➗ Math apps and platforms · 🏫 Classroom tools · ✅ Assessment and grading
Snorkl
By Snorkl. Visit Snorkl
Desk research from the maker's own pages. Not yet tried by us. Checked 2026-10-24.
Snorkl is a classroom tool where students explain their thinking out loud while drawing on a simple whiteboard, then get instant AI feedback on that explanation. Teachers pick from a library of standards-aligned activities (math is the core, plus science, ELA, history and languages) or make their own, and see AI summaries of how the class is thinking. Students often re-record after feedback. It is sold to teachers and schools, not to families.
Our take: Suits teachers who want students to talk through math and get fast feedback; families cannot buy it, and schools should check the data agreement first.
| Ages it suits | grades K-12 |
|---|---|
| What its terms say about age | Sold to schools and teachers. The school must give COPPA 'school consent' or get written parent consent for children under 13 before they use it, and must keep those consents on file. Student records are handled under FERPA. (terms) |
| Price | Free, with paid extras. Free for individual teachers; school and district Premium (coach, dashboards, school library, training) by quote (Oct 2026). |
| Works on | Web, Chromebook |
| Account | A school account |
| Ads | None |
| In-app purchases | None |
| The AI in it | Generative AI listens to each student's recorded voice and whiteboard work, gives specific feedback and a prompt to think deeper, and summarizes class thinking for the teacher. |
What's good
- Kids explain reasoning, not just pick answers
- Instant feedback lets students revise
- Free for teachers to try
- Founded by former teachers; no ads
Watch for
- Records children's voices; school must handle consent
- AI feedback can be wrong or miss a creative method
- Policy is silent on AI training with recordings
- School product only; no home version
Data and privacy
Snorkl stores students' audio and screen recordings of their explanations until the account is deleted; parents are told to go through the school to see or delete records. It says it never sells personal data, shares nothing with advertisers and allows no targeted ads; it may use de-identified data to improve the product. The policy does not say whether student recordings train AI models. Read the privacy policy.
Does it work?
The maker's own claims and teacher quotes only (use in 10,000+ schools, more student talk, kids resubmitting work). No independent study was found.
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Where these facts come from
- https://snorkl.app/
- https://snorkl.app/plans
- https://snorkl.app/about
- https://snorkl.app/legal/terms
- https://snorkl.app/legal/privacy
- https://snorkl.app/legal/terms-and-conditions-2026-07-30.pdf
- https://snorkl.app/legal/privacy-policy-2026-06-15.pdf
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