Homework help on WhatsApp,
Grade 1 to Grade 12.
Akili Study Buddy is a patient tutor that lives in WhatsApp — no app for your child to download. You'll set up one simple account to get started, then just text a question and get a clear, encouraging answer in your child's home language.
How it works
Once registered, your family texts one WhatsApp number — no separate app or login for your child to manage.
Send a question
Type a question or photograph the homework, and send it to +27 78 645 4012.
Akili guides first
A gentle question or hint to help your child think it through — never more than one at a time.
A clear answer when stuck
If your child is still stuck or asks directly, Akili gives the full answer with a simple explanation — no endless guessing games.
For younger children — a parent can text on their child's behalf. Akili replies in simple language a parent can pass along, exactly as if the child had asked directly.
What Study Buddy does
One subscription per child, covering everything they're learning at their grade.
Every Subject, Every Grade
Grade 1 to Grade 12
Every CAPS subject at your child's grade level — not a limited list.
Photo homework help
Photograph a worksheet or textbook question directly. The photo itself is never stored — only a short topic summary is kept, so Akili can recognise if the same problem comes up again.
Voice notes
Can't type it out? Send a voice note instead — a parent or child can record one straight from WhatsApp, and Akili replies just the same.
In Your Home Language
Four languages
English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, and isiZulu — Akili replies in whichever language your child writes in, correctly using isiXhosa and isiZulu's click-consonant letters (c, q, x).
Weekly progress tracking
Akili keeps track of what your child covers and where they struggle, week by week.
Weekly classroom videos
A weekly classroom video for Grade 1 learners to reinforce what they're learning.
Simple, honest pricing
Adding another child to the same family? Save R10/month on every child after the first, regardless of grade.