How we compare
The sweet spot between free apps and private tutors.
Free revision apps are passive and leave students on their own. A great private tutor costs £50–£60 an hour. HeadstartScience gives you a qualified Head of Science teaching live every week — plus the full resource library — for £20 a month.
Free revision apps
£0
- Passive quizzes & flashcards
- No live teacher
- Students revise alone
MyEdSpace
~£180/mo
- The “£5/hour” lessons you’ve seen advertised on TikTok
- Charged per subject — ~£60/mo each for Biology, Chemistry & Physics
- Huge live classes — hundreds of students, cameras & mics off
HeadstartScience
£20/mo
- Live weekly lessons — qualified Head of Science
- 600+ modules · 3,500+ quizzes · 6,000+ flashcards
- Progress + parent dashboards included
Private tutor
£50–£60/hr
- Excellent, but expensive
- Usually just one subject
- A month with us ≈ one tutoring hour
Feature-by-feature
| What you get | Free apps | MyEdSpace | HeadstartScience | Private tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | £0–£10 | ~£180 | £20 all-in | £200+ |
| All 3 sciences at one price | Varies | |||
| Live teaching from a qualified teacher | ||||
| Class size | — | Hundreds+ | Focused | 1-to-1 |
| Taught by a Head of Science | Varies | Varies | ||
| Covers Biology, Chemistry & Physics | Varies | Varies | ||
| 600+ study modules | Some | Some | ||
| 3,500+ self-marking quizzes | Some | |||
| 6,000+ exam-style flashcards | Some | |||
| AQA & Edexcel · Higher, Foundation & Triple | Varies | Varies | ||
| Lessons recorded for replay | ||||
| Progress tracking | Varies | Manual | ||
| Parent dashboard | Varies | |||
| Learn at your own pace, 24/7 |
MyEdSpace figures are from their own website (correct as of June 2026): it is often promoted at around “£5/hour”, but is a subscription of about £60/month per subject (standard term-time pricing), so Biology, Chemistry and Physics together can total roughly £180/month. Tutor pricing based on typical UK rates for a qualified GCSE Science tutor (£50–£60/hour).
Do the maths
Just one hour a week with a private tutor works out at roughly £200–£240 a month — for one subject. HeadstartScience is £20 a month for live teaching across Biology, Chemistry and Physics, plus every module, quiz and flashcard.
£20/mo
HeadstartScience — all three sciences included
~£180/mo
MyEdSpace — 3 sciences at ~£60 each
£200+/mo
Private tutor — one subject, one hour a week
£0–£10/mo
Free apps — no teacher, revise alone
Common questions
Is HeadstartScience cheaper than a private tutor?
Yes. A qualified private tutor typically costs £50–£60 an hour. HeadstartScience is £20 a month for live weekly teaching from a Head of Science plus the full resource library — roughly the price of a single tutoring hour, for a whole month.
How is it different from free revision apps?
Free apps give you passive quizzes and flashcards, but no teacher. HeadstartScience adds live weekly lessons led by a qualified Head of Science, recorded for replay, on top of 600+ study modules, 3,500+ quizzes and 6,000+ flashcards.
How do you compare to MyEdSpace?
MyEdSpace is often advertised at around “£5 an hour”, but that figure is the subscription cost divided across all its lessons — in practice it is about £60 a month, and each subject (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) is charged separately, so all three sciences can come to roughly £180 a month. Its lessons are also very large — hundreds of students, with cameras and mics off and questions asked via live chat. HeadstartScience is £20 a month for all three sciences, with focused live lessons from a qualified Head of Science, plus 600+ modules, 3,500+ quizzes, 6,000+ flashcards and a parent dashboard. (MyEdSpace figures from their website, correct as of June 2026.)
Which exam boards and tiers are covered?
GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics for AQA and Edexcel, across Combined and Triple Science, with Higher and Foundation content clearly marked.
Can parents see their child’s progress?
Yes. A dedicated parent dashboard shows quiz scores, topic completion across all three sciences and when your child last logged in — something free apps and most platforms do not offer to families.
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