A private tutoring app is a platform with two sides: tutors with verified profiles listing subjects, curricula, prices and availability, and students or parents who search, book and pay. It needs search by subject, grade, curriculum and format, booking from the tutor's calendar, payment held until after the lesson then paid to the tutor minus commission, and reviews. Build it with Fanann from a description, and start with one city and a few subjects.
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How do you build a private tutoring app? The short answer
A private tutoring app is a two-sided marketplace: tutors sign up and list subjects, prices and availability; students or parents search, compare, book and pay; the platform takes a commission. With the Fanann Agent you describe this in plain language and it builds both sides, the admin panel, database and payments. Start with a small group of tutors you know.
Demand for private tutoring in the Gulf is familiar, especially before final exams, the Qudurat and Tahsili tests, and for international curricula like IGCSE and IB. Yet most of it still runs through WhatsApp groups and word of mouth, with no reviews, payment protection or scheduling. That is the opportunity.
Start narrow
- One city, or online-only lessons at first.
- One stage or track, such as high-school math and physics, or Qudurat prep.
- Twenty to thirty trusted tutors before launch, because an empty market attracts no one.
- One clear metric: how many students book a second lesson with the same tutor?
If you are unsure about demand in your city or track, test it before a full build with a landing page and a waitlist for tutors and parents.
What features does a tutoring marketplace need?
| Side | Core features | Later |
|---|---|---|
| Tutor | Profile with photo, qualification and experience; subjects, grades and curricula; hourly price; in person or online; calendar | Discounted packages, intro video, attached materials |
| Student and parent | Search by subject, grade, curriculum, city and tutor gender; booking and payment; chat | Weekly recurring bookings, tutor notes after each lesson |
| Booking | Pick a time from the tutor's calendar, confirmation, reminder, cancellation policy | Short discounted trial lesson |
| Payment | mada, Apple Pay and cards; hold the amount, pay the tutor after the lesson | Wallet credit, hour packages |
| Trust | ID and qualification checks, reviews from real lessons, report a problem | Verified badge, extra checks |
| Admin | Approve tutors, commission, disputes, reports | Seasonal demand reports by subject |
The data and the booking journey
Two-sided markets are more complex than stores, so review the data with the AI before building:
- Users: one account with roles: tutor, parent, student, supervisor.
- Tutor profiles: subjects, grades, curricula, price, formats, cities, verification status.
- Availability: weekly recurring slots and exceptions per tutor.
- Students: linked to a parent if minors, with grade and curriculum.
- Bookings: tutor, student, time, duration, format, status, amount.
- Payments and payouts: amount held, commission, tutor's share, payout status.
- Reviews: linked only to completed bookings.
- 1Parent searches
Math, grade 11, national curriculum, female tutor, online, Sunday and Tuesday evenings.
- 2Compares and chooses
Sees profiles with rating, price and next available slot, and reads reviews from real lessons.
- 3Books and pays
Picks a slot from the tutor's calendar, pays by mada or Apple Pay; the amount is held.
- 4The lesson
Both sides get a reminder an hour before, plus the online link or the address.
- 5After the lesson
The tutor confirms and writes a short note, the parent rates, and the tutor's share is released minus commission.
Payments, commission and tutor payouts
Marketplace payments are more complex than a store: you collect from the parent, keep your commission and pay the rest to the tutor. Connect local payments such as mada, Apple Pay and cards, and decide these early:
| Decision | Common options |
|---|---|
| When is the tutor paid? | After lesson confirmation, weekly or biweekly, after a short dispute window |
| How is commission charged? | A percentage per lesson, a monthly tutor subscription, or both |
| Cancellation | Free up to 24 hours before; after that the tutor earns part or all of the fee |
| No-shows | A student no-show counts as a lesson; a tutor no-show refunds in full and affects their rating |
| Packages | Ten hours at a lower rate, drawn from the student's balance with the same tutor |
Trust and student safety: non-negotiables
A parent hands their child's time, and sometimes their home, to a stranger. Your platform succeeds only if it makes that trust deserved.
- ID and qualification checks before a tutor appears
- Reviews from completed lessons only
- Parent accounts that see all their children's bookings and chats
- A clear report button and fast review
- A written policy for in-person lessons
- Tutors visible right after sign-up with no review
- Reviews anyone can post without a lesson
- Private chats with minors that parents cannot see
- Ignored or slow responses to reports
- Personal phone numbers shared automatically
Collect minimal data about children, get parental consent, and enforce permissions in the database. To keep out fake accounts, read stop fake sign-ups and OTP abuse.
Build it with Fanann: a ready prompt
Paste this into Fanann and adjust subjects, cities and commission. Ask for the plan first and review the payment and cancellation logic carefully.
Build a private tutoring platform called 'Muallimi', Arabic first with English. Login by phone with OTP, with roles: tutor, parent, student, supervisor. Tutors create a profile: photo, qualification, experience, subjects, grades, curricula (national, IGCSE, IB, Qudurat and Tahsili), hourly price in SAR, in person or online, cities and a weekly availability calendar; a tutor is public only after the supervisor verifies their ID and qualification. Parents add their children and search by subject, grade, curriculum, city, tutor gender and format, seeing rating and next available slot. Booking from the tutor's calendar; payment by mada, Apple Pay and cards with an e-invoice; the amount is held until the tutor confirms the lesson, then the tutor's share after a commission I set appears in a weekly payout statement. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. WhatsApp reminder one hour before. In-app chat visible to the parent, never showing phone numbers. After each lesson, a short tutor note and a parent rating linked to the booking. Ten-hour packages. A report button that reaches the supervisor. Admin: tutor review, bookings, payouts, disputes and most-requested subjects. Show me the plan and tables before building.
Try it in FanannIf you would rather sell recorded content than live lessons, read an Arabic online course platform with certificates. For two-sided market basics, read how to build a marketplace app.
Launch checklist and common mistakes
- 1Supply first
Complete profiles for at least twenty tutors before inviting any parent.
- 2Run the full money cycle
Booking, payment, lesson, confirmation, commission, payout statement, then a cancellation, a no-show and a refund.
- 3Test the parent account
Confirm it sees only its own children and their chats, never other families.
- 4Launch before exam season
The weeks before finals and Qudurat are peak demand.
- 5Measure the second booking
The share of students returning to the same tutor is the best sign the market works.
Key takeaways
- Start narrow: specific subjects, grades and one city; expand once the market works.
- Trust is the product: verify tutors' identity and qualifications, and allow reviews only from real lessons.
- Hold payment at booking and pay the tutor after the lesson; confirm your gateway supports it.
- Parent accounts are essential when students are minors.
- Give both sides reasons to stay in the app: scheduling, reminders, safe payment and progress notes.
Frequently asked questions
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