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Evaluating 29 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the clear video lessons, well-organized modules, structured practice routines, and exceptionally supportive customer service that make daily learning remarkably easy for students. Consumers note that the educational program is wonderfully well-suited for independent learners and successfully helps build genuine academic confidence across various subjects. Some reviewers were not happy with the video format and found the teaching style less engaging or somewhat too fast. A few users also experienced noticeable challenges when trying to access specific grade level material or find the right overall fit for their children.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So far my son is really enjoying the lessons. They're not terribly long, the teacher does a great job explaining concepts, I love that it's all graded for me, he likes that he can actually see the tea... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our two students appreciate the clarity of the classes, the student pacing schedule and how review of past topics is integrated. As a homeschooler, me too. I am surprised and thankful they are lear... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have loved this curriculum for the last 6 months! It took us a few different ones to find the right fit for my son but once we landed on Unlock Math we knew we would finish out Highschool here. It... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is an extraordinary High School Math program i cant recommend enough. The way its setup, videos, practice, reviews, tests is excellent. It's the best next generation of Math learning. Highly reco... See more


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Unlock Math is the perfect solution for homeschool math students. Taught by a certified math teacher with degrees in math, computer science, and education, Unlock Math is a complete homeschool math curriculum for grades 6-12 that gives your student their best opportunity for math success! Includes over 120 video lessons in each of our courses. Unlock Math Foundations Unlock Pre-Algebra Unlock Algebra I Unlock Geometry Unlock Algebra II Unlock Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry Unlock Financial Literacy Unlock Integrated Math I Unlock Integrated Math II Unlock Integrated Math II Unlock Algebra I a-g Unlock Geometry a-g Unlock Algebra II a-g Unlock Pre-Calculus a-g Ontario Grade 9 Academic Math Ontario Grade 10 Academic Math Ontario Grade 11 Functions - Coming Soon Ontario Grade 12 Advanced Functions - Coming Soon Taught by acclaimed math teacher Alesia Blackwood with detailed solutions for each question, unlimited practice, just the right amount of review, continual support, access to live math help from expert math teachers, automated grading, many different question types not just multiple choice, and much, much more. This is the online math curriculum that checks ALL your dream curriculum boxes! Added note on rigor and what students benefit from Unlock Math: When developing our program, it was with the intent of serving the average student or one who had previously been struggling. Our philosophy is that struggling students do not need the math dumbed down and made easier in that way, but rather they need to be taught in a way that leads to the light bulb moment of realizing that IS within their grasp and ability to not just do well but to do great. In doing so we created a program that in rigor is less than Art of Problem Solving but doesn't give up anything to any other program on the market. That is why we have gifted programs recommending and using our program for the students that don't do as well with AoPS. On the other hand we've discovered that we do really well with students that have one or more learning challenges and struggle significantly with math. Some of them have gone on to receive full ride scholarships in large part because of their math scores. And of course the average student is able to achieve more and go further with our program as well. We have data and feedback received from parents and students from 10 years of serving students.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great curriculum

This program gave my student independence with support when necessary. Getting immediate grading and solutions feedback for each question is the modeling that’s needed to grow and learn. The team behind the program has also proven to be well-informed and supportive to the parent and student.

5 August 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unlock Math works!

My son has worked through many resources over the years. He is most impressed with Unlock Math! The trial offered is very helpful!

22 May 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I was very happy with this program

I was very happy with this program. My ADHD son struggled with it, but it was no fault of the program. My one comment would be if the woman in the videos talked just a bit slower when explaining the concepts. The price point was amazing. The staff was extremely helpful when I had questions and always responded within 30 minutes. The layout was simplistic and not cluttered like others. Overall excellent program for homeschool.

6 March 2024
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Thank you for your review! You are able to adjust the speed of the videos, faster or slower depending on your preferences and needs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoying the switch!

We did the trial for my 13yo daughter. She was getting upset everyday with her old online curriculum and has really liked the change to Unlock Math. She likes the video lessons and the amount of review and new problem questions. Although they tend to learn a bit differently, I am going to try it for my son as well since his curriculum ends after his current grade.

27 February 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I love the spiral review

I love the spiral review, so kids don’t forget what they learned. Some of the lessons are so quick, they don’t show a step, and just get to the answer. I’d love to see the video whiteboard show all the steps.

21 February 2024
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Dawn, thank you for your review. We try to include every step in each of our video lessons. If you have discovered one or more that are missing a step please email us at info@unlockmath.com and let us know the lesson number so that we can refilm if needed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Help for visual learner

I chose Unlock Math specifically for my visual learner. I'm hoping the video with clear explanations, enough practice, and spiral revision will help him to remember his math better.

It has a very simplistic daily 'routine' of exercises, which is numbered 1 to 5. Each number has a couple sums to do (max.10), with number 1 being the Warm up, and number 5 being the "Challenge sum" of the day. In between are practice exercises and revision of previously learned work. My visual learner liked that it is the same routine everyday. No chop-n-changing going on.

After every 2-3 lessons there is a quick quiz, and at the end of each unit there is a unit test. There is also a mid-term test, as well as end of year test. Thus easy for homeschool parents to get marks/grading.

There is also an option to unlock the next math sections only if your child reaches a certain % of sums correctly done. I also received an end of week report via email, as summary of the work both boys have done.

The programme itself is easy to use, easy to set up accounts for your kids, and almost self-explanatory for the kids. With every sum they do, there is a link to an explanation if the child gets stuck. So far both my boys are happy with it, saying it is more orderly and easy to follow than the previous programme they used. They are both using the Integrated Math options.

The only thing I've had to do was show my visual learner how to use the video to make his own very colourful notes and draw images of the math problems (where applicable) to help him remember, as the videos can be a little 'dull' at times (for him).

We've used this programme for a week now.

18 February 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unlocked Confidence for our daughter

Our daughter began to struggle in math because each year there were skills she wasn't fully comprehending and the deficits were gradually piling up. Finally it got to the point where she hated math and was so discouraged that she began to believe she couldn't go to college because of her math struggles. Enter Unlock Math. After switching to Unlock Math as a last ditch effort she finally turned the corner. She gained so much confidence as she began to fully understand the skills that she had struggled with previously. She loved the format and is now in her first semester of community college, studying to be a nurse. I truly don't think she would be where she is without the skills and confidence she gained through Unlock Math. The only hard part is that this is a rather pricey program which might make it out of reach for some families - especially if you have multiple students. But for us the cost was 100% worth it!

15 December 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Long term Unlock fan!

My son has been using Unlock Math for several years! His choice… he ❤️ 💕 it! He is not even interested in any other program.

8 February 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

After years of struggle by teen is…

After years of struggle by teen is doing math 100% on her own. No more tears! I do wish the help chat was more of a live online tutoring room though. That would make it perfect!

8 February 2024
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Mary, Thank you for your positive review. We are thrilled to be your math solution. Our help chat is live M-F 9am -4pm ET, except for a few days off scattered throughout the year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Program

Great Program! It is well brokendown for the student yet thorough and easy for the teacher/parent as well. Both of my teens struggled with math programs but Unlocked Math has helped tremendously.

8 February 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

2 years in

I have younger children to educate and I needed my middle school aged daughter to have the ability to accomplish her math without my constant input. I did a lot of research and tried out several well known programs. Unlock math consistently came out on top. If she has to redo a section, it gives her whole new set of problems instead of the same problems, which I had heard from other parents caused kids to have correct answers by writing down without any understanding like TT. The teaching videos explain not only how to do the math, but also why, unlike CTC. There are 10 good review questions at the beginning, 10 questions after a lesson, and a bonus challenge question, it's not drill and kill like Saxon. You can set the grade that you expect for them to have to make in order to move on, I have hers at 80%. She mistypes things in sometimes and that offers a little bit of grace. Her current grade is just a bit above 90% because that's where she likes to keep it. I don't feel I need to change things. If she's doing the unit review before the quizzes and forgets a concept, there's a video to click that takes you directly to that lesson above the question. She can easily brush up on and remember how to complete a problem. I think she has asked for my assistance only two or three times in the past 2 years. I also know that if I couldn't answer the question, they have set up the ability to chat and lead her through it or to call in. She's learning a lot and enjoys it. It's been a great program for us. We plan on using it all the way up through precalculus and using it with her younger brothers.

8 February 2024
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My daughter feels like it's confusing.

My daughter feels like it's confusing. I'm looking for a Math tutoring who could help her through the program.

8 February 2024
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Reply from Unlock Math

Rebecca, We just looked over your daughters account. She has a score of 86% and seems to really understand the lessons that she has completed. Are you aware that we offer extra help for students that need it? It is available M-F 9am -4pm ET and is staffed with certified math teachers ready to help her. Hope this helps you get more benefit from Unlock Math.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

All formulas, not much else

The Finance course was too heavy on formulas and too light on content. I realized my daughter was just using the formulas as described, "algorithmically", but not gaining any knowledge of why they mattered, how finance actually works, and really couldn't apply any of what she "learned" to real life. Each lesson needs to basically double in length and go much deeper into the concepts and principles behind the formulas. There should be quizzes on the new vocab. I just thought it would be a more complete Finance course. Maybe that was my mistake, but it's solely, 'here's 10,000 formulas used in finance, can you do the math?' We quit not even halfway through and moved on to Stats, which was an unfortunate waste of money, but that's how it goes sometimes.

1 December 2023
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Reply from Unlock Math

Brit, Thank you for your feedback on our Financial Literacy course. We appreciate your constructive criticism as we are always striving to improve our courses.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Unlock Math has excellent customer…

Unlock Math has excellent customer service. I feel that the programs are very thorough, give abundant but not too much practice, and are fairly easy for students to navigate.

8 February 2024

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