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Khan Academy Kids vs Ello
Khan Academy Kids scores higher overall (8.3 vs 7.9), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Khan Academy Kids if…
Families with children aged 2–8 who want a broad, completely free learning app with no ads or upsells
8.3/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Ello if…
Parents of 5–9-year-olds who want a tutor that actually listens to their child read
7.9/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Khan Academy Kids | Ello | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.3/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 | #3 of 7 |
| Price | Free | Freemium |
| Free version | Everything is free, with no ads or subscriptions | Free daily reading and maths activities (Daily Quests) |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Other | iOS, Android |
| Made by | Khan Academy | Ello Technology, Inc. |
| Learning quality | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 7.5 |
| Features | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Value for money | 10 | 7.5 |
| Platforms | 7 | 6.5 |
Khan Academy Kids: what the AI does
- Personalised learning path that changes as the child progresses
- Teacher tools to assign lessons and track progress
- Read To Me storybooks in English or Spanish
- 100% free, with no ads, subscriptions or third-party tracking across apps
- Broad curriculum: phonics, reading, writing, maths and social-emotional skills
- Books and games can be downloaded for offline use
- Only a name and age are collected at setup
- Adaptivity is a personalised path, not a tutor that listens or talks back
- Content stops at about 2nd grade
- No independent privacy certification named, only COPPA compliance
Ello: what the AI does
- Real-time AI reading tutor with speech recognition built for children
- Daily plan built from what the child mastered and where they stumbled
- Adaptive maths tutor
- AI Story Creation at the child's reading level
- The most complete AI reading tutor here, built on decodable books and phonics
- Published AI safety policy: filtered responses, a safety classifier, parent alerts by text
- Voice recordings deleted after 30 days unless a safety concern is flagged
- No ads; Parent Dashboard shows skills mastered and what comes next
- Paid Unlimited price isn't published and reviewers say the upgrade is pushed hard
- Story Creation stories are AI-generated in real time and not reviewed by a human first
- No independent privacy certification named; Ello 2.0 is rated 3.2 on Google Play