Understand Every IXL Question
Step-by-step help for IXL skills practice — so wrong answers turn into learning instead of frustration.
IXL’s adaptive SmartScore rewards consistency: one careless mistake near the top can cost real progress. Solve Pilot helps you break the frustration loop by explaining the exact question in front of you, step by step, before you lock in an answer.
When you do miss a question, Solve Pilot’s explanation shows where your approach diverged — the first wrong step, not just the right final answer. That is the fastest way to stop repeating the same mistake across an entire skill category.
How Solve Pilot works on IXL
Install the userscript
Install the Solve Pilot userscript with Tampermonkey and connect the access token from your account.
Open an IXL skill
Solve Pilot detects the practice question on screen automatically.
Learn, then answer
Attempt the problem, check the explanation, and lock in your answer with confidence.
What you get on IXL
On-screen question help
Solve Pilot reads the current IXL problem and explains the method in plain steps you can follow.
Mistake analysis
Compare your approach against the worked solution to find the exact step where you went wrong.
All subjects
Math, English language arts, science, and social studies questions are supported.
Diagram questions covered
Solve Pilot reads supported question text and answer controls directly from the page.
IXL FAQ
Does Solve Pilot work with IXL math practice?
Yes. Solve Pilot explains IXL math problems step by step, and also supports English language arts, science, and social studies skills.
Can it help me stop losing SmartScore points?
It helps you understand each question before answering and shows exactly where your method went wrong on misses, which is what prevents repeated mistakes.
Does it handle IXL questions with graphs or pictures?
Yes. Select the question area and Solve Pilot analyzes the graph, number line, or image in that exact region.