IXL Math vs Kahoot!

IXL Math is an online and mobile math learning service covering pre-K through Calculus, with thousands of interactive skills. It recommends practice for each learner and adjusts practice to the learner’s level. The service includes video tutorials, interactive lessons, real-time feedback and awards. IXL Analytics provides real-time data about usage, trouble spots and student performance, and skills align with the Common Core State Standards and state standards. Without an account, users can practice ten free questions in each subject per day; IXL also offers a free 30-day classroom trial. Family memberships include one-child options at $9.95 a month or $79 a year, each with unlimited access to school levels, interactive exercises and real-time statistics. A classroom license costs $369 a year, with 25 students in the purchase summary and up to 100 student accounts. Integrations include Canvas, Schoology and Brightspace, with single sign-on and roster matching, plus a Google Classroom add-on. Apps are available for Android and iOS, as well as the web.

Kahoot! is a tool for interactive quiz and polling sessions, with live Q&A, anonymous responses and slide integrations. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. The listed audience limit is 50, though the plans specify different participant caps: Kahoot! Go supports up to 40, Bronze up to 50, Silver up to 100, Gold up to 200 and Kahoot! One up to 800. The free Go plan includes the classic live experience and quiz and true-or-false question types. Paid plans add features by tier: Bronze lists AI content creation and reports; Silver adds feedback question types and a lecture experience; Gold lists review and feedback question types and advanced reports; One includes all question types and live game experiences. Kahoot! is the maker, was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. A free plan is available, and paid pricing starts at $3/mo (annual), with Bronze billed annually at $36.