Recurring cohorts vs drop-ins
Outschool's economics depend on drop-ins. Koydo's cohort tooling assumes you want to know the same kids semester after semester.
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Outschool vs Koydo
Outschool's brand is group classes — a tutor lights up a 50-minute one-off and 8 kids drop in. Koydo's brand is the long-term relationship between a learner and one tutor (or one cohort). Both have a place; they're not the same product.
Both serve kids, but the model differs. Outschool excels at discovery and variety: a parent wanting a one-off class (how Minecraft circuits work, art, magic, Pokémon strategy) will find it faster, because its enrichment catalog is far broader than Koydo's K-12 academic and language focus. Its drop-in group format and per-child portal suit casual, one-time enrollment. Outschool's take rate is 30%, so a tutor keeps $21.00 on a $30 lesson. Koydo takes a flat 3%, leaving the tutor $28.13, and is built around recurring 1-on-1 or cohort relationships — the same kids semester after semester. Koydo ships a cohort builder and roster, gradebook and attendance, a unified multi-child parent portal, and a school admin surface microschools use to manage 20-60 kids; Outschool has no equivalent. Both are COPPA-compliant by default. Choose Outschool for variety and one-off enrichment; choose Koydo for sustained academic progress, school tooling, and a fairer tutor payout.
| Dimension | Koydo | Outschool |
|---|---|---|
| Take rate | 3% | 30% |
| Tutor payout on $30 lesson | $28.13 | $21.00 |
| Class format | 1-on-1 or recurring cohort | Drop-in group |
| Cohort builder + roster | Built in | Limited |
| Gradebook + attendance | Built in | Not offered |
| COPPA-compliant by default | Yes | Yes |
| Parent multi-child portal | Unified | Per-child |
Three real differences
Outschool's economics depend on drop-ins. Koydo's cohort tooling assumes you want to know the same kids semester after semester.
Microschools and homeschool co-ops manage 20-60 kids on Koydo via the school admin surface. Outschool has no equivalent.
30% vs 3% — at scale, the difference funds a tutor's ability to keep teaching part-time and not chase volume.
Where Outschool actually wins
We don't think Koydo wins every dimension — and we don't pretend otherwise.
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