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What it is

Kodable is a coding, typing, and STEM app suite for children ages 4–10, available on web, iOS, and Android. Children can start with drag-and-drop puzzles and progress to JavaScript without prior experience. Kodable Creator offers guided lessons, challenges, open-ended game creation, and a personalized AI tutor. Kodable Typing teaches home-row placement, accuracy, punctuation, and fluency for grades K–5. Bug World introduces object-oriented programming and JavaScript through a strategy game for students in grade K and above. Teachers can use a dashboard to see what each student has learned, their current progress, and what comes next. Classroom setup supports Google Classroom, Clever, or class codes; paid Premium+ and All Access plans include Clever Secure Sync and ClassLink rostering. Families can choose a free plan or paid plans for up to four child profiles: Monthly is $24.99 a month, Yearly is $9.99 a year as listed, and Lifetime is $199.99, paid once. A 7-day trial is listed. School plans are separately priced. Kodable was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego.

Spec sheet

What it does
Kodable is a K–5 digital-literacy curriculum combining coding, typing, STEM projects and digital-citizenship learning for children roughly ages 4–10.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Product
Kodable is a coding, typing, and STEM app suite for children ages 4–10.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Audience
Kodable describes Kodable Basics as designed for early readers and pre-readers, and its parent offering targets children ages 4–10.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Platforms
Kodable Basics and Bug World are available on iPad and iPhone, while Basics, Creator, and Typing run in web browsers including on Chromebooks, laptops, and desktops.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Integrations
School plans list Clever Secure Sync, ClassLink rostering and Google Classroom integration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Security
Kodable says it takes reasonable measures to protect information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.Read 7 Oct 2026 · resources.kodable.com
Privacy
Kodable states that it is based in the United States and that collected information is governed by U.S. law, with processing and transfer possible in the U.S. and other countries.Read 7 Oct 2026 · resources.kodable.com
Support
The Premium school plan includes priority support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Headquarters
San Diego, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · kodable.com
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · kodable.com
Company
The site identifies the company as SurfScore, Inc. doing business as Kodable, and names Jon Mattingly and Grechen Huebner as founders.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
AI tutor
CatBot provides personalized coding help, bug troubleshooting, written and audio guidance, text-to-speech and multilingual learner support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
App Store size
Apple lists Kodable Basics at 442.7 MB for iPhone and iPad.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Apple apps
Kodable Basics and Bug World are distributed as iPhone/iPad apps; Basics also supports offline iPad play.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Browser access
Creator and Typing are web-only, while Basics also runs in browsers on Chromebooks, laptops and desktops.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Bug World
Bug World introduces object-oriented programming concepts and JavaScript through a strategy game for students in grade K and above.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Classroom reporting
The teacher dashboard shows what each student has learned, their current progress, and what comes next.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Coding lessons
Children can begin with drag-and-drop puzzles and progress to writing JavaScript, with no prior experience required.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Company founders
Crunchbase lists Grechen Huebner and Jon Mattingly as founders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as SurfScore, Inc., also known as SurfScore.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Company profile
LinkedIn lists Kodable Education as privately held, founded in 2013, headquartered in San Diego, California, with 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Creator
Kodable Creator lets children design games through guided lessons, challenges, open-ended creation, and support from a personalized AI tutor.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Crunchbase location and size
Crunchbase lists Sunnyvale, California and a 1–10 employee range for Kodable, creating a location and size discrepancy with LinkedIn.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Digital citizenship
The suite includes internet-safety, privacy, trustworthy-information and responsible-online-behavior lessons.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Documentation
Kodable publishes scripted unplugged lessons, vocabulary, explanatory videos, learning guides and classroom activity materials.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Funding disclosure
Crunchbase shows two seed funding rounds but masks the amounts and dates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Independent pricing summary
Tech & Learning describes a free Kickstart tier, Premium at $1,750/year and Premium+ at $2,500/year, with AI tutoring and classroom administration in Premium+.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techlearning.com
Kodable Basics
Basics teaches pre-readers with picture-based drag-and-drop commands and progresses through sequencing, conditionals, loops, variables, booleans and functions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Kodable Creator
Creator lets children design games and projects while moving from blocks to written JavaScript with guided lessons and open-ended creation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
License terms
The terms grant subscription users limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable access and prohibit reverse engineering, modification, reproduction, resale and sublicensing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · resources.kodable.com
Limit: fine-motor usability
Common Sense Media notes that children with developing fine-motor skills may struggle to drag commands precisely into place.Read 15 Oct 2026 · commonsensemedia.org
Limit: programming-model accuracy
An Apple App Store reviewer argues that some command outcomes depend on following commands, which the reviewer considers an inaccurate model of sequential execution.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: subscription access
An Apple reviewer reports paying for a lifetime plan but being returned to the purchase screen and unable to resolve access with support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: trial cancellation complaints
Trustpilot reviewers complain about automatic renewal after a missed seven-day trial cancellation and refusal to refund or cancel charges.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Notable news: 2024 content update
Kodable announced that its Basics Galaxy Map update doubled the number of self-paced coding lessons and added Free Play levels.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Notable news: Creator launch
Kodable announced Kodable Creator and its CatBot AI tutor on February 20, 2024.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Praise: educational value
Common Sense Media praises Kodable’s gamified programming logic, colorful story and characters, and parent/teacher materials for explaining concepts such as loops and conditionals.Read 15 Oct 2026 · commonsensemedia.org
Privacy claim
Kodable’s privacy center says its child game does not collect personally identifiable information from children and provides COPPA information.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Rating on Apple App Store
4.7 out of 5 from 21K ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Common Sense Media
Parents Say: 4 reviews; Kids Say: 0 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · commonsensemedia.org
Rating on Trustpilot
2.9 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Standards alignment
Kodable says its curriculum aligns with CSTA, ISTE, Common Core and NGSS standards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
STEM projects
The parent product page describes hands-on projects combining coding with science, math, engineering and physics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Teacher reporting
Teacher and parent dashboards show completed lessons, progress, practice attempts and areas needing extra work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Typing
Kodable Typing teaches home-row placement, accuracy, punctuation, and typing fluency for grades K–5.Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Typing curriculum
Kodable Typing uses grade-specific K–5 courses with scaffolded lessons, practice, wrap-ups, assessments and speed/accuracy goals.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.kodable.com

Plans and prices

Monthly $24.99 a month /month Full access to all apps · Up to 4 child profiles Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Yearly $119.99 a year Billed $119.99/year (60% off) Full access to all apps · Up to 4 child profiles Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Lifetime $199.99, paid once billed once Full access to all apps · Up to 4 child profiles Read 7 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Kickstart Free Free Introductory coding lessons · computer science, science, math and engineering lesson plans · unlimited students and classes Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Premium $1,750 a year $1750/year per site 250 students per site · premium content 7am–4pm weekdays · progress and usage reports · admin tools · priority support Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Premium+ $2,500 a year $2500/year per site Unlimited students · Clever Secure Sync · ClassLink rostering · Kodable Typing · AI STEM tutor · 80+ lesson plans · Kodable Academy PD Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
All Access $3,500 a year $3500/year per site Unlimited students · school and home access · Kodable Jr. Mode · unlimited adaptive practice levels Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Monthly $24.99 a month $24.99/month Full access to all apps · up to 4 child profiles Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Yearly $119.99 a year $9.99/month, billed $119.99/year (60% off) Full access to all apps · up to 4 child profiles Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com
Lifetime $199.99, paid once $199.99 billed once Full app access forever · Bug World · future updates Read 15 Oct 2026 · kodable.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Lessons progress from drag-and-drop to JavaScript
  • Creator includes guided and open-ended game projects
  • Typing curriculum targets grades K–5
  • Teacher dashboard shows progress and next steps
  • Available on web, iOS, and Android

Limits

  • Monthly family plan costs $24.99 a month
  • School Premium content is limited to weekdays, 7am–4pm
  • U.S. law governs collected information, with processing and transfer possible in other countries

Who it suits

Kodable suits families seeking coding activities for children ages 4–10, including early readers and pre-readers. Its classroom tools and reporting also suit teachers who want to track student progress and use classroom integrations.

Kodable in depth

Read the full write-up

Kodable is a coding, typing, and STEM learning suite for children ages 4–10. It is best suited to young beginners, families wanting several learning activities in one subscription, and schools that need student progress reporting. Its breadth is appealing, but family plans stop at four child profiles and school plans differ substantially in access and capacity.

Overview

Kodable is designed to take children from introductory coding activities toward JavaScript, alongside typing instruction and game-based STEM content. The staged approach suits early readers and pre-readers as well as elementary students; it is less compelling for older learners seeking an independent, open-ended coding environment.

Families can use a free introductory plan or pay for full access across the apps. Schools have per-site plans with different student caps, hours, integrations, and teaching resources, so choosing the right tier matters more than simply comparing prices.

Key features

Progressive coding lessons: Children can begin with drag-and-drop puzzles without prior experience and move toward writing JavaScript. That gives beginners a structured route into code, rather than requiring them to start with text-based programming.

Creation and programming concepts: Kodable Creator combines guided lessons and challenges with open-ended game design and a personalized AI tutor. Bug World uses a strategy game to introduce JavaScript and object-oriented programming to students in kindergarten and above. These options add variety beyond puzzle-based lessons, while remaining tailored to young learners.

Typing instruction: Kodable Typing teaches home-row placement, accuracy, punctuation, and fluency for grades K–5. It makes the full family subscription more useful for households seeking both coding and keyboard practice, but is not a reason to choose the free introductory plan.

Classroom oversight: Teachers can see what each student has learned, their current progress, and what comes next. Classroom setup supports Google Classroom, Clever, or class codes; Premium+ and All Access add Clever Secure Sync and ClassLink rostering. Premium includes priority support, a practical distinction for schools that need help managing a deployment.

Pricing

Kodable uses a freemium model, with a 7-day trial and family subscriptions that include full access to all apps for up to four child profiles. Monthly costs $24.99 a month, the most flexible option but also the highest recurring rate. Yearly costs $9.99 a year, billed $119.99/year, and is described as 60% off; Lifetime costs 199.99 USD once. The annual and lifetime plans reduce ongoing billing, but each retains the same four-profile limit.

Kickstart is free and includes introductory coding lessons. It is a sensible way to start, but it does not provide the full-app access of the paid family plans.

School plans are priced per site, per year. Premium costs $1,750 a year and covers 250 students, premium content from 7am–4pm weekdays, progress and usage reports, admin tools, and priority support. Premium+ costs $2,500 a year and removes the student cap, adds Clever Secure Sync and ClassLink rostering, and includes Kodable Typing, an AI STEM tutor, 80+ standards-aligned lesson plans, and Kodable Academy PD Access. All Access costs $3,500 a year; it includes unlimited students, school and home access, 24/7 access, Kodable Jr. Mode, and unlimited adaptive coding practice levels. Premium is the lower-cost fit for a site within 250 students that can work within weekday access; Premium+ is better for larger rosters or schools that need its added teaching and rostering tools. All Access is the strongest fit when home use, round-the-clock access, or adaptive practice capacity is essential.

Platforms

Kodable runs on Android, iOS, and the web. Families can use its mobile apps, while schools can choose web access; the listed platform range does not include desktop operating systems as separate native platforms.

Who it's for

Kodable is a strong fit for children ages 4–10 who are new to coding, especially those who benefit from visual puzzles before moving to JavaScript. Families who want typing instruction alongside coding will get more from a paid plan than from Kickstart. Schools should look closely at the site student cap and access hours: Premium has a weekday window and a 250-student limit, while Premium+ and All Access support unlimited students with different additional benefits.

It is a weaker choice for families needing more than four profiles on one subscription or learners looking for advanced, adult-oriented programming tools. Its privacy terms also matter to schools and parents: Kodable says it is based in the United States, collected information is governed by U.S. law, and processing and transfers may occur in the U.S. and other countries.

Pros and cons

Pros: A clear beginner progression from drag-and-drop puzzles to JavaScript gives children a gradual way into coding.

Pros: Creator, Bug World, and K–5 typing broaden the learning mix beyond coding puzzles.

Pros: The teacher dashboard tracks learning, progress, and next steps, with rostering integrations on higher school tiers.

Cons: Paid family access is limited to four child profiles, which can rule it out for larger households.

Cons: The free Kickstart plan is limited to introductory coding lessons, so it does not replace the full family suite.

Cons: Premium school access is capped at 250 students and restricted to 7am–4pm weekdays; broader access requires a higher-priced tier.

Alternatives

For a broader selection, browse Educational Games or Coding Learning Software.

ABCmouse is worth comparing for families who want a free, ad-free option limited to 10 activities per day and one child profile.

Boddle is another freemium option on Android, iOS, and web, with annual and monthly premium plans.

Mission US is a free alternative for readers seeking a different educational focus, with web, downloadable, Chromebook, and iPad access.

Reading Eggs may suit families prioritizing reading and math programs, with a monthly plan for up to four children.

SplashLearn is an option for families seeking a Preschool-to-Grade-5 curriculum library and premium live classes.

GCompris suits readers looking for free educational software with more than 100 activities on Android and desktop platforms.

Adventure Academy is a paid alternative with a free trial and monthly plan that automatically renews until cancelled.

Minecraft Education is a paid option for qualified educational organizations, with classroom and school purchasing and a free trial.

Verdict

Kodable is a good choice for young children who need a guided first step into coding and for schools that value clear classroom progress reporting. Its strongest reason to choose it is the combination of coding progression, typing, and creation activities; look elsewhere if a family needs more than four profiles or a school cannot fit its needs into the available site tiers.

Verdict

Kodable combines coding activities with typing instruction and classroom progress tools for young learners. Families and schools have different plans, so check which audience, student limits, and access terms fit your use.

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