# GCompris

9 Hacker News commenters recommended GCompris and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free, non-addictive educational game suite for young children that parents recommend for home learning. One commenter felt it needs an overhaul and cleanup.

## Why people recommend it

- Suits young children's ages (2 comments): "For a child that age I would definitely install some educational software." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45868129)) "much better fit for my kid's ages" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45868062))
- Worth a look for parents (2 comments): "This and GCompris are worth a look for any parent!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46575951)) "All of GCompris is worth a look" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46574083))
- Recommended by several commenters (2 comments): "This and GCompris are worth a look for any parent!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46575951)) "I highly recommend gcompris.net." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47653034))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Lathoa math app for kids](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lathoa.md): 9 recommend
- [i-Ready](https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-ready.md): 6 recommend
- [Early Reader](https://hackerapproved.com/p/open-source-early-reading-reader-with-phonics-help.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "GCompris", https://hackerapproved.com/p/gcompris/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).