Questions, answered plainly.

MathPad is a math pad for kids from kindergarten through 12th grade. It works like a sheet of scratch paper on a screen: you stack numbers in columns, carry and borrow in their own little boxes, work long division step by step, and do fractions, shapes, graphs and equations. It checks each step as you go and a guide offers hints instead of answers.

Kindergarten through 12th grade. Younger kids mostly use column addition, subtraction and multiplication; older students use long division, fractions, shapes, graphs and solving for x.

No. MathPad runs in a web browser on phones, tablets, Chromebooks and computers. You can also add it to your home screen or taskbar so it opens like an app. The Install page walks through each device.

There are no passwords. You type your email and we send a one-time sign-in link. Links expire after 15 minutes and work only once.

No. The pad checks each digit as it is typed. A wrong digit gets a gentle nudge, a second miss on the same box gets a hint about that step, and kids earn stars for problems they finish without hints.

Explanation mode walks through a solved problem one step at a time. Each step drops into place while the guide explains it in plain words and offers a memory trick for the rule. Kids can go forward, back, or let it play, then try it themselves.

Each child picks a guide, a fairy or a dragon, inside a storyline world they choose or write themselves. The guide is the friendly voice that cheers, nudges and explains.

Yes. Pick a grade, the kinds of problems and how many, and MathPad builds a set from its own math engine, so every answer key is computed exactly rather than guessed. A parent can also scan a worksheet and MathPad turns it into a problem set.

Word problems set in the child’s chosen world, with their hero and guide in the story. In Story Mode, the AI writes only the story; every math problem in it comes from MathPad’s own math engine.

A parent signs in with the parent email saved on the child’s profile. From there they can add homework, see every step the child typed, adjust grades, leave notes and edit the profile.

Yes. The account owner can invite other grown-ups as a guardian or a grandparent. Grandparents can assign a set number of homework sets per week or month, and the owner can change or remove anyone’s access at any time.

Classroom accounts are coming soon: a teacher will be able to create classes with join codes, assign homework and leave notes on student work. Until then, teachers are welcome to try the pad and explanation mode for free.

No. MathPad shows no ads and loads no third-party advertising or tracking scripts. Its security policy only allows scripts from MathPad itself.

A child’s display name and grade are encrypted in our database with AES-256-GCM. For children under 13, homework reminder emails go to the parent, not the child. The Privacy and safety page explains what we store and why.

Yes. The account owner can delete the profile from inside MathPad. That removes the profile along with its homework, progress, notes and guardian invitations.

MathPad has a free plan. Family, K-12 Classroom and School plans are coming soon and cannot be bought yet. K-12 Classroom will be $15 per class per month or $129 per class per school year; Family and School prices are not set. Everyone starts with a free trial that includes extended AI features. The Pricing page lists what each plan includes.