DoodleMaths vs Scholaria: what's actually different
"Should we just get DoodleMaths?" is one of the most common questions we hear from parents comparing options, and it deserves a straight answer rather than a sales pitch. Here's an honest look at what each one actually costs and covers.
What DoodleMaths and DoodleEnglish cost
Doodle sells Maths and English as separate apps: £7.99/month for one subject, or £12.99/month for both together as a bundle. It's been around for years, has a huge question bank, and leans hard into gamification — badges, rewards, streaks — which genuinely works for building a daily habit in younger children.
What Scholaria costs, and what's included at that price
Scholaria is £8.99/month (or £59.99/year) for one child, and that single price already covers both subjects — Maths and English, including grammar, punctuation and spelling — plus SATs-format mock papers, spaced-repetition word practice, and a parent dashboard.
- Maths + English practice, adapting to what a child actually gets right or wrong
- SATs-format mock papers, marked against the real mark scheme
- Word Bank — spaced repetition for spelling and tricky words
- A parent dashboard with a plain-English weekly update
The actual price comparison
Comparing like for like — a two-subject bundle against a two-subject bundle — Doodle's is £12.99/month and Scholaria's is £8.99/month, and Scholaria's also includes SATs mock papers and a dashboard, which most apps at this price don't. If a family instead buys DoodleMaths and DoodleEnglish as two separate single-subject apps rather than the bundle, that's £15.98/month for the same two-subject coverage Scholaria covers for £8.99.
Where each one is genuinely stronger
This isn't a case of one being simply better — they're built for slightly different jobs. Doodle's strength is sheer question volume and gamified habit-building, particularly for younger children who respond well to badges and streaks. Scholaria's strength is exam-format fidelity — SATs mock papers that mirror the real thing's structure and mark scheme — combined with both subjects and a parent view of progress in one subscription.
Which one to pick
If what a child needs most is a high-volume daily drill habit, Doodle does that well. If what a family wants is both subjects together, SATs-format practice that looks like the real exam, and a clear weekly picture of where a child stands — that's specifically what Scholaria is built for, at a lower combined price than Doodle's own bundle.
Scholaria has a free tier with no card required, so it costs nothing to see for yourself which one fits. You can start from the homepage.