We are just starting with Singapore in a few weeks. 4A (HOMESCHOOL)  Looking at the books they seem pretty easy,  and don't seem to cover much new,  though I like the challenging problems supp book. Having never used other programs besides ixl, (which seems to feed perfectionism something terrible),  it is hard to compare.  I think he will like SM because of the low repetition.  But we never relied on a book before for a lesson so to speak.  Ixl is only practice,  with the lesson coming from me if needed.  I am curious if the US edition vs the other edition are much different, because it doesn't  seem as rigorous as I expected.