Less marking, less chasing. More time to teach.
Tutro sets and marks quizzes with AI, sends invoices with your logo and VAT, and collects fees through Paystack straight into your bank account. Built for South African tutoring companies.
- No card needed
- Cancel anytime
- POPIA-minded
Paid into your own account. Parents pay online through Paystack. The money settles to your company's bank account.
AI drafts. Tutors decide. No mark reaches a learner until a tutor has approved it.
One flat monthly price. From R800 a month for your whole company. No per-tutor fees.
Features
See where your time goes. Most of a tutoring week disappears into six jobs. Tutro takes each one off your desk.
Marking
TodayA pile of scripts every Sunday night.
With TutroAI marks typed answers with reasons. The tutor approves.
Invoicing
TodayCopying last month's Word invoice and fixing the VAT.
With TutroInvoices with your logo and SA VAT, made from the lessons.
Chasing fees
Today“Hi, just a reminder…” on WhatsApp, again.
With TutroReminders go out by email and WhatsApp with a pay link.
Parent questions
Today“What do I owe? How is she doing?”
With TutroParents see balances, lessons and marks in their own portal.
The timetable
TodayA spreadsheet only one person understands.
With TutroOne schedule for tutors, rooms and learners, with clashes flagged.
Lesson prep
TodayWorksheets scattered across email and drives.
With TutroLessons with resources attached, shared with the right class.
AI quizzes and marking
Win back your evenings. Let AI set the quiz and mark the answers. Your tutors stay in charge.
- 1
Generate
Choose a topic, grade and length, or upload your own notes. AI drafts the questions and the memo.
- 2
Answer
Learners type their answers in their own words, on any device.
- 3
Mark
AI marks each answer against the memo and says why it gave the mark.
- 4
Approve
The tutor accepts or changes each mark. Only then does the learner see it.
AI suggestions are never released to a learner without a tutor’s approval.
Payments and invoices
Get paid on time. Without the awkward WhatsApps.
Every invoice is a PDF with your logo and South African VAT. Parents pay online through Paystack and the money goes to your bank account through a Paystack subaccount set up for your company. Prefer your own payment link? Use that instead.
- Invoices with your logo, VAT number and VAT line
- Card payments through Paystack, paid out to your bank
- Paid, due and overdue at a glance. No proof-of-payment screenshots
Reminders and branding
Reminders that send themselves. In your name, not ours.
Tutro sends friendly reminders before and after the due date by email and WhatsApp, with your logo, your colour and a link to pay. You stop being the debt collector.
- Your logo and colour on every invoice, email and message
- Reminders on a schedule you choose
- Parents pay straight from the message
Portals
Parents see progress, not just bills. Everyone gets their own view.
Parents see their own children's lessons, marks, invoices and a pay button. Tutors see their classes and marking queue. Learners see their quizzes and results. You see everything.
- Owner, tutor, parent and learner portals
- Each person sees only what their role allows
- Nothing to install. Works on any phone
Classes and scheduling
One timetable everyone trusts. Clashes show up before the lesson does.
Set up classes, tutors and rooms once. Tutro flags double bookings, lets parents know when a lesson is scheduled and keeps attendance for you.
- Group and one-on-one classes, in person or online
- Tutor and room clashes flagged early
- Attendance and lesson records kept for you
AI assistant
Ask your business a question. Get an answer you can act on.
Ask who is overdue, who teaches on Thursday, or which learners missed the last quiz. The assistant answers from your own records and can draft the reminder. It only sees what the person asking may see.
- Plain-language questions about classes, fees and results
- Drafts messages and quizzes
- Respects each person's access
Maybe you’re thinking
Why switch from WhatsApp and spreadsheets? Fair question. Here are the honest answers.
“WhatsApp works for us.”
Keep it. Tutro sends your reminders on WhatsApp with a pay link. You just stop typing them.
“Our spreadsheet is free.”
The spreadsheet is. The hours are not. And a spreadsheet can’t take a payment or show a parent a mark.
“I don’t trust AI to mark.”
You shouldn’t have to. The AI suggests a mark and explains it. A tutor approves or changes every one.
“Parents won’t download another app.”
They don’t need to. They open a link from email or WhatsApp and pay by card.
“Moving over sounds like a project.”
Add your logo, VAT details and bank account in an afternoon. Add classes as you go.
“Who holds the money?”
Not us. Paystack pays parent fees out to your own bank account.
Security and POPIA
Children’s information deserves care. Tutro limits who sees what, by design.
Role-based access
Parents see only their own children. Tutors see only their own classes. You decide who is invited and what role they get.
Payments by Paystack
Card details go straight to Paystack. Tutro never sees or stores card numbers, and parent fees are paid out to your own bank account.
A person in charge of AI
AI drafts quizzes and suggests marks. A tutor approves every mark before a learner or parent sees it.
What is in place
- Sign-in required for every portal
- Encrypted connections throughout
- Owner-controlled invitations and roles
- Card numbers never stored by Tutro
- Tutor approval before AI marks are released
- The assistant only sees what the asker may see
- Export your records at any time
- Deletion of your company data on request
- You stay the responsible party; Tutro is your operator under POPIA
Integrations
Works with what parents already use. No new habits for families.
Pricing
One flat price for your whole company. No per-tutor fees. Every plan has every feature.
Starter
For a small centre moving off spreadsheets and WhatsApp.
- Up to 50 learners
- 1 GB file storage
- Every feature included
Growth
RecommendedFor a growing team with more classes, tutors and families.
- Up to 200 learners
- 5 GB file storage
- Every feature included
Pro
For an established tutoring business across venues.
- Up to 1,000 learners
- 25 GB file storage
- Every feature included
Every plan includes
- AI quiz generation and marking
- Paystack payments to your bank
- Invoices with your logo and SA VAT
- Email and WhatsApp reminders
- Owner, tutor, parent and learner portals
- Classes, scheduling and attendance
- AI assistant
- Your logo and brand colour
Monthly billing, no contract. Paystack’s processing fees on parent payments are separate from your plan.
Questions owners ask. Still unsure? Talk to us.
Who is Tutro for?
Owners and managers of South African tutoring companies and centres, from about 3 to 50 tutors. If you run classes, bill parents and manage tutors, it is built for you.
Do parents pay me directly?
Yes. Parents pay online through Paystack, and the money is paid out to your own bank account through a Paystack subaccount set up for your company. Tutro never holds your fees. If you already have a payment link, you can use that instead.
Does the AI mark work on its own?
No. It marks typed answers against the memo and suggests a mark with reasons. A tutor approves or changes every mark before a learner sees it.
What does the AI quiz generator need from me?
A topic, grade and length, or your own notes. It drafts the questions and a memo, and your tutor edits anything before the quiz goes out.
Can parents see other families' children?
No. Access is role-based. A parent sees only their own children, their invoices and their lessons. Tutors see only their own classes.
Will invoices and reminders look like mine?
Yes. Invoices, emails and WhatsApp reminders carry your logo and colour. If you are VAT registered, invoices show your VAT number and a VAT line.
Do parents need to install an app?
No. They open a link from email or WhatsApp, sign in to their portal and pay by card on their phone.
Can I cancel?
Anytime, from your settings. Plans are month to month with no contract.
Get your evenings back. Set up this afternoon. Send your first invoice tonight.
- No card needed
- Cancel anytime
Made for South African tutoring. Not adapted for it.
Rands and SA VAT
Prices in rands, and a VAT number and VAT line on every invoice when you are registered.
Paystack, not Stripe
Local card payments, paid out to a local bank account.
WhatsApp built in
Reminders go where parents already read them.
POPIA-minded
Every role sees only what it needs.