Boddle vs Mathspace

Boddle is a K–6 learning game with math, English language arts, and science content for classrooms, families, and homeschoolers. Its learning roadmap adjusts material to a learner's performance. Student tools include text-to-speech, question explanations, a sketch scratchpad, and placement testing. Teachers can assign standards-aligned skills and review mastery reports by student, skill, and standard. Google Classroom and Clever provide single sign-on and roster syncing. The premium page describes more than 2,000 skills and over 48,500 questions, rationales, and explainer videos. Boddle says its full learning platform is free for every teacher and school, with Premium as an optional add-on. The Basic plan includes all learning content and more than 35,000 questions for students. Listed Premium prices are $4.08 per month billed annually and $9.99 per month billed monthly. Boddle runs in web browsers on Chromebooks and laptops, with iOS 12+ and Android 9+ apps. It states that it complies with COPPA, FERPA, and SOPPA and holds KidSafeSeal certification.

Mathspace is an adaptive mathematics learning platform for students and teachers, available on the web and iOS. Student materials include interactive textbooks, video lessons, practice questions, adaptive tasks, and diagnostic skills check-ins. StepSmart gives immediate, context-sensitive support as students work through a problem step by step. Teachers can create or assign tasks, use automatic marking, and review reports spanning class insights and individual work steps. Mathspace lists Canvas, Clever, and SchoolsPLP as LMS integrations. With Canvas, school administrators manage classes, and some teacher controls, including adding a parent email, are unavailable. A free account allows one class of up to 30 students. Classes costs $8 a year per student, and Schools costs $15 a year per student; eligible schools can try Classes or Schools Plus for 30 days without commitment. The student iOS app is recommended for iPads, while the web app is recommended for teachers on desktop or laptop and students who cannot use iOS. Mathspace says it follows FERPA and GDPR requirements and does not sell personal information to third parties.