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A fantasy role-playing game where kids battle by answering adaptive math questions, grades 1–8.
Updated September 2026 · 7 sources
| Grades | 1–8 |
|---|---|
| Approach | Game-based practice |
| Who teaches | The program does the teaching |
| Parent prep | Very low |
| Screen time | Online |
| Video lessons | None: a game, not video lessons |
| Faith | No religious content |
| Cost | Free to play; optional membership from $75 a year (Core, annual) (source) |
| Placement | Adjusts as your child plays The game sets question difficulty automatically. |
Is it right for your child? Answer a few questions to see how Prodigy Math ranks against 6 other supplements.
See my matchKids who like video games often play happily, and parents like the adaptive questions and detailed progress dashboard. The main complaints are constant upsells to paid memberships aimed at kids, distracting in-game shopping, and that it's practice rather than teaching.
These come straight from the scoring rules the quiz uses.
No. We list Prodigy Math as a supplement: it's extra practice or help to use alongside a core program, not a full year of math on its own.
Prodigy Math is described as game-based practice. It doesn't fit neatly into either approach.
Prodigy Math covers grades 1–8.
Free to play; optional membership from $75 a year (Core, annual).
Prodigy Math is secular: it has no religious content.
Online. The program does the teaching.
Yes, it's built in. Adjusts as your child plays. The game sets question difficulty automatically.
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