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Best Interactive Lesson Makers in 2026
Build lessons that invite learners to make decisions, work through activities, or explore media rather than only read or watch. The ranked entries begin with H5P, eXeLearning, and Xerte, with Adapt Learning and Easygenerator also among the first options. Compare branching paths, interactive activities, and multimedia content to see how lessons can engage learners; delivery mode and live lesson delivery show how they can be presented. Learner analytics and SCORM export may matter for tracking and sharing course materials. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing alongside those capabilities to narrow the options to your teaching needs.
- 31 apps
- Research read 23 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
Adapt Learning
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIiPhone+5Adapt combines a no-code authoring tool with a developer framework and a broad set of course features.
- 2
H5P
Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWebH5P offers interactive content creation through free self-hosted software and an H5P.com service with LTI integrations.
- 3
Xerte
Free plan Open source AndroidiPhoneLinux+4Choose Xerte if you need a free authoring suite with interactive templates, HTML5 output, and learning-platform exports. It fits organisations able to install and maintain it on a web server.
- 4
Edpuzzle
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+1Edpuzzle brings video lessons, questions, assignments, and progress tracking together for educators. Its free plan has assignment limits, while Pro Teacher costs $13.75 a month.
- 5
eXeLearning
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2eXeLearning offers free authoring across desktop and online use, with export formats and plugins for publishing and learning platforms. Mobile access is for viewing materials, not editing.
- 6
Deck.Toys
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebDeck.Toys combines lesson building, activities, student responses, and progress reporting in one classroom platform.
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BookWidgets
Free plan iPhoneWebBookWidgets combines activity creation, assessment, feedback, and LMS workflows in one teacher-focused tool. Check the subscription limitation and student-work retention period against your needs.
- 8
Mindsmith
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Mindsmith offers course authoring, multiple delivery options and learner analytics in a browser-based tool. Review the annual billing and credit allocations when choosing a plan.
- 9
Nearpod
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5Nearpod brings lesson building, interactive activities, delivery options, and session feedback together for educators.
- 10
Easygenerator
Free plan WebEasygenerator combines course authoring, interactive content, and several distribution paths in a web platform.
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LessonUp
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebLessonUp combines lesson creation, interactive activities, and student learning insights, with a free plan and paid teacher plans.
- 13
Interakly
Free plan WebInterakly offers a broad set of video interactions, learning analytics and sharing options. Note that full branching paths and spatial activities require uploaded video.
- 14
Lectora
Free plan WebWindowsLectora combines course-building, collaboration, localization and multiple publishing formats. The listed suite price and asset-download restriction are worth weighing against its authoring features.
- 15
ThingLink
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4ThingLink combines immersive authoring, learner analytics, and integrations for education and business. Check the license terms for what happens to published content when access ends.
- 16
LessonFlow
Free plan WebLessonFlow combines AI-assisted activity creation with customization, sharing, and classroom analytics.
- 17
Pear Deck
Free plan ExtensionWebPear Deck combines interactive lesson tools with ready-to-teach content and a free Teacher plan.
- 18
ScenarioSplice
Free plan WebChoose ScenarioSplice to create branching, self-paced training and review aggregate learner outcomes, including on its free plan.
- 19
Sutori
Free plan WebChoose Sutori if you need a classroom timeline tool with collaborative story building, interactive content and LMS connections.
- 20
TED-Ed
Free plan WebTED-Ed offers educators a free way to build lessons around videos and track student responses. Before assigning a YouTube-based lesson, educators should review unfamiliar videos themselves.
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Tizmos
Free plan WebChoose Tizmos if you want to turn teacher prompts into real-world missions and collect student responses without requiring student accounts.
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dominKnow ONE
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+4Choose dominKnow ONE if your team needs collaborative authoring, assessments, and responsive or SCORM output.
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Wizer
Free plan WebChoose Wizer if you need interactive worksheets with multimedia, grading options, or differentiation tools.
- 24
Yo Scenario
Free plan WebYo Scenario combines visual branching, interactive media and learning mechanics in a browser-based authoring platform.
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iSpring LMS
Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+2iSpring LMS combines employee learning tracks, AI-assisted course creation, integrations, and mobile offline learning.
#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price
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