Everything your child needs to master maths
Kākā Math combines personalised learning with proven methods to create a truly effective maths learning experience.
Snap. Analyse. Learn.
Students can photograph their handwritten maths work -- homework, practice problems, or test prep. Our AI instantly analyses the working, identifying exactly where they went right and where they need help.
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Handwriting Recognition
Advanced AI that reads even messy handwriting
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Step-by-Step Analysis
Identifies exactly where mistakes occurred
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Socratic Hints
Guides students to the answer without giving it away
Hints, Not Answers
When students get stuck on a question, Kākā doesn't just hand over the answer. Instead, progressive hints guide them towards discovering the solution themselves. Each hint reveals a little more, building genuine understanding step by step.
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Progressive Reveal
Multiple levels of hints, from gentle nudges to detailed guidance
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Builds Real Understanding
Students learn to think through problems, not just memorise answers
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Always Patient
No judgement, no frustration -- just encouragement at every step
Learning That Feels Like Playing
Maths should be fun. Our gamification system keeps students motivated with meaningful rewards and visible progress.
Feathers
Earn Feathers for completing lessons, maintaining streaks, and achieving milestones. Spend them in The Summit on avatar costumes, colour themes, or real-world rewards set by parents.
Altitude
Join the Kākā on its journey from forest floor to mountain summit, aspiring to reach the heights where the Kea soars. Altitude tracks overall progress and mastery.
Daily Streaks
Build consistency with daily streaks. The longer your streak, the bigger the bonus Feathers. Don't break the chain!
Badges
Earn badges for milestones -- first lesson complete, streak records, topic mastery, and more. Collect them all in your badge collection.
Daily Forage
A fresh daily mission with a specific goal -- complete it to earn bonus Feathers. A simple way to build a daily maths habit.
Leaderboard
See how you stack up with leaderboards for Altitude, Feathers, and Streaks. Tap any profile to see their stats and badges. Friendly competition keeps things fun.
Learn While You Play
Three mini-games that make maths practice feel like play. Each game earns Feathers, and harder settings earn bigger rewards.
Times Table Challenge
A fast-paced challenge dedicated to times table fluency. Students pick which tables to practise, then answer endless timed questions with 3 lives. The timer gets faster as they go, and harder table combinations earn more Feathers.
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Choose Your Tables
Pick individual tables from 1 to 12, or use presets like Easy (2, 5, 10) and Tricky (6-9)
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Voice or Keypad
Answer by typing on the number pad or by speaking the answer aloud
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Increasing Speed
The timer gets faster every 5 questions -- see how far you can go before running out of lives
Kākā Munchers
Navigate the Kākā across a grid of numbers and munch the multiples of a target number. But watch out -- a sneaky stoat roams the grid from round 2 onwards, and bumping into it costs a life.
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5 Rounds
Each round has a new target number and a fresh grid of 30 numbers to search through
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Dodge the Stoat
A stoat enemy gets faster each round, chasing the Kākā across the grid
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Choose Your Multiples
Pick which multiples to practise (2-12) with presets from Easy to Hard
Connect the Dots
Solve maths questions and tap the dot with the correct answer to connect them one by one, revealing a mystery shape. With decoy dots mixed in and a timer that gets faster each round, it takes both speed and accuracy to complete the picture.
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Mystery Shapes
Over 16 shapes to discover -- from stars and rockets to fish and dinosaurs
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Three Difficulty Levels
Easy (addition and subtraction), Medium (adds multiplication), or Hard (all four operations)
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Watch Out for Decoys
Decoy dots are mixed in with the real ones -- tapping a decoy costs a life
A Rewards Shop Worth Working For
The Summit is where students spend their hard-earned Feathers. With three categories of rewards, there's always something to work towards.
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Avatar Costumes
Dress up the Kākā mascot with fun costumes and styles
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Colour Themes & App Icons
Change the look of the entire app with colour themes that also swap the app icon -- over 20 to collect
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Parent-Set Rewards
Parents create real-world rewards (screen time, treats, outings) that children can purchase with Feathers
Over 1,590 Lessons, 36,000+ Questions
Structured topics covering the full New Zealand mathematics curriculum from Year 1 to Year 13. Each lesson includes clear explanations, step-by-step worked examples, interactive diagrams, and over 20 different question types -- from multiple choice and drag-and-drop to graph plotting, word problems, and estimation challenges.
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Read Aloud
Lessons and worked examples can be read aloud with step-by-step audio, supporting different learning styles
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Built-in Glossary
Tap any maths term to see its definition, an example, and related terms -- no need to leave the lesson
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Quick Review
Daily mixed review sessions pull questions from recent topics to reinforce learning over time
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Worked Examples
Step-by-step solutions with clear explanations and optional audio walkthroughs
Stay Connected to Their Journey
The parent dashboard gives you real-time visibility into your child's maths journey without hovering over their shoulder. See what's working, where they need support, and celebrate wins together.
Built on the NZ Maths Curriculum
Every topic, lesson, and question in Kākā Math is structured around the New Zealand Mathematics curriculum. Six strands, covering Year 1 through to NCEA Level 3, with content carefully sequenced so students build on what they already know.
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Year 1-13 Coverage
From primary through to NCEA Level 3
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Adaptive Difficulty
Adjusts challenge level based on how students are performing
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Gap Identification
Spots knowledge gaps and resurfaces earlier topics to fill them
A Mascot That Lives in Aotearoa
The Kākā mascot changes with the seasons and celebrates alongside your child. Dressed for summer, rugged up in winter, celebrating Matariki, Waitangi Day, ANZAC Day, and even wearing a party hat on your child's birthday. It's the small details that make Kākā Math feel like home.
Ready to experience these features?
Download Kākā Math and give your child the maths advantage.