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Two homeschool science programs, compared on what actually decides the fit: creation and faith content, teaching style, and how much you'll teach.
Updated September 2026 · based on parent reviews and publisher information
These two are close: the differences are small, so price, grade range and what parents say below may decide it.
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Compare for my child| Time4Learning Science | Miacademy Science | |
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| Grades | PreK–12th | 1st–8th (MiaPrep continues to 12th) |
| Creation/faith | No religious content; teaches evolution | Worldview-neutral: leaves origins to parents |
| Approach | Animated online lessons with quizzes and some offline activities | Video lessons with online practice, quizzes and printable experiments |
| Who teaches | The program does the teaching | The program does the teaching |
| Parent prep | Very low (automated lessons and grading) | Very low (online lessons, auto-graded; print optional activity pages) |
| Screen time | Online | Online |
| Video lessons | Included: animated video lessons do the teaching | Included: video lessons do the teaching |
| Cost | Price covers all subjects: $39.95 a month for the first student (about $479 over 12 months) for every subject, not only science | Price covers all subjects: $480 a year or $48 a month for every subject, not only science |
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Parents like the hands-off format, automatic grading and records, and how young kids take to the animations. Criticisms: science before middle school is thin and meant as a supplement, the graphics feel dated, kids can click through without real learning, and many complaints concern billing and customer service.
Families enjoy the modern videos, game-style rewards and freedom to mix grade levels, and parents value the automatic tracking. The main criticism is depth: reviewers call the science fragmented and too short for full-year courses, suggest using it as a supplement, and note evolution is left out through 8th grade.
Neither is better for every child. Time4Learning Science is the stronger fit for no religious content; traditional. Miacademy Science is the stronger fit for christian, open to an old earth; christian, young-earth creation; video-led.
Time4Learning Science: no religious content; teaches evolution. Miacademy Science: worldview-neutral: leaves origins to parents.
Time4Learning Science: Price covers all subjects: $39.95 a month for the first student (about $479 over 12 months) for every subject, not only science. Miacademy Science: Price covers all subjects: $480 a year or $48 a month for every subject, not only science.
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