Is IXL safe for kids? A parent's guide

IXL is paid skills practice from pre-K through 12th grade. A diagnostic suggests what to work on next. It is not a chatbot and not a camera solver.

Minimum age and account rules

IXL’s privacy policies say children under 13 cannot create an account. Child profiles on a parent account are covered by a children’s privacy policy. The product itself runs from pre-K through 12th grade, so a young child can use it only through that parent account.

Data and ads

The same privacy index says collection of a child’s information is with a parent’s consent and direction. Whether IXL shows ads was not in the pages we read. Check the app's terms.

Teaches or gives answers

Kids answer questions, get feedback, and can watch video lessons. It is practice, not an answer engine for a photocopied worksheet. This directory marks it “teaches.”

Parent verdict

Usable across K–8 if you hold the account and the child has a profile on it. The work is repetition and feedback, which is the point.

• Create the account yourself. Do not let a child under 13 sign up.
• U.S. monthly prices on the family pricing page are $9.95 for one subject, $15.95 for math plus language arts, and $19.95 for the core subjects. Annual prices were not on that page.
• There is a 30-day satisfaction guarantee on that pricing page.

The full directory note is on the tool page. Age cutoffs for more apps are in is my kid old enough? The teaches-versus-answers labels are explained in apps that teach vs. give answers.