Brilliant review: price, free version and privacy

Our verdict

Brilliant suits curious learners who want to understand the logic behind math and programming. Anyone who mainly wants to write a lot of real code should choose a dedicated coding app.

What Brilliant is

Brilliant teaches math, coding and science through interactive problems rather than lectures. The developer lists courses from foundational math and algebra to calculus, Python, computer science, AI, neural networks, algorithms, data analysis and physics, for students from grade 5 to college and beyond. An AI tutor watches your screen, sketches visual hints and asks guiding questions, according to the description.

Who it suits

• Learners who want to build problem-solving skills
• Students from grade 5 to college who like learning by doing

Strengths

• Hands-on interactive problems instead of video lectures
• Broad catalog covering math, programming, computer science and physics
• An AI tutor that gives visual help on screen, as the screenshots show
• Apple Editors' Choice, rated 4.7 from about 33,300 ratings, no tracking declared

Limits

• The listing does not say what is free before Premium
• Less hands-on code writing than dedicated coding apps; the screenshots show math lessons
• Six data types are linked to you, including location and purchases
• English-only interface and iOS 17 or later required

What the free version does

The app is free to download, but the listing does not describe what free users can access. Brilliant Premium and Premium with Tutor are the paid tiers.

Price

On the US App Store in November 2026, Brilliant Premium is listed at prices from $19.99 to $149.99, and Brilliant Premium with Tutor at $30.00 and $191.99. The item names do not give billing periods.

Privacy

The privacy label declares no tracking. Purchases, location, contact info, user content, identifiers and usage data are linked to your identity, and diagnostics are collected without being linked.

What the screenshots show

The screenshots show an area model visualizing (x+4)(y+2) with a tutor prompt, and a fractions task where the tutor divides a shape and asks you to try again.