SmartScroll for parents
SmartScroll vs Khanmigo for your family
Both products offer AI-guided learning. Compare the learning routine, what parents can review, the content your child needs and the full subscription cost.
Start with the real trade-off
Khanmigo has a substantially lower advertised family subscription price. SmartScroll’s higher-price proposition should be evaluated through its own teaching, independent practice and parent evidence, not an assumption of stronger outcomes.
These are published product descriptions, not a side-by-side effectiveness study. Khanmigo’s features and prices below come from its official parent offering, checked October 17, 2026. Review its current terms before buying.
Compare the current offerings
| Question | SmartScroll | Khanmigo |
|---|---|---|
| Learning experience | AI-guided sessions connect warm-up, teaching, guided practice and exit checks. Tutoring includes three structured sessions weekly; App does not include structured sessions. | AI guidance integrated with Khan Academy exercises, videos and articles; also supports questions about homework. |
| Parent view | Completed-session evidence includes skill, time on task and exit-check result. Parents do not receive the private Lumi transcript. | Parent tools include chat history, safety alerts, assigning work and progress tracking. |
| Content and course fit | Grades 6–12 across six subjects, deepest in math today. Coverage varies while educator review continues; compare the actual skill list with schoolwork. | Khan Academy content spans subjects and ages from elementary school through college. Check the material for the course you need. |
| Family access | Family supports up to three learners and unlimited structured sessions. Review each plan’s scope before choosing. | The parent subscription can enable access for up to ten children; classroom-account restrictions may apply. |
| Cost and access | See current SmartScroll web plans below. Eligible trial offers require a card and renew unless canceled; store pricing may differ. | $4 monthly or $44 annually, excluding sales tax. Direct parent signup requires an adult in the US with a US billing address; school access can differ. |
Parent chat visibility is different from completed-practice evidence. Neither distinction by itself establishes stronger safety or teaching. Features not discussed here have not been evaluated, rather than proven absent.
Follow the SmartScroll experience before choosing
The walkthrough presents genuine product views of a guided session, an independent attempt and parent learning evidence. It is a selected example, not a staged Khanmigo failure or a comparative learning test.
Review whether the learner’s next action and the report are useful to your family. For course fit, read middle-school math and Algebra 1. Coverage varies, and AI can be wrong.
Which fits your priorities?
When cost and Khan Academy matter most
Review Khanmigo’s family offer if your learner already uses Khan Academy and the lower subscription price fits your priorities.
When you want to inspect SmartScroll’s routine
Follow the product walkthrough and parent evidence, then compare Tutoring with your needs and budget. Higher price alone establishes no academic advantage.
If you are also considering ChatGPT Study Mode, use the separate three-way guide.
What the parent report can tell you
A completed-session report identifies the skill, time on task and exit-check result. A completion label and an independent-check result answer different questions. Ask your learner to explain a fresh problem before assuming the method has stuck.
A short check is not a school grade, predicted score or proof of durable mastery. Parents receive learning evidence, not a private Lumi chat transcript. See the practice report guide and quality limitations. AI can make mistakes; SmartScroll supplements teaching at school.
Questions that affect the purchase
Can parents read the chats?
Khanmigo advertises parent chat history. SmartScroll gives parents learning evidence rather than a private Lumi transcript. These are different visibility choices, not proof that one is safer.
Which SmartScroll plan includes structured sessions?
Tutoring includes three weekly structured sessions. Family includes unlimited sessions for up to three learners. App provides self-guided practice and on-demand AI help with daily limits.
What can we inspect before paying?
Use the product walkthrough, or the separate one-time authored learner sample with no account or card. Live AI help requires parent setup and permission. The paid-plan trial is a different offer.
What happens after a trial ends?
A paid subscription renews according to the price and billing period shown at checkout unless canceled. The one-time learner sample is not an ongoing free plan. Check current plan access before subscribing.
Inspect the routine, then choose your support
The product walkthrough shows a guided session, an independent attempt and parent evidence using real product views. These selected examples show the experience; they do not establish learning gains.
Tutoring
$49.95 USD monthly, or $449 USD billed annually. The plan includes three structured AI-guided sessions each week and a parent-visible report for completed sessions. Math is the deepest subject today.
App supplies self-guided practice and on-demand AI help with daily limits; structured sessions are in Tutoring and Family. Compare the full scope on the pricing page.
Explore Tutoring plans7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Card required; billing starts after the trial unless canceled. Subscriptions renew automatically. Review your price, billing period, eligibility and renewal date at checkout.
Let your learner try the complete learner sample: a one-time authored sample with setup and a guided sample activity. No account or card needed. Live AI help requires parent setup and permission. This is separate from the 7-day paid-plan trial.