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Best learning apps for students

Self-paced apps students use to practise a subject outside class.

  1. 1.Khan AcademyTop pick

    Free video lessons and mastery-based practice in math, science, reading and more, with free class tools and AI helpers for teachers.

    • Learning apps
    • Freemium
    8.9

  2. 2.Duolingo

    Short daily language lessons. Duolingo for Schools, its free teacher dashboard, closes on July 31, 2027 and takes no new classes.

    • Learning apps
    • Freemium
    8.6

  3. 3.Sparx Maths

    Personalised weekly maths homework for UK secondary schools, with bookwork checks, support videos and reports on who has finished.

    • Learning apps
    • Quizzes and assessment
    • Paid
    8.5

  4. 4.Lexia Core5 Reading

    Adaptive pre-K to grade 5 reading program built on structured literacy, with progress data gathered during practice instead of separate tests.

    • Learning apps
    • Paid
    8.4

  5. 5.IXL

    Skill-by-skill practice in math, ELA, science, social studies and Spanish, with a diagnostic and detailed analytics for K-12 schools.

    • Learning apps
    • Quizzes and assessment
    • Paid
    8.3

  6. 6.Seneca

    Free UK revision and homework platform for KS2 to A Level, with self-marking courses and paid school plans that add AI-marked exam questions.

    • Learning apps
    • Quizzes and assessment
    • Freemium
    8.3

  7. 7.DreamBox Math

    Discovery Education's adaptive K-8 math program, with lessons built on virtual manipulatives that adjust to each answer a student gives.

    • Learning apps
    • Paid
    8.0

  8. 8.Pilas Bloques

    Free block-based programming app from Argentina's Fundación Sadosky, with challenges taken from Program.AR's teacher manuals for primary school.

    • Learning apps
    • Free
    8.0

  9. 9.Epic

    A library of children's books, audiobooks and videos for ages 12 and under, free for classes on weekdays from 7am to 4pm.

    • Learning apps
    • Freemium
    7.9

  10. 10.Matific

    Game-based primary maths with short interactive episodes, adaptive practice, curriculum-aligned assignments and real-time class reports.

    • Learning apps
    • Paid
    7.9

  11. 11.Mathletics

    3P Learning's gamified maths practice for ages 5 to 16, with curriculum-aligned activities, live challenges, eBooks and class reports.

    • Learning apps
    • Paid
    7.8

  12. 12.Quizlet

    Flashcard study sets with Learn, Test and the team game Quizlet Live, strong for vocabulary but with ads and paywalls on the free plan.

    • Quizzes and assessment
    • Learning apps
    • Freemium
    7.7

  13. 13.Raz-Kids

    Leveled ebooks across 29 reading levels where K-5 students listen, read, record themselves and take a quiz, with teacher tracking.

    • Learning apps
    • Paid
    7.7

  14. 14.DIKSHA

    India's free national school platform from NCERT, with QR-linked textbook content, teacher courses and lessons in many Indian languages.

    • Learning apps
    • Free
    7.6

  15. 15.Prodigy Math

    A fantasy math game for grades 1 to 8, free for teachers and students, paid for by memberships that families are prompted to buy.

    • Learning apps
    • Freemium
    7.2

  16. 16.Smartick

    Spanish adaptive maths and coding program for ages 4 to 14, built around a 15-minute daily session, sold mainly to families.

    • Learning apps
    • Paid
    7.1