Where we lead
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, escalating·No
Evaluator-ready reporting✓YesEvaluator letter + portfolio presets·No
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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·No
Receipt captureComing soon·No
Approved-category taggingComing soon·No
Eligibility referencesComing soonStatute-cited eligibility references·No
ESA-platform awarenessClassWallet / Odyssey / MyScholarShopComing soonBuilt for ClassWallet / Odyssey / MyScholarShop states·No
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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
Location-based discovery✓YesMap + radius search from home·No
Destination database✓Yes17,600+ curriculum-classified destinations·No
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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)·NoEnter your own content; no pre-made library
Marketplace / plan importCSV importMarketplace is listings; lesson-plan import is via CSV·No'Import Subject' copies across your own children, not a marketplace
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.
About TimeLessonTrek
PlatformWeb / iOS / AndroidWebResponsive web app — runs in any phone, tablet, or desktop browser; no app-store downloadWeb onlyBrowser-based, no native app
Owner / publisherAtheneum Academy LLCJason Pessemier
Founded2026·UnverifiedActive by 2017; exact year not stated
Actively updatedContinuouslyBuilt and updated daily through pre-launch·UnverifiedNo public version date; product active
Free trial length7-day trialThen subscriber-gated; a few parts stay free14 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✓YesColor-coded, multi-student
Drag-and-drop rescheduleReshuffle queueLessons reflow via an explicit queue, not drag-and-drop✓Yes
Daily logbook✓YesPlus omnivorous intake — type, snap a photo, or speak✓YesMark complete; printable weekly checklists
Attendance & hours✓YesMinutes/hours per subject, per childAttendance yes; hours unverified'Mark Complete' auto-tracks attendance
Auto-reschedule missed work✓YesRedistribute engine folds missed work into lighter daysManualDrag-drop; no automatic reflow
Reporting & Portfolio
The records that prove the year happened — transcripts, portfolios, clean exports.
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Transcripts✓YesPrintable academic transcript✓YesCredit record
Report cards·NoTranscripts + year-end portfolio insteadGrade tracking yes; report-card output unverified
Year-end portfolio✓YesPer-child, per-year portfolio artifact·No
PDF export✓YesClient-side PDF (no print-dialog hacks)✓YesPrintable plans/checklists
Custom reportsPortfolio presetsState / evaluator / full export presets·Unverified
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·None
What the AI doesFamily assistant with an agentic tool loop, omnivorous logbook intake, curriculum augmentation, and review digests·No AI features
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·NoWeb only
Setup effortLow / Medium / HighLowGuided onboarding + auto year-planLowA full week reportedly set up in <10 min
DesignDated / Functional / ModernModernModern–FunctionalReviews praise clean, intuitive design
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✓YesAll children on one flat plan
Shared subjects across students✓YesWhole-family subjects✓YesAuto-syncs lessons across children — standout feature
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·No
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 anytime·UnverifiedNo data-ownership statement located
Sells your data·NoUnknownNot stated
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.app·UnverifiedEmail/web; specific channels not confirmed
Training / docsIn-app guidanceHelp content still being built out·No formal training program
Guided onboarding✓YesSetup wizard + dashboard checklist·NoSelf-serve; low setup
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; flat for all children
Entry price$250/yrFounding rate — half off the $499 list price, locked for life$6/mo ($3/mo intro)Intro $3/mo or $20/yr cited in some reviews
Whole-family priceUnlimited children$250/yrWhole family, unlimited children — no per-student fee$6/mo or $60/yrFlat — covers all children
Co-op / group pricingNot publishedNo separate co-op SKU yet·No dedicated co-op plan
Price over timerises-annually / flat / lifetime-lockedFlat$250/yr flat — half off the $499 list price, no per-child feesflat$6/$60 standard; no annual-rise mechanism observed
Lifetime price lock✓YesFounding rate $250/yr — locked for life, half off the $499 list price; one family price, no per-child fees·NoEarly 'free for first 10,000 members' promo has ended
Free tierPartialA 7-day trial, then subscription; a few parts stay free·NoFormer freemium ended; trial only now
