Khan Academy Kids review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Pick Khan Academy Kids if you want one free, ad-free app that covers early reading and math. Parents who want a strict, ordered phonics sequence should add a dedicated phonics app.

What Khan Academy Kids is

Khan Academy Kids, from the nonprofit Khan Academy, covers reading, math and early life skills for children aged 2 to 8. The description lists over 5,000 games and activities, phonics and letter sounds, sight words and writing for kindergarten, reading comprehension for 1st and 2nd grade, and a library of books and videos, including non-fiction from National Geographic and Bellwether Media. 'Read To Me' reads books aloud in English or Spanish.

Who it suits

• Families who want a free app for ages 2 to 8
• Early phonics alongside math
• Teachers who assign activities

Strengths

• 100% free with no ads or subscriptions, according to the description
• Content from preschool to 2nd grade, with read-aloud books in English or Spanish
• Books and games can be downloaded for offline use
• Teacher Tools for assignments and progress tracking
• Apple Editors' Choice, rated 4.8 from about 132,600 ratings

Limits

• Reading shares the app with math and other subjects, so it is not a step-by-step phonics program
• English interface only (1 app language)
• Content stops around 2nd grade, age 8
• Contact info, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics are collected, though not linked to the user

What the free version does

Everything is free. The description says the app is 100% free with no ads or subscriptions, and the listing shows no in-app purchases.

Price

Khan Academy Kids is free on the US App Store in November 2026, with no in-app purchases listed.

Privacy

No tracking is declared. The app collects contact info, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics, all marked as not linked to the user. The description says it is COPPA-compliant.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show a game where the child picks the missing letter to finish a word ('?og'), a fox spelling game, a counting game, and a library shelf of '2nd Grade Early Readers'.