Comparison

Chalk vs Lumis

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

Head to head
About

Chalk

This AI-powered math tutor visually explains concepts step-by-step on a digital whiteboard, mimicking human handwriting. It guides users through problems, identifies mistakes, and offers personalized learning for various math courses.

Highlights
  • Visual step-by-step explanations
  • Human-like handwriting on whiteboard
  • Live mistake detection and correction
  • Interactive problem-solving guidance
  • Covers multiple math courses
  • Progress tracking and mastery climb
Features
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The math tutor that teaches — not just answers. Chalk draws every step on a real whiteboard in human handwriting, explains its thinking out loud, and hands you the next step to try — like a great tutor at the board. Write a problem with Apple Pencil, type it, or scan it, and work through it together. WATCH IT DRAW Every step appears on the board stroke by stroke — equations, graphs, diagrams — in real handwriting, never a wall of text. HEAR IT THINK Chalk talks you through each move in a natural voice, so you follow the reasoning, not just the result. IT CATCHES YOUR MISTAKES Write your own work on the board and Chalk checks it live, underlines the exact step that went wrong, and shows you why. IT TEACHES, AND IT ANSWERS WHEN YOU ASK Chalk works the problem with you a step at a time, shows the reasoning on the board, and lets you try the next one yourself so it sticks for the test. Ask for the answer outright and you get it, with every step shown. EVERY COURSE, ONE TUTOR Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Statistics and more — with lessons that adapt to your pace and progress tracking that shows your mastery climb. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Full whiteboard with Apple Pencil support on iPad, and a beautiful board built for one hand on iPhone. START WITH A FREE WEEK Try Chalk Lite free for 7 days, then $7.99/month for 150 tutor replies a month, or $59.99 a year. Chalk Unlimited is $19.99/month or $119.99 a year with no reply count. Cancel before the trial ends and pay nothing. Either plan costs less than one hour with a human tutor. Chalk — the tutor that draws back. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Chalk Lite and Chalk Unlimited are auto-renewable subscriptions, billed monthly or yearly. Chalk Lite monthly includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers; payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase for plans without a trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (or the trial), and can be managed or cancelled anytime in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Chalk Terms of Service: https://try-chalk.com/app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://try-chalk.com/app/legal/privacy

About

Lumis

This app automatically schedules assignments, exams, and due dates from your uploaded syllabus. It generates personalized study guides, flashcards, and practice questions based on your course material and offers an AI assistant to answer questions about your classes.

Highlights
  • Automatic syllabus parsing and scheduling
  • AI-generated study guides and flashcards
  • Course-specific AI assistant
  • Focus timer and grade tracking
  • Home screen widget for upcoming tasks
  • Multiple syllabus upload formats
Features
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Lumis turns your syllabus into your semester. Upload a syllabus and Lumis reads it: every assignment, every exam, every due date, laid out on a calendar automatically. No more copying dates into a planner during the first week of term. Most syllabi don't date everything. Six quizzes worth 60% of your grade, and not one date beside them. Lumis places those too, working from the term dates and your weekly schedule, and marks them clearly as estimates so you always know what came from the syllabus and what didn't. Confirm one in a single tap when your professor announces it. Then it helps you do the work. Lumis generates study guides, flashcards and practice questions from your real course material, not generic content. Ask it questions about your courses and the answers come from your own syllabus and notes. • Upload a PDF, Word or Pages file, or just photograph the syllabus • Assignments and exams extracted and scheduled automatically • Study guides, flashcards and practice questions from your material • An AI assistant that knows your courses • Focus timer, grade tracking and semester history • Home screen widget for what's due next Built by two college students who got tired of rebuilding the same planner every August. Lumis Premium is an auto-renewable subscription: $8.99 per month or $79.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://lumisapp.org/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lumisapp.org/privacy.html

Screenshots

Chalk4 screens
Lumis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lumis at 100% against Chalk's 33%. Lumis also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Chalk's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Chalk sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Lumis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lumis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Chalk's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lumis's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chalk versus Lumis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkLumis
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyler HayesCoral Code LLC

Customer experience

Chalk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Lumis

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Chalk

Subscriptions7
  • Chalk Lite7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Chalk Lite$7.991 Month
  • Chalk Plus$11.991 Month
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  • Chalk Unlimited$19.991 Month
  • Chalk Lite (Yearly)$59.991 Year
  • Chalk Plus (Yearly)$83.991 Year
  • Chalk Unlimited (Yearly)$119.991 Year
2 purchases

Lumis

Subscriptions2
  • Lumis Premium Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Lumis Premium Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Chalk free?
Chalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumis free?
Lumis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chalk or Lumis?
Lumis is rated higher. Chalk averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Lumis averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Chalk or Lumis have ads?
Neither Chalk nor Lumis shows ads.

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