MapleMind vs Spark AI tutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapleMind
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MapleMind is a tutor for students in Grades 1 to 12, built on each Canadian province's curriculum. It teaches your courses lesson by lesson, helps with homework without doing it for you, and gives you quizzes and practice exams. AT A GLANCE • Grades 1 to 12, in every province and territory. • Math, science, English, French, social studies, French as a second language and English as an additional language: 765 courses. • Free to use every day, with daily limits. MapleMind Pro removes them. • iPhone, iPad, Android and the web (app.trymaplemind.ca), all on one account. • The app and the tutor work in English, French and 12 other languages. Course and lesson names stay in each course's language. HOMEWORK HELP Take a photo of the worksheet, upload a PDF, or type the question. The tutor works through a similar example, then asks you to try yours the same way. Ask for practice and it writes questions like yours, marks your answer, and shows how to get it. Guided mode is on unless it's turned off. The tutor explains and asks you questions, but it won't hand over the answer to your own homework. YOUR COURSES Choose your province and grade to see your actual courses, such as Alberta's Mathematics 20-1 or Ontario's Civics and Citizenship, Grade 10. Each follows the province's official outline. A lesson is a short conversation with the tutor: an explanation, worked examples, quick questions, and a skill check at the end. QUIZZES AND EXAMS Every lesson, unit and course has a quiz, in the formats your course uses, from multiple choice to labelling a picture and written answers. Before a question reaches you, a second AI model answers it on its own, without the answer key. If the answers don't match, the question is thrown out. There are practice versions of 113 provincial exams, including Alberta's diploma exams, Ontario's EQAO and OSSLT, BC's graduation assessments and Quebec's ministry exams. Each follows the real exam's sections, topic weights and time limits. Afterwards you see your mark by section, the skills that cost you marks, and how ready you are. STUDY AND PROGRESS In Study, review any course with a round of one question type, a flashcard deck, or an open conversation with the tutor. The Learn tab suggests your next lesson and the skills due for review, and before an exam it points to your weakest skill. A calendar and streaks show how regularly you study. FOR PARENTS • Set up an account for a child with no email address, or link to your teenager's own account when they invite you from it. • The Parent Dashboard shows the last week, month or term: days studied, skills learned, quiz and exam results, skills that need work, and exam readiness. A weekly email with the numbers is optional. • Set quiet hours and a daily goal, decide whether guided mode can be turned off, and ask your child to practise a skill. • One family plan covers up to 10 students, at the same price for each. PRIVACY AND SAFETY • A child under 13 (14 in Quebec) needs a parent's verified consent, and the parent holds the account. • No ads. We don't sell personal information, and conversations aren't used to train AI models. • Answers are written by AI (OpenAI's models) and can be wrong. Any answer can be reported from the app. WHAT IT COSTS Free: 4 activities a day (a lesson, quiz, exam, study round or flashcard deck) and 30 messages to the tutor. MapleMind Pro: no limits, for CA$9.99 a month or CA$49.99 a year. New subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial. MapleMind Pro renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://api.trymaplemind.ca/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.trymaplemind.ca/legal/privacy Questions: support@trymaplemind.ca Made in Edmonton, Alberta, by MapleMind Technologies Inc. Not affiliated with any ministry of education. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Spark AI tutor
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Spark — AI Tutor for Kids Spark is a personalized AI tutor designed for children ages 7–12. Instead of giving answers, Spark guides your child through problems using hints, questions, and encouragement — building real understanding, not just memorization. For children: • Chat with Spark to learn math, science, reading, history, and more • Upload book pages and Spark turns them into interactive lessons • Take exams to test what they've learned • Learn in French or English For parents: • Ask Spark how your child is doing — get honest, specific progress reports • Review homework with AI feedback • Track mastery across subjects • Manage multiple children from one account Spark adapts to your child's level and pace, making learning feel like a conversation rather than a chore. --- Spark Pro — $12.99/month • 7-day free trial • Auto-renewing monthly subscription • Cancel anytime in Settings → Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://lumynspark.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://lumynspark.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spark AI tutor at every 6 days against MapleMind's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. MapleMind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Spark AI tutor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapleMind ships an update fortnightly, Spark AI tutor every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapleMind | Spark AI tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MapleMind Technologies Inc | Ahmad Mahfouz |
In-app purchases
MapleMind
- Push to Talk - Premium Feature$3.991 Month
- MapleMind Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- MapleMind Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Spark AI tutor
- spark$9.991 Month
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