AI tools cheat-list

Last checked: 2 Nov 2026. Tools change fast, so the lessons teach prompts and habits, and this list holds the tool names. We review it every quarter. Always read the tool's own page for its current age rule, price and features before use.

Job	Tool	What it does	Age and safety
Chat and homework helper	Claude (Anthropic)	Writes, explains, reads documents, helps code	Consumer app is 18+. Younger pupils: a parent uses it with them.
Chat and homework helper	ChatGPT (OpenAI)	Writes, explains, makes pictures, reads files	13+ with parent permission under 18.
Chat and homework helper	Gemini (Google)	Writes, explains, works with Google apps	Under 13: only through a supervised Family Link account.
Chat and homework helper	DeepSeek	Writes, explains, reasoning; low cost	Check the age rule and data location before use.
Pictures	Image tools inside the chat apps above	Make a picture from words	Always say what the picture is for; no real people's faces.
Video	Video generators (several exist)	Make a short clip from words or a reference picture	Needs sign-in and often payment; a parent handles accounts.
Building	Coding assistants and website builders	Help build a page, game or app	Used in the Advanced AI course with a parent nearby.

For parents

In Singapore, MOE says P1 to P3 are not required to use AI chatbots. From P4, education-specific tools are used with supervision.
Sit with your child for the first sessions. Never share full name, school, address or photos.
Facts in this list come from each company's public pages. Prices are left out because they change.