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·NoGeneral report cards/transcripts, not evaluator-specific
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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
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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)·NoYou enter your own lessons; no curriculum library
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.
About TimeScholaric
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 LLCJeff Schmitz
Founded20262011Public launch; beta 2010
Actively updatedContinuouslyBuilt and updated daily through pre-launch·UnverifiedNo public changelog; product still operating
Free trial length7-day trialThen subscriber-gated; a few parts stay free15 days
Card required for trial·No·NoCard added when you subscribe after the trial
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✓YesRepeating lessons, embed links/YouTube
Drag-and-drop rescheduleReshuffle queueLessons reflow via an explicit queue, not drag-and-drop✓YesDrag-drop; shift a lesson series
Daily logbook✓YesPlus omnivorous intake — type, snap a photo, or speak✓YesCompletion tracking, not a separate journal
Attendance & hours✓YesMinutes/hours per subject, per child✓Yes
Auto-reschedule missed work✓YesRedistribute engine folds missed work into lighter daysManualRescheduling is user-driven (drag/shift)
Reporting & Portfolio
The records that prove the year happened — transcripts, portfolios, clean exports.
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Transcripts✓YesPrintable academic transcript✓Yes
Report cards·NoTranscripts + year-end portfolio instead✓YesCustom grading scales, gradebook
Year-end portfolio✓YesPer-child, per-year portfolio artifact·NoReports exist; no portfolio builder
PDF export✓YesClient-side PDF (no print-dialog hacks)✓YesPrintable reports/lesson plans
Custom reportsPortfolio presetsState / evaluator / full export presetsPartialCustom grading scales; goals
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·NoResponsive web only
Setup effortLow / Medium / HighLowGuided onboarding + auto year-planLowSimple, but you enter your own content
DesignDated / Functional / ModernModernDated–Functional'Very simple interface'; 2011 product
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✓YesPriced per student
Shared subjects across students✓YesWhole-family subjects·UnverifiedNot confirmed in sources
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·UnverifiedSpecific channels not confirmed; small operator
Training / docsIn-app guidanceHelp content still being built out·No formal training program
Guided onboarding✓YesSetup wizard + dashboard checklist·NoSelf-serve, simple
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, per-studentNo annual option
Entry price$250/yrFounding rate — half off the $499 list price, locked for life$3/mo (1 student)+$1/mo per additional student
Whole-family priceUnlimited children$250/yrWhole family, unlimited children — no per-student fee$7/mo (caps at 5+ students)Flat cap above 5; not strictly unlimited
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 feesflatLong-standing $3–$7 tiers; no annual-increase 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·No
Free tierPartialA 7-day trial, then subscription; a few parts stay free·NoTrial only