Homework tutor for Grades 1 to 12 · CAPS and IEB schools
Homework, projects and exam prep that make them think.
Slimkop is the patient, CAPS-trained tutor your child can ask anything, any evening. It never hands over the answer. It asks, nudges and explains until your child works it out, because that is how marks go up and stay up.
- Never gives the answer, checked twice
- Every subject, Grades 1 to 12
- English and Afrikaans
- Real NSC matric papers
- 7 days free, no card needed
- SlimkopLet's try one together. What is 3/4 + 1/4?
Slimkop never states, confirms or completes the answer to a question your child has not worked through themselves. Not reworded, not "just this once". A second check reads every reply before it is sent.
The honest comparison
Why parents choose Slimkop
Answer apps make homework faster and children weaker. Private tutors are excellent and expensive. Slimkop gives the whole family a patient tutor, every evening, for R10 a day.
| Question | Slimkop | Answer apps and ChatGPT | A private tutor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makes your child think instead of handing over answers | Never gives the answer, checked twice | Usually hands over the answer | Depends on the tutor |
| Follows CAPS for your child's exact grade | Grades 1 to 12, every subject | Generic, not your syllabus | Usually, for one or two subjects |
| English and Afrikaans | The whole app, both languages | Mostly English | If you can find one |
| There at 9 pm on a Sunday | Every evening, instantly | Yes | Rarely |
| You can read every conversation | Parent view, behind your PIN | No | No |
| Daily reading and timed mock exams | Included | No | Extra cost |
| What it costs | R300 a month for the whole family* | Free, but it does the thinking | Up to R750 an hour, or R6,600 a month |
Tutor prices: Daily Maverick and Cape Town ETC, September 2026. *Ts and Cs apply: one family plan covers up to 3 children.
How it teaches
Five steps, like a good teacher
Every question climbs the same ladder. Tap a step to hear what Slimkop says.
"What do you think 3/4 + 1/4 is? What have you tried so far?"
What your family gets
Everything for a school night, in one place
A tutor at 8 pm on a Sunday
Stuck on a sum, a science question or an essay plan? Slimkop asks the one question that gets them moving again. Every subject, every evening, as patient on the tenth question as on the first.
Snap it, paste it, done
Photograph the worksheet with a phone, or paste a screenshot on the PC. Slimkop reads it and starts right where your child is stuck.
It draws to explain
Fractions, angles, number lines, the parts of a flower: Slimkop draws it right in the chat. From Grade 8, maths appears as proper notation, just like the textbook.
A new story every day
A fresh reading comprehension at your child's exact level, every single day, with 10 questions marked kindly. Ten to fifteen minutes that build the skill behind every other subject.
Timed mock exams
A real test on any topic, against the clock, marked with feedback on every answer. Your child walks into the exam knowing exactly what they know.
Matric ready
Built on 94 real NSC matric papers from the last two November exams, the DBE Mind the Gap guides and the CAPS documents, for every matric subject, including Technical Maths and Technical Sciences.
Real Afrikaans
Not a translation bolted on. The whole app works in Afrikaans: the tutor, the tests and the daily reading.
On your phone, like an app
Put Slimkop on your home screen in one tap, or download the Android app. It opens straight into your child's homework.
Projects, not copying
Ask it to write an essay and it says no, then helps plan the ideas, the structure and the first sentence. Your child hands in their own work, every time.
Rewards that bring them back
Badges they actually want to earn
Streaks, a first photo, a perfect test, a week of reading: 18 badges reward the habits that build marks. Here is Lerato's shelf after her first week. The grey ones show exactly what to do next.
- First questionEarned
- 3-day streakEarned
- 7-day streak5 / 7
- 30-day streak0 / 30
- Busy bee62 / 100
- SnapshotEarned
- First storyEarned
- Bookworm4 / 7
- Reading week3 / 5
- Reading starScore 90% or more on a reading
- First testEarned
- Beat the clockEarned
- Full marksGet every mark in a test
- Better than last timeBeat your last score in a subject
- Test champion2 / 5
- ExplorerEarned
- All-rounder0 / 6
- 5-day study streak0 / 5
- Plan doneStudy every topic in your exam plan
- Weekend learnerEarned
Grades and subjects
Built on the real CAPS curriculum
DBE workbooks, the official CAPS documents, Siyavula's open textbooks and real NSC matric papers, for every grade. Suitable for IEB schools too: IEB learners study the same CAPS content.
- Period 1Mathematics
- Period 2English Literacy
- Period 3Afrikaans (FAL)
- Period 4Afrikaans (HL)
- Period 5Natural Sciences
- Period 6History
- Period 7Geography
- Period 8Life Skills
Intermediate Phase: History and Geography together make up Social Sciences.
For parents
You see everything
- Read every chat, every marked test and every reading, behind your own PIN.
- See how many minutes they study each day, and in which subjects.
- Spot the subject that needs attention before the report card does.
- Change their grade or subjects in one tap when the new school year starts.
- We keep only what we need to teach. Homework photos are never stored.
One plan. The whole family.*
R10 a day for the whole family. The first 7 days are free, and you need no card to start.
- The whole family*, Grades 1 to 12
- The homework tutor for every subject, every evening
- Photos, drawings and proper maths notation
- A new reading comprehension every day
- Timed mock exams with marking, and real NSC matric papers
- The whole app in English and Afrikaans
- Parent view with every conversation, behind your PIN
Families pay up to R6,600 a month for a private tutor to help one child catch up, and matric maths tutoring costs up to R750 an hour. Slimkop is there every evening, for the whole family, for R300 a month. Try it free for 7 days, with no card. After that you choose: R300 a month to keep going, or simply stop. No contract.
*Ts and Cs apply: one family plan covers up to 3 children.
Questions parents ask
Good questions
Why not just let my child use ChatGPT?
Because it hands over the answer, and the answer is not the point. A child who copies tonight's answer cannot do it in the test. Slimkop is built the other way round: it will not give the answer, a second check makes sure of that, it follows your child's CAPS grade, and you can read every conversation.
Does Slimkop do my child's homework?
No. It never gives the final answer. It asks, nudges and explains with a different example until your child works it out. A second check reads every reply before your child sees it, to make sure no answer slips through.
Is it the real school curriculum?
Yes. It follows CAPS and is built on the DBE workbooks, the official CAPS documents, Siyavula's open textbooks and real NSC matric papers, for each grade.
Does it work for IEB schools?
Yes. IEB schools teach the same CAPS content; the IEB sets its own exams. Slimkop helps with the work your child does in class and for homework. It does not use IEB's own past papers.
Can a Grade 1 or Grade 2 child use it?
Yes, with you beside them. It shows how to write every letter and number, your child traces them with a finger, and it teaches the letter sounds. It can read its words aloud on most devices. Reading and writing still need a pencil and a grown-up.
Which grades and languages?
Grades 1 to 12, in English and Afrikaans (Home Language and First Additional Language).
What does it cost?
R300 a month for the whole family. Ts and Cs apply: one family plan covers up to 3 children. The first 7 days are free, and you need no card to start. On day 8 you choose: pay R300 a month by card or Google Pay through Paystack to keep going, or simply stop. Nothing is ever taken without your OK.
Is my child's information safe?
A parent creates the account and adds the children. We keep only what we need to teach. Homework photos are never stored. Parent view is behind your own PIN.
Does it replace school?
No. Slimkop supports school and registered homeschooling. Think of it as a patient tutor at the kitchen table.
Can I cancel?
Yes, any time, with no contract. You manage your card and subscription yourself in Parent view.
Tonight's homework, sorted. Without doing it for them.
Set up takes two minutes. Add your children, and they can start tonight.
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