Outschool vs Tutor.com

Outschool is an online marketplace where families can find educational classes and activities through a website and apps. Classes are intended for children ages 1–18; its catalog promotes more than 140,000 live online classes and subjects for ages 3–18. Families can choose recurring weekly classes, self-paced formats, tutoring, and other options. Subjects span math, language arts, writing, science, coding, engineering, physics, veterinary care, video games, cooking, dance, art, music, yoga, meditation, languages, and pop culture topics. All live classes take place through Zoom, with a maximum group size of 18 learners. Families can pay per class at the listed class price, or choose a membership for $40 a month, which provides 80 credits shared across learners on a family account. The membership includes a 14-day trial; eligible cancellations receive a full refund. Families with an account can join free events without purchasing a class. Free apps are available for iOS/iPadOS and Android/Chromebooks. Live classes are recorded, encrypted on a private server, and automatically deleted after 90 days. Educators complete identity verification and a background check using Persona.

Tutor.com provides on-demand and scheduled tutoring, test preparation, and homework help across nearly 250 subjects. It serves learners from kindergarten through graduate school, as well as career development and lifelong learning, through institutional partnerships. Help is available in subjects including algebra, writing, programming languages, and world languages, through two-way text chat or voice. The virtual classroom includes a two-way whiteboard, code and text editors, graph paper, drawing tools, a graphing calculator, formulas, file sharing, and emoji. Tutor.com To Go for Android and iOS supports live tutoring, essay drop-off review, learning resources, session review, and file storage. Institutions can connect the service with an LMS or CMS to simplify authentication and access. Eligible users may receive access at no cost through participating schools, libraries, organizations, or employers. Individual plans include 1 hour per month for $39.99 a month, 3 hours for $114.99 a month, or 5 hours for $179.99 a month. One-time options include $349.99 USD for 10 hours and six-month access, $949.99 USD for 30 hours, and $1,449.99 USD for 50 hours. Tutor.com says sessions are anonymous and secure, and tutors do not receive learners’ personal information.