TrailGuide by HomeTrail

Plan your homeschool in one calm place.

Text TrailGuide what you planned or what actually happened. It helps update your schedule, attendance, session logs, and records—without making you enter the same day four different ways.

10 days free, then $19.99/month unless canceled. Cancel anytime.

15,000+ families use HomeTrail 4.8 on the App Store
One text does the admin work See TrailGuide in action

The real time drain

The lesson is done. The admin is not.

You already made the plan and taught the day. Then the same information has to become attendance, session notes, schedule changes, and portfolio records. TrailGuide removes that second shift.

Plan the lesson
Then copy it into the calendar.
Teach the day
Then rebuild what changed.
Finish the work
Then log attendance and records.
Live real life
Then try to remember it at report time.

How it works

Tell. Review. Keep moving.

TrailGuide does the organizing. You make the decisions.

01

Tell TrailGuide

Send one quick text about what you planned, what your child finished, or what needs to move.

02

Review the details

TrailGuide shows you what it understood. You stay in control before anything becomes part of your homeschool record.

03

Keep moving

Your plan, attendance, session log, and portfolio stay useful without another round of data entry.

One assistant, fewer tabs

Use TrailGuide wherever the week gets messy.

Plan the week

Turn curriculum, appointments, co-op days, and family plans into a schedule you can actually follow.

Log what happened

Record a finished lesson, project, field trip, or spontaneous learning moment while the details are fresh.

Handle attendance

Keep attendance current from the same quick message you use to record the day.

Move one unfinished lesson

Tell TrailGuide what needs another day. You choose the specific change; it never silently rebuilds the rest of your schedule.

Check what is next

Ask about today or the coming week without opening the planner and hunting through screens.

Build portfolio-ready records

Keep the work, notes, and learning moments that make reports easier later.

“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.”
Aurora, HomeTrail user

The offer

Try the calmer workflow.

TrailGuide is included with HomeTrail Plus, alongside the planner and record-keeping system it works across.

$19.99 /month

Your first 10 days are free. Cancel anytime.

Start your 10-day trial

Questions & answers

Before you start

No. TrailGuide helps you organize the curriculum, co-op days, appointments, and activities you already chose.

No. TrailGuide shows you what it understood and keeps schedule changes parent-directed. It does not silently rewrite the rest of your plan.

Yes. TrailGuide works by text, so you can plan and keep records from the phone already in your hand.

Your 10-day trial becomes a $19.99 monthly HomeTrail Plus subscription unless you cancel. You can cancel anytime from your billing page.

No. TrailGuide is for you. It helps with planning and record keeping while you remain the person making the decisions and teaching your child.

A calmer homeschool week

Teach the day. Let TrailGuide handle the second shift.

Start with 10 days free. Continue for $19.99/month unless canceled.

Start your 10-day trial
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