LearnWorlds
Online courses, interactive video, communities, websites, and mobile apps
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
Use these project rules and optional skill references alongside the prompt. Review each skill before adding it to your agent; the AGENTS.md export includes the same guidance.
Project rule, data: Model products, buyers, purchases, entitlements, and delivery receipts; keep stable source IDs and timestamps.
Project rule, behavior: For course platform, define products or membership access rules and record prices in integer minor currency units.
Project rule, recovery: A repeated payment webhook cannot deliver twice; a refund must revoke the relevant access without deleting the audit trail.
Implementation plan
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.
Phase 2, implement
For course platform, define products or membership access rules and record prices in integer minor currency units.
Phase 3, implement
Create a checkout session through the user’s payment provider and verify the signed completion webhook.
Phase 4, review and output
Grant digital access exactly once and show purchase, refund, and delivery history.
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.
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.
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LearnWorlds pricing
| plan | monthly | annual (per mo) | what you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| starter | $29/workspace | $24/workspace | Unlimited users and paid courses; 1 admin; 3-page website; $5 fee per paid course enrollment.Annual price is $288. |
| pro trainer | $99/workspace | $79/workspace | Unlimited users; 5 admins; unlimited site pages; 0 LearnWorlds transaction fee.Annual price is $948. |
| learning center | $299/workspace | $249/workspace | Unlimited 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.