BBC Bitesize vs ExamSolutions

BBC Bitesize is a free learning resource for primary, secondary and post-16 students, with curriculum-linked study materials, careers advice and support for formal education. Its GCSE and Scottish revision collections include quizzes, study guides and content based on past papers. The web resource and mobile app cover Android and iOS; the app includes flashcards, quizzes, videos and revision guides for GCSE, TGAU, Scottish Nationals and Highers. A personalised learning tool builds and adjusts a study plan from quiz results, while tracking topic progress and weekly counts of questions answered and lessons completed. That tool is currently limited to GCSE AQA physics and requires a free BBC account. Questions are generated using AI tools and educational experts, then checked by subject experts. Learner activity and answers are used for personalisation, not marketing or behaviour change; personalisation is off by default for accounts belonging to under-13s. The Free plan costs nothing; no subscription or payment is required.

ExamSolutions offers study materials and guided courses for learners preparing for GCSE, IGCSE, AS/A Level and IB courses. Its library combines video lessons, past papers with worked solutions, practice questions and courses covering maths, physics, chemistry, biology, English language, history, geography and psychology. The maths library includes AQA, Edexcel, OCR, MEI and Cambridge, as well as IB. Axi, its AI tutor, checks student working step by step against exam mark schemes, offers hints and suggests what to practise next. With ExamSphere, learners can upload a past paper or build one by topic, sit it under exam conditions and get it marked by Axi. Videos, past papers, mark schemes and solution-bank answers are available without an account; a free account adds marking credits and progress tracking. The free plan includes five AxiAI markings per month in each of practice questions, guided courses and papers. Unlimited costs £14.99 a month or £89.99 a year; the annual option is also displayed as £7.50/month. Unlimited includes a seven-day free trial.