--- title: "Build an app like Teachable: a course platform MVP" description: "What a course platform like Teachable needs in v1: a course player, progress, coaching and checkout. By the team that shipped a coaching platform in 6 weeks." url: https://zeroic.in/build-an-app-like-teachable --- [contra](https://contra.com/ZeroicAgency/reviews) [Clutch](https://clutch.co/profile/zeroic#reviews) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/4a8a1330a86885374b/?viewAsBuyer=true) # Build an app like Teachable, around how your students actually learn. [Talk about your platform](https://zeroic.in/book?service=mvp) [See the work](https://zeroic.in/work) **Starting at** $12,000 **Timeline** 5-6 weeks **Products shipped** 40+ ## Where most founders start Teachable lets creators sell courses, coaching and downloads through one checkout. Your own platform lets you teach, track and sell your way. We built a coaching platform in 6 weeks: scored assessments, a course player, 1:1 coaching and one Stripe checkout. Off-the-shelf tools limit how you teach → Lessons, progress and assessments built in Courses and coaching sold separately → Courses and coaching on one checkout Students drop off and you can't see why → Progress you and students can both see Platform fees grow with every sale → A fixed-price v1, live in 5-6 weeks ## What your v1 needs first ### Progress that unlocks content Scored assessments unlock course modules and recommend coaching sessions, so students always know where they are, what they have finished and what to do next. ### A player that remembers A course player for video and audio lessons that picks up where each student left off. Details like that are what keep students coming back to finish a course. ### Courses and coaching together Teachable sells coaching next to courses. We put self-paced courses and 1:1 coaching, with calendar booking and reminders, on one account and one wallet. ### One checkout for everything One-off courses, coaching packages and subscriptions often sit side by side. We sell them through one Stripe checkout and one billing record, so nothing is split. ## How it works 1. 01 ### Scope the v1 (week 1) On free calls we agree the one learning loop worth launching and fix scope and price before you pay. Week 1: data model and architecture. 2. 02 ### Build it (weeks 2-5) Lessons, progress tracking, booking and payments, with working software every week. The engineer building it is the one on your calls. 3. 03 ### Launch and support (week 6 on) We ship to production, hand over the code, docs and credentials, and stay on for 6 weeks of support as your first students arrive. Starting at $12,000 A course platform v1 is an [MVP Sprint](https://zeroic.in/services/mvp-development): fixed scope and fixed price, agreed before the build. Sprints start at $12,000. More on what it takes: [EdTech app development](https://zeroic.in/edtech-app-development). [Talk about your platform](https://zeroic.in/book?service=mvp) We came to Zeroic for one fixed-scope build and never left. Shankar Prasad built the AI into WordUp and kept finding more worth shipping - we doubled our retainer hours inside the first month. He tells us what's worth building before he builds it. Toni Toni Founder @ WordUp Tutoring ## Work we've shipped Consumer · EdTech ### [Glibzter](https://zeroic.in/glibzter) A coaching platform built in 6 weeks: scored assessments, a course player, 1:1 booking and one checkout. Consumer · EdTech ### [Gradvine](https://zeroic.in/gradvine) Mentoring for university admissions: students matched 1:1 with graduates, with sessions in the platform. AI · EdTech ### [QuizBot](https://zeroic.in/quizbot) AI quizzes from any text, with wrong answers that make sense. Grew to 2,500+ users, then acquired. Further reading - [Fixed-price MVP development: the scope discipline that makes it work](https://zeroic.in/blog/fixed-price-mvp-development) ## How we can help Four ways to work with us - pick what fits, switch when it doesn’t. From $1,000 · 1-2 weeks ### [Audits](https://zeroic.in/services/ai-audit) Find what's broken - or whether AI is worth it - before you build. Learn more From $12,000 · 5-6 weeks ### [MVP Sprint](https://zeroic.in/services/mvp-development) Zero to production in 5-6 weeks. A real product, not a prototype. Learn more From $4,000/mo · Recurring ### [Retainer](https://zeroic.in/services/senior-developers) A senior engineer embedded on your team, month to month. Learn more From $6,000 · 2-4 weeks ### [Code Rescue](https://zeroic.in/services/code-rescue) Vibe-coded app breaking under real users? We rebuild it to hold. Learn more [Compare all services](https://zeroic.in/services) FAQ ## Frequently asked questions How much does it cost to build an app like Teachable? A focused v1 is an MVP Sprint, live in 5-6 weeks. Sprints start at $12,000, and we fix the final price with you upfront, based on how many kinds of product you sell and how learning is tracked. Adding this to a product you already run? A retainer from $4,000/month fits better. Can we sell courses and coaching together? Yes. We built a coaching platform that sells self-paced courses and 1:1 consulting packages from one account, one wallet and one Stripe checkout. Why build our own instead of using a course platform? To teach, track progress and sell your way. Your own platform fits your method rather than a template, and the margin that platform fees would take stays with you. Do we own the code? Yes, 100%. You own the code, infrastructure, docs and credentials. ## Hear from us within 24 hours. **Prashant and Khushi** Partners @ Zeroic Building your own course platform? Tell us what you teach and how students should move through it. We'll tell you what a v1 needs. 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