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Clareza Academy vs Prodigy
We make one of these, so read this the way you would read any comparison written by a seller. What we can do is be specific about our own product, accurate about the shape of theirs, and honest about where they are the better answer. Their current price is on their site, not on this page, and the reason is at the bottom.
What Prodigy is
Prodigy Math is a fantasy role-playing game for elementary and middle school children. Kids answer math questions to win battles and explore a game world, and the questions are matched to their level. Many children love it, and many teachers use it for practice.
The pricing difference that actually decides it
Prodigy is free to play, with an optional paid membership that adds game features. Check their site for what the membership includes.
Clareza is $29 a month for every child in the household, month to month, with no per-child seats and no course limits. That is $348 a year whether you have one child or four, or $290 a year on the annual plan. The first 30 days are free, a card is taken and nothing is charged until day 30, and cancelling before then costs nothing.
The comparison to run is the same either way: monthly price, times the number of children, times twelve.
Check Prodigy's current pricing on their own site →When Prodigy is the better choice
- You want math practice your child will ask to do. Prodigy is a game first, and that pull is real.
- You need extra practice on top of a curriculum you already like. Prodigy is free to start.
Where Clareza is different
It teaches, not only practises
Clareza is a full course: Clara introduces each idea, asks questions and explains each wrong answer. She is an AI and can be wrong.
Every subject through Grade 12
Clareza covers English, science, history and electives as well as math, and math continues through Precalculus.
Games are optional, and nothing is for sale
From Grade 3 a child can choose to practise through one of nine learning games, and right answers earn coins for building their own world. Nothing in it is bought with money, and the "No timers" Learning Support hides the games if you prefer.
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Questions parents ask
Is Prodigy enough as a homeschool math curriculum?
Most families use Prodigy as practice alongside a curriculum rather than as the whole of math. Check their site for how they describe it.
Does Clareza have games?
Yes. From Grade 3 practice can run through optional learning games, but Clareza is a course first, not a game world.
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Why there is no price for Prodigy on this page
We checked in September 2026 and the sources contradicted each other, including the companies' own pages against the review sites. Publishing a competitor's price that turns out to be wrong is unfair to them and useless to you, and any figure here would be out of date within a month anyway. Ours is above, because it is ours and we can stand behind it. Theirs is one click away, on their site, where it is current.