Family
For most families
$17.99a month
or $179 a year
- Up to 4 children
- 15 new books a month made for them
- Unlimited re-reads and library
- Read-aloud coaching (optional)
Reading, writing
and math that fit
your child.
Every day: three books matched to the sounds your child knows, one writing task at their stage, and one short math session. Our code checks all of it before they see it.
7-day free trial with 3 books. Cancel anytime.
Read · 3 books
Write · 1 task
Math · 1 session
Each day has a plan,
and the plan ends.
There are no games or coins in it, and nothing to scroll.
1 Read · about 10 min
Three books
One new sound, one review, one for fun.
2 Write · about 5 min
One writing task
Tiles, a paragraph or a short essay, by stage.
3 Math · 8 to 18 min
One math session
A warm-up, a few old skills, one new skill.
The end.
See you tomorrow.
Done
Done for today
The plan says it’s done and stops suggesting things.
Reading · every word checked
Your child can read every
word on this page.
Before a book goes out, our code checks every word against the sounds your child has learned. If a word doesn’t fit, the book doesn’t go out.
- Nobodyknown
- toldtaught first
- Noodlenew sound: oo
- theknown
- moonnew sound: oo
- wasknown
- ticklish.taught first
A sentence from Rabbit on the Moon, one of our sample books. “Told” and “ticklish” are taught first: a grown-up reads them with your child the first time.
Sprout · Pre-K and K
Picture books read aloud, one new sound at a time.
Sapling · Grades 1–2
Decodable books they read on their own.
Grove · Grades 3–5
Chapter books that teach new words in the story.
Summit · Grades 6–8
Novellas, articles and primary sources.
Writing · every piece their own
From a picture
to a short essay.
Each stage writes something real. Notes come from lines a person wrote, two at most, and nothing writes a sentence for your child.
Sprout · Pre-K and K
Draw a picture, label it, and tell a grown-up about it.
Sapling · Grades 1–2
Build sentences from word tiles and hear them read back.
Grove · Grades 3–5
Plan, write and fix a paragraph with a claim and reasons.
Summit · Grades 6–8
Short essays with a point, evidence and a counterpoint.
Math · every answer checked by code
One short math
session a day.
A short first check finds where to start. Each day: a quick warm-up, a few old skills, and one new skill shown step by step first.
Sprout · Pre-K and K
Counting, comparing and shapes. Tap each thing to count it.
Sapling · Grades 1–2
Adding, subtracting, and tens and ones, with counters to move.
Grove · Grades 3–5
Multiplying, fractions and area, with pictures to split.
Summit · Grades 6–8
Ratios, expressions and equations with a math keypad.
Four stages, from Pre-K
to Grade 8.
Each subject places your child on its own, so a strong reader can still start math where they are.
Pre-K and K
Sprout
- Read
- Picture books, one sound at a time
- Write
- Draw and tell
- Math
- Counting and shapes
Grades 1–2
Sapling
- Read
- Decodable books on their own
- Write
- Sentences from word tiles
- Math
- Adding and tens and ones
Grades 3–5
Grove
- Read
- Chapter books and nonfiction
- Write
- Opinion paragraphs
- Math
- Fractions, area, multiplying
Grades 6–8
Summit
- Read
- Novellas and primary sources
- Write
- Essays with a counterpoint
- Math
- Ratios and equations
The whole keyboard through Grade 2
Your child picks from pictures, tiles and choices.
From Grade 3, kids also type their own writing. There’s no chat box anywhere, and the app never writes a reply.
Their name stays on your device.
The companies that help make books get only a reading level and topics.
You turn on each feature.
Reading aloud, recording and name-in-stories are separate choices.
Download or delete everything.
All in one place, from Privacy & data.
Every Sunday
A short note about their week.
What they read, wrote and worked out, what was hard, and one thing to try together. It takes a minute to read.
Sample note
This week with Maya
- Read
- 11 books on 5 days, about 12 minutes a day. oo, as in moon, is new.
- Wrote
- Four sentences from tiles. Each one starts with a capital letter now.
- Math
- Adding up to 10 is learned. Old skills came back right 9 times out of 10.
- Try this
- At dinner, count the forks, then the spoons. How many in all?
One price for
the whole family.
7-day free trial with 3 books. Cancel anytime. Nothing is charged until day 8, and we email you three days before.
Family Plus
For bigger families
$29.99a month
or $299 a year
- Up to 6 children
- 25 new books a month
- Everything in Family
- Printable activity sheets
Schools
Classrooms, schools and districts
Per student
a year, with a written quote and a signed data agreement
Rostering through Clever, ClassLink, Google and Microsoft. Teacher dashboards and reports. Students never see a price.
See schoolsThings parents ask.
- Can my child chat with anyone in the app?
- No. Books are written and illustrated on our side, and your child only sees the finished, checked book. They pick from pictures and choices, and nothing in the app chats back.
- What happens to my child's voice recordings?
- Nothing, unless you turn recording on. If you do, the recording stays on the device. It's used only to count which words were read, it's never uploaded, and we keep only the score, for 30 days.
- Is every book new?
- No. The shelf has three books every day. Family writes 15 new books a month for your family and Family Plus writes 25. The other slots come from our library of checked books and from books worth reading again, all matched to the sounds your child knows.
- Is there math too?
- Yes, in every plan. Your child gets one math session a day, about 8 minutes for the youngest and 15 to 18 minutes in Grades 3–8.
- What does the writing look like?
- Pre-K and K draw and tell a grown-up. Grades 1–2 build sentences from word tiles. From Grade 3 they plan, write and fix a paragraph, then short essays in Grades 6–8.
- Does this replace school?
- No. It's daily practice in reading, writing and math. Reading follows the same order most programs teach sounds in, so it fits right alongside school or homeschool.
- Is this screen time?
- It's about ten to fifteen minutes a day, and the day's plan has a clear end.
- What if a book is too hard?
- Tap Report on the book and a person will look at it. Every word is checked against the sounds your child has learned, so it shouldn't happen often.
- What's in the trial?
- 7 days, 3 books written for your child, and the whole library. Cancel before day 7 and you pay nothing.
- Will it work on our tablet?
- Yes. It runs in any modern browser, and there's an app for iPhone and iPad. Books your child has already opened keep working if the Wi-Fi drops.
Your child’s first day, tomorrow morning.
7-day free trial with 3 books. Cancel anytime.