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)·NoNo NOI submission feature found
Per-state requirement sheets✓YesAll 50 statesPartial'Designed for state reporting'; no per-state sheets confirmed
Deadline reminders✓YesNOI renewal reminders, escalating·Unverified'Teacher's Aid' suggests next steps; reminders not confirmed
Evaluator-ready reporting✓YesEvaluator letter + portfolio presets✓YesTranscripts/report cards/hours for reporting
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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·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·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)·No
Marketplace / plan importCSV importMarketplace is listings; lesson-plan import is via CSV·No
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-basedRecord-keeping/scheduling
Owner / publisherAtheneum Academy LLC·UnverifiedNo owner/company entity found in sources
Founded2026·UnverifiedYear not stated on site or reviews
Actively updatedContinuouslyBuilt and updated daily through pre-launch·Unverified
Free trial length7-day trialThen subscriber-gated; a few parts stay free1 monthFull feature access
Card required for trial·No·NoFree signup; not explicitly stated
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✓YesLesson plans, course descriptions
Drag-and-drop rescheduleReshuffle queueLessons reflow via an explicit queue, not drag-and-drop·UnverifiedScheduling exists; drag-drop not confirmed
Daily logbook✓YesPlus omnivorous intake — type, snap a photo, or speak✓YesRecord/track daily
Attendance & hours✓YesMinutes/hours per subject, per child✓YesInstructional hours, attendance
Auto-reschedule missed work✓YesRedistribute engine folds missed work into lighter days·Unverified
Reporting & Portfolio
The records that prove the year happened — transcripts, portfolios, clean exports.
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Transcripts✓YesPrintable academic transcript✓Yes'Professional looking transcripts'
Report cards·NoTranscripts + year-end portfolio instead✓Yes
Year-end portfolio✓YesPer-child, per-year portfolio artifact·UnverifiedRecords exist; 'portfolio' not named
PDF export✓YesClient-side PDF (no print-dialog hacks)✓YesPrintable transcripts/report cards imply PDF/print
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·NoneNo AI marketed
What the AI doesFamily assistant with an agentic tool loop, omnivorous logbook intake, curriculum augmentation, and review digests·No AI'Teacher's Aid' is rule-based guidance, not AI
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·No dedicated appWeb-based; QR 'Quick Record' for students
Setup effortLow / Medium / HighLowGuided onboarding + auto year-planMediumRecord-keeping setup; reviews note simplicity
DesignDated / Functional / ModernModernFunctionalUtilitarian record-keeping UI
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✓YesFamily Edition covers students
Shared subjects across students✓YesWhole-family subjects·Unverified
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·NoCommunity Edition is co-op admin, not a social feed
Groups / co-op coordinationComing soonForays — group field-trip coordination, in buildPartial'Community Edition' for co-ops/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 anytime·Unverified
Sells your data·NoUnknownNot stated
Ad-free✓Yes✓YesPaid subscription, no ads observed
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·UnverifiedNot detailed in sources
Training / docsIn-app guidanceHelp content still being built outPartial'Teacher's Aid' next-step guidance
Guided onboarding✓YesSetup wizard + dashboard checklistPartialTeacher's Aid guides setup steps
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 childrenSubscription (monthly or annual)
Entry price$250/yrFounding rate — half off the $499 list price, locked for life$5/mo or $50/yrAll features in both (annual rose $40→$50, re-checked 2026-06-09)
Whole-family priceUnlimited children$250/yrWhole family, unlimited children — no per-student fee$50/yrFamily Edition; all students included
Co-op / group pricingNot publishedNo separate co-op SKU yet·Unverified'Community Edition' exists but price not published
Price over timerises-annually / flat / lifetime-lockedFlat$250/yr flat — half off the $499 list price, no per-child feeslifetime-lockedAnnual rate never raised while uninterrupted
Lifetime price lock✓YesFounding rate $250/yr — locked for life, half off the $499 list price; one family price, no per-child fees✓YesRe-locks at current rate if lapsed >1 mo
Free tierPartialA 7-day trial, then subscription; a few parts stay free·NoTrial only, then paid
