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AI tutors for IB students in 2026: 5 options compared

If you want an AI tutor built for the IB Diploma, the two dedicated options we found are StudyIB's tutor "Sam" (voice, every IB subject, free to start, iOS and Android) and ++tutors (free 30 messages a day, Pro $5 a month), and both say they won't write your IA or EE. ChatGPT study mode and Gemini Guided Learning are free general tutors you can point at your own IB notes. Ask Poppy has no IB content, but suits talking ideas through out loud, such as rehearsing an individual oral. Whatever you use, the IB treats AI-written work as not your own.

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Ask Poppy is voice-first homework help for kids around 7 to 10, and teens and adults too: it asks what you have tried and gives one hint at a time, so you learn how to find the answer. Free with 30 messages a day, then $3.99/week or $9.99/month (US App Store) · iPhone, iPad, Mac

Disclosure: this page is written by the Ask Poppy team, and Ask Poppy is one of the options. Competitor facts come from each company's own pages or its US App Store listing (checked Oct 2026) and are linked so you can verify them. We haven't run a controlled test of any of these tools, ours included.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Baccalaureate. IB-specific claims below are each company's own, from its page on 26 Oct 2026; we haven't tested them.

5 AI tutors for IB students compared

StudyIB ("Sam")++tutorsChatGPT study modeGemini Guided LearningAsk Poppy
IB-specific?Yes: "every IB subject", TOK, IA, EE (StudyIB)Yes: Math AA/AI, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, CS, TOK, EE, IA (++tutors)No; upload your own notes or guidesNo; upload your own materialsNo IB, GCSE or A-level content
Writes assessed work?Says it won't write assessed work or hand over answersSays it won't write your IA or EEGuides in study mode; can be toggled offGuides in Guided Learning; normal Gemini writesNo: Built to ask questions and give hints instead of answers; it isn't a mode you switch on
VoiceReal-time voiceNot describedChatGPT voice; not stated whether study mode appliesGemini Live; not stated whether Guided Learning appliesYes: hold to talk, it speaks back (4 voices, adjustable pace), or type
PlatformsiOS, Android, webWebWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb; mobile rolling outiPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple silicon). No Android or web app
Price"Free to start"Free 30 messages a day; Pro $5/monthFreeFreeFree 30 messages a day; $3.99/week or $9.99/month
Track recordApp Store: 1 rating so farNot on the App StoreLarge; general-purposeLarge; general-purposeApp Store: 4 ratings; new

What the IB allows

So the useful IB uses are the ones where AI questions you: testing a knowledge question, probing an EE research question, quizzing you for Paper 1, or listening while you rehearse an oral. More in our IB students and AI guide.

Who should pick which

Pick StudyIB or ++tutors if

you want IB-specific help in sciences, maths or economics. Check their example answers against your own textbook and teacher; both are small and new.

Pick ChatGPT study mode or Gemini Guided Learning if

you want a free general tutor and will upload your own subject guide or notes.

Pick Ask Poppy if

you want to practise explaining out loud: individual oral rehearsal, defending a TOK claim, or talking through an EE argument. It won't mark against IB criteria.

Free IB tools: TOK May 2027 question deck · Extended Essay planner · IB individual oral practice

Sources (checked Oct 2026): StudyIB AI tutor · StudyIB on the App Store · ++tutors AI tutors · OpenAI: study mode · Google: Guided Learning · Gemini Help: learning tools · IB statement on AI · IB academic integrity policy (AI guidance, p. 53) · IB: AI in learning, teaching and assessment · Ask Poppy on the App Store. Ask Poppy facts are from the current app (version 1.8.3) and its App Store listing. US prices; they vary by country and platform. Spot something out of date? Email [email protected].

Rehearse your IO or TOK argument out loud Ask Poppy is voice-first homework help, built first for kids around 7 to 10 and their parents. Your child talks the question through, and Poppy asks what they've tried and gives one hint at a time instead of handing over the answer, so they learn how to find it. Parents set up each child's profile and can see their conversations, and memory can be turned off per child. Teens and adults use it too. A one-button, screen-free Poppy device is in development.

Free, 30 messages a day on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Optional subscription. (Disclosure: this site is made by the Ask Poppy team.)

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Questions

Is there an AI tutor made for IB students?

Yes. StudyIB's AI tutor "Sam" and ++tutors' AI tutors are built around IB subjects and say they won't write assessed work such as an IA or EE. General tools like ChatGPT study mode and Gemini Guided Learning have no IB-specific content but work with your own notes. We haven't tested the IB-specific claims.

Is using an AI tutor allowed in the IB?

The IB says it won't ban AI, but anything AI produced, even in part, isn't your own work and must be credited in the text and bibliography. Using AI to question you, test your understanding or quiz you is a different thing from using it to write. Your school's rules come first.

Can an AI tutor help with TOK or the EE?

It can help you think: test a knowledge question, probe a research question, or practise explaining your argument out loud. It must not write your essay, and any AI-generated text you include has to be credited. Our TOK question deck and EE planner are free.

Does Ask Poppy know the IB syllabus?

No. Ask Poppy has no IB, GCSE or A-level content. It is useful for talking through ideas out loud, such as rehearsing for the individual oral or defending a TOK claim, not for syllabus-specific marking.

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