IB maths IA tools compared, stage by stage
There are many tools for the maths IA. This page sorts them by the job they do, from finding an idea to checking your draft, and says what each costs on our site. Claims about other sites link to their own pages.
Checked 4 October 2026 · Pete Bromfield, IB Mathematics teacher and examiner, who runs IB Math Revision
Start here. No tool can write your IA for you, and you must not let one: the IB expects the work to be yours. Good tools help you find an idea, see what a strong IA looks like, handle your data and check your draft against the criteria. Read AI and academic integrity before you use any of them.
Tools for each stage of the IA
| Stage | On IB Math Revision | Elsewhere (from their own pages) |
|---|---|---|
| Find an idea | IA ideas with data sources, and the topic finder (filter by course and interest). Free | Clastify and RevisionDojo publish IA examples you can browse for ideas[2][5] |
| See what good looks like | Annotated exemplars and the criteria A–E guide | Clastify: IA examples for Maths AA and AI[2][3]. RevisionDojo: IA examples[5] |
| Plan it | IA planner and timeline planner. Free | Revision Village: bootcamps and an IA toolkit for each maths course[1] |
| Work with data and models | Free graphing calculator with regression and R², the modelling planner, and our guide to Desmos, GeoGebra and Excel | Desmos, GeoGebra and spreadsheets are free general tools; see our guide for which to use when, and our grapher compared with Desmos |
| Check your draft | Free self-check; AI IA feedback against criteria A–E (€5 a credit; Pro includes 4 a year) | RevisionDojo: an AI IA grader[6] |
| A human examiner | IB examiner review, written comments plus a 20-minute meeting, from €100 | Clastify: a coursework review service[4] |
How to choose
- Read examples, but do not copy them. Exemplars show the standard. Your topic, data and voice must be your own.
- Check what the feedback is based on. Feedback is only useful if it points to the criteria and to your own words. Ours quotes your draft for each criterion and gives an indicative mark out of 20, never a grade promise.
- Ask your teacher first. Your teacher marks your IA, and your school may have rules about outside feedback. Our marks and moderation guide explains how the mark is set.
What is free on IB Math Revision
- The IA hub: ideas, criterion guides, structure and word-count guides.
- The IA self-check and the planner.
- The graphing calculator, including regression, residuals and saving graphs to a free account.
Questions
Can AI write my maths IA?
No, and you should not let it. The IB expects the IA to be your own work. Use tools for ideas, checking and feedback only, and tell your teacher what you used. Our feedback never writes or rewrites your IA.
What is the cheapest way to get IA feedback?
Your teacher's feedback on your draft is free and is the one that counts. On IB Math Revision the self-check is free, AI feedback is 5 euros a credit, and an IB examiner review starts at 100 euros.
Which graphing tool should I use for my IA?
Any tool your teacher accepts. Our free graphing calculator fits regressions with R squared and shows residuals; Desmos, GeoGebra and Excel are also free. Our guide compares them for IA work.
Is this list independent?
No. It is written by IB Math Revision, so every claim about another site links to that site's own page. Tell us if anything is out of date and we will fix it.
Sources
How we checked: on 4 October 2026 we looked up each competitor's own public pages (their titles and descriptions as published on their sites and listed by a search engine). Our network could not open their sites directly that day, so we only state what their own pages say about themselves, and we link to each page so you can check it. We do not quote their prices because prices change often: follow the link to their pricing page instead.
- Revision Village, “IB Mathematics Analysis & Approaches SL - Bootcamps - Internal Assessment”, https://www.revisionvillage.com/ib-math/analysis-and-approaches-sl/boot-camps/internal-assesment/ (checked 4 October 2026)
- Clastify, “IB Math AA IA examples”, https://www.clastify.com/ia/math-aa (checked 4 October 2026)
- Clastify, “IB Math AI IA examples”, https://www.clastify.com/ia/math-ai (checked 4 October 2026)
- Clastify, “Coursework Review”, https://www.clastify.com/review (checked 4 October 2026)
- RevisionDojo, “IB Maths AA IA Examples”, https://www.revisiondojo.com/coursework-exemplars/maths-aa-ia (checked 4 October 2026)
- RevisionDojo, “IB Maths AI IA Grader”, https://www.revisiondojo.com/grader/rubric/maths-ai-ia (checked 4 October 2026)
Facts about IB Math Revision come from our own plans and product pages on the day above. Our prices are listed on the plans page and on what's included.
Revision Village, Save My Exams, RevisionDojo, Clastify and the other names on this page are trademarks of their owners. We are not affiliated with any of them, and they have not reviewed this page. If something here about your product is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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