You're looking at the private beta of SparkyEd. It's free while we test. We'd love your feedback at beta@sparkyed.com — what works, what breaks, what surprised your student.
Thanks for helping us test SparkyEd. This page walks you through how the app coaches your student, how to set it up, and how to get problems in front of Sparky — whether they're on a screen or on paper.
Three things make SparkyEd different from the AI tools your student already knows: it coaches instead of answering, it's built for spoken back-and-forth, and it flexes to wherever your student takes the conversation.
Every other AI tool will hand over the answer the moment your student asks. Sparky won't.
Homework done. Nothing learned.
They figured it out. That's the whole point.
When students verbalize their reasoning, the act of speaking out loud helps them retain more and perform better on follow-up problems. Psychologists call this the production effect: information that is spoken is encoded more distinctly in memory than information that is only read silently. SparkyEd is built for voice from the ground up, so every session puts this effect to work.
Read it. Forget it.
Said out loud. Actually understood.
Talking through a problem isn't just convenient. It's how the learning actually sticks.
A real tutoring session moves around. Sparky goes wherever your student takes it: clarifying notation, explaining the why, trying a different framing, or just turning up the help when they're truly stuck.
Same Sparky, four different kinds of question. The conversation goes where the student needs it to go.
Six steps from signup to your student's first session with Sparky.
Submit the signup form on this page. An admin reviews each beta tester before activating your account — you'll get an email the moment you're approved. You can also sign back in any time to see your status.
Once you're approved, head to the download page and install SparkyEd. On Mac, open the DMG and drag SparkyEd into your Applications folder, then launch it from there. Windows is shipping next; if you're on Windows, you'll see a waitlist option and we'll email you the moment the installer is ready.
Two ways to power the tutor, chosen on first launch. Managed: SparkyEd handles all the AI for you — there's nothing to set up beyond signing in, and you never touch an API key. Conversations route through SparkyEd's servers to the AI providers; we log only usage counts, never the conversation content. Bring your own keys: the setup wizard walks you through connecting your own Claude (Anthropic) and ElevenLabs accounts — both free to create, with API usage billed to you directly by each provider, and your child's conversations going straight from your computer to those providers.
The SparkyEd Browser Connector reads the problem straight off the page so coaching stays grounded in what your student is actually working on — no screenshot wrangling. On Chrome, install it from the Chrome Web Store. On Safari, it comes bundled with the Mac app — just enable it in Safari's Extensions settings. Either browser works with iReady, Khan Academy, IXL, Desmos, Big Ideas Math, Mathspace, and DeltaMath.
For paper worksheets or sites the extension doesn't cover, click the camera icon in the SparkyEd panel header. A QR code appears. Scan it with your phone's camera, take a photo of the worksheet, and the image goes straight to SparkyEd — no app to install on your phone, no AirDrop, no email. The pairing lives for five minutes so each upload is its own session.
Anything you notice — confusion during setup, surprising wins, mistakes the tutor made, slow responses, missing features. Email beta@sparkyed.com. Real feedback shapes what ships next.
Most apps say they care about your privacy. SparkyEd is designed so the question barely applies. Session history lives on your computer, not our servers. With bring-your-own keys, tutoring sessions go directly from your computer to Anthropic and ElevenLabs and we never touch them; with a managed plan they pass through our servers only to reach those same providers, and we keep usage counts for billing, never the conversation. Either way, we collect only what's needed to run your account. Nothing else.
No server storage
Session history lives on your computer, not ours.
No data sales
We don't have your child's data to sell.
Delete everything
One button. Account, sessions, profiles: permanently gone.
SparkyEd is in private beta. We're building a math tutor that won't just hand over the answer, and we want to make sure it actually helps real students before opening it up to the world. As a beta tester you get free access in exchange for your feedback on what works, what breaks, and what's confusing.
Sign up below. An admin reviews each beta signup before activating the account. Once you're approved, you'll be able to download the app and start using it. We'll let you know if there's a wait.
Only if you want them. With a managed plan, SparkyEd handles all the AI for you — nothing to set up, no keys to manage. If you'd rather bring your own keys, the setup wizard walks you through connecting your own Claude (Anthropic) and ElevenLabs accounts in about 10 minutes; both are free to create and the providers bill you directly. With bring-your-own, sessions go straight from your computer to the providers and we never see them; with a managed plan they route through our servers to the providers and we log only usage counts for billing, never the conversation itself.
SparkyEd is built around a single constraint: it will not give your child the answer. When they ask "just tell me the answer," Sparky redirects every time. The tutor is trained to ask the question that gets your child one step closer, and to adjust when they're frustrated, guessing, or genuinely stuck. It's the difference between a calculator and a coach.
SparkyEd runs on Mac today, and the Windows version is shipping soon. After you sign up and get approved, the download page will give you the right version for your computer, or hold your spot for Windows if you need it.
Yes. The parent dashboard shows every session: which problems were attempted, what concepts came up, how many hints were used, and how long your student worked. You can also adjust how much help Sparky offers, from minimal nudges to fuller walkthroughs.
Anything. What confused you during setup. What your student said when they used it. Mistakes the tutor made. Moments where it actually helped. Bugs, crashes, slow responses, missing features. Send it all to beta@sparkyed.com.
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