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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)·NoNot a planner feature
Per-state requirement sheets✓YesAll 50 states·NoCo-op site has separate state pages; not in the planner
Deadline reminders✓YesNOI renewal reminders, escalating✓YesEmail + text reminders (not requirement-specific)
Evaluator-ready reporting✓YesEvaluator letter + portfolio presetsPartialPrintable transcripts/reports usable for evaluators; no dedicated workflow
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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·NoNot in planner
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·NoNot in planner
Receipt captureComing soon·No
Approved-category taggingComing soon·No
Eligibility referencesComing soonStatute-cited eligibility references·NoCo-op has a separate 'Funding by State' page; not in the product
ESA-platform awarenessClassWallet / Odyssey / MyScholarShopComing soonBuilt for ClassWallet / Odyssey / MyScholarShop states·NoNo ClassWallet/Odyssey/MyScholarShop integration in planner
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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·No (in planner)Co-op runs a separate Field Trip Finder; not inside the planner
Location-based discovery✓YesMap + radius search from home·No (in planner)Co-op field-trip map only
Destination database✓Yes17,600+ curriculum-classified destinations·No (in planner)
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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)·No (in planner)Co-op has a separate Selection Engine; not the planner
Marketplace / plan importCSV importMarketplace is listings; lesson-plan import is via CSV✓Yes3,100+ pre-made plans via Lesson Plan Marketplace, one-click import
AI curriculum augmentation✓YesOptional LLM augmentation on per-child free text·No (in planner)AI lives in the co-op's separate engine, not Planet
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 + AndroidApp is a companion; full setup is on the web
Owner / publisherAtheneum Academy LLCHomeschool Buyers Club
Founded2026Mid-2010sParent co-op founded 2005; Planet launched later — exact year not stated
Actively updatedContinuouslyBuilt and updated daily through pre-launchActively maintainedNew lesson plans added monthly; native app ~2024–25
Free trial length7-day trialThen subscriber-gated; a few parts stay free30 days
Card required for trial·No·NoNo credit card or commitment required
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✓Yes
Drag-and-drop rescheduleReshuffle queueLessons reflow via an explicit queue, not drag-and-drop✓YesDrag-and-drop assignment bumping
Daily logbook✓YesPlus omnivorous intake — type, snap a photo, or speak✓Yes
Attendance & hours✓YesMinutes/hours per subject, per child✓YesAttendance + class hours
Auto-reschedule missed work✓YesRedistribute engine folds missed work into lighter days✓YesAutomatic rescheduling
Reporting & Portfolio
The records that prove the year happened — transcripts, portfolios, clean exports.
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Transcripts✓YesPrintable academic transcript✓YesCustomizable, with honors/test scores
Report cards·NoTranscripts + year-end portfolio instead✓Yes
Year-end portfolio✓YesPer-child, per-year portfolio artifact·NoReports/transcripts only; no dedicated portfolio artifact
PDF export✓YesClient-side PDF (no print-dialog hacks)✓Yes
Custom reportsPortfolio presetsState / evaluator / full export presets✓YesCustomizable transcripts/reports
AI Features
What the software actually does for you with AI — not a checkbox, a capability.
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AI presentNone / Matching / GenerationGeneration + MatchingNone (in planner)AI is in sibling co-op products, not Planet
What the AI doesFamily assistant with an agentic tool loop, omnivorous logbook intake, curriculum augmentation, and review digests·No AI inside the plannerCo-op separately offers an AI curriculum-selection engine + 'Virtua' platform
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 companion app
Setup effortLow / Medium / HighLowGuided onboarding + auto year-planLow–Medium'Up and running in minutes'; tutorials provided
DesignDated / Functional / ModernModernModernReviewers call it clean/intuitive
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✓YesHousehold = unlimited
Shared subjects across students✓YesWhole-family subjects✓YesAssign/share a class across students
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·No
Groups / co-op coordinationComing soonForays — group field-trip coordination, in build·NoMulti-user co-op licenses, but no social groups
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 anytimeFamily's data; daily backupsSpecifics governed by privacy policy
Sells your data·NoUnknownNo explicit statement found
Ad-free✓Yes✓YesPaid subscription, no ads
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.appIn-app tutorials + email/helpPhone not confirmed
Training / docsIn-app guidanceHelp content still being built out✓YesStep-by-step videos/tutorials
Guided onboarding✓YesSetup wizard + dashboard checklistPartialTutorials/quick-start, not a wizard
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 childrenMonthly or yearly; household = unlimited students
Entry price$250/yrFounding rate — half off the $499 list price, locked for life$9.95/mo
Whole-family priceUnlimited children$250/yrWhole family, unlimited children — no per-student fee$84.95/yrHousehold, unlimited students
Co-op / group pricingNot publishedNo separate co-op SKU yet$225.95–$699.95 (co-op/school tiers)Plus teacher tiers $119.95–$199.95
Price over timerises-annually / flat / lifetime-lockedFlat$250/yr flat — half off the $499 list price, no per-child feesunknownNo published statement on renewal increases
Lifetime price lock✓YesFounding rate $250/yr — locked for life, half off the $499 list price; one family price, no per-child fees·NoNo lifetime/price-locked option documented
Free tierPartialA 7-day trial, then subscription; a few parts stay free·NoTrial only
