Lesson input by voice, text, or photo
Children can explain what they learned by speaking, writing, or photographing a notebook or workbook page, so the lesson can start from their actual schoolwork.
Maya
Maya is an online AI tutor for children in grades 1–6, explaining school topics from voice, text, or photos and giving practice with helpful feedback.
Online tutoring for children
Maya is an online private tutor for school-age children. A child tells Maya what was taught at school, and Maya explains that specific material, asks questions with selectable answers, and responds to mistakes with an explanation rather than only marking the answer wrong.
The service is designed mainly for children in grades 1–6 and includes a prepared catalog through grade 10. It can be used in a browser and on iPhone, with lessons available in multiple interface languages. Children can also start from a voice description, written description, or photo of a schoolwork page when the exact topic is not already selected from the catalog.
Core features
Topic-focused explanations
Maya focuses the explanation on the topic the child reports rather than presenting only a broad chapter-level lesson.
Multiple-choice practice
Questions use selectable answers, allowing children to respond by tapping instead of typing answers into blank fields.
Error-focused feedback
When an answer is wrong, Maya explains why it may have looked reasonable and identifies the specific misconception or mistake.
Recall of difficult topics
Difficult material is recorded and revisited in a later lesson, providing continuity between sessions.
Structured lesson catalog
The catalog contains 265 prepared lessons across mathematics, Hebrew, science, English, and homeland studies, organized by subject, grade, and topic.
Practical use cases
Reviewing a day's lesson
After school, a child can describe the day's topic or photograph the relevant notebook page and receive an explanation focused on that material.
Understanding recurring mistakes
A child who repeatedly chooses a tempting wrong answer can see why it seemed logical and what distinction separates it from the correct answer.
Practicing a specific school topic
Families can use the prepared subject-and-grade catalog to select a focused lesson, such as a mathematics or language topic, without first composing a custom prompt.
Building continuity across sessions
When a topic is difficult, Maya can retain it for a later session and return to it instead of treating each lesson as an isolated exercise.
Trying the service with a child
Parents can begin with the free first lesson and evaluate the workflow before deciding whether to use the optional Maya Plus trial or subscription.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Explains the reasoning behind incorrect answers instead of simply marking them wrong.
- Supports voice, written, and photographed descriptions of schoolwork.
- Uses selectable answers, which avoids requiring children to type every response.
- Tracks difficult material and returns to it in a later lesson.
- Offers a structured catalog of 265 prepared lessons across five school subjects.
Cons
- The product is intended for use with a parent nearby rather than as an unsupervised child service.
- The prepared catalog covers five stated subjects; the site does not establish a broader subject range.
- Some capabilities, including page photos and full voice features, are associated with Maya Plus after the free access described on the site.
FAQ
What is Maya?
Maya is a private online tutor for children. A child can tell Maya what they learned, and Maya explains the topic, asks multiple-choice questions, and discusses why an incorrect answer seemed plausible.
Which ages and grades does Maya support?
Maya is aimed primarily at children in grades 1–6, approximately ages 6–12. Its catalog includes material through grade 10 in mathematics, Hebrew, science, English, and homeland studies.
How does a child use Maya during a lesson?
A child can describe the lesson by speaking or writing, or by photographing a page from a notebook or workbook. During lessons, questions use selectable answers rather than requiring the child to type into blank fields.
Can families try Maya before paying?
The first lesson is free without a credit card. A seven-day Maya Plus trial may be available afterward; on the website, a card is entered and the first charge occurs only after the trial ends. Cancel before the charge date to pay nothing.
Which languages are available?
Maya's interface is available in Hebrew, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, and Japanese. The onboarding page lets the user choose the teaching language and change it later.
Quick Facts
- Category
- AI tutoring for children
- Primary users
- Children, mainly grades 1–6; catalog content extends through grade 10
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Hebrew, science, English, and homeland studies
- Prepared lessons
- 265 total: 80 mathematics, 50 Hebrew, 50 science, 44 English, and 41 homeland studies
- Platforms
- Web browser and iPhone; App Store and Google Play downloads are offered
- Interface languages
- Hebrew, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, and Japanese
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