BrainPOP vs Tappity Science

BrainPOP offers animated educational movies and learning activities for students, with products for grades K–3, grades 3–8, middle school science and English language development. Activities include vocabulary practice, quizzes, challenges and creative responses such as drawing. Family subscriptions include BrainPOP Jr. for K–3 at $119 a year, BrainPOP for grades 3–8 at $129 a year, and a K–8 Combo at $159 a year; each lists two child profiles. Teacher classroom licenses range from BrainPOP ELL at $210 a year to BrainPOP for grades 3–8+ at $330 a year. The listed classroom licenses provide front-of-class access; the Jr. and 3–8+ licenses omit student accounts and progress tracking. School and district subscriptions add student, administrative and integration features, with prices by quote. BrainPOP supports Clever, ClassLink/OneRoster API, Google SSO and LTI, and lists Google Workspace and Schoology among supported tools. A school can use only one SSO integration at a time. Family access is available on the website and through BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr. iOS apps.

Tappity Science provides interactive science lessons and courses for children in grades K–5, aimed at home or homeschool learning. Families can create a free account to explore the curriculum. Content includes grade-level and interest-based courses, interactive simulations, guided lessons and assessment tools. Parent features include guides, planning tools, progress tracking and updates, while unlimited child profiles are listed for memberships. Tappity says it adds new content monthly. Plans include a 3-Month Tappity Science Curriculum Membership at $59.99 a month, a 12-Month Explorer Membership at $99.99 a year, and a 12-Month Tappity Science Curriculum Membership at $249.99 a year. A separate 3-Month app membership costs $29.99 a month and works only on iPad and iPhone with iOS 15.0 or later. Overall platforms are iOS, Android and web, with desktop listed among supported platforms. Tappity is based in California.