Has anyone used an AI tutor for GCSE maths revision?

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Has anyone’s child used an AI tutor for GCSE maths? Things like Seneca, Third Space, Knowunity or Astra.

My child is looking at different options and I’m wondering whether any of them are actually useful.

Which one does your child use? What do they like/dislike about it, and has it actually helped with maths/revision?

Would be really interested to hear from anyone whose child has tried one.

We used savemyexams and my son secured 6,7,8s. Super happy especially as we were worried about RS(he got a 7) and sciences (all 7s). He also got a 7 In maths. We really liked the instant feedback for exam questions and how to improve them.

I would have a look at who they are aimed at. Third space seems to be aimed at teachers and schools not pupils according to Google.
At the moment AI isn’t good at maths generally. It gets things wrong pretty regularly when I use it. Seneca looks like it is an adaptive learning platform with an AI tutor bot which would be better I believe than just relying on AI.

I presume your school doesn’t offer anything. My DCs school uses Dr Frost and that seems very good. Lots of tests & videos to help you on each area. School gave them a RAG list based on the curriculum statements after mocks so they could focus on their weaker areas (Red on the list).

I know you mentioned AI, but maybe have a look into having an older student who has passed their GCSE to help your son with revision. It could be less intimidating than a teacher and maybe more enjoyable.

savemyexams and physicsandmathstutor are the sites my daughter used, but the most helpful was YouTube and watching videos that explained the Maths concepts. She got a 7. Which exam board is your son doing?

For GCSE maths (AI Tutor) - therubentheorem.com

Worth comparing them against your child's actual exam board spec first. Most AI maths tutors drill generic topic lists, and if the tool covers the wrong board, your child practices topics that won't be examined. Shortlist only tools that let you filter by your board and show worked solutions for multi-step problems, not just final answers. And before paying, check whether you get a parent view of his weak topics: if you can't see where he's losing marks, you're flying blind

What a depressing prospect for the future

My children rate Cognito for maths

Do not waste time with third party tools, get a Gemini or Claude subscription for £20 a month. The caveat is, the student needs to be "motivated" to learn, as Gemini and Claude will not do anything step by step.

Maths teacher here. AI tools can help, but I'd treat them as an extra, not the main plan. A few things I'd look for.

1. Make sure it's set to your child's exam board and tier (Foundation or Higher). A lot of tools drill generic topics.
2. General chatbots are good at explaining a method, but they still make arithmetic slips. Always check answers against a proper mark scheme.
3. The thing that moves grades most is still exam-style questions on weak topics, marked with the mark scheme, then redoing the ones they got wrong a week later.

Free options that do this well are Corbettmaths (the 5-a-day is great for little and often), Maths Genie (past-paper questions sorted by grade), and Dr Frost if the school uses it. It's also worth asking the school for their topic breakdown from the last mock, so your child knows exactly which topics to start with.

We've been trying out GCSE.org which has an ai marking tool its pretty good and cheap! Think you can try for free but it's like a small monthly amount for unlimited use (not by the hour like some of the sites!)
It's already put together so easier than trying to set something up on claude or whatever