale-Bot Pro | Paid | $99.99 (MatataStudio shop, Oct 2026) |
| Miko 3 | Paid | Robot $299 in Oct 2026; Miko Max plan $99 a year list ($89 on sale) or $14.99 a month list (Miko 3 page says "starting at $8.25/month") |
| Miko Mini | Paid | Robot $149 (list $199) in Oct 2026; Miko Max plan $99 a year list ($89 on sale) or $14.99 a month list, needed for full access to many features |
| Moxie | Paid | No longer for sale (Oct 2026); all subscriptions auto-cancelled on June 30, 2026 |
| Ozobot Evo | Paid | Evo Entry Kit $175; Evo classroom kits from $999 (Ozobot store, Oct 2026) |
| Petoi Bittle X | Paid | $319 (kit, lite servos) to $469 (pre-assembled with arm) in Oct 2026 |
| Robo Wunderkind | Paid | Education Kit EUR 299 and Extension Kit EUR 199 at the Moravia Education shop linked from the site (Oct 2026); U.S. prices vary by reseller. |
| ROYBI Robot | Paid | No price or store on the maker's site (Oct 2026); the parent app is free with in-app purchases. |
| Sphero BOLT+ | Paid | Single robot $199; 15-robot Power Pack $3,499 to $3,718 with code mats (Oct 2026) |
| Sphero indi | Paid | Single student kit $150; class packs $1,500 (8 robots) to $3,438 (Oct 2026) |
| Thymio | Paid | Robot sold through local resellers; no price on the maker's site (Oct 2026). Thymio Suite software is free. |
| UBTECH Alpha Mini | Paid | Not listed on the maker's site (Oct 2026); sold through resellers. |
| UBTECH uKit Explore | Through schools | School pricing, not public (contact sales) (Oct 2026). |
| Unitree Go2 | Paid | From $1,600 for the base Air model; Pro, X and EDU models cost more (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Vector 2.0 | Paid | Vector 2.0 $249.99 new (open-box from $189.99); subscription required for voice commands: ChatGPT $11.99 a month or $99.99 a year, Claude $14.99 a month or $139.99 a year (Oct 2026), first 28 days free |
| VEX IQ | Paid | Education Kit $499.99, Competition Kit $729.99, classroom bundles from $2,739.99; optional PD+ teacher training $999 a year (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Adafruit Circuit Playground Express | Paid | $24.95 for the board (Oct 2026); cables, battery packs and cases sold separately. |
| Amazon Kids Tablets (and Fire Kids tablets) | Paid | Amazon Kids Tablet 8 from $229.99, Kids Tablet 11 from $329.99, each with case and 1 year of Kids+ (Oct 2026); Kids+ then $7.99-$8.99 a month. |
| Apple Watch For Your Kids | Paid | Needs a GPS + Cellular Apple Watch (Series 4 or later; Apple suggests SE 3) plus a carrier plan. Apple lists the SE 3 GPS model at $249 new; cellular costs more (Oct 2026). |
| Echo Dot Kids (with Alexa+) | Paid | Price not shown on a maker page I could load; includes 1 year of Kids+, then $7.99-$8.99 a month (Oct 2026). |
| Fitbit Ace LTE | Paid | $179.95 watch plus Ace Pass at $9.99 a month or $119 a year, required to activate (Oct 2026). Listed as out of stock on the Google Store when checked. |
| Gabb (Gabb Phone, Gabb Watch) | Paid | Gabb Watch 3e $229.99, Gabb Phone 4 $249.99, plus a service plan (about $12.99-$17.99 a month on offer) and a $30 activation fee; contract plans carry early termination fees of $100-$150 (Oct 2026). |
| Gizmo Watch (Verizon) | Paid | Gizmo Watch 3 Adventure launched at $129.99; Verizon showed $0 a month with 36 months of credits and a new line (Oct 2026). Needs a Verizon watch line; Verizon Family is included, Family Plus is $14.99 a month. |
| Google Nest / Gemini for Home (supervised kids) | Free, with paid extras | Gemini for Home voice assistant has a no-subscription tier; Google Home Premium is $10 a month or $100 a year (Standard) and $20 a month or $200 a year (Advanced) for extra features (Oct 2026). Speaker hardware is separate. |
| KidiZoom Smart Watch MAX | Paid | £49.99 in the UK (Oct 2026, listed as temporarily out of stock); extra apps from the Learning Lodge store. |
| Makey Makey | Paid | Makey Makey Classic $51.95 (Oct 2026); booster kits and classroom packs cost more. |
| Nanit Smart Baby Monitor | Paid | Camera system from $289.99 (Oct 2026). Plans billed yearly: Sleep Plan free for 3 months then under $10 a month; Memories $10 a month or $120 a year; Milestones $25 a month or $300 a year. |
| Owlet Dream Sock | Paid | $299.99 (Oct 2026), with no subscription required for live readings and trends; optional Owlet360 plan $99.99 a year adds more insights. |
| Pinwheel phone | Paid | Pinwheel Wireless $29.99 a month or $284.99 a year; Caregiver Portal only (own carrier) $17.99 a month or $174.99 a year; Pinwheel Watch $14.99 a month; phone bought separately (Oct 2026). |
| Samsung Galaxy Watch for Kids | Paid | Free software feature; needs a Galaxy Watch LTE, a compatible Samsung phone for the parent, and a Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile watch line (watch price not on the kids page, Oct 2026). |
| Snorble | Paid | $299 (listed down from $349) including the LullaPod dock and a 6-month app subscription; sold out with a waitlist (USD, Oct 2026). Later subscription price not shown. |
| Spacetalk kids smartwatches | Paid | US: Loop Complete Bundle $267; most watches showed sold out on the US store; a watch plan is required: $18 a month, $95 for 6 months, or $180 a year (USD, Oct 2026). |
| The Light Phone | Paid | Light Phone III $899, Light Flip $349; optional Light service $25 a month (unlimited talk and text, 1 GB) or $45 a month in the US (Oct 2026). |
| TickTalk 6 | Paid | $169.99 watch; plan required: Essential $9.99 a month (1 GB, 1,000 minutes) or Premium $19.99 a month (unlimited, Radio included); Care+ $4.99 a month optional (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Toniebox 2 | Paid | Toniebox 2 starter sets $149.99 to $199.99; Tonies and Tonieplay games sold separately (Oct 2026) |
| Troomi | Paid | Do $24.95, Dream $29.95, Discover $34.95 a month, plus $6.94 a month for 36 months for the phone, taxes and fees; no long-term contract on service (Oct 2026). |
| Xplora kids smartwatches | Paid | XGO3 $129.99, X6PLAY $169.99; Xplora Connect plan required: $12 a month or $120 a year plus tax, unlimited talk, text and data (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Xplora X6Play | Paid | $169.99 for the watch plus the required Xplora Connect plan at $12 a month or $120 a year (US, Oct 2026). |
| Yoto Player | Paid | Yoto Player 4th Gen $149.99, Yoto Mini 4th Gen $109.99; cards sold separately; optional Yoto Club from $4.99 a month (Oct 2026) |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Kids+ and Parent Dashboard | Paid | $7.99 a month for Prime members, $8.99 for non-Prime (Oct 2026); a year is included with Amazon Kids devices, then it auto-renews. |
| Apple Screen Time | Free | Free with Apple devices (Oct 2026); everyone in the family needs their own Apple Account. |
| Aura Parental Controls | Paid | Kids plan $10 a month billed yearly or $13 monthly; Family plan (adds identity protection) $32 a month billed yearly or $50 monthly; 14-day free trial (Oct 2026). |
| Bark (app, Bark Phone, Bark Watch) | Paid | App from $14 a month; Bark Watch $15 a month plan plus $12 a month for 24 months; Bark Phone plans from $29 a month plus $15-$25 a month for the device; Bark Home from $6 a month or $79 once (Oct 2026). |
| Canopy | Paid | Essential $8.33 a month (1 device), Plus $9.99 a month (3 devices), Premium $12.50 a month (up to 10 devices), billed yearly; 7-day trial and 30-day guarantee (Oct 2026). |
| Circle (Circle Home Plus) | Paid | No longer sold on Circle's site as of Oct 2026; Circle now points buyers to Aura's Kids plan ($10 a month billed yearly). |
| CleanBrowsing | Free, with paid extras | Free family filter; Basic family plan $8.99 a month or $75 a year for up to 25 devices (Oct 2026). |
| Gaggle Safety Management | Through schools | District contracts, pricing not public (Oct 2026); AP reported Vancouver, WA, signed for $328,036 over three school years. |
| Google Family Link | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Needs an Android phone or Chromebook for the child to get full controls. |
| k-ID Family Connect | Free | Free for families (Oct 2026); k-ID says it is paid by the game and app companies that use it. |
| Kiddle | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Lightspeed Filter (with Lightspeed Alert) | Through schools | School and district pricing by request only; not public (Oct 2026). |
| Linewize Monitor | Through schools | District pricing, not public; a free 30-day 'Student Safety Audit' is offered to schools. |
| Microsoft Family Safety | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Some features were tied to a Microsoft 365 Family subscription. |
| NextDNS (parental control) | Free, with paid extras | Free up to 300,000 queries a month; Pro $1.99 a month or $19.90 a year for unlimited; schools $19.90 a month per 250 students (Oct 2026). |
| Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app | Free | Free app (Oct 2026); online play and GameChat need a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Qustodio | Paid | Basic $59.95 a year; Complete $104.95 a year with Care Plus included (Oct 2026). |
| Roblox Parental Controls | Free | Controls are free; Roblox itself is free with Robux purchases (Oct 2026). |
| Safe Search Kids | Free | Free to use; the pages do not say how the site earns money (Nov 2026). |
| Securly Aware | Through schools | District pricing, not public; the Securly Home parent app comes free when the school offers it. |
| Take It Down | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| YouTube Kids (and supervised YouTube) | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 1001Games | Free | Free to play, paid for by ads; no paid tier seen on pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| Among Us | Free, with paid extras | Free on iPhone and Android with in-app purchases; $4.99 on Steam (Oct 2026). Cosmetics are sold in-game. |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Paid | $59.99 for the game; Happy Home Paradise add-on $24.99 (Nintendo eShop, Oct 2026). Online play needs Nintendo Switch Online from $19.99 a year. |
| Armor Games | Free | Free to play with ads; no paid tier seen on pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| Brawl Stars | Free, with paid extras | Free to download; in-app purchases range from $0.99 to $99.99 in US app stores, including random items (Supercell, Oct 2026). |
| Clash Royale | Free, with paid extras | Free to download; in-app purchases range from $0.99 to $99.99 in US app stores, including random items (Supercell, Oct 2026). |
| CrazyGames | Free | Free to play with ads; an optional Premium Perks tier exists but its price was not on pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| Fortnite | Free, with paid extras | Free to play. Fortnite Crew is $11.99 a month and includes the Battle Pass and other passes (fortnite.com, Oct 2026); V-Bucks sold in-game and on gift cards. Purchases from Epic are non-refundable unless marked refundable. |
| Gacha Life and Gacha Club | Free, with paid extras | Free. Gacha Life lists in-app purchases; Gacha Club says customization is fully free with no in-app purchases (App Store, Oct 2026). Both show ads. |
| Genshin Impact | Free, with paid extras | Free to play; in-game currency for random Wishes and a monthly pass are sold in-game (Oct 2026). No prices on the maker's site. |
| Meta Quest (parent-managed accounts for ages 10-12) | Paid | Headsets and apps sold on the Meta Store; headset prices were not shown in the page text we loaded (Oct 2026). Many apps cost extra. |
| Minecraft (Java and Bedrock) | Paid | Java and Bedrock for PC $29.99 (Deluxe $39.99, Ultimate $49.99) as of Oct 2026; separate prices on phones and consoles. Minecoins, Marketplace Pass and Realms cost extra. |
| Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch Online | Paid | Switch 2 with Mario Kart World bundle $549.99 MSRP; Switch Online $19.99 a year (or $34.99 a year for up to 8 family accounts), with Expansion Pack $49.99 or $79.99 a year (nintendo.com, Oct 2026). |
| PlayStation (Family Management) | Free, with paid extras | Family management and the PS Family app are free. PS Plus Essential $10.99 a month or $79.99 a year; Extra $16.99 or $134.99; Premium $19.99 or $159.99 (playstation.com, Oct 2026). |
| Pokémon GO | Free, with paid extras | Free to play; PokéCoins, raid passes and event tickets are sold in-game (Oct 2026). Purchases of virtual money and goods are final. |
| Rec Room | Free | Closed June 1, 2026. It was free to play with a paid subscription and Rec Tokens; the terms let the company change or end tokens and creator payouts without refund. |
| Roblox | Free, with paid extras | Free to play. Robux from $2.99 for 240 to $199.99 for 22,500; Roblox Plus $4.99 a month, or $8.99-$21.99 a month with monthly Robux (roblox.com, Oct 2026). Robux are not refundable. |
| Steam (Steam Families) | Free | Steam and Steam Families are free (Oct 2026); games are bought one by one and purchases are final except under Steam's refund policy. |
| Toca Boca (Toca Boca World) | Free, with paid extras | Free to download; in-app purchases from $0.99 to $4.99 per pack, such as Hospital $3.99 and Character Creator $4.99 (App Store, Oct 2026). |
| VRChat | Free, with paid extras | Free; VRC+ subscription and paid avatars and worlds in the marketplace are optional (Oct 2026). VRC+ price not shown on the public page. |
| Xbox (Family Settings) | Free, with paid extras | Family Settings app and family group are free. Game Pass for console $9.99 (Essential), $14.99 (Premium) or $22.99 (Ultimate) a month as shown on xbox.com (Oct 2026); online multiplayer needs a paid tier. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Bitsy | Free | Free (Oct 2026); runs in the browser at make.bitsy.org. |
| Construct 3 | Free, with paid extras | Free edition (50 events); personal license $129.99 a year; business $469.99 per seat a year; education seats from $32.99 down to $12.99 each a year, minimum 3 (construct.net, Oct 2026). |
| Fortnite Creative and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) | Free | Free; needs Fortnite and an Epic account (Oct 2026). UEFN needs a capable Windows PC (16 GB RAM minimum). |
| GDevelop | Free, with paid extras | Free plan; Silver $7.99, Gold $13.99, Pro $39.99 a month, with up to 40% off yearly (gdevelop.io, Oct 2026). Education licenses priced by quote. |
| Godot Engine | Free | Free forever under the MIT license, including for commercial games; funded by donations (godotengine.org, Oct 2026). |
| Unity and Unity Learn | Free, with paid extras | Unity Personal and Unity Learn are free for those with under $200K revenue; Unity Pro $210 a month or from $2,310 a year (unity.com, Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Messages and FaceTime (Communication Safety) | Free | Built into Apple devices at no extra cost (Oct 2026). |
| BeReal | Free, with paid extras | Free to use (Oct 2026). Its terms describe an optional paid "No Ads" subscription, US only, bought through the app store; its child-safety page says there are no in-app purchases, so the two pages disagree. |
| Discord (Family Center, teen-by-default) | Free, with paid extras | Free (Oct 2026); Nitro is an optional paid subscription (price not shown on the page we loaded). |
| Instagram (Teen Accounts) | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); optional paid features such as creator subscriptions are in-app purchases. |
| Kinzoo Messenger | Free, with paid extras | Free (Oct 2026); optional extras such as stickers and face filters are sold in the app. |
| Lemon8 | Free | Free, with no in-app purchases (Oct 2026). Its US terms say it may carry ads and earn money from advertising, sponsorships and usage data. |
| Messenger Kids | Free | Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases (Oct 2026). |
| Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). | |
| Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); in-app purchases are available. | |
| Snapchat (Family Center) | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); Snapchat+ is an optional paid subscription. |
| Threads | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026). |
| WhatsApp (parent-managed accounts) | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Zigazoo | Free, with paid extras | Free (Oct 2026); an optional Premium subscription is sold in the app (price not shown on its website). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Animaker | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with a watermark. Paid plans from about $15-$25 a month billed yearly up to $43 or more; the site shows different prices on different screens (USD, Oct 2026). Renews automatically. |
| Audacity | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Optional paid plugins and cloud features from Muse Group's MuseHub and audio.com. |
| CapCut | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with basic tools and free templates. Pro $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year; Ultra $79 a month or $900 a year (USD, Oct 2026). The site says prices shown are for reference only. Paid plans renew automatically. |
| FlipaClip | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads. FlipaClip Plus subscription in-app; US App Store lists options from $5.99 to $39.99 (Oct 2026). Renews automatically; no family sharing. |
| iMovie | Free | Free on iPhone, iPad and Mac (Oct 2026). Needs a recent Apple device (the iPhone app lists iOS 27 or later). |
| Nick (Nickelodeon) | Free | Free to watch and play on the site; some video may need a TV provider sign-in, which we did not check (Nov 2026). |
| OBS Studio | Free | Free (Oct 2026). Runs on Windows 10/11, macOS 13+ and Linux. |
| Procreate Dreams | Paid | $12.99 USD one time per the maker's page (Oct 2026); regional prices differ. iPad only, iPadOS 16.3 or later. |
| Stop Motion Studio | Free, with paid extras | Free version; all features unlock with a one-time purchase ($5.99 on the US App Store, Oct 2026). No subscription. Prices vary by country and store. |
| Story Time From Space | Free, with paid extras | Videos are free; some lesson plans are for sale and posters cost $4 in the site store (Oct 2026). |
| TikTok | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); TikTok Coins, gifts and TikTok Shop purchases are optional. |
| Toontastic 3D | Free | Free (Oct 2026), Android only, unsupported since 2017. |
| Twitch | Free, with paid extras | Free to watch with ads (Oct 2026); Turbo is $11.99 a month on web for ad-free viewing; channel subscriptions and Bits cost extra. |
| WeVideo | Free, with paid extras | Free plan (5 publish minutes a month, 480p, 1 GB). Personal plans from $9.99 a month or $59.88 a year; Single Teacher $89 a year; 30-seat classroom from about $374-$384 a year; district quotes (USD, Oct 2026). Plans renew automatically and fees are not refunded. |
| YouTube (main app, teen accounts) | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads (Oct 2026); YouTube Premium removes ads for a monthly fee (price not checked; YouTube's own pages did not load during research). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| AI Duet | Free | Free, no account (Oct 2026) |
| BandLab (SongStarter, BandLab for Education) | Free, with paid extras | Core studio free; Education free for schools; US App Store lists Membership at $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year, plus paid post 'Boosts' (Oct 2026) |
| Blipblox | Paid | SK2 or After Dark $219; myTRACKS $349 (Blipblox store, Oct 2026) |
| Blob Opera | Free | Free, no account (Oct 2026) |
| Chrome Music Lab | Free | Free, no account (Oct 2026) |
| GarageBand | Free | Free on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with free downloadable sound packs (Oct 2026). Needs recent iOS or macOS. |
| Moises | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with limits; in the App Store, Premium $5.99 a month or $39.99 a year and Pro $29.99 a month (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Noodle Loaf | Free | Free (Oct 2026); optional Patreon support. |
| Pinna | Paid | $7.99 a month, or $5.99 a month billed yearly, after a 7-day free trial; a free Basic tier samples some content (Oct 2026). |
| Simply Piano | Paid | Subscription after a trial. US App Store lists 12-month Premium at $119.99-$149.99, a Family Plan up to $179.99 and shorter plans from $24.95 (Oct 2026). |
| Skoove | Free, with paid extras | Skoove Basic free; Premium €29.99 a month, €59.99 every 3 months or €149.99 a year on the website (Oct 2026); US App Store lists Premium from $19.99 to $149.99. |
| Soundtrap | Free, with paid extras | Free personal plan plus paid personal plans that renew automatically; schools get a 30-day free trial. The pricing page did not show prices to our tools, so check soundtrap.com/pricing (Oct 2026). |
| Spotify (Spotify Kids and managed accounts) | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads; Premium Family is $21.99 a month for up to 6 accounts and is required for Spotify Kids (US, Oct 2026). |
| Suno | Free, with paid extras | Free (50 credits a day, no song downloads); Pro $8 and Premier $24 a month billed yearly (Oct 2026); extra credits sold |
| Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II | Paid | $329 from Teenage Engineering's store (Oct 2026); bags and cases sold separately. |
| Yousician | Free, with paid extras | Free tier with limits; Premium+ $29.99 a month or $159.99-$179.99 a year, One Instrument $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year on the US App Store (Oct 2026); Family plan for four accounts. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| America's Test Kitchen Kids | Free, with paid extras | Kids' articles are free to read; kids' cookbooks list at about $22-23 each in the ATK shop (about $18 on sale, Oct 2026). Most other ATK content needs a paid ATK membership. The old club boxes started at $15.99-$24.99 a month but are no longer sold on ATK's shop. |
| Fight BAC! | Free | All resources free (Oct 2026). |
| Food Network Kitchen | Free | The paid app shut down May 1, 2024. Recipes and on-demand classes on FoodNetwork.com are free (Oct 2026). |
| Jamie Oliver's 10 Skills (Ministry of Food) | Through schools | Free for registered schools, educators and community groups (Oct 2026). |
| Kids Cook Real Food | Paid | VIP access to all 3 levels is a one-time $197, or four payments of $59 (Oct 2026). Videos are downloadable and access does not expire. 30-day full refund. |
| Kids Eat in Color | Paid | Free articles and guide. BetterBites founding-member price is $84 every 3 months or $134 every 6 months (listed as down from $110 and $220) (Oct 2026); the maker says it is FSA/HSA eligible. Ebooks run about $13-$52 on sale. |
| Mealime | Free | Discontinued Oct 21, 2026. Paid Pro subscriptions are being wound down and Pro recipes opened to all users. The replacement, Meals Hub, is free inside Albertsons Companies store apps. |
| Outschool cooking classes | Paid | Each teacher sets the price (Oct 2026): weekly group cooking classes we saw were $15-$22 a class, self-paced courses $12-$21 a week, private lessons about $50 a session. New-family discount codes run often. |
| Paprika Recipe Manager | Paid | One-time purchase, sold separately on each platform; iOS is $4.99 on the App Store (Oct 2026, during a sale that runs through November). The maker says Paprika 4 premium features will need a subscription after the beta. |
| Raddish Kids | Paid | Cooking club: $28.95 a month month-to-month, $25.95 a month on a 6-month plan ($155.70), or $22.95 a month on a 12-month plan ($275.40), US shipping free (Oct 2026). Sibling add-on $5 a month. Global and baking clubs start at $22.95 a month. |
| Super Healthy Kids | Free, with paid extras | Recipes and articles are free with ads (Oct 2026). Meal plans live in the Prepear app: free download, 14-day trial, then Prepear Gold in-app subscriptions listed on the App Store from $9.99 a month or $59.99-$119.99 a year. |
| Sur La Table cooking classes (online and kids) | Paid | Online classes from $39 per household on the class pages (the FAQ says $49) (Oct 2026). In-store classes from $89 a person; kids' and teen 5-day series from $299 a child. Full refund only if you cancel 48+ hours ahead. |
| Tasty | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads (Oct 2026). Tasty+ costs $3.99 a month or $34.99 a year as an in-app purchase. |
| The Kids Cook Monday | Free | Free recipes, guides and newsletter (Oct 2026). |
| Yummly | Free | Shut down in December 2024. Nothing to buy. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Adafruit Learning System | Free | Guides are free (Oct 2026); the parts for each project cost extra, usually bought from Adafruit. |
| Autodesk Fusion (Education) | Free | Free one-year education subscription, renewable while eligible; eligibility checked by SheerID (Oct 2026). A separate free personal-use license exists for non-commercial hobby work. |
| Babble Dabble Do | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); paid printables on Teachers Pay Teachers; in-person camps in Los Angeles priced separately. |
| Blender | Free | Free forever under the GPL (Oct 2026); funded by donations and Development Fund memberships. Blender 5.2.3 LTS; macOS version needs Apple silicon. |
| Crayola crafts | Free | Free to browse (Oct 2026); the crafts call for craft supplies, often Crayola products. |
| DLTK's Crafts for Kids | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); visitors with ad blockers are asked to allow ads or pay per page through Google's Contributor service. |
| EasyEDA | Free | Free to use (Oct 2026); boards and parts ordered through JLCPCB and LCSC cost money. |
| LEGO Builder | Free | Free (Oct 2026); you need the physical LEGO set to build. |
| LEGO Play | Free | Free, with no in-app purchases or third-party ads, per LEGO (Oct 2026). |
| Little Bins for Little Hands | Free, with paid extras | Activities are free with ads (Oct 2026). Lifetime Printable Library $97 one-time; All Access Shop Pass $297 one-time with no renewals. |
| Little Passports | Paid | Science Expeditions: $32 a month, or $27 a month billed $162 every 6 months, or $25 a month billed $300 a year; most kits start at $25 a month (Oct 2026). |
| Make: and Maker Camp | Free, with paid extras | Maker Camp is free to register and use (Oct 2026); supply packs sold in the Maker Shed. Make: magazine is $24.99 a year print, $29.99 digital or $49.99 premium; Make: membership $59.99 a year. |
| Onshape Education | Free | Student and Educator plans free (Oct 2026); Education Enterprise for schools and districts is custom-priced. |
| Red Ted Art | Free | Free with ads (Oct 2026); print books sold separately. |
| SketchUp for Schools | Through schools | Free for any K-12 school enrolled in Google for Education or Microsoft Education (Oct 2026). Homeschoolers and others need the regular, paid SketchUp. |
| SparkFun Learn | Free, with paid extras | Tutorials are free. Kits cost extra, for example the SparkFun Inventor's Kit for MicroPython at $124.95 and a Teensy 4.1 board at $31.50 (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Cozi Family Organizer | Free, with paid extras | Free with ads. Cozi Gold is $39 on the web or as an in-app purchase; the page does not state the billing period (Oct 2026). |
| Forest | Free, with paid extras | Free core app with occasional ads (never during focus sessions). Forest Plus is a subscription for extra trees, sounds, stats and no ads; price varies by region and store. The old one-time Pro upgrade is no longer sold (Oct 2026). |
| Google Keep | Free | Free with a Google Account (Oct 2026). |
| Joon | Free, with paid extras | Free version forever; premium after a 7-day trial is $12.99/month or from $89.99/year (USD, Oct 2026). |
| myHomework Student Planner | Free, with paid extras | The app account is free everywhere, with an ads-free premium upgrade (price not shown on the website). Schools pay for the school planner, quoted as under $2 per student (Oct 2026). |
| Notion | Free, with paid extras | Free plan; Plus $10 per member a month (monthly billing); Business $20. The free Education Plan (Plus features, one member) is for students and teachers with an eligible school email from institutions listed in the World Higher Education Database, so most K-12 emails will not qualify (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Skylight Calendar | Paid | 15-inch Calendar $299.99 one-time, with one free month of Plus, then Plus is $79/year (USD, Oct 2026). Frame-only Plus is $39/year. Core calendar, tasks, lists and parental lock work without a subscription. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| 1Password Families | Paid | Families $5.99 a month billed yearly for 5 people, shown on sale at $4.49 a month with an extra first-year discount (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Acorns Early (formerly GoHenry) | Paid | Acorns Early Lite $8/month or Acorns Gold $12/month (adds kids' investing), auto-renewing (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Bitwarden Families | Free, with paid extras | Free basic plan; Premium $19.80 a year; Families $47.88 a year ($3.99 a month) for up to six users (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Brightwheel | Paid | Programs pay; pricing is custom by quote. Parents use the app free; tuition and fees are set by the program (Oct 2026). |
| BusyKid | Paid | $48 a year, billed annually, for up to five cards; no refunds on annual subscriptions. Card fees and a 2.9% + $0.30 charge for card funding may apply (USD, Oct 2026). |
| GameChanger | Free, with paid extras | Free: schedules, messaging, scores and 5 baseball/softball streams. Plus $9.99/month or $39.99/year; Premium $14.99/month or $99.99/year; Family Premium (4 accounts) $24.99/month or $179.99/year, website only (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Greenlight | Paid | Core $5.99/month, Max $10.98/month, Infinity $15.98/month, Family Shield $19.98/month; up to five kids (USD, Oct 2026). Family Hub device is about $199-$299, with Family Hub+ at $9.99/month or $99/year. |
| Kiddoware Safe Browser (with Kids Place) | Free, with paid extras | Essential free; Kids Place plan $4.99/month or $24.99/year; Kiddoware plan (adds Safe Browser and web filtering) $8.99/month or $39.99/year, or $99.99 one-time (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Kids Web Services (KWS) parent verification | Free | Free for parents and developers (maker, Oct 2026). US card checks charge $0.05, refunded within 8-13 business days. |
| PRIVO | Free | Free to parents; companies pay PRIVO (pricing not public). |
| TeamSnap | Free, with paid extras | Single teams: $0 to start; coaches can pay to upgrade for availability tracking, bigger rosters and drills. Clubs and leagues get custom pricing. TeamSnap+ is an individual in-app subscription for an ad-free mobile app and coaching content (Oct 2026). |
| uBlock Origin Lite | Free | Free and open source (GPL-3.0); about 22 million Chrome users (Oct 2026) |
| Yoti age checks and Digital ID app | Free | No charge is shown to people doing a check or using the app; businesses pay Yoti, and business pricing is not public (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| AmblesideOnline | Free | Free (Oct 2026); families buy or borrow the books, and some are free online. |
| Connections Academy | Free | Tuition-free in states with a partner school; families pay for supplies, internet and optional trips. In states without one, Pearson points families to its paid Pearson Online Academy (Oct 2026). |
| Coursera | Free, with paid extras | Free preview of the first module of many courses; single courses $49-$79 a month; Coursera Plus $59 a month (7-day free trial) or $399 a year (Oct 2026). |
| CS50's Introduction to AI with Python | Free | Free with a free CS50 certificate (Oct 2026); paid edX verified certificates and Harvard credit options exist. |
| Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool | Free | Free (Oct 2026); runs on donations, with optional printed books and printables sold in the EP Store. |
| edX | Free, with paid extras | Free audit track for most open courses (no graded work or certificate); certificates and programs are priced per course on each course page (Oct 2026). |
| K12 online school | Free | No tuition for K12-powered online public schools where your state has one; families supply printer ink, paper and similar items. Private academy, homeschool courses and tutoring cost extra (Oct 2026). |
| Kaggle Learn | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| Khan Academy | Free | Free for everyone (Oct 2026). The optional Khanmigo AI tutor is $4 a month or $44 a year for parents and learners; free for teachers; district pricing for schools. |
| Microsoft Learn | Free, with paid extras | Training is free; certification exams are paid, with prices set by country (Oct 2026). |
| MIT OpenCourseWare | Free | Free; no account needed (Oct 2026). Materials are under a Creative Commons non-commercial license. |
| Oak National Academy | Free | Free (Oct 2026); most lessons published after September 2022 are under the Open Government Licence. |
| OER Project | Free | Free (Oct 2026). |
| OpenEd | Free | Free: the program says it is tuition-free and that the resources it approves cost families nothing (Nov 2026). |
| OpenStax | Free, with paid extras | Textbooks free online with no expiration; print editions at low cost; Assignable practice for schools from $15 per student per semester (Oct 2026). |
| Outschool | Paid | Pay per class at the price each teacher sets, or a monthly credit membership from $40 USD a month (about one group class a week) up to $600 a month (Oct 2026); memberships auto-renew. |
| PW (Physics Wallah) | Free, with paid extras | Batches are priced per course (not shown on the pages read); Pi lists Rs 499 a month with frequent discounts (INR, Oct 2026); many lectures are free on YouTube. |
| The Well-Trained Mind | Paid | Books and curricula are sold at prices set by item; free shipping on orders of $150 or more; subscriptions cannot be refunded under the terms (Nov 2026). |
| Time4Learning | Paid | $39.95 a month per student for one grade level; 10-25% off for two or more children (Oct 2026). Payments are non-refundable. |
| Udemy | Paid | Courses bought one at a time (new-learner deals from $14.99) or the Personal Plan subscription from $13 a month (Oct 2026). Single courses can be refunded within 30 days; subscriptions cannot. |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| BrainPOP (and BrainPOP Jr.) | Paid | School plans by quote. Family app subscriptions: BrainPOP $15.99 a month or $129.99 a year; BrainPOP Jr. $14.99 a month or $119 a year; combo $19.99 a month or $159.99 a year (App Store, Oct 2026). |
| Brisk Teaching | Free, with paid extras | Free for teachers; Premium for schools and districts at custom pricing (not public, Oct 2026). |
| Canvas LMS | Through schools | Sold to schools, districts and colleges; pricing not public (Oct 2026). The Student and Parent apps are free downloads but need a school account. |
| Civic Online Reasoning | Free | Free lessons and assessments; donations welcome (Oct 2026) |
| ClassDojo | Free, with paid extras | Free for teachers and families for messaging, points and class story. ClassDojo Plus is an optional family subscription with a 7-day free trial; the price is shown in the app, not on the website (Oct 2026). |
| Classful | Free, with paid extras | Free to sign up; resources and courses are priced by sellers from free to hundreds of dollars; sellers pay 5% plus processing fees (Nov 2026). |
| ClassGames | Free | Free; no paid plan seen on pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| ClassLink LaunchPad | Through schools | School pricing, not public (Oct 2026). |
| Clever | Through schools | Core tools listed free for schools; app makers pay Clever to connect. Paid extras include live training from $500 a session and consulting at $1,200 (Oct 2026). |
| Confessions of a Homeschooler | Free, with paid extras | Free blog and some printables; paid curriculum printables, patterns and eCourses; prices not shown on the pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| Curipod | Free, with paid extras | Free for teachers with weekly writing sessions; school, district and curriculum-aligned plans by quote (not public, Oct 2026). |
| Diffit | Free, with paid extras | Free Basic plan (keeps content from the last 90 days); individual teacher plan $14.99 a month or $149.99 a year (USD, Oct 2026); school and district plans by quote. |
| Discovery Education Experience | Through schools | District subscription, pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips | Free | Free (Oct 2026); Discovery Education's main classroom platform is a paid school subscription. |
| Edpuzzle | Free, with paid extras | Free Basic plan (20 interactive activities, 10 supported assignments); Pro Teacher $13.75 a month billed annually; Pro School by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Edthena AI Coach | Through schools | District pricing by number of teachers; examples $1,980 a year for up to 20 teachers, $3,450 for up to 50, $4,990 for up to 100 (Oct 2026). |
| Eduaide.AI | Free, with paid extras | Free plan with 24 credits a month (about 8 resources); Pro $49.99 a year (about $4.17 a month) for unlimited generations; school pricing by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Education.com | Free, with paid extras | Free basic membership; Premium $15.99 a month or $119.88 a year (Oct 2026). |
| Free Homeschool Deals | Free | Free to read; the site earns money from ads, sponsorships and affiliate links, including the Amazon Associates program (Nov 2026). |
| Google Classroom (guardian email summaries) | Through schools | Guardian summaries cost families nothing. Schools get Classroom in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals at no cost; Education Plus is a paid annual subscription (prices through Google or resellers) and adds guardian preview of Classwork (Oct 2026). |
| Homeschool.com | Free | Free to read; a marketplace sells or discounts outside products (Nov 2026). |
| How To Homeschool | Free | Free to read; no paid products seen (Nov 2026). |
| Kahoot! | Free, with paid extras | Free basic plan; teacher Kahoot!+ plans from $3 a month billed yearly ($36) up to $19 a month ($228 a year), or $9 to $35 month to month; family/personal plans from $3 a month billed yearly (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Kami | Free, with paid extras | Free Basic plan; Teacher plan $149 a year; personal Pro plan $12 a month or $85 a year; school and district plans priced by quote (USD, Oct 2026). |
| Kira | Through schools | Free for Tennessee educators through the state partnership; other schools and districts must contact sales (pricing not public, Oct 2026). |
| Lakeshore Learning | Free, with paid extras | The free resources section is free; products and furniture are sold at prices set by item (Nov 2026). |
| MagicSchool | Free, with paid extras | Free for individual teachers; Plus is $8.33 per user a month billed yearly or $12.99 month to month (USD, Oct 2026); district Enterprise by quote. |
| Merlyn Origin | Through schools | School and district subscriptions with hardware; pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| Nearpod | Free, with paid extras | Free Silver plan for teachers (40 students per lesson); paid Gold and Platinum teacher plans (prices shown only after sign-in); school and district licenses by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) | Free | Free, including courses, games and teacher training (Oct 2026). A free teacher account, checked against a school directory or badge, unlocks answer keys and assessments. |
| Padlet | Free, with paid extras | Free plan limited to 3 padlets; Platinum $15 a month or $120 a year; Classroom $160 a year for 2 teachers and 100 students; School & District from $1,200 a year for 10 teachers (USD, Oct 2026). |
| ParentSquare | Through schools | District packages by quote; prices not public. Free for families (Oct 2026). |
| PBS LearningMedia | Free | Free (Oct 2026); the site says all its teacher tools are free, and some stations offer extra premium collections. |
| PowerSchool SIS | Through schools | District pricing, not public; free for families whose school uses it. |
| Red Rover | Through schools | Sold to districts; no prices published, request a demo (Nov 2026). |
| Remind | Free, with paid extras | Remind Chat is free for teachers, coaches and individuals. Remind Hub (outside K-12) and ParentSquare (K-12) are sold to organizations; prices are not public (Oct 2026). |
| SchoolAI | Free, with paid extras | Free trial with 5 Space launches a year; Pro and Scale plans by quote (not public, Oct 2026). |
| Seesaw | Through schools | School and district licenses only (Seesaw LMS, Instruction & Insights, Seesaw AI); prices are by quote, not public. Seesaw says it does not sell paid teacher licenses. The family app is free (Oct 2026). |
| Snorkl | Free, with paid extras | Free for individual teachers; school and district Premium (coach, dashboards, school library, training) by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Super Teacher Worksheets | Free, with paid extras | Hundreds of free worksheets; an individual membership is $24.95 a year and a school building license is $375 a year (Oct 2026). |
| Teach By Day | Free | Free to read; no products for sale; the author earns from ads and affiliate links (Nov 2026). |
| Teach Simple | Free, with paid extras | Many free downloads; paid membership with a 7-day free trial, price not shown on the pages we could load; full refund if you email within 7 days of the first charge, otherwise generally none (Nov 2026). |
| Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) | Free, with paid extras | Free to browse; many free resources; paid resources priced by each seller, for example $1.99 to $13.50 for items on the home page (Oct 2026). School plans exist. |
| TeachersFirst | Free | Resources and membership are free; some professional learning options may cost (Nov 2026). |
| The Good and the Beautiful | Free, with paid extras | Free: K-8 language arts and math PDFs, the Homeschool app, Simply Spelling. Paid: books, other courses, typing (10 day free trial, then a subscription), Musical Multiplication (7 day free trial). Prices not on the pages we read (Nov 2026). |
| The Simple Homeschooler | Free | Free to read and print; no paid products seen (Nov 2026). |
| Twinkl | Free, with paid extras | Free to join; 30 days of full access free, then a subscription from $7.49 per month unless cancelled during the trial (Nov 2026); school plans are on a separate page. |
| Wordwall | Free, with paid extras | Free Basic plan (3 activities); Standard $4.80 a month billed yearly ($57.60) or $7.20 monthly; Pro $7.20 a month billed yearly ($86.40) or $10.80 monthly (Nov 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Bluebook | Free | The app and its practice tests are free (Oct 2026); the real SAT, PSAT and AP exams it delivers have their own fees, often paid by schools. |
| Exact Path | Through schools | School and district quote only, pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| i-Ready | Through schools | Sold to schools and districts by quote (Oct 2026); the FAQ says families cannot buy it for homeschooling. |
| MAP Growth | Through schools | School and district pricing, not public. |
| Wayground (formerly Quizizz) | Free, with paid extras | Free 'Basic' plan for every teacher; school and district plans by quote (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| GPTZero | Free, with paid extras | Free for 10,000 words a month; Premium $12.99 a month and Professional $24.99 a month, billed yearly (USD, Oct 2026); team and API plans too. |
| Turnitin (with AI writing detection) | Through schools | School and institution licenses only; pricing not public (Oct 2026). |
| App | Price | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Educational App Store | Free | Free for parents and teachers. Its developer page says submitting an app is free and shows no certification fee (Oct 2026). |
Prices, plans and trials change, often. Nobody paid to be listed, nothing here is an affiliate link, and Peabody never rates itself. Where we and the maker disagree, the maker's own pages are the ones to trust.