AI for individuals and families: wellbeing support and GCSE study
Most of what you will read about AI is aimed at organisations. This page is not. If you want a supportive assistant for everyday life, or a study companion that helps a Year 10 or Year 11 student revise without doing the work for them, this is the short version — in plain English, with the price stated up front.
Two things people actually use it for
Everyday support — EDIE
EDIE is the empathetic side of the framework: a calm, patient assistant for thinking something through, planning a difficult week or talking yourself into starting. It does not diagnose, and it does not pretend to be a therapist.
How EDIE worksGCSE revision — SAMU
SAMU covers seven GCSE subjects, works through method rather than handing over answers, and keeps parents in the loop with progress, target grades and study curfews.
How SAMU worksSafeguarding and screen time
Every family question we get is about the same two things: is it safe, and how long should they be on it. Both are answered in the open, with escalation guidance for when something is genuinely worrying.
Safeguarding guidanceWhat it costs a household
All prices on this page include VAT at 20%.
ALFI + EDIE — bought once
A token pack from £19.00, paid once. Tokens do not expire and a quiet month costs nothing.
Buy a token pack — one-offSAMU — a monthly or yearly plan
From £9.99 a month for one student, or £19.99 for up to three with the parent portal. It is a plan because it is used daily across a term, and we would rather say so than dress it up as a one-off.
Start a SAMU planFree, with no card and no countdown
- Guest demos of ALFI and EDIE — no account needed
- Wellbeing check-ins
- 1in Accessibility Toolkit
- Sign Languages
- GCSE Maths and English revision guides
- HELIX help assistant
Questions families ask first
- Is this an AI for personal use, or only for businesses?
- Both, but they are separate paths. This page covers personal and family use: EDIE for supportive everyday conversation and SAMU for GCSE study. The governance tooling, boardroom and compliance features live on the business pages and you do not need to touch them.
- How much does it cost for one person?
- The ALFI + EDIE assistants are bought once. A token pack starts at £19.00 and the tokens stay on your account with no monthly charge; prices include VAT at 20%. SAMU, the GCSE companion, is the one part sold as a plan, from £9.99 a month, because it is used daily through a school term.
- Is it safe for my child to use?
- SAMU is built for GCSE-age study with parent and educator oversight: progress and target grades are visible, study curfews can be set, and wellbeing signals are surfaced rather than hidden. It is a study companion, not a replacement for a teacher or for adult judgement, and any concern about a child's safety should go to a designated safeguarding lead, not to an assistant.
- Will it do my child's homework for them?
- It is designed not to. SAMU works through problems and shows its reasoning so the student can follow the method, and our guides say plainly where AI help stops and where a school would call it cheating.
- Do I have to talk to a chatbot about my feelings?
- No. EDIE is there when supportive conversation helps and is easy to ignore when it does not. Wellbeing check-ins are free, optional and never a condition of using anything else.
- Can I try it before paying?
- Yes. The ALFI and EDIE guest demos need no account, and the accessibility toolkit, sign language studio, wellbeing check-ins and HELIX help assistant are free permanently.
Running AI in an organisation instead? The business path covers governance, oversight and compliance.
Where to go next
- EDIE — the heartEmpathetic support, wellbeing and companionship.
- SAMU — GCSE study companionSubject revision with an AI tutor that shows its working.
- AI safeguarding for schools & parentsRisk checklist and escalation guidance when a child may be at risk.
- GCSE Maths revision guideWhat to revise in what order, plus screen-time and safeguarding notes.
- GCSE English revision guideLanguage and literature revision that matches how English is marked.
- Parent and educator oversightProgress, target grades and safeguarding controls.
- Starter pack — £19 one-offThe cheapest way in, bought once with nothing to cancel.
- No subscription — buy onceToken packs that never expire, and what stays free forever.