After testing numerous AI platforms, I consistently return to BoodleBox. Think of it as your all-in-one AI partner—especially if you’re an educator overwhelmed by consumer choices like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

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BoodleBox to release a mobile app with voice chat capabilities in January, 2026, sources report.

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Recent Gen AI Headlines

I am gob-smacked by some of the headlines popping up relevant to Gen AI security, and so grateful to have stumbled on BoodleBox Unlimited. I even wrote up something on What Happens to Deleted Chats?

• Claude AI News
  • Five years – that’s how long Anthropic will store Claude chats unless you opt out (The Register)
  • Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise
• OpenAI’s ChatGPT News
  • The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI’s ChatGPT is to blame (NBC News)
  • As of August 2025, OpenAI is actively scanning ChatGPT conversations to flag harmful content, transferring data about “particularly dangerous content” directly to police (KnowTechie)
  • ChatGPT does not currently self-harm cases to law enforcement to respect people’s privacy (UNN)
  • ChatGPT promised to forget user conversations. A federal court ended that (The Hill).
  • OpenAI’s Response to Federal Court Ruling
  • Update 10/12/2025: US Magistrate Judge Ona Wang terminated the data preservation order, even for ChatGPT Team, allowing OpenAI to stop the controversial practice of preserving “all output log data that would otherwise be deleted” on September 26, 2025 (source).
  • ChatGPT users shocked to learn their chats were in Google search results
• Google Gemini News
  • Indirect Prompt Injection (Hidden Layer)
  • Apple may use Google Gemini for its big Siri overhaul (Mashable)
  • Human review of content you submit to Gemini

Why AI Partners Like BoodleBox Matter

BoodleBox Unlimited offers more data privacy for $20 a month (or $16 for EDU) than Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus/Teams. In fact, you have to pay for Enterprise or Education versions of these tools to get the same benefits for data privacy that you do for $20 through BoodleBox.

What’s more, Zach Kinzler from BoodleBox says, “Yes, 100%. The free version of BoodleBox is also GDPR, FERPA and HIPPA compliant!” Given the use of anything you submit to Gen AI services is often used for training, putting data privacy at risk for you and your organization, it simply doesn’t make sense to use ANY solution–except BoodleBox Unlimited–that falls short of official Education and Enterprise level versions. And, that can cost a LOT of money and has to be an organizational decision.

To bottom line it, if you are an educator in K-16, and want to safeguard your personally identifiable information (PII), medical, or school information, BoodleBox Unlimited is THE only choice at this time at the $20 price point. That’s a mind-staggering realization.

Most educators face these challenges:

• Can’t install local AI on school computers
• Can’t afford multiple AI subscriptions
• Need education-compliant privacy safeguards
• Want professional development resources
• Require classroom management features
• Need collaborative workspaces

BoodleBox solves all of these in one platform.

Smart Exit Strategy Tip

Before committing to any AI platform, ask: “Can I easily export my data, knowledge banks, and custom instructions?” Always have an exit plan.

The Bot Advantage

BoodleBox’s extensive bot library gives you access to multiple AI models without juggling subscriptions.

BoodleBox Platform Features (Current: 07/02/25)

Feature	What It Is	Free	BoodleBox Unlimited ($20/mo)
Usage	Who the plan is for (one person, a team, or a whole company).	Individual	Individual, Team, or Organization
GroupChat	A chat room where many people and bots can talk together.	✅	✅
Message Mode	Ignore bot to send as a chat message.	✅	✅
Knowledge Bank	A place to store all your uploaded files for the AI to use.	✅	✅
Knowledge Uploads (RAG)	Lets you add your own files for the AI to learn from and use.	✅	✅
Multi-Model Conversations	The power to switch between different AI brains in one chat.	✅	✅
Frontier LLMs	Access to the newest and smartest AI models.	Base Models: ChatGPT 4o-mini, Claude 3.5 Haiku, Gemini 1.5 Pro (+ 5 daily pro msgs)	All Premium Models: e.g., Gemini 2.5 Pro, Claude 4.0 Opus, Claude 3.5-3.7 Sonnet, ChatGPT 4.0, Pi, Cohere
Specialized Tools	Special bots that can search the web or look up research papers.	Limited Access	Unlimited Access (e.g., Perplexity, Bing, Google, Semantic Scholar)
Image Generation Models	AI tools that can create pictures from your words.	❌	✅(e.g. FluxPro, StableDiffusion 3, DALL-E 3)
Custom Bot Builder	A tool to create your own special-purpose bots.	❌	✅
Models for Custom Bot Builder	Which AI brains you can use to build your own bots.	❌	Base: ChatGPT 4o-mini, Claude 3.5 Haiku, Gemini 1.5 Pro Premium: Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, ChatGPT 4.0, Pi, Cohere
Shared Folders (for Chats)	A way for teams to see and share their chats in one place.	❌	✅
Analytics & Reporting	Tools to see how the AI is being used.	❌	✅
Moderation/ Oversight	Lets a manager or teacher see chats to keep things safe.	❌	✅*
Output History	A record of all your past chats.	✅	✅
Security & Compliance	How the platform keeps your data safe and follows rules.	SOC 2 Type 1, FERPA Compliant, TX-RAMP	SOC 2 Type 1, FERPA Compliant, TX-RAMP
Coach Model	A helpful guide built into the AI to teach you new skills.	✅**	✅**
*Chat owners or folder administrators can view interactions within shared spaces.
**”Coach Model” refers to the built-in coaching behavior of this assistant and is not a formal, user-selectable platform mode.

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Boodle bots (Small “b”)

BoodleBox offers 1,000+ pre-made bots across various topics, easily accessible through the interface.

Plus, you can make your own custom bots.

Stats Dashboard

Track usage with detailed analytics by user, prompts, chats, messages, and bots:

Superior Organization

Chat Folders

Organize conversations across all AI models with nested folders:

Knowledge Banks

BoodleBox excels at file organization with folder structures—far superior to competitors’ flat file lists. Skills transfer to local AI solutions like Page Assist+Ollama.

Feature Request: Add “Download as ZIP” option for bulk file exports.

Bot Management

View and manage bots by publication status:

Bot Builder

Create custom bots to automate processes and share with others. Choose between free or premium models. A quick overview of Premium Models appears after the screenshot:

• Gemini 2.5 Pro (@gemini-2.5-pro): With its massive context window, it can process entire textbooks, curriculum guides, or collections of student work to identify patterns and insights.
• Claude 4.0 Sonnet (@claude4-sonnet): Excels at tasks requiring nuance and strong ethical reasoning. Use it for generating initial ideas, drafting comprehensive content like unit plans, and creating sophisticated discussion prompts or case studies.
• OpenAI 4o (@chatgpt-4o): Your go-to for everyday tasks. Use it for quick content generation, summarizing information, and answering general questions where speed and efficiency are priorities.
• OpenAI 4.1 (@chatgpt-41): OpenAI’s flagship model for complex tasks. Use it for in-depth analysis, sophisticated problem-solving, and generating highly accurate, nuanced content when quality and reasoning are paramount.
• LLAMA-4-Maverick (@llama-4-maverick): Great for developing privacy-conscious educational materials when working with sensitive student information or topics.

Feature Requests: 1) Make organizing Bots into folders possible, as well as sorting by alpha order and/or date of publication. Allow Bot creator to designate both a Premium and Free Model at creation. That way, if a free BoodleBox user accesses the Bot, they get the Free Model and don’t encounter limits. Or make it easy to switch on the user side, not unlike what ChatGPT has done.

Group Chats

Unique collaborative feature allowing real-time AI co-creation—something even ChatGPT Teams lacks. Includes:

• Coach Mode: Built-in AI guidance
• Message Mode: Human-to-human conversations

Here’s a video on GroupChats:

Enterprise Security

Visit the BoodleAI Trust Center for full compliance details. Their overall score on the TCEA PROTECT rubric reveals ✅ Strong Compliance

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🔎 Highlights

• FERPA, GDPR, and TX-RAMP compliance verified
• SOC 2 Type II certification and data encryption confirmed
• Public documentation of security controls and subprocessors
• No direct data collection from children under 18 (though not COPPA-compliant by design)

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Key Benefits

• Access to free, open-source AI models
• Bot stacking (use multiple top tier AI models in one context windows)
• Group Chats
• Compliance with FERPA and data privacy
• Superior organization
• True collaboration features
• Educational compliance without compromising innovation
• Ethical AI options

Learn More

• Join Boodle Box University
• BoodleBox YouTube Channel
• Reed Hepler’s BoodleBox: Deliberately Built for CollaborAItion
• More BoodleBox articles