11+ preparation · a disclosed comparison
Planet BOFA and Smart Cub Learning compared
Test, teach and delayed retest versus a connected lesson and practice journey.
- Reviewed 26 October 2026
- Learning platforms
- Written by Smart Cub Learning
The practical verdict
BOFA deserves a serious look if your main need is finding gaps and checking whether learning survives a delay. Its published test, teach and retest process is a meaningful distinction. Smart Cub Learning is worth trying if your child needs a visible lesson path, a saved explanation and separate learning, revision and progress views. Use the calculator to compare the reviewed BOFA entry plan with our current family price.
Where Planet BOFA may suit you
- You want an explicit teaching and delayed-retest cycle.
- You prefer automated test scheduling over choosing a lesson path.
- The reviewed single-child subscription meets your practice and budget needs.
Where Smart Cub may suit you
- Your child responds well to a visible subject and mission path.
- You want to reopen explanations alongside finished work.
- You want to assess the family subscription for more than one child.
The differences that affect your decision
| What to compare | Planet BOFA | Smart Cub Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching loop | Planet BOFAInitial test, explanation/practice and a later retest. | Smart Cub LearningConcept teaching, practice, saved answers and separate revision. |
| Retesting | Planet BOFABOFA explicitly spaces practice and retests. | Smart Cub LearningNo claim of matching BOFA's scheduling algorithm. |
| Mocks | Planet BOFASeparate mock products are linked from the BOFA site. | Smart Cub LearningCheck the included common GL-style mock catalogue. |
| Trial | Planet BOFASeven days; payment details requested. | Smart Cub LearningCard-free family trial; subscribing is an adult choice. |
Read the source and review notes before relying on a plan detail. An unchecked feature is not treated as absent.
Look inside Smart Cub Learning
Real screens from our current staging application. These are synthetic demonstration accounts, not customer records or evidence of educational outcomes.
A method to try
The next step gives a method and contrasting statements before practice.
Demonstration account · staging · 26 October 2026
Reopen the explanation
A saved wrong answer opens into the correct choice, linked ideas and a worked explanation.
Demonstration account · staging · 26 October 2026
Progress with its context
The learner Track view separates completed missions, recent practice and skill estimates.
Demonstration account · staging · 26 October 2026
Choose the idea to revisit
Topic selection includes estimated progress, resources and a direct route to practice.
Demonstration account · staging · 26 October 2026
Why delayed retesting is worth inspecting
Getting a question right immediately after seeing its answer is different from remembering the method later. BOFA makes that distinction explicit in its product description. During a trial, ask when the retest becomes available and how the subsequent report separates an initial difficulty from a persistent gap.
Smart Cub's completed-work and answer-review screens let a family revisit an attempt. Those records should not be described as the same mechanism as BOFA's scheduled retest. Compare the actual follow-up task rather than the general word adaptive.
How much choice should the learner have?
Some families want the software to schedule the next test with little discussion. Others want a child to see a subject path and understand the next concept. Test this with the person doing the work: can they begin the next useful task without an adult explaining the navigation?
Look at how either product reacts when a question is too hard. A change of difficulty is useful only if it leaves the child with a manageable next step and an explanation they understand.
Price the preparation, including mocks
Start with the number of learners and the months before the exam. Then add any separate mock products you genuinely intend to use. Avoid treating a lower subscription price as a complete test-preparation budget until those purchases are clear.
A family may reasonably prefer BOFA for its retest method even when using another source for a timed paper. Equally, one connected family workspace may be easier to maintain. Choose a coherent routine rather than assuming more subscriptions produce better preparation.
Try the teaching, right here
Explore a real Smart Cub exercise with your child. This public sample is not an assessment: nothing is saved to a learner account and it does not award mastery.
Compare the amount you would actually pay
Change the preparation period, learner count and plan. Annual and multi-month commitments are counted in full, even when you intend to use fewer months.
The reviewed getting-started guide lists £9.50 monthly for one child after a seven-day trial that requires payment details.
Smart Cub Learning · Standard subscription
£89.94
£14.99 monthly for up to 4 children. Trials and promotions excluded.
Planet BOFA · BOFA 11+, one child monthly
£57.00
Planet BOFA costs £32.94 less for these selections.
One licence per child is a planning assumption. Check multi-child offers and separate mock products; no discount is assumed. Complete billing periods are counted. Family licences are rounded up; unverified discounts are excluded. Price alone does not compare teaching quality or admission chances.
Compare the service as well as the amount
Our published Standard subscription price is £14.99 monthly for up to 4 children. Check every Smart Cub plan inclusion before choosing.
Try this before choosing
Use these tasks with your child in both products. Keep a note of the explanation they understood and the help they needed. Your ticks stay on this page and are not sent or saved.
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Download the trial checklistQuestions about Planet BOFA and Smart Cub Learning
Is BOFA cheaper than Smart Cub Learning?
Compare the reviewed BOFA single-child price with our current family price in the calculator. Family totals and separate mock purchases can change the comparison. Use your actual learner count and planned purchases.
Are BOFA mock tests part of every subscription?
Do not assume so. The BOFA site links separate mock products. Check the exact subscription and test you need.
Does Smart Cub have the same delayed-retest system?
This comparison makes no claim that the scheduling is equivalent. Try the learning and revision flows and compare the records they produce.
Sources, method and review date
- 1. BOFA learning process
Public test, teach and retest description. Checked 2026-10-26.
- 2. BOFA trial and monthly billing
Trial requires payment details; monthly one-child price and separate mock link. Checked 2026-10-26.
- Smart Cub Learning pricing, plus the synthetic staging walkthrough shown above. Screens show the interface on the capture date; available content and plans may change.
How to read this comparison
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See whether the learning fits your child
Try a lesson together during the 7-day card-free family trial. If you would rather start with a topic report, the free diagnostic is optional.
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