How it works
Practise, get marked, know what's next.
Ilmino is built around one loop: answer an exam-style question, see exactly where each mark went, and be told the next thing to work on. Here is each part of it.
The loop
Four steps, every session.
Pick your board and subject
AQA, Edexcel or OCR. Every question is written in the style of your board's real papers and tied to a specification point, so nothing you practise is off-spec.
Answer in your own words
Type your answer or photograph a page of handwritten working. Multiple choice, calculations, six-mark extended answers, diagrams and graphs are all marked.
Every mark, with the reason
The marker works through your answer against the mark scheme, credits or withholds each mark and says why. A missing unit or command word costs the mark, and you are told which.
One clear next step
Mastery is tracked per topic. After each set the app recommends the one thing to practise next, weighted by what the exam asks most and where you are losing marks.
Marking
Marked the way the board marks it.
A six-mark answer is levelled on the quality of the explanation, with the level reached and the missing point named.
- Level 3 needs a linked chain of cause and effect. The marker shows which links were made.
- The exact phrase the scheme expects is quoted when it is missing, so you learn the examiner's language.
- Ask “why?” on any mark and the chat explains it against the scheme, in the same thread.
Question types
Everything the real paper asks.
Multiple choice
Instant, with a why-answer for every option.
Calculations
Method marks for the working, not just the final line.
Six-mark answers
Levelled against the real mark scheme, never keyword-matched.
Fill in the blanks
Exact and equivalent forms accepted, as an examiner would.
Diagrams and graphs
Draw on the canvas; the drawing is marked, not described.
Handwritten pages
Photograph your work and it is read line by line.
Beyond practice
Read it, drill it, sit it.
Practice is the core, but not the whole of revision. The interactive textbook explains each specification point with worked examples; flashcards track what you have and haven't remembered; exam mode runs timed papers with a full mark breakdown at the end.
Who it is for
Students first. Parents and schools alongside.
Students
Practise by topic, sit timed papers, read the textbook and keep flashcards. Everything is marked in seconds, with the reason. Pro comes with a 7-day free trial.
Parents
See what was practised, where marks are lost and what the app has set next. One plan covers every learner in the family.
Schools and tutors
Set work, see marked scripts and class-level gaps, and let students practise between lessons without extra marking.
Ready to start?
Free to start, and Pro comes with a 7-day free trial. Pick your board, answer your first question and see it marked in seconds.
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