SmartScroll vs Khanmigo
Lumi is the grades 6–12 tutor that stays on, with a practice report a parent can see. Khanmigo sits on Khan Academy's library.
Lumi is always-on guidance, a visible practice report, and a tutor the student cannot switch off. Khanmigo is Socratic tutoring inside Khan Academy's library. That is why we recommend SmartScroll for the families we serve.
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The SmartScroll difference
Why SmartScroll is our recommendation for grades 6–12.
SmartScroll combines a guided tutor, adaptive feed, photo homework helper, parent dashboard, and weekly summary in one grades 6–12 experience. Lumi guides, hands the step back, and stays on. Khanmigo adds Socratic tutoring to Khan Academy's course library. Library size is a fact about that product, not a reason to leave this page.
Side by side
SmartScroll and Khanmigo, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | SmartScroll | Khanmigo |
|---|---|---|
| Tutor pedagogy | Lumi guides, hands the step back, and stays on. | Socratic tutoring inside Khan Academy's library. |
| What it is | A learning tool. It teaches the skill underneath and tracks mastery, rather than just returning an answer. | An AI tutor layered onto Khan Academy's library of lessons and practice. |
| Content library | Learning and practice across six subjects for grades 6–12; coverage varies by subject and skill. | A large standards-aligned library spanning many subjects and grade levels. |
| Format | A short vertical feed of lessons and checks tuned for grades 6–12, plus a snap-a-photo homework solver. | Courses, videos, and practice with the tutor alongside them rather than a short-form feed. |
| Fit for grades 6–12 | Built for students in grades 6–12, with learning and practice across six subjects. Coverage varies by subject and skill while educator review continues. Parent-managed. | Works inside Khan Academy's course library. Under-18 access requires a linked parent account, participating district, or assigned writing-coach activity under current rules, and it does not center SmartScroll's daily feed and homework workflow. |
| Pricing model | A free demo, then optional paid plans (up to 3 students on the top tier), each with a free trial. No ads. | Khan Academy's core content is free. Khanmigo plans and student eligibility vary by role, region, and school or parent access. Check their site for current terms. |
| Parent controls | Parent dashboard with per-skill mastery, plus a weekly summary email. COPPA consent at link time; we store a first name only for a child. | Offers parent accounts and oversight of a learner. Check their site for the current feature set. |
| Safety and data | No ads, no social network, no DMs. If a student signals crisis the tutoring stops and routes to real help (988). Built to end, not to doom-scroll. | Published guardrails apply to eligible accounts. Review their current policies for the specifics. |
This table compares structural, checkable things (pricing model, format, tutor approach, parent controls, safety, and data), not test-score outcomes. Where we could not verify a detail about Khanmigo, we say to check their current policy rather than guess.
The verdict
The case for SmartScroll.
Standards alignment
Aligned to real curriculum, not a marketing claim.
SmartScroll teaches 6 subjects across a graph of 1447 skills, each tagged to a real standard: Common Core (CCSS) for math and English, and NGSS performance expectations for science. Spanish reading & writing, History and Finance are organized by proficiency sequence, era and topic strand. You can read the full skill-by-skill alignment table on the homeschool page.
Questions about SmartScroll vs Khanmigo
Straight answers.
Is SmartScroll better than Khanmigo?
We recommend SmartScroll for grades 6–12 families who want a short daily feed, guided tutoring, photo homework help, and parent-visible mastery in one focused experience. Khanmigo works inside Khan Academy's course-library model, and under-18 access is limited to specific parent, district, or assignment paths. Lumi stays on.
How does Lumi guide compared with Khanmigo?
Khanmigo is Socratic tutoring inside Khan Academy's library. Lumi guides, hands the step back, and stays on.
What is the main difference?
Khanmigo sits on Khan Academy's course-and-video library. SmartScroll is a short vertical feed built for grades 6–12, with a photo homework solver and a dashboard and weekly email aimed at parents of that age group. Lumi is always-on guidance, a visible practice report, and a tutor the student cannot switch off.
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