Ezra Learning vs CTCMath

What each one is

CTCMath is an online mathematics curriculum for Kindergarten through Grade 12 — Kindergarten to Grade 8, then Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus and Calculus — and mathematics only. Each lesson is a short video tutorial with clear spoken explanations that the child can stop and rewind, followed by interactive questions that are marked and recorded at once, pen-and-paper worksheets with worked solutions, and progress reports for the parent, with a weekly report by email if wanted. A Single Membership for one student is $257 a year or $39.90 a month; the Family Membership for more than one student is $397 a year or $59.90 a month, and every membership opens every grade. There is a free trial with no credit card, and a full refund within 365 days.

Ezra Learning covers Grades 1–9 in Mathematics, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography, with about 6,900 hands-on practice skills and 1,220 narrated lessons, each with a printable sheet. Scripture (Berean Standard Bible) is read word for word in every strand of every subject; there are no cartoons, games or characters. The Family plan is $15 a month per household, up to six children, and the first two sections of every subject and grade are free.

The facts, line by line

		CTCMath
Grades	Grades 1–9	K–12, through Calculus
Subjects	Math, English, Spelling, Bible, Geography	Math only
Price	$15 USD a month for the household (up to six children), five subjects	$397 a year or $59.90 a month for the family; $257 a year or $39.90 a month for one student
Free to start	Two sections of every subject and grade, always free	Free trial, no credit card; full refund within 365 days
How a lesson is taught	Narrated by a voice, drawings only, watch-only	A short video tutorial with spoken explanations, stop and rewind
Practice	Hands-on: drag, tap, sort, build, drop a pin; endless generated questions	Interactive questions, mostly multiple-choice, marked automatically; worksheets with worked solutions
Scripture	A Bible verse in every strand of every subject, read aloud	None stated on their site
Printables	A PDF sheet for every lesson + a library of 147 books and packs	Pen-and-paper worksheets with worked solutions
High school	No	Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus
English, Spelling, Bible, Geography	Yes	Math only
Science	No	Math only
History	No	Math only
Parent reports	Per child: minutes, mastery, needs-a-hand, PDF report	Detailed progress reports online; a weekly report by email
Move between grades	Any grade of any subject, changed any time	Every grade in one membership; placement tests for K–8
Cartoons, games, characters	None	Three math games: Speed Skills, Times Tables, Swap Pieces

Facts checked October 14, 2026 on the two sites. Prices and plans change; the links at the end go to CTCMath's own pages, and we correct this table when we are told it is out of date.

What it costs your family

Both are priced for the household rather than per child, so the comparison is the plan price itself.

How a lesson is taught

A CTCMath lesson starts with a short video tutorial: a teacher's voice explains the topic step by step over the working on the screen, and the child can stop and rewind as often as he likes. Then he answers the interactive questions, most of them multiple-choice with the answers jumbled and extra wrong answers added, which are marked at once and recorded; some algebra and geometry lessons are checked by the student against worked solutions. Pen-and-paper worksheets with worked solutions go with the lessons, and placement tests cover each topic of K–8. The parent sees when each lesson was passed and with what score, the time and effort spent, and what needs more review, and most parents switch on the weekly progress report by email.

An Ezra lesson is a short narrated slideshow: one voice reads every word while a simple line drawing builds up on the slide — no cartoons, no characters, no questions asked of the child inside the lesson. The lesson ends with a Bible verse read aloud, and every lesson has a printable sheet for the child to do on paper. Then the child goes to the practice skills of that strand, which are hands-on: drag the pieces, tap the picture, build the number, sort the words, drop a pin on the map.

Where the Bible sits

CTCMath makes no statement about faith on its site: it is a mathematics program with no Bible content, neither Christian nor against faith. A family that wants Scripture in the school day adds it from somewhere else. In Ezra, Scripture is not a subject on the side. Every strand of Mathematics, English, Spelling and Geography closes with a verse from the Berean Standard Bible, read aloud word for word, and a Scripture practice skill sits at the end of every strand. Bible is also a subject of its own in every grade, with a character strand (obey right away, tell the truth, no quarrelling) in each. The verses are never paraphrased.

What CTCMath has that Ezra does not

Kindergarten, and math through Algebra II, Pre-Calculus and Calculus — Ezra ends at Grade 9. A video teacher for every topic, which suits a child who learns by watching the working appear on the screen. One membership that opens every grade, so a child can go back or ahead freely, with placement tests to find where he should start. Pen-and-paper worksheets with worked solutions. A weekly progress report emailed to the parent. A free trial with no credit card and a 365-day full refund. And one family price, as Ezra has.

What Ezra has that CTCMath does not

Five subjects — Mathematics, English, Spelling, Bible and Geography — for one household price, rather than mathematics alone. A Bible verse in every strand of every subject, read aloud word for word from the Berean Standard Bible, and a Bible subject in every grade with a character strand. Practice the child does with his hands — building the number, dragging the pieces, sorting, measuring, dropping a pin — generated endlessly rather than chosen from a list, graded on the spot, with a parent report that shows mastery, minutes and where he needs a hand. One calm narrated voice with a simple drawing on every slide. No games anywhere. A printable sheet for every lesson and a library of 147 books and packs. And two free sections of every subject and grade, with no time limit, rather than a trial.

Where the facts come from

• CTCMath — home page
• Purchase (single and family memberships) — payments.ctcmath.com
• Frequently asked questions — ctcmath.com
• How it works for homeschool — ctcmath.com
• Ezra Learning: pricing and curriculum pages, October 14, 2026.

CTCMath is the name of its owner, used here only to identify the product. If you represent CTCMath and a fact here is wrong, write to hello@ezralearning.com and we will correct it.