Homeschool: Good & Beautiful

Review by eFreeware

Most education apps try to teach something on their own. This one does the opposite: it gathers the media and shopping that go with a curriculum a family is already using. This app from The Good and the Beautiful is a companion for parents working through that publisher's courses, and you sign in with the site account you already have.

That narrow purpose shapes everything about it. If your family follows these courses, the app puts the videos, narrations and answer keys within reach of a phone or tablet instead of a browser session. It suits families already enrolled with The Good and the Beautiful who want their course materials in one place.

It has been installed more than 100,000 times and holds a 3.5 average from 383 ratings. It is free, carries no ads and offers no in-app purchases, which fits a companion tool whose job is to serve people who already own or are considering the curriculum.

Course videos and what else the app carries

The feature the developer leads with is course video. Math, science and language arts lessons are all here, which covers the three subjects most families spend the most time on. Audio narrations sit alongside them, useful for listening rather than watching, and there are separate art and geography videos.

Music is part of the package too, in the form of learning songs, and PDF answer keys round out the content side. That last item matters more than it sounds: a parent checking work at the kitchen table can pull up the key rather than hunting for a printed copy.

The developer lists reading booster games, history content and additional science material as coming soon. Those are promises rather than features, so I would treat the current content lineup as what the app does today and the rest as direction.

Shopping for curriculum and library books

The second half of the app is a store. You can buy language arts, math, science, history, handwriting, typing and drawing materials directly, along with library books, games and more. The store saves families a separate trip to a website when they need the next level or a replacement workbook.

The library section is the part I find most interesting. It covers original titles from The Good and the Beautiful as well as reprinted classics, so a family can build a home collection of books the publisher describes as clean and good. For parents who care about building a home collection, buying from inside the same app they already use for lessons keeps the decision in one place.

None of this changes what the app is: a storefront and media library for one publisher's catalog. What you can buy is limited to what that publisher sells.

What the app asks of you first

Access starts with a The Good and the Beautiful account. That is the entry point the developer describes, and it means the app is built for families who already have a relationship with the publisher, or who are ready to start one.

On cost, the app itself is free and shows no ads, and there are no in-app purchases. The curriculum and the books are the purchases, made through the store inside the app. So the real budget question is not about the app at all; it is about the courses and titles you decide to buy.

The content is rated for Everyone, and the app was released in June 2022. The most recent update, from January 30, 2026, fixed the close button on the video player.

Getting the most from it as a parent

The sensible way to use an app like this is as a second screen. A parent can keep answer keys and narration audio on a phone while the child works from the printed course. The natural rhythm is to open the app at the start of a lesson block and leave it for the rest of the day.

Shopping works best as a planning step rather than an impulse one. When you finish a level or notice a workbook running low, the store is right there, covering the same subjects as the courses. The library section rewards a browse when you want to add a few titles to the shelf rather than replace a specific book.

The 3.5 average from 383 ratings suggests a mixed reception among the families who have tried it, and I would read that as a reminder that a companion app lives or dies by how well it matches the curriculum version a family owns. Keeping the app updated matters here, since fixes like the video player close button arrive through updates.

A companion for families already using the curriculum

I would recommend this app to parents who are working through The Good and the Beautiful courses and want the videos, narrations, songs and answer keys on a phone or tablet, with the store a tap away when the next level is needed. It is a free, ad-free companion, and the value comes from the curriculum it serves rather than from anything the app does on its own.

The limits are the same as its strengths. It is built around one publisher's material, so the content and the shop reflect that catalog, and it asks for a site account before you get anywhere. Families outside that curriculum will find little to do here.

If you are already inside it, the app is an easy addition: no cost to try, no ads to tolerate, and a clear job of putting the media and the store where you can reach them. The coming-soon list is worth watching, but the case for installing rests on what is there now.

What's new in version 1.8.4

Fix video player close button.