2026 Science Olympiad Season — Now Open

Go from stuck on Aristocrats to medaling at States — in one season.

Meet Professor Lock, the only AI cipher coach built exclusively for Science Olympiad Codebusters. Unlimited puzzles, Socratic hints, and a personalized 6-week plan that turns guessing into pattern recognition — for 20% of the cost of a private coach.

Free forever plan4.9/5 from 340+ studentsDiv B & Div C ready
aristocrat · k1
Ciphertext
QEBPB FZBOP XOB QLL BXPV
Plaintext
THESE CIPHERS ARE TOO EASY
AI Coach

Nice — that 3-letter word repeats. In English, the most common trigraph is THE. What shift maps QEB → THE?

14d
Streak
92
CPM
97%
Accuracy

Trusted by students from top Science Olympiad teams nationwide

St. Francis HSMason MSSolon OlympiadsMira LomaBergen TechCarmel HSHarkerTroy HS
340+
Active students
48
Medals · 2025 season
4.9/5
Avg student rating
120k+
Puzzles solved
Why most students plateau

Studying Codebusters alone is an unsolvable puzzle.

Worksheets don't tell you why you're stuck. A real coach does. Codebusters AI is that coach — available every night, at exactly your level.

Without a coach
  • Old practice tests with no answer keys or explanations
  • Getting stuck on Xenocrypts with nowhere to ask
  • No way to measure speed against real competition pace
  • Generic tutoring that doesn't know Codebusters rules
With Codebusters AI
  • Infinite fresh puzzles graded instantly with worked solutions
  • Socratic hints that nudge you forward without spoiling the answer
  • CPM + accuracy tracked per cipher, benchmarked to medalists
  • Trained specifically on every official cipher in the rule manual
The Method

Three steps to dominance.

01

Sign up & get assessed

A 10-minute diagnostic across 20+ cipher types pinpoints exactly where you're fast, slow, or guessing.

02

Train with your ReAct AI Coach

Daily sessions tailored to your gaps. The agent watches your solving steps and intervenes only when you truly stall.

03

Track progress and dominate tests

CPM, accuracy, and cipher-by-cipher mastery rendered in a clear dashboard — plus full timed mock tests.

What you get

Every tool a medal-winning team uses.

0x01

Unlimited practice puzzles

20+ cipher types — Caesar to Xenocrypts — generated fresh, never recycled.

0x02

Socratic AI hints

Stuck? The coach nudges you one logical step at a time — so you learn patterns, not answers.

0x03

Personalized 6-week plan

A 20-min daily path tuned to your diagnostic — for Regionals, States, or Nationals.

0x04

Timed mock tests

50-minute simulations that mirror real Div B and Div C packets.

0x05

Progress dashboard

Track CPM, accuracy, and mastery per cipher — see exactly what to fix next.

Proof

Built by Olympians, loved by parents.

"We went from 14th at Regionals to 1st at States in one season. The AI hints feel like having a national-champ coach on call."
Leo M. · Team Captain · St. Francis HS
"As a parent, I love the dashboard. I can see exactly where my daughter is improving without needing to know the ciphers myself."
Sarah J. · Parent · Texas
"I finally cracked Vigenères. The Socratic hints made me think instead of just looking up answers — and my CPM doubled."
Priya R. · Div C Competitor · 8th season
"I coach a 12-person squad. Codebusters AI lets every kid practice at their own level — no more one-size-fits-all."
Coach Daniels · Science Olympiad Coach · Ohio
Pricing

Two simple plans. Start free.

Less than a single Olympiad textbook — and the only tool built for Codebusters.

Tier 00

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For students exploring Codebusters.

$0/ forever
  • 5 AI-guided puzzles per day
  • Caesar cipher practice (Div A & B) or Aristocrat & Patristocrat (Div C)
  • 1 Learn module with 5-step video lessons
  • 50 Professor Lock chat messages per day
  • Personal progress log & streaks
Create free account
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Summer 2026 Course

Summer Bootcamp

Everything you need to medal — 6-week bootcamp.

$49$79one-time
Early bird · save $30 · ends Aug 31
  • Unlimited puzzles · all 4 ciphers for your division
  • Full Learn modules for all unlocked ciphers
  • Unlimited Professor Lock AI chat
  • Progress dashboard with XP & streaks
  • Complete training video library
Start the Summer Course — $49

Full Season Access also available · $99

Stop guessing.
Start decoding.

Join 180+ Science Olympiad students already training smarter. Your first session takes 10 minutes. No credit card.

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