GoStudent
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Fits parents of school-age kids who want regular weekly 1:1 lessons and will commit to a membership.
Comparison
GoStudent vs iTutorOnline
GoStudent and iTutorOnline both land on Depends.
iTutorOnline
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Low-risk to try thanks to a free 30-minute trial and money-back guarantee, but this is a young EU marketplace with a thin track record.
| Compare | GoStudent | iTutorOnline |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons | EU parents booking school-subject tutors |
| Who it's not for | Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use | Learners outside Europe . catalogue is EU-focused |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. | No known breaches; GDPR-compliant privacy policy and manual tutor ID checks; Gridinsoft trust score 72/100. |
| Support quality | Negative experience threads from tutors and parents | No independent support-quality evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Feedback is polarised: some parents report grade gains, while Reddit tutor threads, Mumsnet and Trustpilot carry heavy complaints about the platform and its contracts.¹ | Tutors on Reddit report early earnings and a third-party reviewer calls it competent and transparent, but independent user feedback is still thin. |
| Biggest gotcha | Sold as a rolling subscription; single-lesson platforms undercut it for occasional use⁵ | 72/100 Gridinsoft trust score is a moderate flag, not a breach |
Pick GoStudent when
- K-12 families wanting weekly scheduled 1:1 lessons
- Parents who prefer matched tutors over marketplace hunting
- Long-term school-year tutoring commitments
When GoStudent is not a fit
- Occasional help . subscription minimums punish sporadic use
- Pay-as-you-go shoppers who refuse contracts
- Tutors seeking fair platform work . tutor communities say avoid
- Adult learners . GoStudent targets K-12 school kids
Pick iTutorOnline when
- EU parents booking school-subject tutors
- Students prepping retakes and oral exams
- Tutors wanting to keep 85%
- Buyers avoiding subscription lock-in
When iTutorOnline is not a fit
- Learners outside Europe . catalogue is EU-focused
- Schools or institutions needing bulk contracts
- Anyone needing a proven multi-year track record
- Tutors needing steady booking volume right now
Sources
- Trustpilot . GoStudent customer reviewstrustpilot.comreview
review
- GoStudent . from an ex-tutor . Mumsnetmumsnet.comreview
- GoStudent alternative, no subscription . iTutorOnlineitutoronline.comreview
- GoStudent prices pagegostudent.orgofficial
- GoStudent how it worksgostudent.orgofficial
- GoStudent on Google Playplay.google.comofficial
- GoStudent raises $340M . Forbesforbes.comnews
- GoStudent valued at €1.4B . Trending Topicstrendingtopics.eunews
- GoStudent privacy policygostudent.orgsecurity
- GoStudent Digital Services Act pagegostudent.orgsecurity
- iTutorOnline homepageitutoronline.comofficial
- Transparent Pricingitutoronline.comofficial
- Biology tutoring . 126 tutors from €30/hitutoronline.comofficial
- Become an Online Tutoritutoronline.comofficial