Set the quiz to your kid's age
Last updated October 4, 2026 · Video published October 4, 2026 · 1:02
A quiz that's too easy gets clicked through, and one that's too hard makes a kid give up after three questions. SwipeSmrt now has an age setting, from 7 to 17, and the questions are written for that age.
To show the difference we ran the same two pages, from a 1903 textbook on breathing and the heart, through the app twice.
What happens in the video
- Tap the i button and drag the Age slider to 8.
- Add the two pages and generate the quiz.
- Go back, set the age to 16 and generate a quiz from the same pages.
- Compare question one from each quiz side by side.
Here is what came out. At age 8: "How many times do we usually breathe for every four heartbeats?" At age 16: "What general ratio is typically observed between human breathing rate and heart rate under normal conditions?" Same fact, very different question.
What the age changes
The words used, how much each question asks for, how close the wrong options are to the right one, and how long the explanation after each answer is. The setting is saved on your phone, so you set it once. If you have kids of different ages studying the same thing, change it between quizzes. We wrote about that situation in quizzing siblings of different ages on the same material.
If your kid gets nervous about tests, starting a notch below their age for the first round can help. There's more on that in low-stakes quizzes and test anxiety.
What's said in the video
Same two pages. One quiz for an eight year old, one for a sixteen year old.
Here are two pages about breathing. Tap the info button, and set the age. Start at eight.
Add the pages and generate. Short words, and one clear idea per question.
Now the exact same pages, for a sixteen year old. Slide the age up to sixteen, and generate again.
Harder words, more detail, and the wrong answers sit closer to the right one.
Set the age once. It stays on your phone for the next quiz too.
Swipe Smart. A quiz at the right level for your kid.
Pages shown: Elementary Physiology and Hygiene by Buel P. Colton (1903), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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