The story behind Umbar
The idea behind Umbar came from home. My wife teaches both online and in-person classes, and I would watch her juggle attendance in one app, schedules in a spreadsheet, fees in a notebook, and parent communication across WhatsApp groups. On top of that, getting new students was always a separate, ongoing effort.
She tried several tools, but nothing brought it all together.
This was not just her problem. Thousands of independent instructors face the same thing every day - managing classes and trying to grow them. So Umbar was built to fix both.
It starts with discovery: a marketplace where students can find classes, explore instructor profiles, and request trials without friction.
Once they join, it becomes the system for everyday class life: schedules, attendance, records, payments, announcements with acknowledgements, and direct messaging.
Every feature exists because someone needed it in real life. It is built with care and a deep understanding of what instructors and students actually go through.