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One-Line Description
AimFive is the only AP exam prep tool with rubric-scored writing feedback across all 20 AP courses, free to start.
Founder Background
AimFive was founded in 2025 by a team that includes a former AP student and an engineering lead with a decade of education technology experience. We're a small, independent team focused on AP outcomes — not a venture-funded platform chasing every test prep market.
Key Stats
- 20 AP courses with full content coverage.
- 33,000+ practice questions in actual AP exam format.
- Rubric-scored writing on DBQs, LEQs, SAQs, FRQs, AAQs, and EBQs.
- Free tier includes diagnostic, MCQ practice, flashcards. Permanent — never paywalled.
- AimFive Pro adds unlimited writing grading, Cram Mode, exam simulations. 7-day free trial.
What's Newsworthy
- The first AI grader trained specifically on AP rubric criteria across all 20 courses.
- Free Pro program for verified AP teachers — addressing teacher grading burnout.
- Open outcome study recruiting students for independent score validation.
- The only AP tool that explicitly commits in writing to never paywalling features that were previously free.
Story Angles
- AI grading meets the AP rubric: can software score essays as well as teachers?
- Why AP teachers spend 10+ hours a week grading drafts — and the tools changing that.
- The rubric gap: why most AP students never see the criteria they're graded against.
- The state of AP prep tools post-Fiveable expansion.
Contact
Press inquiries: press@aimfive.com · Response within 24 hours on weekdays.
Brand Assets
Logos, product screenshots, and the fox mascot illustrations are available on request. Email press@aimfive.com with your outlet and intended use.
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