teacheronReviews of teacheron.com

Pay to play. After a lengthy onboarding process as an experienced teacher and tutor (seven years, across many countries, including work as a university instructor), I was told I must buy on-site currency with real money to even indicate I'm interested in an available job. This site is basically a scam.

I can see that other teachers have already shared their experiences with TeacherOn here, so I would like to share mine too. I am a qualified language teacher with over 20 years of experience. I registered on TeacherOn and spent my time creating a profile, only to discover afterwards how the system actually works for teachers: Students post requests saying they are looking for a teacher, and teachers are then expected to chase those students and pay money simply to contact them. From the beginning, TeacherOn claims that paying is optional and that there are opportunities teachers can contact for free. In practice, my experience has been very different. Free opportunities are extremely rare, and to contact most potential students you have to pay €3–5 — except TeacherOn has turned it into a rather childish little game and calls that money “Coins.” Perhaps calling them “Coins” makes spending real money feel less serious. Or perhaps someone at TeacherOn simply never got over their Harry Potter phase. Either way, the Coins may sound imaginary, but the money TeacherOn collects for them is very real. And several teachers can pay to contact the same student. I have seen students who had already been contacted by three teachers. So three teachers can spend their very real money — sorry, “Coins” — for the privilege of messaging the same person, with no guarantee that any of them will even receive a reply. TeacherOn also decides how many Coins teachers have to spend on each individual request. One student may cost 100 Coins to contact, another 150, with no clear explanation of what those different prices are actually based on. This was certainly not made clear when I registered. I contacted TeacherOn support with specific questions about this system. Instead of answering them, their Customer Support Manager sent me links to their “How It Works” and “About Us” pages, saying that charging teachers is necessary to protect students from receiving too many messages and calling these “small fees.” I don’t buy that explanation. There are plenty of platforms where teachers and students communicate without complicated charging systems and without anyone feeling spammed. I think we can all agree that TeacherOn thinks it is being smart a@@ here and is simply monetising teachers’ attempts to find work. As a professional teacher, I find this model degrading. Qualified professionals who have invested years and money in their education should not have to pay for the privilege of chasing potential students — which, quite frankly, I think should be the other way around. After this experience, I looked into TeacherOn’s history on Trustpilot and saw the notice about breaches of Trustpilot’s guidelines and fake reviews being removed. I wish I had checked that before registering.

Extremely rude and unprofessional teachers. I posted a requirements on teacher on and then later I found a tutor on their and other tutors were sending requests on teacher on then I came across this one teacher Sherwant Joshi who I did not want tutoring from him as I found another tutor on there. He was extremely rude and unprofessional. He started threatening me saying I lost 500 rs applying to your post, will you refund that back. At least have some professionalism by at least replying people. My post was not a spam Like he said . Like I'm not forced to reply if I do not want...they were forcing me to join them when I went ahead with another tutor already. Some other tutors were also scammers as well. There was just no response when asking for their qualifications etc just shows they are not genuine tutors.

Yes I am very honesful.and hardwork student

Dear Educators, I feel compelled to share my experience regarding TeacherOn and their unique, highly questionable business model. The process begins innocently enough: they invite you to register and verify your authenticity. However, once you are inside, the trap is set. They require you to purchase "coins." If a student profile catches your interest, you must spend these coins to unlock their contact number. Yet, the moment you call the provided number, the reality sets in. The student invariably claims they never posted an advertisement or signed up on the platform. Your money is gone. Should you dare to raise a complaint with TeacherOn, you are met with a remarkably arrogant response—treating customer service with the bureaucratic grandeur of an institution chartered directly by the Parliament of India. Dealing with them feels like you could easily secure an appointment with the Prime Minister, yet getting a response from their elusive management, such as the mysterious Mr. Arun Verma, is entirely impossible. Even their basic corporate identity is a moving target: one page claims they originated from Punjab, while another suggests they belong to Karnataka or Bangalore. Mr. Arun Verma operates like a modern-day untouchable boss, orchestrating a system that systematically preys on educators over trivial pretexts. TeacherOn functions less like a legitimate platform and more like a fraudulent operation, with Mr. Verma acting as the chief architect of a digital shakedown. Try looking for a transparent YouTube channel or public accountability from them—you will find nothing, because there is nothing legitimate to show. Do not buy their coins. Do not waste your time, your money, or your energy. At the end of the day, you will be left with nothing. My responsibility is to warn you. Despite this advice, if you still choose to engage with them, the decision is entirely yours. With regards, Rajiv Brahma

I created my tutor profile on TeacherOn over 2 months ago and completed all required fields and documents (ID proof, certifications). My profile is still stuck under "review" status and hasn't been verified. I have emailed their support team multiple times with no response at all. There is no live chat or phone support available either. Very disappointed with the lack of communication — please verify tutor profiles in a reasonable time or at least respond to support emails.

Avoid this platform at all costs if you value your time and professional dignity. TeacherOn operates on a predatory, hidden "pay-to-play" model that they conveniently fail to mention upfront. You spend your time meticulously filling out your profile, uploading your Master's degree, and detailing your professional experience. Only after you finish onboarding and try to contact a student do you hit a paywall. You are forced to buy "coins" just to send a basic message. To make matters worse, you have to pay upfront just to apply for garbage $1-$2/hour leads, with absolutely zero guarantee the student will even open your message. If they don't read it, you still lose your money. They also use dynamic pricing, meaning the cost of applying increases as more teachers bid. Legitimate tutoring platforms take a commission from your actual earnings. TeacherOn operates like a rigged casino, charging freelancers for a mere chance to work. It’s an absolute waste of time and an insult to qualified professionals.

COMPLETE FRAUD! Explanation: 1- They have a system in which you have to buy coins 2- You are shown tuitions in which you apply as a teacher by spending coins you buy from them 3- Problem is: these are fake AI generated gigs on which you spend your money 4- They have gamed & conned the system very "holistically". All of your mouse-clicks and user-interaction are monitored. First they figure out what you want and then they show you fake tuitions so you want to spend even more money. For example: suppose you send a proposal to a student "Hey! I am also a student like you and I can understand what its like to be a student. Plus I can explain things from a student perspective". After 1-2 days you'll get an exact gig in which the student himself says "I am searching for someone who can explain from a student perspective. They should be a student themselves". So you'll be motivated to spend money on that gig now. Alas! They are all fake gigs. 5- Here is what made me finally realise the scam: So i was shown a gig in which there was no mobile or contact information. To me it seemed like an AI generated gig, so I thought "let me sign up as a student and see the process from student perspective". Lo and behold! You cannot even proceed unless you enter mobile number so how the gig had no contact info? Definitely AI generated. I dropped all activity on website at once. After 2 days I get an email from HR they were literally "apologising" to me and saying "now we have the mobile number". It made me even more suspicious. So you are generating AI gigs and then monitoring response of people and then refining the scam when people are getting discouraged? I wish I did not drop activity at once because now they know why I went away and they will further refine the scam Additional info: I started getting WhatsApp spam as well. So it seems they also sell your info to telemarketers