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Give your teen a head start on money.

Rapunzl is a financial-literacy platform that lets kids simulate a $10,000 portfolio with real-time pricing, access an integrated personal finance curriculum, and earn financial literacy certifications to include on college applications.

Rapunzl on a laptop and a phone: a student's simulated $10,016 stock portfolio with an intraday chart, open orders for Apple and Alphabet, and a live price chart on the phone
Students who have used Rapunzl since 2018
150,000+
Average financial-literacy assessment score after the program
93%
Scholarships awarded through Rapunzl's free investing competitions
$300,000+
Schools that have taken part in Rapunzl's national scholarship competition
1,000+
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With Rapunzl...

You don't have to be a financial expert to raise one.

Everyone wants their kids to understand money, but few parents are sure where to begin. That’s where Rapunzl helps. We provide a self-directed learning experience that allows students to learn at their own pace with an award-winning curriculum designed to elevate engagement and increase learning.

  • Set Up in Minutes

    Buy here, set up your student's login from your family dashboard, and they go straight into their first course. Each course builds on the last, so you never have to plan what comes next.

  • You Don't Grade Anything

    Every quiz, assessment and module is scored for you, and the results show up in your parent dashboard.

  • Built Where Teens Already Learn

    Rapunzl was refined in classrooms before it came home, so the lessons are pitched at middle and high school students and tied to what is happening in real markets.

  • Help When You're Not Around

    An AI tutor trained on the Rapunzl curriculum answers your teen's questions as they work, so they are not stuck waiting for you.

  • Real Markets, Simulated Cash

    Portfolios track live-priced stocks, ETFs and crypto with virtual cash, so students are fully immersed and no real money is ever involved.

  • You See Everything, They Steer

    Every paid plan includes a parent account where you can see your student's progress, assessment scores and portfolio in one place. They make the trades; you follow along.

Start with $10,000
in Simulated Cash

Every Rapunzl student gets a live-market portfolio funded with $10,000 in simulated cash. Students can then buy and sell real company tickers at real prices, seeing the real world impact on their portfolio without risking any money.

The Rapunzl trade screen on a phone, showing Apple's share price and six-month gain above a price chart with Bollinger Band and moving-average overlays
Nvidia's opinions screen on a phone, with a green 'What The Bulls Are Saying' card above a red 'What The Bears Are Saying' card and a key-stats section
A College & Careers curriculum module on a phone, titled Taxes & Income, listing links to the module, articles, activities and vocabulary above a part-finished quiz
The Run the Fed mini-game on a phone, with a scenario picker showing progress through illustrated economic scenarios such as The Overshoot and Stagflation Station
An order ticket on a phone for Alphabet, with buy and sell-short buttons, a fractional share quantity, and the total cost drawn against a simulated cash balance
Rapunzl's stock comparison screen on a phone, plotting Apple, Meta and Netflix on one performance chart with each company's return beside it
Amazon's financials on a phone, with gross and net margin figures above an income-statement bar chart of revenue and net income by year
Rapunzl's financial calculator library on a phone, listing compound interest, mortgage, car loan, credit card repayment and retirement calculators
  • Trade Real Markets

    Trade stocks, ETFs and crypto with real-time prices and build a portfolio with up to 50 open positions.

  • Learn The Market's Why

    Access bullish & bearish opinions, analyst ratings, key levels, and chart patterns to build a comprehensive understanding.

  • Access Integrated Curriculum

    Leverage Rapunzl's curriculum with 200+ hours of financial education resources, 40 assessments, and 100's of activities.

  • Play Econ-Mini Games

    Serve as the Federal Reserve Chairman or a CEO at a bank in two immersive mini-games to solidify economic concepts.

  • Place Complex Trades

    Place open orders, trade fractional shares, and learn the importance of using stop and limit orders.

  • Compare Stocks Head-To-Head

    Analyze up to 3 companies side-by-side to track their relative performance and compare various investment ideas.

  • Dive Deeper With Financials

    Access SEC financials and filings from 2,000+ companies and explore companies' cash flows, balance sheets and cash flow statements.

  • Learning Tools & AI Tutor

    Use Rapunzl's financial calculator library and answer questions in real-time with a financial-literacy chatbot trained on our curriculum.

Students Unlock
48 Curriculum Modules

Rapunzl's personal finance and economics curriculum is designed to provide a rigorous and comprehensive understanding of personal finance that goes beyond state-standards with relevant, real-world money skills.

  1. Welcome To The Stock Market module coverModule 118 slides · 7 activities · 7 articles
  2. Saving Versus Investing module coverModule 225 slides · 9 activities · 5 articles
  3. The Power & Risks Of Credit module coverModule 322 slides · 8 activities · 9 articles
  4. How To Make Loans Work For You module coverModule 424 slides · 4 activities · 6 articles
  5. What Makes A Good Stock? module coverModule 526 slides · 4 activities · 6 articles
  6. Top Investor Strategies module coverModule 615 slides · 4 activities · 6 articles
  7. Diversification & Risk module coverModule 718 slides · 7 activities · 6 articles
  8. Insurance & Retirement module coverModule 825 slides · 4 activities · 13 articles
  9. Taxes & Income module coverModule 921 slides · 5 activities · 8 articles
  10. ETFs & Mutual Funds module coverModule 1018 slides · 3 activities · 5 articles
  11. ESG & Social Impact module coverModule 1119 slides · 2 activities · 4 articles
  12. Careers In Finance module coverModule 1225 slides · 2 activities · 4 articles
  13. Financial Algebra module coverModule 1320 slides · 2 activities · 0 articles
  14. Financial Equations module coverModule 1419 slides · 8 activities · 0 articles
  15. Paying For College module coverModule 1512 slides · 1 activities · 3 articles
  16. Understanding Shorting A Stock module coverModule 1614 slides · 1 activities · 5 articles
  17. Reading Company Financials module coverModule 1721 slides · 1 activities · 4 articles
  18. Buying Your First Home module coverModule 1824 slides · 3 activities · 6 articles
  19. Business Of Buildings & Ownership module coverModule 1919 slides · 1 activities · 3 articles
  20. Financial Exponents module coverModule 2019 slides · 2 activities · 4 articles
  21. Financial Statistics module coverModule 2117 slides · 4 activities · 3 articles
  22. Financial Probabilities module coverModule 2215 slides · 2 activities · 2 articles
  23. The Basics Of Banking module coverModule 2321 slides · 4 activities · 5 articles
  24. Reading Financial Charts module coverModule 2415 slides · 2 activities · 4 articles
  25. The Economy & Federal Reserve module coverModule 2524 slides · 5 activities · 4 articles
  26. Welcome to Crypto module coverModule 2622 slides · 4 activities · 4 articles
  27. Budgeting & Spending module coverModule 2722 slides · 1 activities · 4 articles
  28. Buying Your First Vehicle module coverModule 2821 slides · 1 activities · 0 articles
  29. The Federal Reserve module coverModule 2917 slides · 2 activities · 0 articles
  30. The Dangers of Online Gambling module coverModule 3023 slides · 4 activities · 0 articles
  31. The Economic Way of Thinking module coverModule 3137 slides · 6 activities · 0 articles
  32. How Markets Work module coverModule 3243 slides · 5 activities · 0 articles
  33. Market Failure module coverModule 3331 slides · 8 activities · 0 articles
  34. The Role of Government module coverModule 3440 slides · 6 activities · 0 articles
  35. Work, Trade & Technology module coverModule 3556 slides · 8 activities · 0 articles
  36. The Basics of GDP module coverModule 3629 slides · 6 activities · 0 articles
  37. Unemployment & Economic Growth module coverModule 3741 slides · 8 activities · 0 articles
  38. Money, Banking & Interest Rates module coverModule 3838 slides · 8 activities · 0 articles
  39. Inflation & Monetary Policy module coverModule 3939 slides · 8 activities · 0 articles
  40. Fiscal Policy & Taxation module coverModule 4034 slides · 6 activities · 0 articles
  41. Competitive Advantage & The Business Environment module coverModule 4119 slides · 5 activities · 1 articles
  42. Fraud, Identity Theft & Data Privacy module coverModule 4219 slides · 5 activities · 1 articles
  43. Strategy & Decision-Making Frameworks module coverModule 4319 slides · 5 activities · 1 articles
  44. Entrepreneurship & The Business Model Canvas module coverModule 4420 slides · 5 activities · 2 articles
  45. Business Accounting & Financial Capital module coverModule 4519 slides · 5 activities · 3 articles
  46. Investing Portfolio Capstone module coverModule 4623 slides · 7 activities · 0 articles
  47. Marketing & The Four P's module coverModule 4719 slides · 5 activities · 3 articles
  48. Business Organization, Management & Strategy module coverModule 4820 slides · 5 activities · 3 articles

Certifications That Can Help Your Child With College & Internships

When your student completes a Rapunzl course, they earn a certification that can be displayed on a student’s LinkedIn or college application which can help with future job opportunities and career prospects.

Credentials are verified and accredited by some of the world’s largest financial institutions who support Rapunzl programming across the country.

A Simulated Learning Environment Built to FERPA and COPPA Standards

  • No real money, ever

    Every portfolio is simulated. Your child trades live-priced markets with virtual cash, so there is no bank account, card, or brokerage login to connect, and nothing real to lose.

  • Built for FERPA & COPPA

    Rapunzl was built for classrooms, where student privacy is a legal requirement, so it was designed from day one to meet the privacy standards schools and districts require. More than 1,000 schools took part in a recent national competition season.

  • We never sell student data

    Student information is never sold, rented, or handed to advertisers. There are no third-party ad networks tracking your child inside the app and we do not share student data with anyone.

  • Encrypted and access-controlled

    Accounts are protected in transit and at rest with industry-standard encryption such that only you and your student can see your student's activity.

What parents ask before they buy

There is always a reason to open it: they manage $10,000 in simulated cash at live market prices, and each lesson ties back to what just happened in their portfolio. Your parent dashboard shows their progress, quiz scores and portfolio, so within 30 days you will know whether it has stuck, and you can get a full refund if it hasn't.

No. Every portfolio runs on simulated cash, so there is no bank account, card or brokerage login to connect. The prices are real; the money isn't.

It is a different kind of screen time. Your teen reads charts, weighs a trade before placing it, and works through lessons and quizzes on budgeting, credit and investing. It is closer to a class they run at their own pace than to scrolling.

They do different jobs. A banking app moves your family's real money; Rapunzl teaches personal finance and investing through a 48-module curriculum and a live-market simulator, before real money is on the line.

Both. Rapunzl was built for classrooms, and a family plan gives your student the same simulator, curriculum and certifications at home, with a parent dashboard on top.

You don't need to. Rapunzl is self-directed: video lessons explain each idea, the platform scores every quiz, and an AI tutor trained on the curriculum answers questions as they work. Your part can be as simple as asking what they bought this week.

Teach them money skills they'll use for the rest of their life.

Monthly

$15.95/month

Cancel anytime.

  • Access Rapunzl's Real-Time Simulator
  • Leverage 200+ Hours of Financial Literacy Curriculum
  • Engage with 2 Interactive Econ Simulations
  • Receive Financial Education Certifications
  • Use Either English & Spanish Curriculum

*Additional students $5.95/month each

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30-day money-back guarantee

What’s Included In A Family Plan?

  • The full curriculum48 modules across 4 courses: Personal Finance, Financial Math, College & Careers and Advanced Investing. That’s 200+ hours of lessons and activities, plus 40 assessments that grade themselves. Your student can work in English or Spanish.English Spanish
  • The real-time simulator$10,000 in simulated cash to trade stocks, ETFs and crypto at live prices. Your student can hold up to 50 positions, use limit and stop orders, buy fractional shares and dig into SEC financials for more than 2,000 companies.
  • CertificationsFoundations of Financial Literacy, Investing Strategy & Fundamentals, and Financial Mathematics & Analytics. Your student earns each one by passing the assessments in its modules, and can show it to colleges and employers.
  • Econ gamesIn Run the Fed, your student sets interest rates during real events like the 2008 crisis and the pandemic, then sees how inflation and unemployment respond. In Rate the Loan, they start as a loan clerk and work up to bank president by judging borrowers and pricing their risk.
  • A parent dashboardYou can check in without asking “how’s it going?” The dashboard shows which modules your student has finished, every quiz and assessment score, and their portfolio. It’s also where you set up each student’s login and request a refund if you need one.
What the free Rapunzl app includes, and what a family plan adds
Free Rapunzl appRapunzl Monthly or Rapunzl Lifetime
A $10,000 simulated portfolio at live market pricesIncludedIncluded
The full curriculum: 48 modules across 4 courses, in English and SpanishNot includedIncluded
CertificationsNot includedIncluded
Econ games: Run the Fed and Rate the LoanNot includedIncluded
Advanced charts and indicators, full company financials and newsLimitedIncluded
Parent dashboard: progress, quiz scores and portfolioNot includedIncluded
PriceFree$15.95/month, or $295 once
Money-back guarantee

30 days on either plan. Request the refund from your family dashboard, or email us.

Where your student works

In the Rapunzl app, on the web or on a phone.

What Rapunzl is not

It never trades real money, and it is not a bank or brokerage account.

Frequent Questions
about Rapunzl

You don't teach it. Rapunzl is self-directed: students are enrolled in a series of courses that get harder as they go, and the platform scores every quiz and assessment itself.

The curriculum is written for middle and high school students, roughly ages 11 to 18. More than 1,000 schools took part in a recent Rapunzl national competition season with students at those grade levels, so the pacing and the reading level have been tested on that age group. The Spanish version covers the full personal finance module library, not a subset.

Access to the Rapunzl student platform as it exists today, plus its ordinary updates, for one student profile, for as long as we operate the platform. New modules, tools and mini-games are part of that.
Lifetime licenses are not transferable between families.

No. You add child profiles to the same account, and each one gets its own portfolio, curriculum progress and certifications. Profiles are priced per child and can be added from your account whenever you need one, so you don't have to decide how many you want at checkout.

Yes, within 30 days of purchase, on either plan, for any reason. Request it from your family dashboard, or email us. You don't need to have finished anything or give us a reason, and the refund is the full amount you paid rather than a prorated share.

It is verified and accredited by several of the world's largest financial institutions, the same institutions that support Rapunzl programming in schools across the country. Most completion certificates carry no outside backing at all.
Students put it on a LinkedIn profile or a college application. Whether a particular admissions office or employer weighs it is their decision, but it holds up when someone checks.

No. There is no brokerage behind the product, so there is no order flow to sell and no interchange to collect, and we don't run third-party ad networks on students.
Student information is never sold, rented or handed to advertisers. Rapunzl was built for classrooms, where student privacy is a legal obligation, and the family product inherited those rules.

The student experience is identical: the same simulator, the same 48 modules, and the same assessments and certifications your student would get in a classroom.
Schools license Rapunzl separately because a class needs extra features that a family does not.

Questions before you buy? Contact us.