Use AI to learn, not to skip the learning.
Free tools for families, homeschoolers, IB students and anyone teaching themselves. One question behind all of them: who is doing the thinking?
Ask Poppy, the AI tutor that asks instead of tells. Free, 30 messages a day · iPhone, iPad, Mac
Free tools
📜 AI house rules generator
Make a one-page, printable agreement for how AI is used at home. Presets for families, homeschools, IB students, Waldorf-inspired homes and self-learners.
Make our rules🔍 Is this AI doing your homework?
Paste a prompt you'd send to ChatGPT, Gemini or any AI. See who would do the thinking, and get a version that keeps you thinking.
Check a prompt🪞 Explain it back
Explain a topic from memory and get an instant Feynman-style self-check: reasons, examples, key ideas, jargon, and the gaps to revisit tomorrow.
Check my explanation🗓️ Learn out loud: 7-day challenge
Seven 15-minute sessions on one topic, with free calendar reminders. Day 2, coming back, matters most.
Start the challenge🧭 TOK May 2027 question deck
Socratic questions for each of the six May 2027 Theory of Knowledge essay titles. Questions only, no essay ideas handed to you.
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Everything here works in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us or stored. The tools are free and work with any AI. We make one, Ask Poppy, and say so wherever it comes up.
Want a tutor that works this way by default? Ask Poppy is an AI tutor you talk or type to. It asks questions and gives one hint at a time instead of handing you the answer, and it remembers where you left off so you can pick it up again tomorrow.
Free, 30 messages a day on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Optional subscription. (Disclosure: this site is made by the Ask Poppy team.)