Comparison

OpenSky Homeschool Planner vs Kurious

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

Head to head
About

OpenSky Homeschool Planner

Features
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Save hours every week running your homeschool. OpenSky is the modern planner that automates scheduling, generates daily student checklists, and tracks progress in real time โ€” so you can stop juggling spreadsheets and start focusing on what matters: teaching your kids. PLAN WITHOUT THE OVERWHELM Add courses and curriculum as you go โ€” no need to map out your entire year before day one. OpenSky builds your schedule automatically based on the courses you add, the days you want to teach, and the pace that works for your family. Works with any curriculum. DAILY CHECKLISTS THAT KEEP SCHOOL MOVING Every morning, each student gets a clear, printable checklist of the day's lessons. Students check off work as they go. You see progress update in real time. No more asking "what do I do next?" FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES THAT ADAPT TO REAL LIFE Took a snow day? Field trip to the zoo? Skip a day and OpenSky automatically recalculates your schedule โ€” remaining lessons shift forward with one tap. No manual rework. REAL-TIME PROGRESS TRACKING See exactly how your year is pacing across every subject. Visual progress indicators show what's done, what's coming, and whether you're on track โ€” at a glance. Export records anytime for compliance or portfolio reviews. STUDENT DASHBOARD Give your learners their own view with a password-free, email-free student portal. Gradually transfer responsibility at your pace. Comments and feedback features let students keep momentum without interrupting your workflow. AI-POWERED COURSE SETUP Upload a curriculum PDF or photo and let OpenSky's AI extract your course plan automatically. Or browse community templates shared by other homeschool families to get started fast. BUILT FOR HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES - Unlimited students on every plan - Works with any curriculum or teaching style - Automated record keeping and transcript generation - Monthly and weekly planning views - Community course templates - Real-time parent-student comments - Priority support via WhatsApp TRUSTED BY REAL FAMILIES Over 1,000 homeschool families use OpenSky to plan school for 2,400+ students, with more than 400,000 lessons planned and counting. Built by a homeschool parent who understands the daily reality of teaching at home. Start your 14-day free trial โ€” no credit card required. $16.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime, no questions asked.

About

Kurious

Features
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Kurious is a coding tutor your child talks to. They tell Kurious the cat what to build, a bouncing ball, a cat that meows, their own little games, and it comes to life on screen while Kurious teaches the ideas behind it. No typing, no syntax walls. Your child learns by describing what they want, watching it get built, and changing it themselves. Along the way Kurious introduces real computer science: loops, events, variables, conditionals, and how to think about AI. WHAT LEARNERS DO - Talk to Kurious and watch their ideas appear on the canvas - Follow a quest map of projects: games, drawings, music, and more - Earn XP and badges as concepts click - Keep a shelf of everything they have built and share it with family WHAT PARENTS GET - A dashboard that shows what your child is building and which concepts they explored - A weekly progress email in plain language - Conversation starters so you can talk about what they made - No social features, no ads SAFE BY DESIGN - Sessions are just Kurious, the canvas, and one task at a time - No open chat with strangers, no feeds - Parents create and control the account - Parents see exactly what data powers the AI tutor and approve it before any conversation starts Questions? Write to us at technology@kurious.me.

Screenshots

OpenSky Homeschool Planner4 screens
Kurious4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kurious at none against OpenSky Homeschool Planner's shown. Kurious also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
OpenSky Homeschool Planner versus Kurious: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenSky Homeschool PlannerKurious
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenSky Software LLCSimoniha Technologies

In-app purchases

None

OpenSky Homeschool Planner

No in-app purchases

None

Kurious

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenSky Homeschool Planner free?
OpenSky Homeschool Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kurious free?
Kurious is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenSky Homeschool Planner or Kurious have ads?
OpenSky Homeschool Planner shows ads; Kurious does not.

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