Website Reviews

Achievable teaches adults and teens to study in a streamlined manner by increasing memory retention. Achievable does this by tracking your pace of learning and providing reviews of previously learned content to avoid forgetting information or remembering information incorrectly by utilizing AI. Device compatibility includes iOS and Android web browsers. The age of typical users is 13+ and is a great tool for studying for many academic and professional exams. There is a free trial to view the first few chapters of any test prep course that allows one to get a better idea of their content and how to navigate the site before a subscription is purchased.

Q-files is a web-based collection of 2000+ articles written for kids between 7 and 13. The articles cover many subjects, including math, history, science, and general interest. It forms an engaging, accurate, and good-value web-based encyclopaedia with all of its content verified by experts in the field. The web app works on any device. Unusually, it looks at its best when viewed on a portrait-oriented screen but is usable on any. You can use Q-files for free for thirty days just by visiting the site—no login or account creation.

Teachers typically spend more time preparing and planning than engaging with their students. The recent advances in artificial technology can help switch this around, and CourseBox.AI is one of the earliest to offer an AI-driven solution to reducing teachers' workloads. Coursebox is an AI-driven learning management system (LMS) that will design courses from your typed-in prompts, documents or videos in a few seconds and reflect your requirements. Design new courses to support your classroom teaching, offer professional development to colleagues, and provide responsive material to meet kid's needs.

Mindgrasp uses the power of AI to generate notes, summaries, and flashcards of uploaded text or video, with access to over 19 different languages. Mindgrasp can also play a role in supporting broader comprehension of many subjects by searching the “Mindgrasp Knowledge Base”.  Just type any question or phrase into the search bar and Mindgrasp will present a succinct statement of your query, making information easy to find and understand.  Mindgrasp is compatible with iOS, Android, and PC Windows. The typical age of users is 13 and up. Subscription prices start at $9.99-$14.99 per month and includes a free trial of 4 days.

Merlin AI plugin is an AI-driven plug-in extension for Chrome web browser. The extension works as a tool that allows you access to an online assistant which uses the internet. This could be through summarising videos on YouTube for your work or personal life, writing or replying to comments on social media or just generally saving you time with any online task you have. The plug-in extension is powered by AI models such as ChatGPT, GPT-4, Claude 2 by Anthropic, LLama 2 by Meta and users can select which model they would like to work with. All advanced and premium features of Merlin are free to use. Their free account gives 51 queries per day. They work on a model which says Free forever, pay only when you scale. In terms of pricing, they have three different pro plans that you can subscribe to monthly or annually as per your requirements. Depending on which AI model you are using on Merlin, it charges you some queries. For example, GPT-4 is more costlier than ChatGPT, so Merlin charges you 10 queries for GPT-4 and 1 query for using ChatGPT. Related: 10 Ways to use Merlin AI

Learnt.AI is an AI-driven collection of tools to help teachers and educators create learning content quickly and effectively. The app works as an assistant and collaborator to spark creativity and assist with time-consuming content-creation tasks. Learnt.AI's tools (well over 50) are available through its web app. You can take advantage of 10 very effective tools for free and access the rest through a subscription.

Mel Science is a subscription service that offers a variety of hands-on science kits and associated learning materials for kids. Designed to supplement both homeschool and traditional school learning, Mel Science offers a curated selection of project-based STEM kits for younger kids, as well as full monthly experiment kits in chemistry , physics and medical science for older students. 

With SmartSHOW 3D, you can bring your photos, videos, and music together to create animated slideshows. Explore a wide range of possibilities with many professional templates and effects, allowing you to experiment and personalise your slideshow. Enhance your slideshows by adding voice comments, captions, title clips, and even 3D collages, making them truly captivating and engaging. SmartSHOW 3D is compatible with Windows 8, 10, and 11. You can choose from yearly subscriptions or a lifetime license.

Prodigy English is a fantasy game that reviews English language and reading comprehension based on first through fifth grade Common Core ELA standards. Prodigy English basic version is free. Pricing for Prodigy English starts at $9.95 per month or $74.95 per year. Premium account will provide access to all core gameplay features, progress dashboard and in-game daily goals.

Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) provides a place where teachers can share the resources they have made through an efficient online marketplace. The resources cover every subject and come in various formats. You can be a buyer, a seller, or both.  Individual buyers on Teachers Pay Teachers pay for each resource they want and do not have to meet ongoing costs. Sellers do not have to pay any recurrent fees either, except for a commission from each sale, although they can pay for a yearly premium account which provides extra tools and lowers the commission rate. Buyers can browse and wishlist the content of TPT through their web browser or an iOS app, although they must complete any purchases on the website. Sellers can use the iOS and Android apps to view a cut-down version of the web-based dashboard.

Wordela is a vocabulary-building app to help anyone extend their vocabulary. There are courses in the app to help English language learners grow the variety of words they use and ones specific to their roles, such as business. Students preparing for standardised tests and college exams have access to wordlists especially curated for them. Wordela provides high-quality audio content, flashcard tools, gamified motivation, and content that teaches meanings and pronunciation alongside the words. The app is accessible as a web app and downloadable iOS and Android apps, but you must register for its free trial before accessing these.

Cisdem PDF extends your control over the PDFs you receive and create. It provides tools to combine, scan, and convert PDFs with other popular file formats. It includes a batch converter for more efficiently dealing with multiple files. Cisdem PDF is a downloadable Mac and Windows app that works on every Windows version going back to Windows 7. This review of Cisdem PDF used it installed on a Windows 11 PC.

Gemoo levels up your school-to-parent communications with attractive and easy-to-create multimedia messages you can send using your existing communication platform or by email. The messages are ideal for newsletters, homework support, and any other area where you want to keep your wider school community in the loop.  Gemoo is a web app compatible with any modern device. At the time of this review, Gemoo is in fully-functional beta status and is entirely free to use.

Kamau.io shows a visual indicator of how adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing work. The user enters two numbers and an operator (+,-,×,÷) and then clicks the submit button. The app then uses clear animations to show how the operation produces results. You can use Kamau.io on any device with a web browser; it is free to use, does not contain advertisements, and does not require registration. 

Playground Sessions provides students with high quality interactive lessons created by world-class teachers. The app provides real-time feedback on the playing accuracy of the musician when a midi keyboard or electric piano is plugged into the user’s device. There is a large song library which can be organised by difficulty level/genre/song title covering a wide variety of genres including pop, classical, contemporary, R&B/Soul, rock, film/TV/musicals, jazz, country, Christian, gospel and more. Throughout the app there is the choice of learning each song at different difficulty levels. The learner is motivated by the playing time log, stored note accuracy scores and total points toward levels collected and displayed in the user’s dashboard. Playground Sessions is available for download on iOS devices. The android version will be releasing soon. Playground Sessions works on PC and MAC devices as well. 

Code Monkey is an award-winning platform which teaches children real coding languages such as CoffeeScript and Python. The unique teaching and learning system uses block and text-based coding through an engaging game-like environment. The platform supports teachers, parents and children by providing them with essential tools like classroom lesson plans, a parental child progress tracker and fun, scaffolded programming to solve scaffolded puzzles and create their own games.

SodaPDF is a fully-featured and competitively-priced PDF editing app. Its feature set covers all tasks users might typically want to use with PDFs, including editing, merging, splitting, and converting. It includes collaboration features. Available as a downloadable desktop app on PC, there is also a capable web app accessible under the same user account. A free to try version and a 30-day money-back guarantee provide reassurance for anyone wanting to test SodaPDF after reading this app review.

InPixio Photo Studio uses artificial intelligence to help you make edits to your photographs that were once the preserve of pro photographers. Its tools let you zoom in and reframe your photographs without losing visual quality. You can also remove unwanted objects from the shot, replace skies, isolate objects from the background and more. While other apps can perform similar tasks, InPixio Photo Studio wraps its tools in an extremely easy-to-use interface. InPixio Photo Studio is available with a PC version and Mac version. You can download free to try desktop app to test its features or subscribe to the premium app. The app remains usable if you don't subscribe, but its premium features leave a watermark on your images.

Gizmo is an app that aids every user to remember what they have learned easily and effectively. It helps users find the perfect solution to memorise what they have learnt.