# Learnyst review (2026): is it worth $135 a month, billed yearly? > Course platform with DRM protection, apps and test series Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Learnyst lets teachers and institutes sell courses, live classes, cohorts and mock tests from a branded site. Every plan lists DRM content protection and zero transaction fees. Higher plans add branded apps, white labelling, gamification, SCORM support and more admin seats. - **Category:** Courses & Communities - **Made by:** Learnyst Insight Private Limited (since 2014) - **Website:** https://www.learnyst.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you need Premium features: offline download, SCORM, 1080p video and API start there. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Learnyst is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $135 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial available; the pricing page says "Get started for free" and gives no length. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Professional | $135 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly) | 5 sub-admin seats, 0% transaction fees, DRM protection, custom domain and a common Android and iOS app. | | Premium | $224 per month, billed annually ($249 billed monthly) | Adds white labelling, a branded Android app, affiliates, instalment pricing and 25 sub-admin seats. | | Business | $719 per month, billed annually ($799 billed monthly) | Adds branded Android and iOS apps, SCORM, 1080p video, gamification, API and SSO, and 50 sub-admin seats. | | Enterprise | Custom | For needs beyond the listed plans; contact the sales team. | Read from https://www.learnyst.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Learnyst before buying. ## Key features - **Courses, cohorts and live classes:** Sell recorded courses, live classes and batches, with content dripping and automated certificates. - **Mock tests and test series:** Run mock tests and test series with analysis of results, listed on every plan. - **DRM content protection:** DRM protection is on every plan. The Business plan lists L1 DRM for stronger protection. - **Marketing tools:** Email, push and WhatsApp marketing, campaigns, coupons and referrals are listed on all plans. - **Branded apps:** Professional uses a common app. Premium brands the Android app and Business brands Android and iOS. - **Admin seats and roles:** Sub-admin seats rise from 5 to 25 to 50, and custom admin roles start on Premium. ## Good for - Teachers and coaching institutes selling test series - Educators who need DRM-protected video - Course businesses that want their own branded app ## Worth knowing - Branded apps need an annual commitment and are published under Learnyst's developer account. - Offline download, SCORM, 1080p video and API access are on Premium or Business only. - Some listed features carry additional charges, marked on the pricing page. - Prices are shown plus taxes. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Learnyst is a course platform with DRM protection, branded apps and mock-test series. The useful extras, offline download, SCORM, 1080p video and API access, sit on Premium or Business, and branded apps need an annual commitment. - **Value for money: D.** $135 a month billed yearly is in the dearer quarter of courses and communities tools ($82), and offline download, SCORM and API access need Premium at $224 or Business. - **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial exists, but the pricing page says only 'get started for free' and gives no length or card terms. - **Features: C.** Courses, cohorts, live classes, mock tests, DRM, marketing tools and apps. The listing's gap: offline download, SCORM, 1080p and API are on higher plans. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build courses and tests, and branded apps go through a publishing process. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, iOS and Android, with Google Tag Manager, GA4 and WhatsApp connections. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Learnyst's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among course and community platforms - Learnyst's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 8 of the 98 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 25 of 98) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $135 a month, against a middle price of $36 for the category: 59 of the 65 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 19 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/courses-communities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Learnyst you would be making email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 76 of the 98 other course and community platforms grade higher. It costs $1,620 a year. - You could make: Online courses: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox. - You could not: A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Tag Manager, GA4 and WhatsApp among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Tag Manager, GA4, WhatsApp **Tags:** Online courses, Marketing automation, Community, AI features, Public API ## Alternatives - [Teachable](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teachable): Online course, coaching and membership platform with its own checkout. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/learnyst-vs-teachable) - [Thinkific](https://toolgpa.com/tools/thinkific): Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/learnyst-vs-thinkific) - [Graphy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/graphy): Course and membership platform with AI agents and branded apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/graphy-vs-learnyst) - [LearnWorlds](https://toolgpa.com/tools/learnworlds): Online academy builder for course creators and training teams. 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