EdTech & AI in learning
Which AI learning tools fit the students who’d use them?
The Fit-Finder
I’m choosing for…
The Four Mismatcheschecked on every tool
- 1CurriculumBuilt for the exam they sit?
- 2LanguageTeaches in their classroom language?
- 3PricePriced at or under the local low-cost line?
- 4DeviceWorks on the device they use?
Independent analysis and scored reviews of whether they’re any good, for the parents, teachers and students choosing them. Read from Commonwealth classrooms, not Silicon Valley demos.
Start from the learner
Who are you choosing for?
Four tests of fit
Every tool meets a local system on four axes. Imported products usually pass one.
Start here
Why apps disappoint
Why so many learning apps don't fit your child's school system
Most apps were built for another country's classroom. AI made them cheaper, but price is only one of four things a tool has to get right.
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The framework
The Four Mismatches Test
A five-minute check — curriculum, language, price, device — that tells you whether a learning tool is built for your students' system or someone else's.
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The evidence
Does AI homework help actually hurt learning?
In the best controlled study yet, students with unrestricted AI did 17% worse on the real exam. A version that gave hints instead of answers did no harm.
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The map
The Learning Tools Index
The whole landscape in one place: 112 tools shaping AI-era learning, grouped by what they do and tagged by where they're built.
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The reviews
Independent reviews, under a strict rule
Two questions on every tool, reported separately: does it fit the students it's sold to, and is it any good. We don't score tools that compete with our publisher's software, and no tool can pay to be listed.
How we review →
- Study & homework help27
- Exam prep & regional platforms19
- Maths & adaptive practice14
- Teacher tools13
- Language learning9
- Higher-ed, skilling & professional9
- Coding & STEM skills6
- Whole-curriculum AI tutors5
- Assessment & academic integrity5
- Early years & literacy5
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We score every tool against a rubric you can read, we don’t score our publisher’s products or the tools that compete with them, and no tool can pay to be listed or to rank higher. Every load-bearing claim is sourced.