Maths Angel vs Mathspace

Mathspace is a workbook your child types every line of working into. Maths Angel lets your child photograph the page of their exercise book instead, and teaches the skill behind each mistake.

The key difference

Maths Angel

AI maths tutor

Maths Angel is built for one country and one subject: UK maths, Years 6–11, with real past papers and mark schemes. Your child photographs their exercise book, and ChatCat reads the handwritten page, naming the idea behind the wrong line rather than pointing at the next one.

Then the skill map does the rest. It finds the earlier skill that gave way and opens a 3–4 minute animated lesson on it. A short practice set checks it stuck, and the skills profile adds it to what your child has mastered.

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Mathspace

school workbook

An online exercise book. Your child types each line of working into it, and Mathspace marks every line, with hints, videos and an AI helper called Milo. But it is built for a worldwide audience: no GCSE exam boards, no past papers. And it only reads working typed into its workbook, never your child’s real exercise book.

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When Maths Angel suits your child better

Mathspace is a strong workbook, but UK maths is where Maths Angel wins, from Year 6 through to GCSE. It reads the page your child actually wrote, not just what was typed into a website. And it teaches the earlier skill behind each mistake, so the fix lasts to exam day.

Maths Angel vs Mathspace at a glance

Maths Angel vs Mathspace: feature comparison
Feature	Maths Angel	MMathspace
Getting unstuck
Instant help with any question (type or photo)	Yes	No
Names the exact mistake in the student’s working	Yes	Yes¹
Skill map: finds the earlier skill that’s missing	Yes	No
Points to the one lesson or practice that fixes it	Yes	Yes
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	Yes²
Real GCSE past-paper questions with mark schemes	Yes	No
Access and safety
Families can use it directly, no school licence	Yes	Yes
Free plan, no card	Yes	Yes
Child-safe: ad-free, on-topic, treats every user as a minor	Yes	Yes

¹ On working typed into Mathspace’s own workbook, which it marks line by line.

² Mathspace maps to the National Curriculum in England through Key Stage 4, with GCSE Foundation and Higher revision tests, though no exam board is named.

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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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