A patient tutor for Maths, Science and more — it coaches your child through the work instead of handing over the answers. Available 24/7.
3 free lessons · no card needed · cancel anytime
"I want to help students do better. Tutor Larry is my way of making that happen. I truly hope it helps whoever uses it."
— Laurence, founder
One topic, four steps — built so understanding actually sticks, not just gets memorised.
A short, guided lesson introduces the topic clearly.
They label a diagram to put the idea into practice.
Quick multiple-choice questions check it landed.
They write it up — or solve a problem — in their own words.
The honest answer: no — and the difference is the whole point.
A general chatbot will happily write your child's homework. Tutor Larry won't. It coaches them through it, refuses to hand over answers on demand, and pushes back when they ask for shortcuts. It's built to teach, not to do the work for them.
See it for yourself — freeA private tutor runs R250–R500 an hour — R2,000–R4,000 a month for twice-weekly lessons. Tutor Larry is R100–R200 a month.
| Private tutor | Tutor Larry | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per month | R2,000–R4,000+ | R100 or R200 |
| Cost per lesson | R250–R500 | From about R7 |
| Lessons included | 4–8 a month | 10 (Basic) or 30 (Pro) |
| Subjects covered | One per tutor | Every subject we offer |
| Availability | By appointment | 24/7 |
| Patience with repetition | Human | Infinite |
| Cancel anytime | Awkward conversation | One click |
Every lesson is pre-written, fact-checked, and locked before it goes live. The tutor can't invent facts, drift off-curriculum, or wander off-topic.
From Maths to History — all included, all in one place.
No card to start. No lock-in, ever. Cancel in one click.
3 lessons or 7 days, whichever comes first.
10 lessons a month. Perfect for one subject.
30 lessons a month — about one a day. Just R7 a lesson.
All plans: cancel in one click, anytime — you're never locked in. Start free, no card needed. Lessons refresh each month and don't carry over.
Don't pay. The starter plan is genuinely free — no card, no auto-charge. If they don't take to it in the first 3 lessons, you've lost nothing. And on a paid plan there's no lock-in — cancel in one click, anytime, and you won't be billed again.
ChatGPT will write your child's homework for them. Tutor Larry won't. Each lesson is pre-built against a specific curriculum, reviewed twice for accuracy, and the tutor is locked to that lesson at runtime — it can't drift or invent. When your child asks "just tell me the answer," Tutor Larry pushes back and gives them a hint. Built specifically to teach, not to produce homework.
Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History and CAT (Computer Applications Technology) — see the catalogue above for the full topic list. Designed for senior-phase high school (Grades 10–12), aligned to CAPS, IEB, A-level, IB and AP. New topics go live every month and your subscription covers them all automatically.
Tutor Larry is a learning tool — best used during the term to build understanding of a topic, not as last-week exam-paper revision. The topics we cover are the universal conceptual core that's shared across the major curricula, so a CAPS student and an IEB student working through the same topic will both get value.
Phone, tablet, or laptop — all three. The chat-and-diagram lessons run on a phone now, and there's extra room to enjoy the diagrams on a tablet or laptop if you've got one.
Yes. During the free trial we send you a quick per-lesson summary by email so you can see what they covered and what they're working on. On paid plans you get a weekly digest by email. You can opt out any time.
Your email is the account-of-record — your child's data is yours to delete or export at any time. We're POPIA-compliant. We don't sell data and we don't use lesson transcripts to train external AI models.
About 15–25 minutes for a full lesson plus report card. Short enough that a high-schooler will actually start, long enough to genuinely cover the topic. If your child uses Close the Gaps to replay what they missed, add another 10–15 minutes — and only on the bits they got wrong.
One click from any of our emails or from your account page. No retention scripts, no "are you sure" gauntlets. You won't be billed again, and you keep access until the end of the month you've already paid for.
3 free lessons · no card needed · we'll email a private link, no password to remember
Tutor Larry