Institutes in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai running TNPSC + NEET coaching are moving off Classplus + Teachmint + generic LMS tools because none of them ship a real branded Android app with native sectional mocks, batch management, and all-India rank. Igniter is purpose-built for Indian coaching workflows, and it's free to launch.
The coaching market in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu sends the second-highest volume of NEET applicants nationally — every NEET coaching brand in Chennai is fighting for the same 1.5 lakh annual aspirants.
The major exam targets in Tamil Nadu are TNPSC, NEET, TNUSRB, CA, Banking, with the largest student clusters in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli. The common infrastructure problem for institutes across these hubs is the same: admissions + attendance in Excel, fees in Razorpay links, videos on Google Drive or Telegram, doubts in WhatsApp, mocks in PDF. That stack stops scaling at ~500 students.
The workflow Igniter replaces
What makes Igniter faster than Classplus
Classplus charges per-user or per-student pricing that scales badly once institutes in Tamil Nadu cross 1,000 enrolments. Teachmint leans on a ClassroomOS hardware play; Graphy is creator-first, not coaching-first. Igniter is the only platform that (a) ships a branded Android app, (b) understands Indian sectional-mock patterns, and (c) charges flat 5% on sales with ₹0 setup.
The output is the same thing every institute in Tamil Nadu actually wants: students download your app from Play Store, log in with phone + OTP, and every touch-point — live class, PDF, mock, rank, fee — lives inside your brand.
Launch timeline
Day 1: Signup, logo, branding, APK generation.
Day 2: Upload first 20 videos, create 5 mock tests, set up 3 batches.
Day 3: Razorpay connect, fee structure, parent dashboard enabled.
Day 4: Play Store approval, WhatsApp broadcast to existing students with download link.
Day 5–7: Mass migration — 60–80% of your existing student base installs + logs in.
Pricing
Branded mobile app
₹0
Native Android app with your name, logo, and colors. Published to Play Store.
Custom website
₹0
academy.com–style site with course catalog, checkout, blog. SSL & hosting included.
Per sale only
5%
Charged only when a student pays for a course. Excludes payment gateway. No sale = no fee. Ever.
Real example · ₹1,000 course sold
You keep
₹930
Igniter fee
₹50
Razorpay / UPI
₹20
Launch in under 24 hours. Published on Play Store. Bilingual (Tamil + English). Zero setup cost.
Free · No credit card · Live in minutes · Or book a 20-min guided demo
FAQ
For an institute collecting ₹20 lakh–₹2 crore/year in Tamil Nadu, yes — Igniter's flat 5% with ₹0 setup beats Classplus's ₹50K–₹5L subscription + per-user fees on unit economics. Beyond ₹2 crore/year, both become comparable and you should compare feature-for-feature.
Yes — full sectional format with independent timers, per-section cutoffs, negative marking matching the exact TNPSC pattern, and all-India rank across your entire student body.
₹0 upfront, no subscription, 5% flat on actual course sales. An institute doing ₹50 lakh/year revenue pays ₹2.5 lakh/year on Igniter — vs ~₹8–15 lakh/year on Classplus + agency development. You can run the full math on /coaching-app-cost-india.
Yes. Student app, push notifications, and payment receipts all localise to Tamil, English. Your videos can be in any language — Igniter just hosts + DRMs them.
Yes. Each branch in Tamil Nadu can have its own faculty logins, batches, and reporting — all rolled up to a single institute dashboard.
We have a migration script — bulk import students (CSV), videos (S3/Drive links), and fee history. Most institutes in Tamil Nadu complete migration inside 3–5 days.
Yes. Razorpay + UPI native. Auto fee reminders on 1st, 5th, 10th. Access auto-pauses on non-payment (configurable threshold).
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