The Evolution and Impact of Online Tutoring Video Mobile Apps in 2024

Feature  & Functionalities

User Registration and Login:

The app offers an easy registration process, with options to log in via email or social media platforms. Student and tutors can create their profiles with personal information, pictures, and a brief introduction about themselves.

Search and Select Tutor:

The app provides a search bar to find tutors based on subjects, availability, rating, and prices. Students can read tutor profiles, and reviews, and select the one that fits their learning needs.

Online Video Classes:

The app offers a live video interface to connect students with their tutors for one-on-one or group sessions. It also allows students to schedule classes with tutors and receive reminders before the session starts.

In-App Chat:

The app has an in-built chat feature that enables students to communicate with their tutors to ask questions, share notes, and receive feedback.

File sharing:

The app allows students to share documents, presentations, and other relevant files with their tutors during the video sessions.

Payment Gateway:

The app offers secure and easy payment options for students to pay their tutors based on hourly or session rates. It provides options to pay via credit/debit cards, net banking, or e-wallets.

Rating and Reviews:

The app enables a student to rate and review their tutors based on their teaching quality, communication, and overall experience. It helps other students to find the best tutors based on reviews.

Notifications:The app sends notifications to students about their upcoming classes, payment reminders, and tutor updates.

Technical Implementation

Front-end:

The app is built using React Native, a popular cross-platform framework that enables the development of mobile apps for both iOS and Android platforms.

Back-end:

The app is developed using Node.js, a powerful JavaScript-based framework that offers scalability, high performance, and real-time communication. 

Database:

 MongoDB is a NoSQL document-oriented database that provides flexibility, scalability, and easy integration with Node.js

Real-time Communication:

We used WebRTC, a free, open-source project that enables real-time communication between browsers and mobile apps.

APIs:

Video conferencing APIs, messaging APIs, and payment processing APIs are used to provide video conferencing, messaging, and payment processing functionality to the mobile application.