# Hourly Prep > Hourly Prep is a premium SAT and ACT preparation system that turns learner evidence into a focused daily plan, teaches through mistakes with an in-context AI tutor, and gives guardians a choice between full autopilot and hands-on control. Hourly Prep costs $399 USD as one payment for 12 months of access for one learner. SAT and ACT prep are included. The learner app requires a login created by a guardian through the website. Hourly Prep is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by College Board or ACT, Inc. Score outlooks are estimates with evidence confidence, not guaranteed results. ## Core product facts - The learning system uses accuracy, response time, AI-tutor support, later retention, exam goals, and available study time to decide what the learner should do next. - Daily micro-learning is designed for students who struggle to stay consistent with large, open-ended prep courses. Sessions are focused and capped at one hour or less. - The AI tutor is designed to explain the reasoning, change approaches when needed, ask targeted follow-up questions, and check understanding before moving on. - Guardians can let the plan run, receive concise recommendations, or use detailed controls for goals, test dates, cadence, reminders, priorities, evidence, and score outlooks. - Hourly Prep will have the largest independently created SAT and ACT practice bank in the category: tens of thousands of quality-controlled questions and many original full-length tests. This is a forward-looking product commitment, not a statement that the full inventory is already released. ## Product - [Hourly Prep home](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/): Product overview, learning model, learner experience, guardian experience, and annual pricing. - [SAT prep](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/sat-prep/): Adaptive digital SAT curriculum, daily workflow, data signals, and official-practice guidance. - [ACT prep](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/act-prep/): Enhanced ACT curriculum for English, math, reading, and optional science. - [For parents](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/for-parents/): Guardian portal, autopilot workflow, goals, progress evidence, recommendations, and score outlook. - [One-year access](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/access/): $399 one-time payment for SAT and ACT prep, the learner app, and guardian portal for one learner. ## Guides - [Digital SAT Format in 2026: Sections, Timing, and Adaptive Modules](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/digital-sat-format-2026/): The digital SAT has 54 Reading and Writing questions and 44 Math questions. Testing time is 2 hours 14 minutes, excluding the 10-minute break. - [Enhanced ACT Format in 2026: What Changed and What Students Take](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/enhanced-act-format-2026/): The enhanced ACT core is English, math, and reading. Science and writing are optional in national testing, while schools and districts can set their own science configuration. - [SAT vs. ACT in 2026: A Practical Way to Choose the Right Test](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/sat-vs-act-which-test/): Neither test is universally easier. Take an official timed diagnostic of each, compare equivalent scores and pacing, then focus on the exam that gives you the stronger starting position. - [How Adaptive SAT and ACT Prep Should Work](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/how-adaptive-test-prep-works/): Good adaptive prep does more than count correct answers. It uses multiple signals to decide what to practice, how much support to provide, and when a skill should return. ## Comparisons - [Hourly Prep vs. Smartschool: Which SAT and ACT Prep App Fits Your Family?](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/hourly-prep-vs-smartschool/): Hourly Prep is building the category’s largest original SAT and ACT question bank, then surrounding it with smarter daily decisions, rigorous AI tutoring, and a true guardian command center. - [Hourly Prep vs. Magoosh: Two Different Ways to Prepare for the SAT and ACT](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/hourly-prep-vs-magoosh/): Hourly Prep goes beyond a conventional self-paced course with the largest planned SAT and ACT practice bank, an evidence-rich learning engine, AI teaching, and guardian control. - [Hourly Prep vs. Khan Academy: Free Official SAT Practice or an Adaptive Prep System?](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/blog/hourly-prep-vs-khan-academy/): Hourly Prep is the complete SAT-and-ACT system: the largest planned original practice bank, daily decisions, AI teaching, durable review, and guardian control. Khan Academy covers free official SAT material. ## Support and policies - [Support](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/support/): Customer support and contact information. - [Terms](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/terms/): Terms governing Hourly Prep access and use. - [Privacy](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/privacy/): How Hourly Prep handles personal information. - [Refund policy](https://prep.hourlylearning.com/refunds/): Current refund terms for annual access. ## Optional - [College Board official SAT practice](https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice): Official SAT practice resources and Bluebook guidance. - [ACT official test preparation](https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html): Official ACT practice resources and test information.