TeachKoala vs Chalkie
A polished AI slide and resource generator with a mature editor and many resource formats.Here's the honest difference — then try both and judge the work itself.
| 🐨 TeachKoala | Chalkie | |
|---|---|---|
| What one generation makes | A complete lesson kit per generation: illustrated slides with teacher notes, Support/Core/Challenge sheets, quiz with answers | One resource at a time — a deck, a worksheet, or a series |
| Curriculum alignment | Codes validated against official ACARA v9 data — the generator is structurally unable to invent them | Available, but a paid feature |
| Unit planning | Whole unit plans in the Queensland adjusted-unit format (achievement standard, assessments, week-by-week grid) | Lesson series — no overarching unit document |
| Teacher support on slides | Teacher notes on every slide with timing and expected answers | Slides are student-facing; presenter notes aren't surfaced |
| Pricing | Free lesson monthly · Pro A$16.99/mo or A$44.99/term · yearly available | Free tier · Pro US$8.99/mo · Max US$16.99/mo |
Where Chalkie is genuinely strong
- •More resource formats: word searches, cloze passages, labelling activities and more
- •Independent reading-level control and ~40 languages
- •A mature slide editor with real web photos, GIFs and YouTube
Where TeachKoala is different on purpose
- •One TeachKoala generation is a complete lesson kit — slides, differentiated sheets and quiz together — where Chalkie makes one resource at a time
- •Curriculum alignment is a paid Chalkie feature; TeachKoala verifies codes on every plan, including free
- •Chalkie's lesson series is a set of lessons; TeachKoala's unit plan is the overarching document schools ask for
- •TeachKoala puts teacher notes (timing, expected answers, misconception flags) on every slide
The fairest comparison is the work itself:
Based on our hands-on evaluation of Chalkie's free tier and its published paid tiers, July 2026. Chalkie is a trademark of its owners; details may have changed — check their site for current features and pricing.