Classical Quest vs CubbyEd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classical Quest
This app provides daily practice for classical education subjects like Latin, history, and math through engaging games and spaced repetition. It offers personalized tutoring and tracks student progress, making learning fun and effective for homeschool families. A free trial is available.
- Daily practice for classical subjects
- Interactive games and spaced repetition
- Personalized guided tutor
- Parent and student progress dashboards
- Oral recitation and typing practice
- Three age-stage tracks
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Classical Quest (formerly Via Latina) is the daily practice companion for classical education families. In about 10 minutes a day, students review Latin, memory work, geography, timeline, math, English grammar, science, and fine arts through games, spaced repetition, oral recitation, and parent-visible progress. Works alongside any classical approach — whether you follow a traditional trivium curriculum, a literature-based program, or your own classical path. WHAT'S INSIDE • Latin — Vocabulary, declensions, conjugations, and translation practice across Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric stages • Timeline — Hundreds of historical events across world history • Math — Skip counting, multiplication, conversions, geometry, and algebra drills • English Grammar — Prepositions, helping verbs, sentence patterns, irregular verbs • Science — Biology, earth science, astronomy, and chemistry facts • Geography — US states and capitals, world countries, rivers, mountains, oceans • Fine Arts — Drawing techniques, music theory, great artists and composers FEATURES THAT MAKE PRACTICE STICK • Marcus, your guided tutor — personalized practice that meets each student where they are • Spaced repetition — scientifically proven for long-term retention, not just memorizing for a test • 45+ interactive games that make drill practice feel like play • Three age-stage tracks — Grammar Stage (ages 4–12), Logic Stage (middle school), Rhetoric Stage (high school) • Oral recitation practice — simulate recitation across all subjects to build confidence • Typing practice — build keyboarding skills using classical vocabulary • Text-to-speech — hear any Latin word pronounced aloud • Parent and student dashboards — see exactly what each child has practiced and mastered • Daily streaks and achievement badges to keep kids coming back • Works on iPad and iPhone BUILT FOR REAL HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES Created by a classical homeschool family who needed their kids to actually practice — not just sit at the kitchen table fighting over flashcards. Classical Quest gives kids an engaging 10-minute-a-day routine that covers the hardest-to-drill classical subjects. START WITH A FREE TRIAL Try everything free for 14 days — full access, no charge today, cancel anytime. Typing practice and all geography games stay free, no account required. After your trial, keep unlimited access with a subscription: • Student — $9.99/month or $94.99/year (one student) • Family — $14.99/month or $144.99/year (up to 5 students) Every plan includes unlimited practice, all 45+ games, the Marcus guided tutor, oral recitation, and parent + student dashboards. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. QUESTIONS? Visit classicalquest.com or use the "Send Feedback" button in the Settings screen. We love hearing from homeschool families. Terms of Use: https://www.classicalquest.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.classicalquest.com/privacy
CubbyEd
This app offers a comprehensive K-12 classical education curriculum, focusing on great books and primary sources. It features interactive math puzzles, age-aware coaching, and built-in SAT/ACT prep, all within a safe and secure environment.
- Full K-12 classical curriculum
- Interactive math puzzle lab
- Age-aware student coaching
- Daily generated lessons
- Classical library and reader
- History and figure cards
- Built-in SAT/ACT prep
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Cubbyed is the classical-education app built for the way real children actually learn — through repetition, primary sources, and teachers who care. A FULL CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, K–12 Lessons in mathematics, grammar, Latin, logic, history, rhetoric, literature, and natural philosophy. Every subject is taught the classical way: from first principles, with the great books, and a teacher (not an algorithm) in the loop. MATH AS PUZZLES, NOT TESTS The Math Puzzle Lab presents every problem as a drag-and-drop puzzle. Wooden tiles slide into cubby-shaped slots. Wrong pieces don't get a red X — they simply don't fit. Right pieces explain the rule they prove. The Five Universal Rules of Math (place value, the four operations, the commutative/associative/distributive properties, equation balance, and the inverse principle) are practiced to automaticity. The post-it-on-the-fridge promise: calculus before freshman year. AGE-AWARE COACHING Cubbyed knows whether it is talking to a 1st grader or a high-school senior. K–5 get Captain Cubby's "POW! Nailed it!" cheers. 6–8 get Coach Nova's "locked in." 9–12 get Professor Sage's "mastery pace." Every prompt, every reaction, calibrated to who is holding the device. FRESH LESSONS EVERY DAY An on-device AI agent generates a daily learning gem and a fresh full lesson for every grade band, every night. Nothing reaches a student until a teacher or parent has approved it. Every item is fact-checked by a second AI pass before review. The library does not get stale. CLASSICAL LIBRARY + READER Homer, Plato, Shakespeare, Euclid, Aristotle, Cicero, the U.S. Constitution, Common Sense, Pride and Prejudice — the great works, free forever. Built-in reader with bookmarks, page notes, Dark / Sepia / Light themes, and class-shared annotations. HISTORY CARDS A binder of digital baseball cards for the world's great figures — Socrates to MLK, with verified facts and primary-source quotes. Tap any card to flip it. KNOWLEDGE CONSTELLATION The K-through-calculus math curriculum rendered as a star map. A child can literally see calculus glowing at the bottom of the screen on day one — the path made visible. SAT & ACT PREP — BUILT RIGHT IN Ten focused minutes a day, starting in 7th grade. By test day a student has accumulated hundreds of practice questions, real test-taking strategies, and genuine content mastery. No separate course. No extra cost. SAFETY AND SECURITY — ARCHITECTURE, NOT MARKETING Default-deny database rules. Owner-only profile access. No student-to-student messaging. No advertising. No behavioral tracking. No data brokers. TLS 1.3 + HSTS preload. Apple In-App Purchase on iOS — Cubbyed never sees a card number. FERPA-aligned, COPPA-compliant design. Full policy at https://cubbyed.com/security. FAMILY CUBBY Optional subscription for up to four students per family. Monthly or annual, with Family Sharing on. Cancel any time in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Classical Quest at 7 against CubbyEd's 2. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Classical Quest sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and CubbyEd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Classical Quest against 5.0 for CubbyEd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Classical Quest ships an update every 4 days, CubbyEd every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classical Quest | CubbyEd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 282 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Thieszen | Family Farms Forever LLC |
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Classical Quest
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In-app purchases
Classical Quest
- Student Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Family Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Student Annual14 Days trial$94.991 Year
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- Family Annual14 Days trial$144.991 Year
CubbyEd
- Family Cubby — Monthly$14.991 Month
- Family Cubby — Annual$119.991 Year
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