Find a tutor for anything you want to learn.
Unotura connects you with tutors for any subject, from school and university work to programming, music and other skills. Book a session straight from a tutor’s calendar and pay in the app. We hold the payment until the session has happened, so the tutor is paid afterwards rather than up front. Online or in person, anywhere in South Africa.
Kristen Basson
R240/hour online · R288/hour in-person
📍 Rondebosch, Cape Town · 3 km away
What we offer
Browsing, booking, payment, messaging and the session itself all happen in the web app. Video is built in, so there is nothing to install and no link to swap.
Swipe or search
Filter by subject, distance, price or rating, and save the ones you like.
See who you are booking
Reviews from real sessions, and qualifications you can open.
Message before you book
Agree what you need first, without swapping phone numbers.
Book in seconds
Pick a time the tutor has already opened, and reschedule if you need to.
Your money is held
The tutor is paid after the session has happened, not before it.
Video built in
Join from your browser. Nothing to install and no link to find.
Never miss a session
Every booking in one calendar, with a reminder before it starts.
Tutors keep 100%
The protection fee is added to their rate, never taken out of it.
One login, both sides
Learn and teach from the same account, and switch whenever you like.
Free to join
Creating an account, browsing tutors and messaging cost nothing, for students and tutors alike. You only ever pay when you book a session.
Any subject. Any skill.
When a tutor sets up their profile they search for what they teach, and if it is not there they add it in their own words. The list grows with the people on it, so school and university work sits next to software, music and workplace skills.
- Sound engineering
- Interview prep
- Sign language
- Mathematics
- Physical Sciences
- Life Sciences
- Accounting
- Economics
- Financial Maths
- Statistics
- Chemistry
- Geography
- Python
- JavaScript
- Data analysis
- English
- Afrikaans
- isiXhosa
- isiZulu
- Essay writing
- Project planning
- Excel
- Music theory
- Guitar
- Piano
- Public speaking
Which one are you?
LEARNING
I am a student or parent
Search for the subject or skill you need, see the rate before you book, and have your payment held until the session has happened. For yourself or for your child.
TEACHING
I am a tutor
Set your own rate and keep 100% of it. Open only the times you want to work, and choose how often you are paid out.
Questions
What can I get tutoring in?
Anything a tutor here offers. There is no fixed subject list: tutors add their own subjects and skills, so alongside school and university subjects you will find programming, software, music and workplace skills. If nobody teaches what you need yet, it is worth searching again as more tutors join.
Which country do you operate in?
South Africa. Online sessions run anywhere in the country on video built into the platform, and in-person sessions depend on a tutor being near you, which their profile shows before you book.
Can I both learn and teach?
Yes, on one account. Add a tutor profile to the account you already have and switch between the two sides without a second login.
What does it cost?
Nothing to join. Creating an account, browsing tutors and messaging are free for students and tutors alike, and there is no subscription or listing fee. You only ever pay when you book a session.
What is the protection fee?
20% of the tutor’s rate, added on top of it. A tutor who lists R100 an hour costs you R120, and that is already the figure on their profile while you browse, so nothing is added at checkout. It pays for your payment being held until the session has happened, the same cancellation rules applied whichever tutor you book, and somewhere to take a dispute while the money is still on the platform.
What happens if a student cancels?
Cancelling is never refused, and how much comes back depends on the tutor’s policy, which their profile shows before you book. Flexible: free cancellation up to 6 hours before, then 50% back. Standard: free up to 24 hours before, then 50% back, and nothing under 6 hours. Strict: free up to 24 hours before, then 25% back, and nothing under 6 hours. Once the session has started there is no refund, because the tutor held the time and could not fill it.
What if the tutor cancels?
You get the full amount back whatever the notice, and their cancellation policy does not come into it at all. It goes to your Unotura credit, ready to spend on a lesson with someone else. If you would rather have the money back on the card you paid from, that costs you nothing: a tutor pulling out is not your fault, so you are not made to absorb any part of it.