Frequently Asked Questions

TutorSMS is a student management system designed specifically for independent tutors. It helps you track students, schedule sessions, log communications, and monitor your income — all in one simple app.

TutorSMS is built for independent tutors, private instructors, and freelance educators who want a simple way to manage their tutoring business without complex enterprise software.

TutorSMS is designed to be simple and focused. Unlike complex platforms built for tutoring agencies, we focus on what independent tutors actually need: student tracking, scheduling, and income management — without the bloat.

TutorSMS is currently designed for individual tutors. Each account is personal and doesn't support multiple tutors or team features. If you're a solo tutor within a larger organization, it can still work great for managing your own students.

Yes, TutorSMS is free forever for basic use. There's no credit card required to sign up, and you can start managing your tutoring business right away.

Simply click 'Get Started Free' on our homepage. You can sign up with your email address or use your Google account for quick registration.

Absolutely! There's no commitment required. Sign up for free, add your students, and start using it right away. You can use TutorSMS indefinitely at no cost.

Currently, you can add students manually through our easy-to-use interface. We're working on import functionality for future releases.

Most tutors are up and running within minutes. Just create an account, add your students, and start scheduling sessions. There's no complex configuration required.

There's no limit to the number of students you can manage in TutorSMS. Add as many as you need.

You can store contact details, parent/guardian information, hourly rates, subjects, notes, and view their complete session history and communication logs.

Yes, you can mark students as inactive while keeping their history intact. This helps you maintain records without cluttering your active student list.

When creating a session, you can set it to repeat weekly, bi-weekly, or on custom schedules. The calendar will automatically show all recurring instances.

Yes, TutorSMS offers Google Calendar integration. Connect your account in Settings to sync your tutoring sessions with your personal calendar.

Each session can be marked as scheduled, completed, cancelled, or no-show. You can also mark sessions as paid or unpaid to track billing.

Absolutely! Each session has a notes field where you can record what was covered, homework assigned, or any other relevant information.

TutorSMS is completely free for basic use. There's no credit card required, no trial period, and no hidden fees. You can manage your students, schedule sessions, and track income at no cost.

Currently, all features are available for free. We may introduce optional premium features in the future, but core functionality will always remain free.

We believe independent tutors deserve great tools without expensive subscriptions. TutorSMS is built by people who understand the tutoring business and want to help tutors succeed.

TutorSMS automatically calculates your income based on completed sessions and student rates. You can view reports filtered by date range, student, or payment status.

Yes, each student can have their own hourly rate. The system uses these rates to calculate session costs and generate accurate income reports.

TutorSMS is a management tool and doesn't process payments directly. You can track which sessions are paid or unpaid to manage your billing, then collect payment through your preferred method (Venmo, Zelle, check, etc.).

TutorSMS provides income reports that can help you track your earnings throughout the year. You can filter by date range to see totals for any period, which is helpful when preparing taxes. However, we recommend consulting with a tax professional for official tax filings.

The contact log lets you record all communications with students and parents — emails, calls, texts, or in-person conversations. This creates a complete history you can reference anytime.

Currently, TutorSMS focuses on logging communications rather than sending them. This keeps a record of your external communications in one central place.

Yes, we take security seriously. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We use industry-standard security practices to protect your information.

Only you can access your data. Each account is completely private, and we never share your information with other users or third parties.

Yes, you can request complete deletion of your account and all associated data at any time. See our Privacy Policy for more details.

Yes, TutorSMS is fully responsive and works great on phones, tablets, and computers. Access your data from any device with a web browser.

No installation required. TutorSMS is a web application that runs in your browser. Just sign in and start using it.

TutorSMS works on all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. We recommend keeping your browser updated for the best experience.