Igniter
Built for Home Tutors · India

From WhatsApp tuition to a real branded tuition app

If you're a home tuition teacher running classes for 20-200 students from WhatsApp groups, Google Meet, and Excel fee-trackers — it's 2026, you deserve better. Your own branded tuition app, UPI fee collection, auto-sent reminders, mock tests with rank, parent dashboards. Website free, app ₹9,999 once, 5% only when a parent actually pays a fee.

TL;DR

The short version for home tutors

Indian home tutors typically run on a hack-stack: WhatsApp group for class announcements, Google Meet for live classes, PhonePe/GPay for fee collection, Excel for fee tracking, Telegram for notes sharing. It works up to about 30 students, then breaks. Igniter replaces all of it with one branded app — your students install an app with your name on Play Store, pay fees via UPI, attend live classes, take mock tests, access notes, and their parents see everything on a dashboard. Free website, app ₹9,999 once, 5% only on actual fee payments.

Why this matters

The WhatsApp-to-app transition for tuition teachers

Running home tuition through WhatsApp has real costs that tutors often don't notice until they hit scale:

  • Fee collection chaos. Parents pay by UPI, some forget, you chase them on WhatsApp. You spend 5-10 hours a month on collection alone. A branded app with automated reminders + pay-now links cuts this to under 1 hour.
  • No GST invoices. When students cross the ₹20 lakh annual threshold, you need proper invoices. Manually generating them in Word is painful.
  • Trust gap with new parents. A first-time parent sees WhatsApp + Google Meet and hesitates. A parent seeing a branded Play Store app, attendance tracker, and progress reports converts 2-3x better.
  • Note sharing piracy. PDFs shared on WhatsApp or Telegram forward instantly to non-paying students. Protected content in a tuition app stays with paid students only.
  • Scaling limits. WhatsApp group caps at 1,024 members. Serious tutors with 300+ students break past this limit and lose group-wide communication.

What you get

Everything in your branded tuition app — free

Every home tutor on Igniter gets these features with a free website and a one-time ₹9,999 app:

  • Branded Android app on Play Store — under your name (e.g., "Sharma Sir Tuition"). Parents install your app, not Google's.
  • Custom tuition website — share with new parents as your "professional" web presence. SSL, hosting, domain mapping included.
  • Live HD classes — built-in video conferencing with chat, polls, and automatic recording. No Zoom/Meet link juggling.
  • UPI fee collection — parents pay via GPay/PhonePe/BHIM in one tap. Funds land in your bank.
  • Automatic fee reminders — WhatsApp, SMS, and email reminders go out before due dates. Reduces delays by 40%.
  • Attendance tracking — tap-to-mark attendance. Parents see attendance reports automatically.
  • Mock tests + assignments — chapter tests, weekly assignments, automatic scoring.
  • PDF notes library — DRM-protected so content doesn't leak outside your student group.
  • Parent dashboard — parents see attendance, test scores, fee status, upcoming classes. Drives retention and referrals.
  • GST-compliant invoices — auto-generated on every fee payment.

Economics

Why Igniter makes sense even for small tuition

Most tuition teachers assume "real" apps are out of budget — agency quotes start at ₹2-8 lakh, which is insane for a tutor earning ₹3-10 lakh/year. Igniter flips this:

  • ₹3 lakh/year tuition (30 students × ₹10K/year): Igniter cost = 5% = ₹15,000/year. That's ₹1,250/month — less than one student's fee. And you get a branded Play Store app, UPI collection, parent dashboards, all included.
  • ₹10 lakh/year tuition (100 students × ₹10K/year): Igniter cost = ₹50,000/year = ~4% of revenue. You save 8-10 hours/month on fee collection alone — worth ₹20-40K at opportunity cost of tutoring rates.
  • ₹25 lakh/year tuition (mid-sized tuition operation): Igniter cost = ₹1.25L/year. At this scale, GST compliance alone saves you ₹30-50K in accountant fees, and parent conversion rate improvement covers the rest.

The point: Igniter is not designed only for big coaching institutes. A solo home tutor with 20 students benefits from the same infrastructure that a 2,000-student coaching gets — because you pay nothing upfront and only a percentage of what you actually earn.

Home-tutor pricing

Start free. Pay once. Pay 5% only on actual fee payments.

Five plans, each built on the one before it. A free website you set up yourself, your own Android app for a single lifetime payment, and AI products on your syllabus when you are ready. Never a monthly fee — only 4–5% when a student pays you.

Starter

₹0

Free forever

Go live today, on your own.

The foundation

5% platform fee, only on sales

  • Website on your own domain
  • Self-serve setup from the dashboard
  • Courses, live classes, tests & UPI checkout
  • Hosting, SSL & updates included

Plus

₹9,999

One-time fee for lifetime

Your academy in every student's pocket.

Everything in Starter, plus

5% platform fee, only on sales

  • Native Android app, template-based
  • Matching website template
  • Colours matched to your brand
  • Published on Google Play under your name
Most popular

Pro

₹25,000

One-time fee

Built for you, not from a template.

Everything in Plus, plus

5% platform fee, only on sales

  • Android app
  • Custom-designed website
  • Landing pages for every course & batch
  • Set up end-to-end by the Igniter team

Ultra

₹50,000

One-time fee

AI that knows your syllabus.

Everything in Pro, plus

4.5% platform fee, only on sales

  • AI-powered app & website
  • RAG pipeline trained on your notes & videos
  • AI course builder
  • AI doubt-solving tutor for students

Enterprise

₹1L

+ GST

Scoped on a call

Scales with whatever you need.

Everything in Ultra, plus

4% platform fee, only on sales

  • Requirements defined on a call
  • Custom features & integrations
  • Dedicated onboarding & priority support
  • Price grows only with scope
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Plus, Pro and Ultra prices exclude GST — 18% GST is added when you need a GST invoice. Enterprise is always billed with GST. Questions on any plan? Call +91 91137 82617.

Only 4–5% when a student pays

5% on Starter to Pro, 4.5% on Ultra, 4% on Enterprise. Never a monthly fee; excludes the gateway.

UPI, cards & EMI checkout

Razorpay powered. GST invoices generated for you.

Your own domain

SSL, hosting and bandwidth included on every plan.

Your brand, your students

No marketplace in between. You own the relationship.

Real example · ₹1,000 course sold · Starter to Pro

You keep

₹930

Igniter fee

₹50

Razorpay / UPI

₹20

Your tuition deserves a real app.

Under your name. On Play Store. With UPI, parent dashboards, mock tests, DRM notes — all free. Pay only 5% when a parent pays you.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can home tutors really get their own branded app for free?

The website is free and the branded app is a one-time ₹9,999. Igniter publishes a branded Android APK on Play Store under your tuition name, with ₹0 monthly. We charge 5% only when a parent pays you through the app. If fees don't come in, you pay nothing.

I only have 20-30 students. Is Igniter overkill?

No. Igniter is built to scale from 10 students to 10,000. A solo home tutor with 30 students still benefits from the UPI fee collection (saves 5-10 hrs/mo), parent trust from a branded app, and GST-compliant invoicing. Since there's no fixed cost, even at small scale the 5% on sales is worth the time it saves.

How does UPI fee collection work?

Connect your Razorpay account (free OAuth). Parents get a pay-now link via WhatsApp/SMS when fees are due. One-tap UPI payment from GPay/PhonePe/BHIM lands in your bank. You see every payment in your admin dashboard in real-time.

Can parents see their child's attendance and scores?

Yes. Every parent gets a web dashboard showing attendance, test scores, fee status, live class schedule. Automated weekly summaries go via WhatsApp/SMS. This is a major retention driver — parents who see progress re-enroll and refer.

What about GST on tuition fees?

If your annual turnover crosses ₹20 lakh (₹10 lakh in some states), you're GST liable. Igniter auto-generates GST invoices on every fee payment once you add your GSTIN. Below the threshold, you can still sell freely and generate non-GST invoices.

I take classes on Google Meet. Can I still use Igniter?

Yes. You can continue with Google Meet and just use Igniter for app + fees + notes + mock tests. Or switch to Igniter's built-in live class feature (2G-friendly, recording included). Most tutors migrate gradually over 2-4 weeks.

How do I stop my PDF notes from leaking on WhatsApp?

Upload notes to Igniter — they're viewable inside the app with DRM protection and cannot be downloaded or forwarded. Screen recording is blocked on Android. Substantially reduces unauthorized sharing.

Can I run multiple subjects or grades?

Yes. Create unlimited courses/batches under your app — Class 9 Maths, Class 10 Science, JEE Physics, whatever. Each batch has its own fee structure, schedule, and students. One app, many offerings.

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