Pricing built so a parent can sign up without reading the small print
These are our planned, indicative prices — not final, and nothing is for sale yet. Join the waitlist and you'll lock in founding-family rates when we launch.
⚑ Pre-launch: SmartStudy isn't open for purchase yet. The pricing below is indicative and may change before launch — join the waitlist to be first in and lock in founding-family rates. (The free Homework Decoder is live now — try it on the Decoder page.)
- 1 child
- Math only
- 3 sessions per week
- Friendly Coach persona
- 2 homework help requests per week
- Basic parent dashboard
- Report Card Decoder included
- All subjects: Math, Language, Science & Technology, Social Studies, the Arts, Health & PE
- Unlimited sessions
- All 8 personas (Phase 1)
- Unlimited homework help
- Full parent dashboard + weekly report card
- Parent-assigned real-world rewards
- Document upload (IEP-aware adaptation)
- Offline content cache
- Everything in 1 Child
- Independent profiles per kid
- Sibling Quests
- Family Challenges
- Everything in 2 Children
- Up to 4 child profiles
- One invoice, family-level billing
Family plans cap at 4 children per billing account. All prices in CAD. Canadian taxes (GST/HST) are added per province at checkout.
Khanmigo retails at ~$4 USD/month. Canadian families can't actually buy it.
Khan Academy's learner subscription is US-billing-only — the only access route for a Canadian child today is through a US-licensed school. SmartStudy is the Canadian-curriculum, parent-surface, UDL-grade equivalent that Canadian families can actually purchase. Here's what the gap pays for:
Billing built the way we'd want it for our own families.
These aren't policy promises — they're architectural rules. Each one is enforced in code before it's enforced in the ToS.
Single-tap cancel
One tap from your account home or Stripe Customer Portal. No retention loops. No "are you sure?" screens.
60-day price notice
Any price change is announced 60 days before it takes effect — by email and in-app banner.
12-month grandfathering
Annual subscribers active at the time of a price change keep their old price for 12 months.
No kid-visible pricing
The child surface contains no price, no purchase prompt, no "upgrade" CTA. All billing UI is gated behind parent login.
No dark-pattern renewal
Annual auto-renewal is preceded by an email reminder 7 days prior. Refund within 48 hours of any charge is no-questions-asked.
Failed payment → free tier, not lockout
A failed payment drops you to the free tier so your child keeps learning. No "your account is locked" pressure.
No kid-targeted retention
The child is never told the parent has cancelled, never asked to lobby for re-subscription, never shown "your parent is letting your subscription expire."
Audit-logged billing
Every billing change is recorded and exportable on request.
Full refund within 48 hours of any charge
No questions asked. Annual subscribers also get prorated refunds within 30 days. All refunds processed through Stripe.
Cost shouldn't be a barrier
If SmartStudy would help your child but the cost is hard right now, send us a note at hello@smartstudy.ca — we'll work with you.
Common questions, short answers
Will there be a free trial, and how will billing work?
Are there any in-app purchases or hidden fees?
How does cancellation actually work?
What if I want SmartStudy but the cost is hard right now?
More on the FAQ page — safety, curriculum, accessibility, and how Maple actually teaches.
Schools and boards
Per-student and district-bulk pricing for Canadian schools launches with Phase 2. Free for individual teachers. Reach out to talk procurement.
Be among the first Canadian families to try SmartStudy
Join the waitlist — when we open access, you'll get a free extended trial and exclusive learning tips for your child.
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