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Best Social Science Apps
Rated against instructional invariants from learning science. Find apps that actually teach.
456 apps
Browse Social Science Apps
Find social science apps for the classroom or home. This catalog includes tools for teaching history, geography, civics, and economics.
The table details each app's subject area, overall rating, and earned certifications. Click an app name to view specific features, target age groups, and privacy policies on its product page.
We update these records regularly with new scores as we roll out our formal evaluations.
Rating
Application
Subject Area
Certifications
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BrainPOP (3-8)
BrainPOP
Humanities, Social Science
11 certs
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BrainPOP Jr. (K-3)
BrainPOP
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
3 certs
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Brainscape
Brainscape
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Braintrust
Braintrust
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Breakeven
Breakeven
Social Science, Career & Tech Education
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Breakout Fun!
Breakout Fun!
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Bright Thinker
Bright Thinker
Humanities, Social Science
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Brisk Teaching
Brisk Teaching
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
5 certs
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Britannica Expedition: Learn!
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
Social Science, Science
2 certs
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Britannica ImageQuest
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
2 certs
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Britannica ImageQuest Jr.
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Britannica LaunchPacks
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Britannica School
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
2 certs
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Buncee for Schools & Districts
Capstone
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Campfire Studio
Campfire Learning
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Canva for Education
Canva for Education
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
6 certs
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Castle Learning
Harris Education Solutions
Humanities, Social Science
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CCFCS Digital Curriculum
The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences
Early Childhood Education, Social Science
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Certified Monart® Teacher Training Courses
Monart® School of the Arts
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Checkology® Virtual Classroom
The News Literacy Project
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Class Companion
Class Companion
Humanities, Social Science
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ClassHook
ClassHook
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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ClassMate
World Book Online
Humanities, Social Science
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ClassSwift
ViewSonic Corporation
Humanities, Social Science
3 certs
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Classter
Vertitech
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Classtime
Classtime
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
3 certs
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Class Wizard
Class Wizard
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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ClickView
ClickView
Humanities, Social Science
4 certs
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Clozetesting
Clozetesting
Humanities, Social Science
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CODAP
The Concord Consortium
Social Science, Science
3 certs
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Cogito Coach
Cogito Coach
Social Science, Applied Science
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CoGrader AI Grading
Cograder
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Colleague AI
Colleague AI
Humanities, Social Science
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CommonLit's Digital Library
CommonLit
Humanities, Social Science
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Compartir (Santillana)
Santillana SAS
Humanities, Social Science
3 certs
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Comprendi™
Dr. Marion's Learning Lab
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Coursebox
Coursebox
Humanities, Social Science
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Coursera
Coursera, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Coursera for Business
Coursera, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Coursera for Campus
Coursera, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Coursera for Government
Coursera, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Curipod
Curipod AS
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Curriculum Genie
Learning Genie, Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
4 certs
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Curriki
Curriki
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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DataClassroom
DataClassroom
Social Science, Science
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Da Vinci
Da Vinci
Humanities, Social Science
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DeepTutor
DeepTutor
Humanities, Social Science
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Diffit for Teachers
Diffit, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
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Digitability
Digitability
Humanities, Social Science
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Discover Podcasting LAB
PCS Edventures
Humanities, Social Science
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