LearnWorlds

Online courses, interactive video, communities, websites, and mobile apps

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price $29 reference priceestimated build time not a true replacement; consolation build in one to two daysreplaced by 0 people

Do not mistake the interface for the product. LearnWorlds's durable value is payments, network, compliance, which a solo one-shot build cannot reproduce responsibly. The prompt therefore builds only the closest honest personal consolation tool.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • tax, disputes, payouts, and fraud operations
  • native apps and community moderation
  • fulfilment, email, and affiliate ecosystems
  • production codecs, rendering speed, and media templates
  • marketplace discovery and buyer trust

Why people still pay

LearnWorlds: Creators pay to outsource payments, tax complexity, disputes, deliverability, moderation, and the trust needed to convert strangers.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • Node.js 22
  • PostgreSQL
  • Stripe account and API keys in .env
  • Explicit README warning that this is a consolation build, not a production replacement
01
Use exactly this stack: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + PostgreSQL + Stripe.
02
Model products, buyers, purchases, entitlements, and delivery receipts; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
03
Interface for this course platform workflow: a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1, architecture and data

Use exactly this stack: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + PostgreSQL + Stripe. Model products, buyers, purchases, entitlements, and delivery receipts; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.

2

Phase 2, implement

For course platform, define products or membership access rules and record prices in integer minor currency units.

3

Phase 3, implement

Create a checkout session through the user’s payment provider and verify the signed completion webhook.

4

Phase 4, review and output

Grant digital access exactly once and show purchase, refund, and delivery history.

5

Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A repeated payment webhook cannot deliver twice; a refund must revoke the relevant access without deleting the audit trail. State the practical limit: tax, disputes, payouts, and fraud operations.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused course platform workflow for the personal core of LearnWorlds. Requirements:

- Use exactly this stack: Next.js 15 + TypeScript + PostgreSQL + Stripe. Model products, buyers, purchases, entitlements, and delivery receipts; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
- Paid product context: Online courses, interactive video, communities, websites, and mobile apps. Build only this DIY scope: Build a narrow course platform storefront or member area for one creator, using Stripe Checkout and explicit digital-delivery rules.
- For course platform, define products or membership access rules and record prices in integer minor currency units.
- Create a checkout session through the user’s payment provider and verify the signed completion webhook.
- Grant digital access exactly once and show purchase, refund, and delivery history.
- Use a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views. Required input or access: Stripe account and API keys in .env. Keep credentials in .env.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A repeated payment webhook cannot deliver twice; a refund must revoke the relevant access without deleting the audit trail.
- Out of scope: tax, disputes, payouts, and fraud operations; native apps and community moderation. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

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LearnWorlds pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
starter$29/workspace$24/workspaceUnlimited users and paid courses; 1 admin; 3-page website; $5 fee per paid course enrollment.Annual price is $288.
pro trainer$99/workspace$79/workspaceUnlimited users; 5 admins; unlimited site pages; 0 LearnWorlds transaction fee.Annual price is $948.
learning center$299/workspace$249/workspaceUnlimited users; 25 admins; 0 LearnWorlds transaction fee.Annual price is $2,988.
high volume & corporate——Custom users, admins, SLAs and scale; 0 self-serve prices published.Contact sales.

free tierno free tier; 30-day free trial

billingmonthly + annual

hidden costsStarter charges $5 for every paid course enrollment; the white-label mobile app is $149/month on eligible tiers; school content syncing is $149/month on Pro Trainer and cross-school syncing is $149/month on Learning Center; processors charge separately.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about LearnWorlds

Can you build your own LearnWorlds with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. Do not mistake the interface for the product. LearnWorlds's durable value is payments, network, compliance, which a solo one-shot build cannot reproduce responsibly. The prompt therefore builds only the closest honest personal consolation tool.

What does the LearnWorlds build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Build a narrow course platform storefront or member area for one creator, using Stripe Checkout and explicit digital-delivery rules. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: tax, disputes, payouts, and fraud operations; native apps and community moderation; fulfilment, email, and affiliate ecosystems. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the LearnWorlds prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this LearnWorlds project take?

The catalogue estimate is not a true replacement; consolation build in one to two days for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing LearnWorlds?

tax, disputes, payouts, and fraud operations; native apps and community moderation; fulfilment, email, and affiliate ecosystems; production codecs, rendering speed, and media templates; marketplace discovery and buyer trust. LearnWorlds: Creators pay to outsource payments, tax complexity, disputes, deliverability, moderation, and the trust needed to convert strangers.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Starter plan is $29 reference price (monthly course plan plus transaction fee), checked 2026-07-31. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building LearnWorlds?

Odoo Community: Website, paid courses, forums and business plumbing in one enormous box; native mobile-course polish is not its party trick. Moodle: A real LMS with lessons, progress, quizzes, forums, H5P and mobile apps; the interface has opinions from several geological eras. Frappe Learning: A modern course platform with video, quizzes, assignments, cohorts, discussions and payments; mobile apps are not included. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/learnworlds/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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