SchoolMaker
Your students bought your course to learn a skill or solve a problem. Give them concrete steps, feedback on their work and a place to ask questions throughout the course.
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Reviewed September 8, 2026 · By the SchoolMaker team
You want your students to put your lessons into practice. Give them steps to complete, feedback when they need it and milestones that make their progress visible. Bring courses, community and coaching into the same school.
Teachable combines course hosting, digital downloads, memberships and coaching with payment and sales tools.
Compare the features that make a difference for your students. Green checks are verified; a red X means the feature is not confirmed in current official documentation.
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Teachable
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| Practical steps inside lessons Give students an action to complete after a lesson: tick a checkbox, write an answer, or submit a link or file. They know what to do next. |
Available
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Available
Short answers and quizzes
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| Quizzes Check what students have understood with questions inside the course. They can spot gaps in their knowledge before moving on. |
Available
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Available
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| Community posts as course steps Make sharing in the community part of a lesson. Send students to a specific discussion with a template so they know what to post. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Central correction dashboard Find submitted work from all your programs in one place. You can review answers and give feedback without opening each student’s profile. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Student progress tracking See which steps each student has completed and what they have submitted. Spot where someone is stuck so you can offer relevant help. |
Available
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Available
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| Milestones tied to real outcomes Mark achievements such as landing a first client or finishing a project. Students can see how the work they do brings them closer to their goal. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Unlocking the next lesson Release lessons gradually or require earlier steps to be completed first. Give students a manageable pace and a clear order to follow. |
Available
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Available
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| Built-in community Bring discussions, member profiles and private messages into your school. Students can ask for help and meet peers alongside their courses. |
Available
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Available
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| Questions connected to lessons Keep questions linked to the lesson they concern and connected to the community. Students can find relevant answers where they are learning. |
Available
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Available
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| Community gamification Recognize participation with levels and rewards. Give members a reason to join discussions and keep contributing to the community. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Batch video answers Collect student questions and answer several in one video. Set aside one recording session to help multiple people. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Automatic answer timecodes Send each student a link to the exact moment their question is answered. They can jump straight to the help they need. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Searchable Q&A archive Keep previous video answers in a searchable, tagged library. New students can find useful advice without asking the same question again. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Live calendar and replays Put upcoming live sessions and their replays in your school. Students can see what is coming up and catch up on sessions they missed. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Individual coaching Offer one-to-one sessions alongside your courses and track each client’s sessions. Give students personal guidance when they need more support. |
Available
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Available
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| AI assistant for students Let students ask an AI coach questions about selected courses and documents. They can get help while studying, even when you are unavailable. |
Available
AI add-on
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Not confirmed
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| Custom AI knowledge files Add PDF or Markdown documents to an AI coach’s knowledge. Give it reference material beyond your lessons so its answers cover more of your teaching. |
Available
AI add-on
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Not confirmed
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| Shared memory between AI coaches Choose which student information AI coaches remember and share. Students can continue with another coach without repeating the same background. |
Available
AI add-on
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Not confirmed
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| Bring your own AI API key Connect your own OpenAI or OpenRouter API key to power your AI coaches. Manage AI usage through your provider account, where usage is billed separately. |
Available
OpenAI or OpenRouter
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Not confirmed
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| Milestone-triggered testimonial requests Ask for a testimonial automatically when a student reaches a chosen milestone. Collect their story while the achievement is still fresh. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Rewards for testimonials Unlock a course bonus when a student shares their feedback. Give them a reason to take the time to tell you about their experience. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Hosted course content Organize videos, audio, text and downloads into lessons and programs. Give students one place to find your teaching materials. |
Available
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Available
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| Bundles and payments Sell courses, community access and coaching together in one offer. Build packages that match the amount of support your customers want. |
Available
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Available
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| Different access durations in one offer Set a separate access duration for each part of a package. For example, include lifetime lessons with 30 days of Q&A support. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Lesson access by offer Choose which lessons each offer includes. Sell starter and premium versions of a course while maintaining a single set of lessons. |
Available
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Not confirmed
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| Public lesson previews Let visitors try selected lessons without creating an account. Show how you teach so they can decide whether the course is right for them. |
Available
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Available
Public preview lessons
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| Integrations Connect your school to the tools you already use. Move information between systems and reduce repetitive admin work. |
Available
Zapier, Make, API
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Available
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| Learning activity triggers Use completed steps, new levels or inactivity to start an automation. For example, send a follow-up when a student stops making progress. |
Available
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Available
Zapier and webhooks
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| See detailed pricing | SchoolMaker pricing | Teachable pricing |
If you’re serious about growing your course business, give your students more than videos. Help them put what they learn into practice. Start with the outcome your course promises. Build the actions that lead to it as lesson steps, then use milestones to show students how far they’ve come. When they get stuck, bring them back to your community, consultations or coaching.
A video explains what to do. A practical step gets your student to do it. Add written answers, quizzes or work to submit, then see their progress and give feedback where it helps.
The Momentum Method / Lesson 3
Maya · 18 min
What if my week never looks the same twice?
2 repliesNoah · 34 min
How small should I make my first action?
2 repliesNora · 51 min
Should I use the same cue every day?
3 repliesBring discussions and lesson questions into your school. Students can share their work, learn from one another and return to the answers they need without searching a separate group.
Name one small outcome you can finish by Friday. Keep it specific enough to celebrate.
Three 30-minute focus blocks before lunch. Starting tiny this time.
One finished lesson by Friday is my goal. Keeping it concrete.
Three mornings in a row. It is modest, but it finally feels repeatable.
That is the kind of streak worth protecting. Nice work.
Small enough to repeat tomorrow—that is the real win.
I lost the rhythm yesterday. What helps you restart without trying to catch up?
I restart with the smallest version of today’s habit—no catching up.
Collect questions and answer them in one video. SchoolMaker adds timecodes and sends each student their answer. Add live sessions and individual coaching for the conversations that need more time.
Recording in progress… Recording…
Hi,
I’ve been keeping the weekly rhythm, but I lose steam by Wednesday. Two things I keep getting stuck on:
Hi,
I’ve been keeping the weekly rhythm, but I lose steam by Wednesday. Two things I keep getting stuck on:
Hi,
I keep setting weekly goals that still feel too big by Thursday.
Hi,
Weekday mornings work as a cue, but weekends throw me off.
Thu 3 Sep, 18:00 – 19:00 | Group coaching
Mon 7 Sep, 18:00 – 19:00 | Habits
Thu 10 Sep, 18:00 – 19:00 | Group coaching
19:00 – 19:30 | Habits
Sun 13 Sep, 17:00 – 18:00 | Habits
Wed 16 Sep, 18:00 – 19:00 | Group coaching
Thu 17 Sep, 18:00 – 19:00 | Group coaching
Thu 24 Sep, 18:00 – 18:45 | Habits
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Coaches
Give students an AI coach that uses your selected courses and documents. Set its instructions, choose who can access it and review conversations to see where students get stuck. Available with the AI add-on.
The Momentum Method / Lesson 3
A few answers to help you choose your course platform.
Yes, if you want every lesson to lead to a concrete action, with community and coaching in the same school.
Teachable combines course hosting, digital downloads, memberships and coaching with payment and sales tools.
Choose the Teachable plan that matches your required products and selling workflow, then review transaction charges, payment processing and any additional services. Compare that with a SchoolMaker plan plus your chosen marketing tools. Test a realistic monthly sales figure, including refunds and recurring payments, rather than comparing headline subscription prices alone.
Yes. Connect your checkout and business tools through Zapier, Make or the SchoolMaker API. You can also sell directly with SchoolMaker’s Stripe checkout.
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