Comparison

School Spider Pupils vs CapyMaths

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

School Spider Pupils

This app provides a secure online platform for students to continue learning outside the classroom. It facilitates homework submission, class discussions, and creative blogging in a moderated environment.

Highlights
  • Interactive digital learning platform
  • Secure homework submission and feedback
  • Class discussion threads
  • Pupil blogs for creativity
  • Bullying filters and reporting
  • Online community experience
Features
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Engage, educate and inspire online School Spider Pupils enables you to expand learning past the classroom with our interactive digital learning platform for pupils. A secure platform for pupils to explore the world online. Sheltered from inappropriate language with bullying filters and direct reports to teachers to monitor and moderate content online. Home Learning The perfect tool to send and receive homework online. Receive home learning feedback online securely and direct to the pupil. Discussions Stay connected with our open class discussion threads, a space to continue a class discussion after hours or ask questions openly about an assignment. Blog together Pupils have the freedom to show their creativity with their own blogs. A social media feel means pupils get the opportunity to feel like they are part of an online community, in a secure space and learn the importance of self moderation and responsibility when sharing information online.

About

CapyMaths

This app uses AI to personalize math practice for children aged 4-11, covering the UK National Curriculum, SATs, and 11+ exams. It identifies weak spots, offers targeted exercises, and includes a fun virtual pet to keep children engaged.

Highlights
  • AI-driven personalized practice
  • UK National Curriculum alignment (Year 1-6)
  • SATs Prep and 11+ Maths sections
  • Retry Zone for mastering mistakes
  • Virtual Capybara companion
  • Parent dashboard with AI reports
  • Multiple practice modes (Self, Smart, Challenge)
Features
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Maths practice at home for Year 1 to Year 7, with KS2 SATs revision and 11+ maths in the same app. CapyMaths is written in British English and follows the UK National Curriculum. A dad built it for his own daughters; now any UK family can use it. 50,000+ QUESTIONS, YEAR 1 TO YEAR 7 - Year 1 to 6: 31,000+ questions on number bonds, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, geometry and more, each linked to a National Curriculum objective - KS2 SATs: 9,000+ questions on arithmetic, reasoning, fractions, measurement, geometry and ratio - 11+ maths: 7,000+ multiple-choice questions on number, algebra, sequences, ratio, geometry, data and multi-step problems - KS3 Year 7: 2,000 questions over 40 levels for the first year of secondary school FOUR WAYS TO PRACTISE - Self Practice: pick any topic from your child's year group - Smart Practice (Pro): adaptive practice, guided by a weekly AI focus plan - Challenge Mode: timed challenges to build speed and confidence - Skills Check: short checks that build a map of what your child has mastered WHEN AN ANSWER IS WRONG A step-by-step explanation shows where it went off track. With Pro, the question also goes into the Retry Zone, whichever mode it came from. Your child tries it again later, and two correct answers clear it. A CAPYBARA TO LOOK AFTER Practice earns River Coins. Your child spends them looking after a capybara and playing 15 mini-games. Set a daily goal and Game Zone opens once it's done. PARENT DASHBOARD AND WEEKLY AI REPORT (PRO) With CapyMaths Pro, AI reviews your child's work weekly. The report comes to your inbox with strengths, the topics that need work and what to practise next, and you can download it as a PDF. On the dashboard you can follow weekly trends, Retry Zone progress and the Skills Map for each topic area. FEATURES PARENTS USE - Daily practice goals, with games locked until the goal is met - Coin rewards you set for each practice mode - "I don't understand" tracking, so you can see which topics get skipped - Year group and topic limits - A timer on each question - A scratch pad for working out - One family account for all your children - Report a question straight from the app FREE AND PRO CapyMaths is free to download. Self Practice, Challenge Mode, the capybara and all 15 mini-games stay free, with one Skills Check a week. CapyMaths Pro adds Smart Practice, the Retry Zone, a daily Skills Check and the weekly AI report, for £7.99 a month or £79.99 a year. BUILT FOR UK FAMILIES Word problems use pounds and pence. Written methods follow the ones the Department for Education sets out. Your child sees "maths" and "Year 5", never "math" or "grade". Privacy Policy: https://capymaths.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: info@rivermapai.com

Screenshots

School Spider Pupils4 screens
CapyMaths4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: School Spider Pupils at none against CapyMaths's 2. CapyMaths's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CapyMaths sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. School Spider Pupils asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

School Spider Pupils ships an update every 7 months, CapyMaths weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
School Spider Pupils versus CapyMaths: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchool Spider PupilsCapyMaths
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSchoolSpiderRivermap Ai Solutions Ltd

Customer experience

School Spider Pupils

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CapyMaths

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

School Spider Pupils

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CapyMaths

Subscriptions2
  • CapyMaths Pro$7.991 Month
  • CapyMaths Pro (Annual)$79.991 Year

Questions

Is School Spider Pupils free?
School Spider Pupils is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CapyMaths free?
CapyMaths is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do School Spider Pupils or CapyMaths have ads?
Neither School Spider Pupils nor CapyMaths shows ads.
Which is updated more often, School Spider Pupils or CapyMaths?
School Spider Pupils ships an update every 7 months, and CapyMaths weekly. Most recently, School Spider Pupils was updated on October 15, 2026 and CapyMaths on October 24, 2026.

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