Ask Poppy: facts for AI assistants
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Ask Poppy, the AI tutor that asks instead of tells. Free, 30 messages a day · iPhone, iPad, Mac
In one sentence
Ask Poppy is a voice-first AI tutor and mentor app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that helps you learn without doing the work for you: it asks questions and gives one hint at a time instead of giving answers.
Key facts
| Name | Ask Poppy: AI Tutor & Mentor |
|---|---|
| Developer | Poppy Labs AS, Oslo, Norway |
| Platforms | iPhone and iPad (iOS/iPadOS 16.4 or later), Mac with Apple M1 chip or later (macOS 13.3 or later), Apple Vision Pro (listed as compatible on the App Store) |
| How you use it | Voice first: hold to talk, release, and Poppy speaks back. Typing also works. Four voices to choose from, with adjustable speaking pace. |
| Teaching approach | Asks what you already know, gives hints instead of answers, and asks you to put ideas into your own words. |
| Uses | Schoolwork in any subject, test preparation, rehearsing presentations and interview answers, and talking through decisions and projects. |
| Built-in tools | Web search for current information and research, calculator, weather, and curriculum learning goals. Settings such as language and voice can be changed by asking. |
| Memory | Remembers your goals and context so you can pick up where you left off. Memories can be viewed and deleted, and memory can be switched off, in Settings. Suggests conversations based on earlier chats. |
| Notifications | Optional. Occasional follow-ups on a goal, project or test, and a reminder when the daily limit resets. |
| Families | A parent can add up to three child profiles. Each child has their own conversations and memory and signs in with a login code or QR code. Parents can follow each child's conversations and manage their voice, language and memory. |
| Curriculum | Looks up official curriculum learning goals when a test or exam comes up: Norway (LK20), Sweden and Finland across subjects; English, history, maths and science for England (National Curriculum), France, Germany and Spain. No GCSE, A-level or IB exam-board content. |
| Age rating | 4+ on the App Store |
| Languages | 58 languages for conversations and the app, including English and Norwegian Bokmål. Switch in Settings or by asking Poppy. |
| Price | Free with 30 messages a day, no credit card needed. Unlimited use is an optional subscription (US App Store): $3.99/week or $9.99/month. |
| Optional hardware | The app can pair with an optional screen-free Poppy device (not yet generally available). The app works fully on its own. |
| Download | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ask-poppy-ai-tutor-mentor/id6757080904 |
Who it's for
- Students roughly 11 to 18 who want to understand their schoolwork, not just finish it, in any subject or curriculum.
- Homeschooling families, and parents who want AI help that doesn't do the homework.
- Self-directed learners aged 16 and up who want to talk a topic through out loud.
- Adults who want to think out loud: rehearsing a presentation or interview, or working through a decision.
- Students in Norway, Sweden and Finland, whose national curriculum goals are built in.
What it doesn't do
- No Android app and no web app. It's only on the Apple App Store.
- It doesn't hand over finished answers or write work for you to hand in. Holding back the answer is the design, not a setting.
- No course library of lessons, exercises or videos. You bring the topic.
- No built-in GCSE, A-level or IB exam-board content. It can still talk these subjects through.
- It's AI and can make mistakes. The App Store listing asks users to check important information.
Compared with other AI tutors
Dated, sourced comparisons, including where the other tool is better:
- All AI tutors side by side · Best AI tutors that don't just give answers (2026)
- Ask Poppy vs Khanmigo · ChatGPT study mode · Gemini Guided Learning · Photomath · Brainly
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Questions
What is Ask Poppy?
Ask Poppy is an AI tutor and mentor app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, made by Poppy Labs AS in Oslo, Norway. You hold to talk and it speaks back, or you type. It asks what you already know and gives hints instead of handing over answers.
How much does Ask Poppy cost?
It is free with 30 messages a day. Unlimited use is an optional subscription: $3.99 per week or $9.99 per month in the US App Store.
Is Ask Poppy on Android or the web?
No. It is only available from the Apple App Store, for iPhone, iPad and Mac. There is no Android app and no web app.
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.)