Paladin vs Nibble: which app is better for learning history?

Is Paladin or Nibble better for learning history?

Paladin, if history is the main thing you want to learn: the whole app is history, told as five-minute animated stories with a quiz after each. Nibble is the better pick if you want history as one subject among many, alongside math, science, art and philosophy.

• History, made into a game

  Paladin

  • WinsHistory depth: the whole catalog is history
  • WinsMonthly price: $12.99 vs $19.99
  • WinsiPad support, and a limited free version in its terms
  • WinsUS App Store rating: 4.6 vs 4.3

  Pick it if you want history every day and like streaks, levels and collectibles.

• A bit of everything

  Nibble

  • WinsBreadth: nine-plus subjects beyond history
  • WinsCheapest yearly offer listed: $12.99 vs $29.99
  • WinsFormats: text, quizzes, games, video and audio

  Pick it if history is one curiosity among several and you want one subscription for all of them.

Paladin and Nibble side by side

US App Store listings checked October 10, 2026; Google Play listings checked the same day. Lesson formats and lengths are each publisher's own description. Web journeys tested August 24, 2026.

Is Paladin cheaper than Nibble?

On monthly list price, yes: $12.99 for Paladin against $19.99 for Nibble on the US App Store on October 10, 2026. Yearly offers overlap: Paladin lists yearly prices from $29.99 to $99.99 and Nibble from $12.99 to $89.99, and the offer you see depends on your onboarding path.

Many yearly prices in one listing usually means the offer is assigned during onboarding, by promotion or discount screen. In practice, the first yearly price you are shown may not be the lowest one that exists, so check the amount on the purchase screen before you confirm.

Do Paladin and Nibble have a free version?

Paladin's terms describe a limited free version alongside its Pro subscription. Nibble's public materials conflict: some describe limited free access, but a July 2026 developer reply says there is no free plan, only a seven-day trial.

Neither app showed us a lesson before asking for an email in the public web journeys we tested in August. If you want to judge the content before giving an address, the free World History Encyclopedia and Daily History apps are the easy places to start.

Are Paladin and Nibble available on Android?

Yes, both are on Google Play. On Apple devices, Paladin runs on iPhone and iPad, while Nibble's App Store listing is for iPhone only.

Which one should you choose?

How we checked

Prices, ratings and devices come from the US App Store and Google Play listings on October 10, 2026. On August 24, 2026 we went through each public web onboarding, signed out, without creating an account, entering an email, starting a trial or paying. We did not use either native app, so we make no claim about lesson quality, quiz depth or the exact paywall a new account receives. Our full evidence sits in the Paladin review and the Nibble review.