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State Requirements & Filing
Staying on the right side of your state's rules — the part most planners leave entirely to you.
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Notice of Intent filing help✓YesGuided Notice-of-Intent wizard (FL/TN/GA + 22 template states)·No
Per-state requirement sheets✓YesAll 50 states·No
Deadline reminders✓YesNOI renewal reminders, escalatingPartialCalendar/events; no requirement-deadline engine
Evaluator-ready reporting✓YesEvaluator letter + portfolio presets✓YesTranscripts/portfolio/reports for review
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Law & Policy Alerts
When the rules change, you hear about it — automatically, for your state.
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Legislative / policy alerts✓YesDaily law/policy alert engine with web-search discovery·No
Per-state alerts✓YesSubscribe by state + impact level·No
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ESA Funds Support
Education Savings Account money is real and growing. About Time is building first-class ESA support — capture, categorize, and keep it audit-ready — and no other tool here is even attempting it.
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ESA expense trackingComing soonESA Wallet expense ledger is in build·NoGeneric budget/expenses tool, not ESA-specific
Receipt captureComing soon·NoManual expense entry; no ESA receipt flow
Approved-category taggingComing soon·NoCustom budget categories, not ESA-approved tagging
Eligibility referencesComing soonStatute-cited eligibility references·No
ESA-platform awarenessClassWallet / Odyssey / MyScholarShopComing soonBuilt for ClassWallet / Odyssey / MyScholarShop states·NoNo ClassWallet/Odyssey/MyScholarShop integration
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Field Trips & Resource Discovery
Tens of thousands of real, curriculum-classified destinations — not a blank calendar.
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Field-trip finder✓Yes24,000+ destinations·NoCalendar can hold field-trip events; no finder
Location-based discovery✓YesMap + radius search from homePartial (people, not places)Mobile 'find nearby homeschoolers,' not destinations
Destination database✓Yes17,600+ curriculum-classified destinations·NoNo destination dataset
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Curriculum Matching
Help choosing what to teach — not just a place to type in what you already chose.
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Curriculum matching✓YesPublic Curriculum Finder quiz (deterministic scorer)·NoImport shared plans, no matcher
Marketplace / plan importCSV importMarketplace is listings; lesson-plan import is via CSV✓YesImport lesson plans shared by the community
AI curriculum augmentation✓YesOptional LLM augmentation on per-child free text·No
Identity & Platform
Who builds it, on what, and how long the trial runs before a card is required.
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PlatformWeb / iOS / AndroidWebResponsive web app — runs in any phone, tablet, or desktop browser; no app-store downloadWeb + iOS + Android
Owner / publisherAtheneum Academy LLCFASHCo, LLC (Fort Myers, FL)Co-founded by a homeschool mom
Founded2026·UnverifiedApp ID dates to ~2019; exact founding year not stated
Actively updatedContinuouslyBuilt and updated daily through pre-launch·Unverified
Free trial length7-day trialThen subscriber-gated; a few parts stay free30 days
Card required for trial·No·No
Core Planning & Logbook
The daily workhorse — planning lessons, logging what got done, tracking hours.
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Lesson planning✓YesAuto-generated, rhythm-aware year plan✓YesAutomated/customizable lesson planner
Drag-and-drop rescheduleReshuffle queueLessons reflow via an explicit queue, not drag-and-drop✓YesDrag-drop single assignment or whole series
Daily logbook✓YesPlus omnivorous intake — type, snap a photo, or speak✓YesAssignments + records
Attendance & hours✓YesMinutes/hours per subject, per child✓YesWeekly/monthly/yearly attendance reports
Auto-reschedule missed work✓YesRedistribute engine folds missed work into lighter days✓Yes'Days Off' auto-shifts lessons forward
Reporting & Portfolio
The records that prove the year happened — transcripts, portfolios, clean exports.
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Transcripts✓YesPrintable academic transcript✓YesAuto-generates transcripts
Report cards·NoTranscripts + year-end portfolio instead✓YesGrade Report
Year-end portfolio✓YesPer-child, per-year portfolio artifact✓YesPhoto-based portfolio/yearbook
PDF export✓YesClient-side PDF (no print-dialog hacks)✓YesGenerated reports/transcripts are exportable/printable
Custom reportsPortfolio presetsState / evaluator / full export presetsPartialMultiple report types; custom builder not confirmed
AI Features
What the software actually does for you with AI — not a checkbox, a capability.
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AI presentNone / Matching / GenerationGeneration + Matching·NoneAutomation (auto-shift) is rule-based, not AI
What the AI doesFamily assistant with an agentic tool loop, omnivorous logbook intake, curriculum augmentation, and review digests·No AI feature marketed
Experience & Design
How it feels to live in every day — on the couch, on the phone, mid-school-morning.
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Mobile appResponsive webWorks in any mobile browser; no native app to download✓YesiOS + Android; portfolio/nearby features are app-exclusive
Setup effortLow / Medium / HighLowGuided onboarding + auto year-planLow–MediumReviews cite ease of use
DesignDated / Functional / ModernModernModernApp-first, polished UI per reviews
Multi-Child
Running more than one student without doing the work more than once.
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Multiple students✓YesParent-aware multi-child scheduling✓YesPer-student plans/budgets/books
Shared subjects across students✓YesWhole-family subjects✓YesAssign same course/books to multiple children
Community
Finding other families — safely — for group trips and shared days.
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Social / friends layer·NoThe in-person HomeSocial layer was retired✓Yes'Panda Connect' social network
Groups / co-op coordinationComing soonForays — group field-trip coordination, in build✓YesCo-op/event scheduling + connect
Data & Privacy
Whose data it is, and whether it's the product.
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You own your data✓YesYour records are yours; export anytimeEncrypted, user-private256-bit SSL, end-to-end encrypted
Sells your data·No·No'No selling of data to 3rd parties'
Ad-free✓Yes✓YesExplicitly ad-free
Support & Onboarding
How much hand-holding you get when you're new and it's August.
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Support channelsEmail + in-app assistantsupport@abouttime.appEmail + socialActive FB; support email
Training / docsIn-app guidanceHelp content still being built out✓YesVideo tutorials + FAQ
Guided onboarding✓YesSetup wizard + dashboard checklistPartialTutorials/FAQ vs. an in-app guided flow
Pricing & Value
What it costs over the years you'll actually homeschool — not just the first sign-up. About Time is one flat price for the whole family — every child, every tool — with no per-student fees.
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Billing modelMonthly / yearly / per-studentYearly, unlimited childrenTiered subscription (Essentials/Pro, mo or yr)
Entry price$250/yrFounding rate — half off the $499 list price, locked for life$4.99/mo or $49.99/yr (Essentials)
Whole-family priceUnlimited children$250/yrWhole family, unlimited children — no per-student fee$7.99/mo or $79.99/yr (Pro)Pro = full feature tier
Co-op / group pricingNot publishedNo separate co-op SKU yet·UnverifiedCo-op price not extracted
Price over timerises-annually / flat / lifetime-lockedFlat$250/yr flat — half off the $499 list price, no per-child feesunknownNo price-lock guarantee stated
Lifetime price lock✓YesFounding rate $250/yr — locked for life, half off the $499 list price; one family price, no per-child fees·No
Free tierPartialA 7-day trial, then subscription; a few parts stay free·No30-day trial then paid
