Turn screen time into future skills.
Join during the 2026 founding period. One family subscription unlocks a growing Academy of substantial 50–90 minute courses in AI, online safety, coding, technology and creativity — with progress, activities, AI learning support and RuthNel course certificates.
What your family gets
This is not a library of five-minute videos. RuthNel is being built as a structured learning environment where children read, think, practise, answer checks, complete missions and build safer digital habits.
How it works
One free course is available first, with no card required.
Annual plans: why the price is lower
Annual plans are intentionally discounted by about 15% compared with paying the same plan monthly for 12 months. That is roughly 1.8–1.9 months of value included, not a cut-down plan.
International families
The USD, GBP, EUR and AUD figures are fixed RuthNel regional guides for 2026. The active launch checkout remains PayFast. Where PayFast Multi-Currency Pricing is enabled for the merchant, PayFast shows the live supported checkout amount before the buyer confirms payment.
RuthNel does not silently change the South African base subscription price because exchange rates move.
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Start the Free AI Course →Questions parents ask
Is this just short screen-time content?
No. The Academy standard is 50–90 minutes per canonical course, including learning, activities, checks and reflection. We are rebuilding the catalogue course-by-course against that standard.
Can siblings use one subscription?
Yes. Choose the 1, 2 or 3 child family plan that matches your household. Each child has a separate private learning profile.
Can international families pay?
RuthNel is operated from South Africa. PayFast supports international cards and Multi-Currency Pricing for eligible merchant configurations. At PayFast checkout, enabled foreign currencies can be selected and PayFast performs the live conversion from the ZAR base amount. Your final charged amount/currency is shown by PayFast before payment.
Do you store card details?
No. Payment details are handled by the payment gateway, not stored by RuthNel.