— HomeTrail Plus —
Go all in on your child’s education.
Plus is the full HomeTrail — an SMS assistant for logging your day, a distraction-free app for the kids, TrailGuide-powered help with lesson plans, and grading that holds up on a real transcript. Built for parents who want this done well, not just done.
Text in. Portfolio out.
Text a learning moment, a question, or a quick update. TrailGuide works across HomeTrail — logging, planning, attendance, reports, Nest, and more — so you rarely need to open the app. New capabilities land regularly.
- Log sessions and attendance by text
- Plan, check schedules, and ask what’s next
- Send articles and activities to Nest
- Growing what it can handle every week
Independent learning, no junk.
Nest is a distraction-free app for your child — only the learning packs you approve. Weather, reading, word searches, AI-generated activities, lessons. No feed, no ads, no endless scroll.
- Curated “Packs” per kid
- Parent-approved content only
- Configurable per age & level
- Updated daily with new work
The perfect teacher is you.
Compass preps every lesson — hands-on, age-matched, with a 5-minute teacher prep, supply list, and what to say. Know what to do. Know it’s working. You stay in the room — we just do the homework.
- Tailored to each kid’s level
- 5-min prep, full teacher guide
- Hands-on & screen-free
- Auto-logged to the portfolio
Plus the full HomeTrail app for your planner, reports, grading, and Journey — web & mobile.
— Everything included —
Everything you need to thrive
You’ve seen the flagship trio. Plus also includes the nuts-and-bolts that make a real homeschool run — grading, collaboration, community, and the full HomeTrail app on web and mobile.
The full HomeTrail app
Planner, session logs, subject reports, grading, and the Journey timeline. Web and mobile, synced everywhere. It’s the HomeTrail your friends already use — you just get all of it.
Real grades & transcripts
Actual grades, progress reports, and polished transcripts you can hand to a co-op, a curriculum provider, or a curious relative. Transcripts rolling out this year.
Bring the whole family
Up to 5 family admins so both parents — or a co-teaching grandparent — can plan, log, and see the same picture. No more “who logged what” texting.
Tutors & co-op teachers
Invite tutors, co-op leaders, or outside teachers with controlled access to just the students they work with. Their notes and work show up in your records automatically.
HomeTrail Nest
Give students a focused app experience for curated learning packs and progress without handing them an endless feed.
Founder-level support
When you hit a snag you’re not emailing a ticket queue. You’re talking to Laura or Mick — the people who built this — with priority response.
Want just the core planner and portfolio tools? You can also start with HomeTrail Free.
— What changes —
It’s not supposed to feel this hard.
Less noise. More confidence. A homeschool that runs on rails, not on your nerves.
Less busywork
Spend evenings with your people, not retyping the day into spreadsheets.
You stay in charge
No AI “teacher” in the room — you’re the guide. The tools do prep and logistics behind the scenes.
A clear record
Journals, plans, and progress in one system so you can see momentum, not just chaos.
From the founders
Our Story
When my husband and I first built HomeTrail, it was just for our family. We were deep in our homeschooling journey and needed one place to track attendance, log the books we read, and capture our kids’ masterpieces. We had no idea how many other families were craving the same thing. The software landscape has shifted a lot since then, and we’ve grown with it — Plus is where that work lives now, and it’s where we’re putting in our best work.
Us, doing the thing. Fort Collins, CO.
You being here — using the tools, sharing feedback, telling us what’s broken — is what lets us keep building.
We’re doing this around our kitchen table (literally). Thank you for trusting us with your homeschool.
Trusted by 15,000+ homeschooling families
4.8 average on the App Store across 95 iOS (4.9) · 67 Android (4.6)
“Not only is this app insanely helpful, but it's beautiful too. Everything is laid out so well, you don't have to search for anything. Easy to open during spontaneous activities track and move on. THANK YOU!”
— Aurora
“Thank you so much for your reply, and this amazing resource you have created and are sharing with so many!! It's a game changer!”
— Alicia
“I am really liking your app and site. I try to use it everyday. I like the convenience of the app. Great app.”
— Laura
“I just started using this last week and it's amazing!”
— Melissa
“This app is genius and I can't wait to use this.”
— Janet
“This is something I would pay for... And I think you certainly deserve something for all of the work you put into it.”
— Jodi
“Not only is this app insanely helpful, but it's beautiful too. Everything is laid out so well, you don't have to search for anything. Easy to open during spontaneous activities track and move on. THANK YOU!”
— Aurora
“Thank you so much for your reply, and this amazing resource you have created and are sharing with so many!! It's a game changer!”
— Alicia
“I am really liking your app and site. I try to use it everyday. I like the convenience of the app. Great app.”
— Laura
“I just started using this last week and it's amazing!”
— Melissa
“This app is genius and I can't wait to use this.”
— Janet
“This is something I would pay for... And I think you certainly deserve something for all of the work you put into it.”
— Jodi
— Pricing —
One plan. Everything included.
HomeTrail Plus
Everything in Free, plus TrailGuide, Nest, Compass, grading, and more.
or $199/year Save 17%
Start your 10-day free trial10-day free trial, then $19.99/mo unless canceled Just need the basics? Start with HomeTrail Free →
Everything included
- TrailGuide SMS assistant
- Nest distraction-free kid app
- Compass TrailGuide-powered lesson plan help
- Planner, Journey & reports
- Grading & transcripts
- Family & teacher access
- Priority support
Already a Supporter? You’re grandfathered at your current rate — no action needed.
— Field notes · FAQ —
Questions & answers
TrailGuide (text-based planning and logging), Nest, Compass (rolling out), grading and transcripts, family and teacher access, and priority support—plus the full app for your planner, reports, and Journey.
Yes. HomeTrail Free keeps the core planner, attendance, session logs, journals, and portfolio reports. Plus is where TrailGuide, Nest, Compass, grading, and transcripts live. You can start on the free tier and upgrade to Plus whenever you’re ready.
Your homeschool assistant by text. TrailGuide works across HomeTrail—log sessions, check attendance, plan what’s next, send work to Nest, and more—without opening the app. New capabilities land regularly.
No. You’re the one in the room—TrailGuide and Compass are built to support you and keep kids on curated, parent-approved work, not a chat interface.
Yes. Cancel from your billing page whenever you want—you keep access through the end of the period, and your account stays on the free tier after that.
Ready to go all in?
Start your 10-day free trial10-day free trial, then $19.99/mo unless canceled Just need the basics? Start with HomeTrail Free
