How does the free 24 hours work?
Download the app and go through the short setup: your child's name and school year, their target schools if you know them, one real question to try with Taco's hint, and a Parent PIN. Then tap Start the free 24 hours. The whole app opens for a day — every subject, every lesson, mock tests and Parent Mode — with no card and nothing to cancel. The free day is once per device.
What's free after the 24 hours?
Taco's Daily 5: five questions every day, one subject at a time, aimed at your child's weakest topic, with hints, XP, streaks and rewards. In Parent Mode you keep the overview, focus areas, mistakes, starting assessments, rewards and reminders. A plan adds unlimited practice, all 85 lessons, mock tests, Master a Skill, assignments, weekly plans and PDF reports. There's no time limit on the free plan.
How much does it cost after that?
The Exam Year Pass is £99.99 as a single payment for 12 months. It does not auto-renew, so there is nothing to cancel. Monthly is £16.99 a month and starts with a 7-day free trial. Family covers every child in the house: £149.99 for 12 months, or £24.99 a month with a 7-day free trial. See pricing.
What are the lessons, and do they replace practice?
There are 85 short lessons: 30 Maths, 22 English, 15 Verbal Reasoning and 18 Non-Verbal Reasoning. Each one explains a topic with pictures and a worked example, lets your child try it with help, and ends with a quick check. They don't replace practice, they come before it: you'll find them on Home, before a mission, inside Master a Skill and in the lesson library. A finished lesson comes back the next day as a short revisit.
Which schools and regions are covered?
250 grammar and selective schools: grammar schools across England (including Kent), partially selective schools, and Northern Ireland's transfer test schools. Each entry knows which subjects that school tests, so practice stays focused on what your child will actually sit.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad. The app is designed for both, including iPad layouts in portrait and landscape.
Does my child need an account or an internet connection?
No accounts at all, and once installed the app works fully offline. All data stays on the device — see our privacy policy.
Won't Taco just tell my child the answer?
No. Hints point at the method, never the solution, and every hint is checked automatically against its question's correct answer before release — anything that gives the game away is rejected. Taco is also completely silent during timed mock tests, and answering without opening him earns bonus XP. If you'd still rather limit him, Parent Mode offers one clue only or no help at all per child.
We have two children with an iPad each — does one purchase cover both?
Yes, with the Family plan. It's enabled for Apple Family Sharing, so one purchase unlocks the app on each child's own iPad, under their own Apple ID, for up to six people in your Apple family group. On the second iPad, install the app and tap Restore purchases if it doesn't unlock straight away. (If both iPads are signed into the same Apple ID, any plan works — Family Sharing is only needed when children have their own.)
One thing to know: because we don't upload anything, each child's progress lives on their own iPad. Parent Mode on one device shows that device's child, so you'd check each child on their iPad.
What happens when the Exam Year Pass runs out?
It stops, and that's it — no charge, no renewal, no email chasing you. You'll see a note in the app if you want to buy another year, and your child's progress stays exactly where it is on the device whether you do or not.
How do I cancel, and can I get a refund?
Subscriptions are managed entirely by the App Store: cancel any time in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions, and you keep access until the end of the paid period. If you cancel a monthly plan during its 7-day free trial, you pay nothing. Refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Where does my child's data go?
Nowhere. Profiles, progress, mistakes and rewards live only on your device — no accounts, no ads, no tracking, no data sold, ever. Payment is handled by the App Store, so we never see payment details either. Full details in the privacy policy.
More in the support questions and the parent guide.
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