I tried and researched 17 SAT prep resources. Here's how they compare.

Free · Official site

• Realism5 out of 5
• Depth4 out of 5
• Diagnosis2 out of 5
• Teaching1 out of 5
• Explain5 out of 5
• Tracking2 out of 5
• Tests4 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record5 out of 5

Best for

Everyone. These are the only full-length tests made by the people who write the real SAT, on the same app you test in.

What it does well

Bluebook runs College Board's own practice tests on the exact app you use on test day, and they adapt the same way: how you do on Module 1 decides whether Module 2 is harder or easier. The explanations cover every answer choice, wrong ones included. The Student Question Bank adds thousands of official questions you can filter by skill and difficulty, and My Practice will pull a set from it based on your test result.

Where it falls short

There are eight full-length SAT tests, numbered 4 to 11, and College Board hasn't announced a ninth. Retaking one mostly tests your memory. The score report stops at the domain level, four per section, so it tells you Algebra is weak but not which kind of algebra question you keep missing. Nothing here teaches a method. You get the answer and why it's right, not how to spot the next one.

Skip it if

Never skip it. Ration the tests instead, and save at least two for the last month.

Verdict: Every plan in this article starts here. Everything else is judged on what it adds to Bluebook.

Free · Official site

• Realism4 out of 5
• Depth3 out of 5
• Diagnosis2 out of 5
• Teaching4 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking2 out of 5
• Tests1 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record5 out of 5

Best for

Students under about 1200 who need the skills taught before drilling makes sense.

What it does well

It teaches. Every skill has short videos, worked examples and practice that moves you on as you show mastery, and it was built with College Board, so it follows the test's own skill list. The Reading and Writing course was rebuilt in March 2025 and went from 5 units to 11.

Where it falls short

There are no full-length tests on Khan itself; you take those in Bluebook. The question sets per skill are short, so you can reach "mastered" after a handful of questions easier than the hard end of the real test. Progress is shown as mastery points, not a projected score. The often quoted "20 hours, 115 points" figure comes from the old score-linked product and the old paper SAT, and that product ended on December 31, 2023.

Skip it if

You already score 1350 or above and your misses are on hard questions, not on skills you never learned.

Verdict: The best free teacher on this list. It stops helping at about the point where your mistakes stop being about missing knowledge.

Free · Official site

• Realism4 out of 5
• Depth1 out of 5
• Diagnosis1 out of 5
• Teaching3 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking1 out of 5
• Tests2 out of 5
• Humans5 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students scoring between 400 and 690 per section who study better on a schedule with other people.

What it does well

A bootcamp runs four weeks, twice a week, 75 minutes a session, with at most ten students. The tutors are high school students and recent graduates with a verified 700 or higher on the section they teach, and they work from official College Board material. College Board made the partnership formal in February 2026, and more than 118,000 students had signed up for the pilot bootcamps before that.

Where it falls short

Quality depends on who you get, since the tutors are volunteers. It's a class, not a practice tool, so there's no question bank of its own, no analytics and no score tracking. The bootcamps are aimed at students below 700 per section, not at the last 100 points.

Skip it if

You're already above 700 in a section, or you need to set your own pace and hours.

Verdict: If you want a real person teaching you for free, this is the only option here.

Free with a Google account · Official site

• Realism2 out of 5
• Depth2 out of 5
• Diagnosis2 out of 5
• Teaching2 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking2 out of 5
• Tests2 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record3 out of 5

Best for

An extra full-length test once Bluebook runs out, as long as you take the score loosely.

What it does well

It's free, and you can ask follow-up questions about any answer in plain language. Google launched it in January 2026 with content from The Princeton Review, and it hands you a study plan after each test.

Where it falls short

College Board isn't a partner, and it shows. The early tests had Math typos that made questions unsolvable, topics the SAT doesn't test (logarithms, imaginary numbers, the law of cosines), no highlighter, eliminator or Desmos, and a Module 2 that got easier after a strong Module 1, the opposite of how the real test routes you. The explanations list steps rather than teach the idea.

Skip it if

You still have Bluebook tests left, or you're using the score to decide if you're ready.

Verdict: Fine as a free extra and for asking questions. I wouldn't trust its score or make it the main thing I practiced on.

About $24 to $26 per book · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth1 out of 5
• Diagnosis1 out of 5
• Teaching5 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking1 out of 5
• Tests2 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students past 1300 who want the Reading and Writing rules taught properly, in order, by someone who knows them cold.

What it does well

The Critical Reader and The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar, both updated in March 2025, are the most thorough Reading and Writing teaching on this list: rule by rule, question type by question type, with the traps named. The grammar book includes five full practice sets. The two books together come to about $52.

Where it falls short

It's Reading and Writing only. A book can't score you or tell you what to work on, so you have to know that already. The separate test book has three Reading and Writing tests on a fixed easy-then-hard path rather than an adaptive one, and it came out in 2023, before College Board's newer practice tests. The publisher doesn't say every wrong answer is explained.

Skip it if

Your points are leaking in Math, or you don't yet know which Reading and Writing question types cost you. Diagnose first.

Verdict: The deepest Reading and Writing teaching per dollar here. It scores low overall because a book can't diagnose, track or simulate, and the rubric counts those.

$23.99 for the Math guide · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth1 out of 5
• Diagnosis1 out of 5
• Teaching4 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking1 out of 5
• Tests1 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students aiming at 700+ in Math who want every topic taught in one book.

What it does well

SAT Math: Advanced Guide and Workbook was rewritten from scratch for the digital SAT. It teaches topic by topic, with 500+ practice questions grouped by topic, explanations, and Desmos tips. You can also read it in a browser.

Where it falls short

It's Math only. The practice-test book and the Writing book were written for the old SAT and haven't been updated, and the publisher itself says to use the test book as a question bank rather than as timed tests. There's no score, no analytics and nothing to tell you which topics to start with.

Skip it if

You need Reading and Writing help, or timed full-length Math practice.

Verdict: A solid Math teacher in book form. Buy the Math guide, and skip the other titles until they're updated for the digital SAT.

$397 a year; live classes $895; tutoring from $995 · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth5 out of 5
• Diagnosis4 out of 5
• Teaching4 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking3 out of 5
• Tests4 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value3 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students who want a structured course that picks the next lesson for them, with a real guarantee behind it.

What it does well

It starts with a 60-question diagnostic across 45 skills, builds your plan from it, and keeps breaking your results down across those same 45 skills. There are 90 skill lessons and 4,100+ practice questions, the biggest bank of the courses here. The guarantee is 160 points or your money back, and there's a five-day refund with no questions asked.

Where it falls short

The eight practice tests are College Board's free Bluebook tests, which you can take anyway. The lessons are text-heavy. The $397 plan has no instructor contact at all; live help starts at $895. The guarantee needs a prior SAT or PSAT, every assigned lesson finished, and the SAT taken within 60 days of finishing.

Skip it if

You want a person teaching you, or you'd mostly be paying for tests that are already free.

Verdict: The strongest all-round course here, and second overall. The diagnosis is close to question-type level; what it doesn't show is why a particular mistake keeps happening.

$19.99 a month or $99.99 a year · Official site

• Realism4 out of 5
• Depth3 out of 5
• Diagnosis2 out of 5
• Teaching5 out of 5
• Explain5 out of 5
• Tracking1 out of 5
• Tests1 out of 5
• Humans3 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Math-heavy students aiming at 1500+ who learn best by watching someone solve a question the fast way.

What it does well

Over 6,000 video explanations of official College Board questions, plus the Orange Book: 1,200+ digital-SAT-style Math problems with written, video and Desmos solutions for every one. The Desmos course is excellent. The membership also includes live classes, all recorded. At $99.99 a year it's one of the cheapest paid options here.

Where it falls short

It has no practice tests of its own and no adaptive simulation, and its video explanations cover the digital tests only up to Test 6, not the newer Tests 7 to 11. Reading and Writing is thinner than Math, with no drill bank. There's no score tracking, and it feels like a video library, because it mostly is one.

Skip it if

Your points are leaking in Reading and Writing, or you need something to tell you what to study.

Verdict: For Math teaching at the top end, the strongest option here. Pair it with something that tells you where to point it.

$99 for 30 days, up to $449 for a year · Official site

• Realism4 out of 5
• Depth3 out of 5
• Diagnosis3 out of 5
• Teaching3 out of 5
• Explain5 out of 5
• Tracking4 out of 5
• Tests3 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value3 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students who learn from explanations and want a well-built bank to drill.

What it does well

Every question gets a step-by-step explanation with visuals, and the wrong answers are explained too. The interface copies Bluebook closely, down to the calculator panel and the answer eliminator. It shows accuracy by topic, time per question, the share of other students who got each question right, and a predicted score range that updates after every session. Its Math runs a little harder than the real test.

Where it falls short

It's priced by time. The cheapest plan is $99 for 30 days, and a year costs $249 for the question bank or $449 for the course. There's one fixed full-length test; the other nine are generated from the same bank you have been drilling. Analytics stop at the topic level. Bank questions have no video explanations, and there's no human help.

Skip it if

You need topics taught from scratch. The question bank explains answers; the lessons are in the pricier course plans.

Verdict: The best explanations of any paid tool here. It tells you what you got wrong more clearly than why you keep getting it wrong.

$129 a year ($399 with on-demand classes) · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth3 out of 5
• Diagnosis2 out of 5
• Teaching3 out of 5
• Explain4 out of 5
• Tracking3 out of 5
• Tests2 out of 5
• Humans2 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record3 out of 5

Best for

A beginner on a budget who wants a full course for a year.

What it does well

For $129 you get a year of access, 2,500+ questions, video lessons, and a video or text explanation for every question. There's a seven-day free trial, a score predictor, and email help from tutors. The $399 plan adds 18 hours of recorded classes.

Where it falls short

Three full-length tests is thin, and Magoosh doesn't say whether they adapt the way Bluebook does. The questions feel less like the real thing than UWorld's, and the lessons lean on general concepts more than SAT-specific moves. The analytics are basic. The +100 guarantee only applies if you already have an official SAT of 1350 or below from the last five years, and you have to finish every lesson.

Skip it if

You're above about 1350. The course is pitched below where your points are.

Verdict: Good value for a first pass through the material. It won't do much for a plateau past 1350.

Self-paced $299; live Essentials about $950; 1400+ about $2,199 · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth3 out of 5
• Diagnosis3 out of 5
• Teaching4 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking3 out of 5
• Tests4 out of 5
• Humans5 out of 5
• Value2 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students who need a live class on a schedule, in a family willing to pay for one.

What it does well

Essentials is 18 hours of live class over three or six weeks, with nine full-length digital tests. The self-paced course has five adaptive tests built to look like Bluebook, with Desmos built in. Each test report shows which question categories cost you the most points, and the Better Scores guarantee covers every tier.

Where it falls short

The price climbs fast, and it isn't listed up front: expect about $950 for Essentials and around $2,199 for the 1400+ course. Explanations are text only. Students argue about whether its tests run harder than Bluebook and whether its score conversions are harsher. The 1400+ guarantee needs a starting score of 1250 or higher.

Skip it if

You're disciplined enough to study alone. Most of what you pay for is the live class.

Verdict: Scored on Essentials, it's the best-rounded live option here. If you can keep to a schedule alone, the $299 self-paced course gets you most of the material.

On Demand about $199; Live Online about $799 · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth1 out of 5
• Diagnosis2 out of 5
• Teaching4 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking2 out of 5
• Tests3 out of 5
• Humans5 out of 5
• Value2 out of 5
• Record4 out of 5

Best for

Students who want a live class and don't need a large question bank.

What it does well

The live teaching is well reviewed: 18 hours over nine two-hour sessions, with one instructor teaching and a second running the chat. There are four adaptive full-length tests and a report on your strengths and weaknesses. Kaplan has been in test prep longer than anyone else here.

Where it falls short

About 500 questions is a small bank for $799, and most explanations are text; video is only on quiz questions. Prices move around with frequent discounts, and the guarantee's fine print is hard to pin down before you pay. Students disagree on whether its tests are harder or easier than Bluebook.

Skip it if

You want to drill a lot of questions. The bank runs out quickly.

Verdict: Between the two big live brands, Princeton Review gives you more practice for the money. Pick Kaplan if its class times or teaching style suit you better.

Courses $696 to $1,696; Unlimited Prep $3,076 · Official site

• Realism4 out of 5
• Depth2 out of 5
• Diagnosis1 out of 5
• Teaching4 out of 5
• Explain2 out of 5
• Tracking1 out of 5
• Tests3 out of 5
• Humans5 out of 5
• Value1 out of 5
• Record3 out of 5

Best for

Students who respond to energetic, strategy-first live teaching and can afford it.

What it does well

Live classes twice a week, three hours each, built around a strategy system, using official retired questions and a full practice test roughly every week. The top plan bundles a year of unlimited live courses with ten hours of one-on-one tutoring.

Where it falls short

It's expensive, and the classes are the same for everyone rather than aimed at your weak spots. There are no score analytics to speak of. Video answer explanations cost extra. The 200-point guarantee needs a starting score of 1250 or lower and is capped at 1450, and there are Better Business Bureau complaints about refund disputes.

Skip it if

You're already above 1450, where the guarantee stops, or you want practice aimed at your own mistakes.

Verdict: The price buys a schedule and a motivating teacher. Nothing in it adjusts to you.

Free tier. Pro is $19.99 a month, or a one-time SAT Pass from $24.99. · Try it free

• Realism4 out of 5
• Depth5 out of 5
• Diagnosis4 out of 5
• Teaching5 out of 5
• Explain4 out of 5
• Tracking5 out of 5
• Tests4 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value4 out of 5
• Record2 out of 5

Best for

Any student past about 1200 who needs to know which question types are costing them points, and a method for each.

What it does well

It tracks your accuracy on each of 77 question types and shows your three weakest on your dashboard, each with a one-click drill and a written method. Practice filters go the same depth: one question type out of 77, one difficulty, one source, where the official Question Bank stops at skill and difficulty. About 1,500 questions carry a Desmos tip with the graph already set up, and a drill mode covers the 12 techniques worth knowing. Every multiple-choice question explains each answer choice. About 40% of the bank is official College Board questions and the rest are original questions we create. Full tests route you into an easier or harder Module 2 based on how Module 1 went, the way Bluebook does, and your predicted score moves as you practice. The diagnosis, the methods and the drills are on the free plan; Pro lifts the caps and adds the deeper analytics.

Where it falls short

There are no humans. The tutor is AI with a daily cap, and support is a contact form. We're new, so there's no long record of other people's reviews to check us against. More than half the questions are ours rather than College Board's. It tracks which question types you miss, but not yet the kind of mistake you made. The free plan combines only two filters at a time and caps a practice session at 10 questions. It runs in a browser with no phone app, and Intel Tests need Pro.

Skip it if

You're starting from scratch and need lessons first (start with Khan Academy), or you know you need a person holding you to a schedule.

Verdict: It scores highest here because diagnosis and teaching carry the most weight, and those are the two things I built it to do. It ties for the lowest score here on track record.

Free plan; Premium from about $14.99 a month · Official site

• Realism2 out of 5
• Depth5 out of 5
• Diagnosis3 out of 5
• Teaching3 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking4 out of 5
• Tests2 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record2 out of 5

Best for

Students who want a big free bank and a score predictor without paying anything.

What it does well

The free plan has 1,000+ questions, a practice test a week, 25 AI tutor messages a week and performance tracking, with no card. Premium, at about $15 a month, claims 10,000+ questions, video lessons and an unlimited AI tutor. It predicts your score and points you at weak skills to drill.

Where it falls short

Miyagi advertises both 10,000+ and 16,000+ questions, and with a bank that size it's fair to ask how many match the real test's difficulty. It doesn't say how many full-length tests there are or whether they adapt. The +240 point average it advertises has nothing published behind it, and few people outside the company have written about it yet.

Skip it if

You care more about realism than volume. Bluebook and the official bank cover that.

Verdict: The most generous free tier among the apps. I'd use it for volume and check my level on official material.

Free plan; seasonal passes about $71 to $135 · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth4 out of 5
• Diagnosis3 out of 5
• Teaching2 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking3 out of 5
• Tests3 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value5 out of 5
• Record2 out of 5

Best for

Students who want a cheap one-time pass for a single test date, with adaptive tests and a bank they can filter.

What it does well

The question bank filters by section, domain, skill and difficulty, and the full-length tests adapt with Bluebook-style timing and tools. The seasonal Pro pass, about $81 on sale, includes 4,000+ questions, six full-length tests, four predicted papers and unlimited AI walkthroughs. There's now an iOS app.

Where it falls short

It moved from free to freemium. The free plan shrank to 500 questions and one test, down from the 4,000+ free questions it used to be known for. Full explanations cost AI credits on the free plan, and skill-level analytics are Pro only.

Skip it if

Your test is more than one season away. Each pass runs through a set test date, so you'd end up buying two.

Verdict: Good value for one season of prep, and the adaptive tests are the best part of it.

$49 to $149 a month · Official site

• Realism3 out of 5
• Depth5 out of 5
• Diagnosis3 out of 5
• Teaching2 out of 5
• Explain3 out of 5
• Tracking4 out of 5
• Tests4 out of 5
• Humans1 out of 5
• Value2 out of 5
• Record2 out of 5

Best for

Students taking both the SAT and the ACT who want a very large set of full-length tests.

What it does well

Thirty full-length SAT tests is the most on this list, and the bank holds 15,000+ questions across the SAT and ACT. It says every question is written in-house with no AI generation. You get a diagnostic, score predictions, weak-spot detection and a study plan, and the free tier includes a skills assessment and one practice test.

Where it falls short

It's the most expensive app here: $49 a month on the annual plan ($588 a year), or $149 month to month. It doesn't say whether the tests adapt. The 200-point guarantee needs an official SAT of 1250 or lower from the last three months, 90 straight paid days, 500+ questions and ten full tests.

Skip it if

You're only taking the SAT. You'd be paying for an ACT bank you won't use.

Verdict: The most full-length tests on this list, at the highest app price. Worth it only if you'll actually take most of them.