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K-12 STEM solutions: Gizmos simulations, Reflex math fluency, Frax fractions - explorelearning.com

Depends. Buy if you're a school or district with STEM budget, rostering needs, and patience for a sales process. Skip if you're a parent, tutor, or single teacher wanting transparent, self-serve pricing.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources. Caution: UK 'Explore Learning' tutoring centres share the name; their Trustpilot reviews do not reflect this US edtech product.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNot disclosed
  • Security posture

Pricing

Quote only

School/district license

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • District STEM procurement
  • Elementary math fact fluency
  • Middle school science virtual labs
  • Schools using Clever rostering

Not for

  • Parents wanting a monthly subscription
  • Tutors or single teachers without school budgets
  • Homeschoolers — no visible home pricing
  • Buyers who need card-checkout pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing is quote-only; expect sales calls and school-sized contracts

medium

Renewals run through district purchase orders, not self-serve checkout

medium

Reviews conflate the UK tutoring firm with this US edtech; ratings unreliable

low

Free access caps at 30-day trials per product

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free 30-day trials for Gizmos and Frax
  • Teachers share and recommend free Gizmos in forums
  • Publishes annual research reviews and district case studies
  • Rostering supported through Clever
  • Signs student-data privacy agreements with districts; publishes security page

Cons

  • No public pricing; must contact sales for quotes
  • Enterprise procurement: purchase orders and district renewals
  • Thin customer review base on US Trustpilot
  • UK namesake tutoring company muddies online reviews

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/29/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x4security x3news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Quote only

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Quote-only pricing; no transparency to judge
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Free Gizmos shared in teacher forums
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Four product lines plus published research
  • Security posture: 4/5. District DPAs, security page, clean SSL tests
  • 4 reviews Trustpilot (US site) Very thin independent review base
  • 71 Glassdoor reviews Employee reviews, not customers
  • Yes Free trial 30 days on Gizmos and Frax
  • None Public pricing Quote-only via sales

Pricing

School/district license

Quote only

  • Contact sales for Reflex, Gizmos, Frax pricing
  • 30-day free trials available
  • Clever rostering included

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent customer reviews are sparse; the strongest signals are teachers sharing free Gizmos in Reddit forums and a Common Sense Media note calling Reflex games fun.

Companies that use it

  • Miami-Dade County Public Schools⁶
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools⁷
  • Hazelwood School District
  • Liberty Common School
  • William Wirt Middle School (PGCPS)
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources. Caution: UK 'Explore Learning' tutoring centres share the name; their Trustpilot reviews do not reflect this US edtech product.

Quote-only K-12 STEM sims (Gizmos, Reflex, Frax). Strong for districts; opaque and oversized for parents.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources. Caution: UK 'Explore Learning' tutoring centres share the name; their Trustpilot reviews do not reflect this US edtech product.

Sources

  1. K-12 STEM Solutions | ExploreLearningexplorelearning.com
    official
  2. How Much Does Reflex Cost?help.explorelearning.com
    official
  3. Sign Up for Free | Gizmosgizmos.explorelearning.com
    official
  4. Free 30-day Frax trialfrax.explorelearning.com
    official
  5. ExploreLearning on Cleverclever.com
    official
  6. Reflex and Miami-Dade NAEP case studyexplorelearning.com
    official
  7. Pittsburgh Public Schools renewal quotego.boarddocs.com
    news
  8. ExploreLearning.com Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  9. ExploreLearning Glassdoor reviewsglassdoor.com
    review
  10. Reflex — Common Sense Media reviewcommonsensemedia.org
    review
  11. r/ScienceTeachers thread on free Gizmosreddit.com
    review
  12. Product security pageexplorelearning.com
    security
  13. SSL test, apps.explorelearning.comssllabs.com
    security
  14. Liverpool CSD data protection addendumcampussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com
    security

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