Duck Duck Moose

Duck Duck Moose develops educational mobile games and interactive applications for young children and families. Founded in 2008, the studio combines engineering, animation, educational content design and child-focused interfaces to create experiences spanning early literacy, mathematics, music, storytelling and artistic expression. Its work includes standalone learning games, creative tools and the broader early-learning program Khan Academy Kids, designed for children ages 2–8.

The studio began with Wheels on the Bus, an interactive musical application inspired by young children’s intuitive engagement with touchscreen devices. Over its first eight years, Duck Duck Moose developed 21 educational applications. Titles such as Fish School, Park Math, Word Wagon and Moose Math introduce foundational concepts through playful activities, while Draw and Tell and ChatterPix give children tools to create pictures, record narration and animate their own stories.

Learning through play

Duck Duck Moose’s capabilities span educational application development for iOS, Android and Amazon Fire, digital game production, animation and pedagogical content design. Its applications address preschool and early elementary learning, including phonics, spelling, number recognition, arithmetic, spatial reasoning and musical exploration. The studio also develops creative expression tools that combine illustration, audio recording and animation. Its curriculum-oriented work references Common Core State Standards and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, alongside interfaces designed for young children to explore independently.

Joining Khan Academy

In August 2016, Duck Duck Moose joined Khan Academy, transitioning from a venture-backed business into its nonprofit educational organization. The entire studio team joined Khan Academy, and all 21 existing titles became free, without advertisements, paywalls or in-app purchases.

The Duck Duck Moose team subsequently formed the core group behind Khan Academy Kids, launched in July 2018. Day-to-day operations were integrated directly into Khan Academy at the beginning of 2019, while the Duck Duck Moose legal entity was retained for publishing and contractual purposes. The studio continues as an active educational brand and early-learning operation, maintaining its application catalog and contributing to Khan Academy Kids.