With over 700 million users worldwide, education apps are now a go-to resource for teachers, students and lifelong learners. In 2024, the sector generated over $5 billion, expanding beyond classrooms to support homework, skill training and language learning. Teachers are increasingly using technology to make lessons more interactive, engaging and personalized.
Our Education App 2025 market landscape breaks down the various subsectors of the education app market.
Classroom
Schools and universities provide students and parents with the ability to track performance, grades, and other metrics through apps like BlackBoard, Remind and Seesaw. While Google Classroom, ClassDojo and Kahoot! provide teachers with ways to make lessons more interactive.
Online education
Education platforms like Khan Academy, Pearson+ and IXL provide students with libraries of videos exploring subjects at all grade levels, with step-by-step instructions, practice lessons and achievements.
Homework help
Apps such as Chegg, Brainly and Course Hero let students take photos of homework problems and receive help from experts and the community. Quizlet and Gizmo create personalized flashcards to help with revision.
Maths
There are several homework help apps on the market that are focused just on maths, with some using the photo scan method such as Mathway, while others like Photomath and Doodle Maths offer visualizations and personalized methods.
Kids
Plenty of education apps are built for kids aged 2-8 years old, with ABCMouse, LingoKids and SplashLearn teaching kids how to read, write and complete simple mathematics.
Language learning
One of the most popular forms of online education for all ages, language learning apps such as Duolingo, Babbel and Busuu offer courses on all of the widely spoken languages in the world. These apps offer video tutorials, explanations, and fun mini-games to make the learning stick.
Online courses
Further education is available in a wide variety of forms, and apps like Udemy, Coursera and Alison have built platforms with thousands of courses for career switches, accreditation and to learn new skills.
Coding
Learning how to code is an invaluable skill to have, codeSpark starts the process off early teaching the fundamentals of coding to children aged 5-8 years old, while Sololearn and Mimo ramp up the complexity for students and further education learners with a variety of programming languages and techniques available to learn.
Books & Audiobooks
Books are available in a variety of formats nowadays, with Everand, Galatea and Kobo offering a wide selection of ebooks and audiobooks on their stores. Audible and Storytel focus exclusively on audiobooks.
Book summaries
Blinkist, Headway and Imprint shorten the size of books to 30 minutes or less, and provide interactive ways to remember the story and its concepts.
Brain training
Marketed as a way to train your brain, Impulse, Elevate and Lumosity offer hundreds of puzzles and games to test problem solving, memory and focus.
Skills
Learning new skills can be the catalyst for a career change or new side hustle, and MasterClass and Skillshare provide portals to learn thousands of new skills, taught by experts in the field.
Music: For those specifically looking to learn an instrument, family of Simply apps, Yousician and flowkey offer detailed tutorials and chords for the most popular songs.
Driving
Learning how to drive can be a draining process, especially if you fail on theory tests because of a few slip ups. Apps like Aceable Drivers, Zutobi and RAC Theory Test Kit provide handy video tutorials and exam prep questions.