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Best Social Science Apps
Rated against instructional invariants from learning science. Find apps that actually teach.
318 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
Pear Practice
GoGuardian
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
6 certs
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GoReact
GoReact
Humanities, Social Science
3 certs
Minecraft Education
Microsoft
Humanities, Social Science
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Type to Learn
Sunburst Digital
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
Lingokids
Lingokids (Monkimun Inc.)
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
2 certs
PBS LearningMedia
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Baamboozle
Baamboozle
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Breakeven
Breakeven
Social Science, Career & Tech Education
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Seesaw
Seesaw
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
12 certs
Learning Tree
Focalpoint Education
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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TouchChat®
PRC-Saltillo
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Tuva
Tuva Labs Inc.
Social Science, Science
1 cert
ThinkCERCA
ThinkCERCA
Humanities, Social Science
4 certs
ClassMate
World Book Online
Humanities, Social Science
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CODAP
The Concord Consortium
Social Science, Science
3 certs
Typing Training
Sunburst Digital
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
Colleague AI
Colleague AI
Humanities, Social Science
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MyZone
Tomyzone Ltd
Humanities, Social Science
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Schoolbox
Schoolbox
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Flint
Flint
Humanities, Social Science
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ABC-CLIO
ABC-CLIO, an Imprint of Bloomsbury
Social Science
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Educaplay
Educaplay
Humanities, Social Science
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Search Progress and Coach
Microsoft
Humanities, Social Science
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Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance
Social Science, Math
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Unique Learning System
Everway (formerly Texthelp and n2y)
Humanities, Social Science
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Edmentum Courseware
Edmentum, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
6 certs
Bright Thinker
Bright Thinker
Humanities, Social Science
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moozoom
moozoom
Early Childhood Education, Social Science
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News-O-Matic
News-O-Matic
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
Knewton Alta
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Social Science, Science
1 cert
Education Perfect
Education Perfect
Humanities, Social Science
2 certs
EdOptions Academy
Edmentum, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
5 certs
Ava
Social Cipher
Social Science
1 cert
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LAMP Words for Life®
PRC-Saltillo
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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MAD-learn
MAD-learn
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Coursera for Business
Coursera, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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Lt
ADInstruments
Social Science, Science
1 cert
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Wayfinder
Wayfinder
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
1 cert
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Classtime
Classtime
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
3 certs
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AI Educators
AI Educators
Humanities, Social Science
3 certs
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Bankaroo
BrightAct
Early Childhood Education, Social Science
1 cert
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MagiCore Academy
MagiCore
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Vaia
StudySmarter GmbH
Humanities, Social Science
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Da Vinci
Da Vinci
Humanities, Social Science
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UNI
Grey-Box
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
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Scholastic News
Scholastic Inc.
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
3 certs
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Engageli
Engageli
Humanities, Social Science
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BookWidgets
BookWidgets
Early Childhood Education, Humanities
4 certs
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Factile
Solis Creative, LLC
Humanities, Social Science
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Coursera for Campus
Coursera, Inc.
Humanities, Social Science
1 cert
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