I'm a cheetah,
not a cheater.

A tiny Mac app for homework. It looks at the task on the screen and points at where to do the next step. The answer stays with your kid.

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Free while we are new. macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon and Intel.

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What your kid sees after one click. The numbers stay theirs to divide.
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Three buttons. That is the whole app.

It sits at the right edge of the screen and stays out of the way until your kid gets stuck.

  1. 1

    Show Cheetah the task

    Press Whole screen, or Select area and drag a box around one problem. A smaller box gets sharper hints.

  2. 2

    Cheetah reads it

    It works out what the task asks and what is already done. The button runs stripes for a few seconds while it looks.

  3. 3

    Arrows show where

    Numbered arrows land right on the task: the number to take, the word to check, the box for the answer. Press Hide hints to clear them and press it again to bring them back.

It helps with the thinking, not instead of it.

Cheetah draws

  • 1. Take this number
  • 2. Divide it by this one
  • Check this bottom number again
  • 3. Write your answer here

Cheetah never draws

  • 48 ÷ 6 = 8
  • The answer is 8
  • Here is your essay
No answers, no calculations
Not even halfway ones. The thinking is the homework, so the thinking stays with the kid.
Every hint points at something real
Each arrow lands on a number, a word, a field or a button that is on the screen right now.
It checks the work
If a step looks wrong, a red arrow marks where to look again. It never says what the right value is.
It goes quiet during tests
An exam or a proctored test on the screen turns hints off, with a kind note saying why.

For parents

  • Free. No plan and no card. Up to 80 hints a day per account.
  • No passwords. You sign in with a six-digit code we email you.
  • Screenshots are not kept. The picture goes to the AI to make the hints, then it is gone. We keep counters only.
  • Any subject, any language. Hints come in the language of the task.
  • Mac only. macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon and Intel.

Questions

Can it just do the homework?
No, and that is the point. Cheetah never writes the answer, never does the calculation and never fills in a blank. It shows where the next step happens: which number to take, which word to look at, which box the answer goes in.
Does it watch the screen all the time?
No. It takes one screenshot when your kid presses Whole screen, or just the box they draw with Select area. Nothing is recorded in the background.
What happens to the screenshots?
Each one goes to the AI that makes the hints and is then forgotten. We never save screenshots. We keep your email, your signed-in devices and simple counters (how many hints today). The details are in the privacy policy.
Why does the Mac ask about Screen Recording?
That is how macOS lets any app take a screenshot. Press Allow screen access in the panel, switch on Cheetah 101 in System Settings and choose Quit & Reopen. It is a one-time step; the guide shows every click.
What about tests?
If the screen looks like an exam or a proctored test, Cheetah turns hints off and says so. Hints are for practice and homework.
Which subjects and languages?
Anything that is on the screen: math, science, languages, coding. Hints come in the language of the task, so a Russian worksheet gets Russian hints.
Is it really free?
Yes, while we are new. There is a fair-use limit of 80 hints a day per account. No card, no plan to cancel.

Homework tonight? It takes a minute to set up.

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