Tutor App — Online Tutoring Platform

Overview

Finding qualified tutors on demand can be challenging. Tutor App matches students with tutors by subject, availability, and ratings. With real‑time video calls, notifications, session tracking, and short‑form educational content (Reels), learning continues beyond live sessions.

Objectives

• Match students and tutors by subject expertise and availability.
• Enable reliable, low‑latency video sessions with robust authentication.
• Let tutors publish short educational videos to reinforce learning.

Key Features

• 🎥 Live Video Sessions — Agora‑backed with tracking and auto‑pricing.
• 🔑 Secure Authentication — Flutter Secure Storage for token management.
• 📹 TikTok‑Style Video — Tutors upload educational videos with thumbnails.
• 📩 Real‑Time Notifications — Session alerts via FCM.
• 🔍 Profile Verification — Admin‑approved tutor submissions.
• 📱 Core Components — Standardized UI for scale.

Tech Stack

See stack summary below.

Target Users

• Students — Book tutors, attend live sessions, and watch educational content.
• Tutors — Verify profiles, create educational content, and accept session requests.
• Admin — Approve tutor profiles and moderate content.

Challenges & Solutions

• High Firestore costs due to frequent reads
  Solution: Isar‑based local caching to reduce API calls.
• Signaling costs with Agora RTM
  Solution: Switched to FCM for signaling.
• Connectivity interruptions during sessions
  Solution: Freeze‑unfreeze mechanism to preserve progress.
• Verified tutor access control
  Solution: Admin verification flow.

Results

• 40% — Increased tutor‑student matching efficiency.
• 50% — Reduced Firebase costs via caching.
• 95% — Session completion rate with better connection handling.

Learnings

Clean Architecture + reusable components scaled well. Next: AI‑based tutor recommendations and advanced analytics.