Maths Angel vs Atom Learning

Atom Learning covers the 11+, SATs and GCSE, marking the answer on screen. Maths Angel reads the working behind the answer, names your child’s exact mistake, and teaches the skill underneath.

The key difference

Maths Angel

KS3 & GCSE maths

Maths Angel is an AI maths tutor, and your child’s working is the part it wants to see. Your child photographs the page or types the question in. ChatCat then answers the step that went wrong, the reason behind it, and the correct method.

Most mistakes have a history. A map of 500+ connected skills walks back from this one to the earlier skill that never quite set. Your child gets a 3–4 minute animated lesson on that skill, then practice to check that it stuck, and their skills profile records it as mastered.

FreePro £14.99 a month

Atom Learning

11+ & GCSE prep

Exam prep in two parts: Atom Home covers Years 3 to 6 for the 11+ and SATs, and Atom GCSE marks typed answers against the exam boards’ mark schemes. Get a question wrong and Atom shows a written explanation, a tutorial video, and an easier question next. However, that explanation is pre-written, the same model method for every child, and Atom never sees what your child wrote by hand.

£39.99–£69.99 a monthafter a 5-day trial

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When Maths Angel suits your child better

Atom is the stronger choice for the 11+ and reasoning papers, which Maths Angel doesn’t cover. The real difference is what happens after a mistake: ChatCat reads your child’s working, names the slip, and teaches the skill behind it. It also remembers your child’s strengths and gaps, shaping a personalised learning journey.

Maths Angel vs Atom Learning at a glance

Maths Angel vs Atom Learning: feature comparison
Feature	Maths Angel	AAtom Learning
Getting unstuck
Instant help with any question (type or photo)	Yes	No
Names the exact mistake in the student’s working	Yes	No
Skill map: finds the earlier skill that’s missing	Yes	No
Points to the one lesson or practice that fixes it	Yes	No
Only unaided work counts towards scores	Yes	No
The lessons
Fully animated video lessons (not handwriting and voice)	Yes	No
Expert-crafted lessons, not AI	Yes	Yes
Full KS3, KS4 and GCSE/IGCSE maths (Years 6–11)	Yes	No
Real GCSE past-paper questions with mark schemes	Yes	Yes¹
Access and safety
Families can use it directly, no school licence	Yes	Yes
Free plan, no card	Yes	Yes²
Child-safe: ad-free, on-topic, treats every user as a minor	Yes	Yes

¹ Atom GCSE only.

² Atom GCSE is advertised as free to start. Atom Home has a five-day free trial, then £39.99–£69.99 a month, and 11+ exam prep plans start at £59.99.

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Try Maths Angel yourself

Put tonight's question into ChatCat with their working. See the mistake named and the lesson that fixes it. A quick practice set then logs the repair on their skills profile.

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