Epic vs Khan Academy

Epic is a digital reading platform for children 12 and under, with a library of more than 40,000 books, audiobooks, and learning videos from over 250 publishers. The collection includes illustrated and chapter books, Read-to-Me titles, graphic novels, decodables, quizzes, and educational videos. Epic describes its service as ad-free and offers parent controls to guide each child's reading. Teachers can assign and share books, track daily and weekly reading, filter titles by reading level or grade, use quizzes and dictionary lookup, and create collections. The platform runs on the web, iOS devices with iOS 17 or higher, and Android devices with version 7.0 or higher; Kindle and Fire tablets are not compatible. Books can be downloaded for offline reading on iOS and Android, but each download is accessible only on the device where it was saved. Family access costs $7.25 per year when billed annually or $13.99 per month, and a seven-day trial is listed. A free school plan offers classroom access on weekdays from 7am to 4pm.

Khan Academy is a free learning platform for independent learners, teachers and parents, available on Android, iOS and the web. It offers more than 840 free courses in core academic subjects for K–12 and early college, with personalized learning intended to help students master concepts and address learning gaps. The mobile app includes interactive exercises, mastery levels, synced progress, offline video downloads and a scratchpad. Khan Academy Kids is a free, ad-free app for children ages 2–8 with interactive books, games and creative lessons. Khanmigo tutoring guides learners toward answers across academic subjects from elementary school through college. Teacher tools can assist with lesson planning, feedback, student work summaries, rubrics and exit tickets; Khan Academy for Teachers also includes standards-aligned practice, progress tracking and AI support. Teachers can import Google Classroom rosters, while district plans list Clever or ClassLink rostering and single sign-on. Paid Khanmigo subscriptions require users to be at least 18, live in the United States and have a U.S. billing address. Parent and learner subscriptions each cost $4 a month.