Lingokids vs MathTango

Lingokids is a Playlearning platform for children aged 2 to 8, offering games, songs, videos, lessons and podcasts. It has more than 4,000 activities covering math, reading, phonics, emotional intelligence, responsibility and STEM, including curated material from Disney, NASA, BBC Earth and Oxford University Press. Lingokids says its learning technology adapts to each child's pace and needs. The free Basic plan provides one child profile and ten games per day, but no offline mode or full Progress Center reports. Plus provides unlimited activity access, offline use, activity repetition, a Progress Center for tracking skills and milestones, and up to four child profiles. The app is ad-free and described as a closed ecosystem for children, audited and certified by the kidSAFE Seal Program. Microphone, camera and speech-recognition permissions are optional; Lingokids says related images, video and speech data are not transmitted off the device or collected by the company. It runs on Android, iOS and web. Plus is listed at $13.49 a month or $161.88 a year after a 7-day trial; prices vary by platform, country and active offers.

MathTango teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to children aged 5–10+. A lesson-plan wizard builds an age-appropriate curriculum based on Common Core, with lessons advancing as children master them. The app offers more than 500 puzzles across over 40 levels, review levels and a free-play mode. Addition and subtraction lessons use nine puzzle types, while multiplication and division use seven. Children complete missions, collect characters and explore two worlds: Island for addition and subtraction, and Starbase for multiplication and division. Multiple user profiles can be set up on one device, and the app can be enjoyed offline. MathTango is available on Android, iOS and Windows. Its App Store listing describes an ad-free experience without in-app purchases, while also identifying the app as a subscription service. The listed MathTango Plan costs $7.99 a month, and monthly or annual subscriptions are described. A 30-day trial is listed. Originator, the maker, develops educational mobile apps for children and families and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.