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Khan Academy is free and made with the College Board. Acely and OnePrep add the ACT and AI tutors, a private tutor plans each session around you, and Ashore teaches the SAT and AP topics costing you points.

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FeatureAshoreAcelyOnePrepKhan AcademyChatGPTPrivate tutor
Price$99 a month, $199 every 3 months, or $249 for the season pass1$149 a month, $297 every 3 months, or $588 a year2Lite $35 or Pro $39 a month, billed yearly ($420 or $468). Monthly and quarterly billing are also offered3Free. Khanmigo, its AI tutor, is $4 a month or $44 a year4,5Free plan, plus paid plans6By the hour. The Princeton Review lists 10 hours for $2,000 or 18 hours for $3,1507
Free optionThe 15-minute starting check, your full report and plan, and a free practice day every week (24 hours, 3 new lessons, 60 practice questions). No card1Free account, no card: a 20-question skills assessment, 1 full SAT test, 1 full ACT test and 10 practice questions. The 3-day trial needs a card2Free plan, no card: 1 SAT & ACT practice test, limited SAT, ACT and AP questions, and 10 AI tutor “orbs” a week3Official SAT Prep is free4Free plan6Varies by tutor
Exams coveredSAT, plus 4 AP courses with practice and mocks (Calc BC, Micro, Macro, Stats) and 11 more with lessons only. No ACT8SAT, ACT and PSAT, plus 7 AP exams9SAT, ACT and AP (40 subjects)3,10SAT, made with College Board4General-purpose assistant6Whatever the tutor teaches
How it teachesA short lesson on one idea, a quick check, then practice on just that idea1Adaptive study plan and 9,000 SAT questions2,114,000+ SAT questions, study guides, videos and an AI tutor12,3Lessons, short videos and practice at 3 levels for every SAT skill4Explains whatever you ask, when you ask6One-on-one, planned at each session
Full-length practice testsTimed SAT and AP mocks with the real sections and time limits130 SAT and 20 ACT2Pro: 12 SAT and 5 ACT. Lite: 2 SAT and 2 ACT3Uses the official tests in Bluebook, with a walk-through of every question4Not built in6Varies. The Princeton Review's 18-hour package includes 97
AP free responseWrite under the exam timer, then score it yourself against a sample, one rubric point at a time8Not built in. AP practice covers the multiple-choice section9Pro: unlimited AI grading3Not comparedComments on an answer you paste in. Rubric scoring is not built in6Depends on the tutor
Chat tutorNot built in. A missed question shows the worked answer and adds a lesson to your plan1AI tutor on every plan2AI tutor (Preppy)3Khanmigo, $4 a month5Yes, it's a chat assistant6A person, at booked times
For parentsA Sunday report by private link or email. No parent account needed13Parent Portal with an activity feed and billing, on its own login14“Ask a parent to pay” at checkout3With Khanmigo, parents can add children and see their chats5Progress reports not built in6Varies by tutor
Score guaranteeA higher SAT score or your money back, on the season pass or 3-month plan. There's no minimum starting score.15+200 SAT or +5 ACT, if you start at 1250 SAT (26 ACT) or lower. Conditions apply16+200 SAT, if you start at 1250 or lower. Conditions apply17Not applicable: it's free4Not offered6Some packages. The Princeton Review's 18-hour package refunds tuition if your score isn't higher7

SAT prep by the numbers

Full-length tests, question bank size, adaptive tests, price and free plan for the SAT products on this page.

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ItemAcelyOnePrepKhan AcademyAshore
Full-length SAT tests30, plus 20 ACT2Pro: 12, plus 5 ACT. Lite: 23Uses the official tests in Bluebook44, each with an adaptive second module, plus a new weak-spot test each week
SAT question bank9,000 SAT questions114,000+ SAT questions12—2,300+ SAT questions
AdaptiveTests: yes, the second module adapts like the digital SAT. The study plan adapts too11,2Tests: yes, Module 1 decides Module 212—Tests: the second module adapts. Practice: two right in a row and the next one is harder
Price$149 a month, $297 every 3 months, or $588 a year2Lite $420 or Pro $468 a year, billed yearly ($35 or $39 a month)3Free. Khanmigo, its AI tutor, is $4 a month or $44 a year4,5$99 a month, $199 every 3 months, or $249 for the season pass1
Free planYes, no card: a 20-question assessment, 1 SAT test, 1 ACT test and 10 practice questions2Yes, no card: “1 free SAT & ACT practice test”, limited questions, 10 AI tutor “orbs” a week3Official SAT Prep is free4The 15-minute starting check, your full report and plan, and a free practice day every week (24 hours, 3 new lessons, 60 practice questions). No card1

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, on each company's own site: Acely pricing, Acely SAT prep, OnePrep pricing, OnePrep Digital SAT practice tests, College Board: How to use Khan Academy, Khanmigo pricing. A dash means the company doesn't publish that number on its site. Khan Academy uses College Board's official Bluebook tests, and College Board's page doesn't give a count. Ashore's numbers are counted from our own question bank.

Acely alternatives

The main Acely alternatives are OnePrep, Khan Academy with the free Bluebook tests, Ashore and a private tutor. OnePrep is closest on features and costs less for a year. Khan Academy is free. Ashore suits students taking the SAT, or the SAT plus Calc BC, Micro, Macro, or Stats, who want each day planned, though it has fewer questions and no ACT. A tutor suits students who need a person.

  • OnePrep: the widest range

    For students who want the SAT, the ACT and AP practice in one yearly plan. Pro is $468 a year, billed yearly, with 12 full-length SAT tests, 4,000+ SAT questions, 40 AP subjects and phone apps.3,12,10,18

  • Khan Academy and Bluebook: free

    For students on a budget, or who already know which skills to work on. Official SAT Prep on Khan Academy is free and made with College Board, and the official full-length tests are in Bluebook.4,19

  • Ashore: the SAT and 4 AP courses

    For students set on the SAT, or the SAT plus Calc BC, Micro, Macro, or Stats, who want each day planned. A 15-minute starting check ranks the question types costing you points. It's smaller than Acely or OnePrep (2,300+ SAT questions, 4 full-length tests plus a weekly weak-spot test), with no ACT and no chat tutor. $99 a month; the free plan needs no card.

  • A private tutor: a person

    For students who need someone keeping them on track and watching how they work. The Princeton Review lists 10 hours of SAT tutoring at $2,000.7

Acely alternatives in detail

OnePrep vs Acely

Acely has more practice: 30 full-length SAT tests and 9,000 SAT questions, against 12 tests and 4,000+ questions on OnePrep Pro. OnePrep costs less for a year ($468 for Pro against $588), covers 40 AP subjects and has phone apps. Both have adaptive practice tests, an AI tutor, ACT practice and a free plan that needs no card.

  • Full-length tests

    Acely lists 30 SAT and 20 ACT tests on every paid plan. OnePrep Pro lists 12 SAT and 5 ACT, and Lite 2 of each.2,3

  • Question bank

    Acely says 9,000 SAT questions. OnePrep says 4,000+.11,12

  • Price

    Paid yearly, OnePrep Pro is $468 and Acely is $588. Acely is also $297 every 3 months or $149 a month; OnePrep also bills monthly and quarterly.3,2

  • AP and apps

    OnePrep covers 40 AP subjects and has Mac, iPhone and Android apps. Acely covers 7 AP exams and runs on the web.10,18,9,2

OnePrep vs Acely, side by side

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Where Ashore falls short

If one of these matters most to you, another option may fit better.

  • No ACT

    Ashore teaches the SAT, not the ACT. Acely and OnePrep both cover the ACT.2,3

  • No chat tutor

    A missed question shows the worked answer and adds a lesson to your plan, but you can't ask follow-up questions. Acely, OnePrep and Khanmigo have AI tutors.2,3,5

  • 4 AP courses with practice

    AP Calculus BC, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Statistics. OnePrep lists 40 AP subjects, and Acely covers 7 AP exams.10,9

  • You score your own AP free response

    You check your answer against a scored sample, one rubric point at a time. OnePrep Pro grades free response with AI.3

Most students use more than one

Take official tests in Bluebook. Review them for free on Khan Academy. Use Ashore to find the topics costing you points and plan the days in between.

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Compare the numbers: The Princeton Review lists 10 hours of SAT tutoring at $2,000. Ashore is $99 a month, or $249 for the season pass.

Marteen Tang · Founder of Ashore

Marteen Tang founded Ashore and works on its SAT and AP lessons, practice and plans.

Sources

  1. 1. Ashore pricing, our current plans
  2. 2. Acely pricing, checked Nov 12, 2026
  3. 3. OnePrep pricing, checked Nov 12, 2026
  4. 4. College Board: How to use Khan Academy, checked Oct 31, 2026
  5. 5. Khanmigo pricing, checked Oct 31, 2026
  6. 6. ChatGPT pricing, checked Oct 31, 2026
  7. 7. The Princeton Review: SAT tutoring, checked Oct 31, 2026
  8. 8. Ashore AP prep, our current plans
  9. 9. Acely AP prep, checked Oct 31, 2026
  10. 10. OnePrep AP exams, checked Nov 12, 2026
  11. 11. Acely SAT prep, checked Nov 12, 2026
  12. 12. OnePrep Digital SAT practice tests, checked Nov 12, 2026
  13. 13. Ashore for parents, our current plans
  14. 14. Acely for parents, checked Oct 31, 2026
  15. 15. Ashore SAT score guarantee, our current plans
  16. 16. Acely score improvement guarantee, checked Oct 31, 2026
  17. 17. OnePrep score improvement guarantee, checked Oct 31, 2026
  18. 18. OnePrep apps, checked Nov 12, 2026
  19. 19. College Board: SAT practice tests, checked Oct 31, 2026

Competitor details come from their public pages on the dates above and may have changed. Prices are list prices.

Acely is a trademark of its owner. ACT is a registered trademark of ACT Education Corp.

OnePrep and Preppy AI are trademarks of OnePrep. ACT is a registered trademark of ACT Education Corp.

Khan Academy and Khanmigo are trademarks of Khan Academy.

ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI.

The Princeton Review is a trademark of its owner.

Other product names are trademarks of their owners. Ashore isn't affiliated with them. AP and SAT are registered trademarks of the College Board, which is not affiliated with Ashore and does not endorse it.

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