There are many language-learning apps, but only The Big Challenge Academy is specifically designed for a school setting and to support both teachers and students. Here is a comparison to help you make your choice.
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Criteria
The Big Challenge Academy
Generic Learning Platforms
Alignment with the 2025 reform
100% aligned with the French reform: content organized by cultural themes, explicit mapping with CEFR benchmarks, daily oral practice.
Generic CEFR alignment; no breakdown by official cultural themes nor an explicit link to the subjects of study or national benchmarks.
Auto-Correction & Assignments
Ready-to-use self-grading assignments, configurable by level and curriculum point, for significant time savings.
Basic self-grading exercises, often limited to multiple-choice questions or closed exercises, without detailed customization by curriculum point.
Progress Tracking
Complete dashboard: detailed skills tracking, class analytics, and recommendations for differentiated activities.
Basic dashboard or none: if it exists, it provides global performance tracking by student or group, basic analytics, and little differentiation.
Oral Practice
Targeted and personalized oral training: daily oral exercises, mediation activities, cultural audio series, and targeted phonological exercises.
Oral resources are generally limited and not contextualized according to the national curriculum.
Student Engagement
Class challenges, real-time leaderboards, and themed challenges that strengthen group dynamics.
Individual gamification without a collective dimension or special events for the class.
Teaching Resources
Ready-to-use content organized by cultural themes, video tutorials, downloadable guides, and webinars dedicated to sequence integration.
No dedicated teaching resources for teachers.
Data Hosting
Data hosted exclusively in Europe: GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty guaranteed.
Global hosting (often outside the EU); GDPR compliance is possible but not specifically secured for French institutions.
Advertising
100% ad-free experience with no commercial incentives, for a clean learning environment.
Frequent promotions and integration of sponsored content.
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