ALEKS vs Synthesis Tutor

ALEKS is a learning service offering adaptive learning, guided lessons, and gamified practice. Individual subscriptions give students access to all courses, but only one course at a time. The service lists parent reporting and runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iPad/iOS, and Android tablets. Offline access is not available. There is no free plan. The 1-Month plan costs $19.95 a month; the 3-Months plan costs $49.95 a month; the 6-Months plan costs $99.95 a month; and the 12-Months plan costs $179.95 a month. ALEKS was founded in 1999. Its listed features combine adaptive study with guided lesson content and practice, while parent reporting provides a listed reporting feature for families. The subscription structure offers several durations, with the same one-course-at-a-time limit described for individual access across the plans.

Synthesis Tutor is a personalized math learning product for children ages 5–11, covering standard K–5 topics such as counting, arithmetic, fractions and algebraic thinking. Lessons target gaps in a child’s knowledge and use real-time micro-assessments to check understanding before advancing. For children under 7, text and answer choices are read aloud automatically, and voice speed can be adjusted. The Tutor is available in English and Spanish on the web and iOS, with other languages in progress. Schools, classrooms, homeschooling pods and districts can inquire through an interest form. A seven-day trial is listed, though the facts do not specify a free plan. Individual Monthly costs $35 a month for one child; Family Monthly is $29 a month for up to seven children. Annual and lifetime options are also listed, including Family Annual at $119 a year for up to seven children.