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Pathfinder is an AI-powered tutor for K-12 students. Unlike tools that just give you the answer, Pathfinder uses the Socratic method — it guides students through problems by asking questions and offering hints, so they actually understand the material instead of copying an answer.
It covers Math, Science, History, and English, and is designed to be used alongside schoolwork, not instead of it.
Pathfinder is built for K-12 students (grades 1–12) and their parents or guardians. Parents create and manage accounts; students use the app to work through homework and study for tests.
Older students (13+) can also create their own accounts and use the app independently.
Download the Pathfinder app, open it, and tap Create free account. You'll choose whether you're a parent or student, enter your name and email, and set a password.
For children under 13, a parent or guardian must create the account on the child's behalf — this is required by COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act).
Yes — Pathfinder has a free plan with no credit card required. The free plan includes:
Premium ($12.99/month or $99.99/year) adds unlimited sessions, up to 5 student profiles, full session history, and mastery tracking.
That's the whole point. Research consistently shows that struggling through a problem — with guidance — builds far stronger understanding than being given the answer. If Pathfinder just handed over answers, students would use it to complete assignments without learning anything.
Instead, Pathfinder asks one guiding question at a time to help students think through the problem themselves. When they're close, it tells them so. When they're stuck, it offers a hint.
If a student pushes hard for the answer, Pathfinder will gently decline and offer a hint instead — this is by design, not a bug.
The Socratic method is a teaching approach — named after the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates — in which the teacher guides the student to understanding through questions rather than direct instruction. Instead of saying "the answer is X," a Socratic tutor asks "what do you think happens if you try X?" and lets the student reason through it.
Pathfinder applies this approach to every subject and every question, keeping responses short (2–4 sentences) and always ending with a question to keep the student thinking.
Pathfinder currently covers four subjects:
More subjects may be added in future updates.
Pathfinder adapts its language and explanations to K-12 students (grades 1–12). It uses age-appropriate vocabulary and adjusts its questioning style based on the problem the student is working on. There's no need to set a grade level — Pathfinder picks up on the complexity of the student's questions naturally.
From the home screen, tap a subject card (Math, Science, History, or English). This opens the tutoring chat. Type your question or describe the problem you're working on, and Pathfinder will respond with a guiding question.
When you're done, tap End session to see a summary of what you covered.
A session begins the moment you send your first message in the tutoring chat. Each new chat is a new session — your session count goes up when you send your first message, not when you open the subject screen.
Free plan users get 3 sessions per month. The count resets on the first of each month.
If you're completely stuck and the guiding questions aren't enough, you can tap the Hint button during a session. Pathfinder will give you a single targeted hint — one sentence that nudges you in the right direction without revealing the answer.
Hints are designed to unstick you, not to replace the work of figuring it out.
Free plan: You'll see a summary at the end of each session, but past session history is not stored.
Premium plan: All sessions are saved and accessible from the History tab. Premium sessions also receive a mastery score (0–100) that reflects how well the student demonstrated understanding during the conversation.
Go to the Account tab → Students → Add student. Enter the student's name and grade. Free plan accounts can have 1 student profile; Premium accounts support up to 5.
Each student profile has its own session history and progress tracking (Premium).
Go to Account → Change password. Pathfinder will send a password-reset link to your registered email address. Click the link in the email to set a new password.
If you don't receive the email within a few minutes, check your spam folder or contact us at support@pathfinder.kroggin.com.
To delete your account and all associated data, email us at support@pathfinder.kroggin.com with the subject line "Delete my account." We'll process your request within 30 days.
Note: Deleting your account will permanently remove all student profiles, session history, and subscription access. This cannot be undone.
Yes. A parent account can have up to 5 student profiles (Premium) or 1 profile (Free). Each profile is separate, with its own session history and progress. You switch between profiles from the home screen.
Premium ($12.99/month or $99.99/year) includes everything in the free plan, plus:
Go to Account → Upgrade to Premium. You can choose monthly ($12.99/month) or annual ($99.99/year, saving 36%). Payment is processed securely through Google Play on Android or the App Store on iOS.
Go to Account → Manage subscription, which takes you to your Google Play or App Store subscriptions to cancel. Your Premium access will continue until the end of the current billing period — you won't be charged again after that. No refunds are issued for partial billing periods.
The free plan gives you 3 sessions per month at no cost — there's no time limit on the free plan, so you can try Pathfinder at your own pace before deciding to upgrade.
Payments are handled securely through Google Play on Android or the App Store on iOS, using whatever payment methods you have set up with your Google or Apple account. We never see or store your card details — the app store handles all payment security.
Yes. Pathfinder is designed specifically for K-12 students. There are no ads, no social features, no user-generated content from strangers, and no data sharing with third parties for marketing. The AI is strictly focused on academic tutoring — it will not engage with off-topic or inappropriate requests.
Children under 13 must use Pathfinder through a parent or guardian account, as required by COPPA.
We collect the minimum data needed to run the service: your name, email address, role (parent or student), and the content of tutoring sessions. Session content is sent to Anthropic's Claude AI to generate responses.
We also collect anonymous usage data (e.g., "session started") and crash reports to improve the app. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
Yes. As the account holder, you have full access to your child's session history within the app. To request a complete export or deletion of your child's data, email us at support@pathfinder.kroggin.com. We will process requests within 30 days.
No. Pathfinder uses Anthropic's Claude API. Anthropic does not use API data to train their models by default. Your tutoring session content is used only to generate the immediate response — it is not stored by Anthropic or used for any other purpose.
First, check that you have an active internet connection. Pathfinder requires a network connection to generate responses.
If you're connected but still seeing an error, try:
If the problem persists, contact us at support@pathfinder.kroggin.com with a description of what happened.
On the sign-in screen, tap Forgot password and enter your email address. We'll send a password-reset link to that address. Click the link in the email to set a new password.
If you don't receive the email, check your spam folder. Still nothing? Email us at support@pathfinder.kroggin.com.
Free plan sessions reset on the first of each calendar month. If your count looks wrong, try signing out and back in to refresh your account data. If the issue continues, contact us.
Crash reports are automatically sent to our team via Sentry, so we may already be aware of the issue. If you'd like to share more context (what you were doing, what device you're on), email us at support@pathfinder.kroggin.com and we'll investigate.
Our support team reads every email and typically responds within one business day.
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