What Khan Academy Kids does
Khan Academy Kids is a free educational app for children ages 2 to 8. It offers games, books, videos, and lessons that build early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math skills, plus social-emotional learning and creative play. Five characters, including narrator Kodi Bear, guide children through activities, and children can explore at their own pace or follow a personalized path. Teachers can assign lessons and track student progress. The mobile app is free, with no ads or subscriptions. Khan Academy Kids for Schools costs $5 per student and adds a web dashboard, school and district reporting, professional development, and ongoing support.
How Khan Academy Kids compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Khan Academy Kids does. None of the 5 offers an API, which Khan Academy Kids does. Khan Academy Kids offers a mobile app. Of the alternatives, 2 offer a mobile app. Khan Academy Kids was founded in 2013; the alternatives were founded between 2009 and 2021, 2 of them earlier. Khan Academy Kids is based in San Francisco, United States; 2 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too, and the others in Poland and Norway.