Custom software for schools, ed-startups, and training providers who need learning platforms, LMS tools, and education apps that fit their curriculum and their users -- not the other way around.
We build the learning infrastructure that off-the-shelf LMS platforms can't deliver: multilingual content delivery, custom assessment flows, AI-assisted learning, and integrations with the tools your institution already uses.
LMS platforms built around your curriculum structure -- not a generic course-unit-lesson hierarchy
Mobile learning apps for iOS and Android with offline content, progress tracking, and learner engagement mechanics
AI-powered tutoring and personalised learning paths that adapt to each student's pace
100+ products shipped including SaaS LMS platforms, music learning apps, and corporate training tools
Summary
RaftLabs builds custom EdTech software -- learning management systems, mobile learning apps, AI tutoring platforms, and school management tools -- for educational institutions, ed-startups, and corporate training teams. We've shipped a multilingual SaaS LMS serving K-12 schools across Africa and a music learning app for Irish musicians. Most EdTech products launch in 10–14 weeks at a fixed cost, with full source code ownership and post-launch support.
4+EdTech and learning businesses in 4+ markets
·LMSLearner retention tools and competency tracking
·100+Software products shipped
·FixedCost delivery
Learning platforms that fit how you actually teach
Generic LMS platforms are built for the average institution with the average curriculum. If your learning model is specific -- project-based, competency-mapped, multilingual, cohort-driven -- the average LMS becomes a constraint. You spend more time working around the platform than delivering learning.
We build EdTech software that starts with your pedagogy. The content model, the assessment flow, the learner journey -- all designed around how your institution or product actually teaches, not a template from a vendor's feature catalogue.
What we build
Learning management systems
SaaS LMS platforms built for your specific curriculum structure -- multi-tenant, multilingual, and scalable from a single school to a national deployment. We've built a multi-tenant LMS serving K-12 schools across Africa, handling multiple languages, offline access, and curriculum mapping for different national standards. The content model, user roles, assessment types, and reporting are all designed around how your institution delivers learning -- not retrofitted to a vendor's data model.
Mobile learning apps
iOS and Android learning apps with offline content delivery, progress tracking, push notifications, and in-app assessments. We've built a music learning app for Irish musicians that uses audio exercises, visual feedback, and structured practice plans to drive daily engagement. Mobile learning apps need more than a web LMS wrapped in a WebView -- they need native interactions, media playback, and content that works without a reliable internet connection.
AI tutoring and personalised learning
AI-powered tutoring that adapts to each learner's pace and performance -- identifying gaps, adjusting difficulty, and surfacing the next best piece of content. Conversational AI tutors for subject-specific Q&A, automated feedback on written responses, and learning path algorithms that don't force every student through the same sequence. Built on your content, trained on your curriculum, not a generic chatbot with an education label.
Corporate training platforms
L&D platforms for employee onboarding, compliance training, and skills development. Custom course authoring tools, manager dashboards, completion tracking, and certification workflows. Integration with your HRIS so training records follow the employee lifecycle. Corporate training platforms need reporting that satisfies compliance requirements and dashboards that give L&D teams the data they need to prove ROI -- we build both.
School and campus management software
Administrative software for schools, colleges, and training providers -- student records, timetabling, attendance tracking, fee management, and parent communication portals. The operational layer that runs alongside your LMS. Built for the admin team and the finance team, not just the teachers. Integration with government reporting systems and existing student information systems where required.
E-learning content platforms
Content delivery platforms for organisations publishing e-learning at scale -- course marketplaces, subscription learning platforms, and gated content portals. Video hosting, SCORM-compliant content rendering, learner progress APIs, and instructor dashboards. Built to handle the content model and the commerce model your e-learning business requires, not a one-size-fits-all course platform.
Problems we solve for EdTech businesses
LMS that tracks completion but not learning
Most learning management systems record whether a learner finished a module. They don't capture whether the learner understood it, retained it, or can apply it. Completion rates look good in a dashboard while actual skill development goes unmeasured and unreported.
Course content locked in video recordings
When curriculum changes, every video needs to be re-recorded from scratch. There's no way to update a single concept without rebuilding the entire module. Institutions end up serving outdated content because the cost of re-recording is too high.
No real-time visibility into struggling learners
Instructors find out a student is failing when they submit a failing assignment -- not before. Learner progress data sits in the platform but isn't surfaced to instructors in a usable form. Early intervention becomes impossible when the signal arrives too late.
Assessment tools that test memorisation, not competency
Multiple-choice question banks measure what a learner can recall under test conditions. They don't measure whether the learner can apply knowledge in practice, demonstrate a skill, or transfer learning to a new context. Assessment results look like evidence of learning without being evidence of capability.
Manual integration between LMS and HR systems
Corporate training platforms and HRIS systems don't talk to each other. Training completion data is exported from the LMS and manually entered into HR records. Compliance reporting requires a spreadsheet every quarter, assembled by hand from two systems that should share data automatically.
Mobile learning that is a shrunk-down desktop experience
Mobile learners get a WebView version of the desktop platform -- small text, horizontal scrolling, video players that don't work on cellular, and interactions designed for a mouse. Learners who prefer mobile don't use the platform consistently because it was never designed for them.
How we work with EdTech businesses
We spend the first two weeks mapping your pedagogy, your learner journey, and the gaps in your current platform. We interview curriculum designers, instructors, and learners where possible. The output is a product specification that reflects how you actually teach -- not a restatement of what a generic LMS already does.
We design the content model, assessment architecture, and integration points before writing code. For an LMS, this means deciding how courses, modules, lessons, and assessments relate to each other and to the learner record. For a mobile learning app, this means designing the offline sync and content delivery architecture. Getting architecture right upfront prevents rework at the worst time.
Development happens in two-week sprints with a working build available at the end of each sprint. You test real functionality against real content -- not mockups. Instructors and learners can interact with the platform as it's being built, which surfaces usability problems early when they're cheap to fix.
We run structured QA across devices, browsers, and network conditions before anything ships to learners. For multilingual platforms, we test each language variant. For SCORM or LTI integrations, we validate against the standard. Accessibility testing is included -- education software needs to meet WCAG requirements for a wide range of learners.
We deploy with a go-live plan that covers data migration, staff training, and a support period after launch. The first 30 days after launch are when real-world usage reveals edge cases. We stay available during that period to resolve issues quickly so learners don't experience disruption.
What to ask any EdTech software team
Learning design
Can the platform model our specific curriculum structure, not just course-unit-lesson?
How does the platform track competency, not just completion?
Can assessment types be customised beyond multiple-choice questions?
How does the platform surface struggling learners to instructors in real time?
Technical capability
Have you built SCORM or LTI-compliant platforms before?
How does the mobile experience work -- native app or WebView?
How do you handle offline content delivery for low-connectivity learners?
What does multilingual content management look like in practice?
Delivery and cost
Is pricing fixed or hourly?
What is the source code ownership arrangement?
What is included in post-launch support?
Have you worked with institutions that have similar compliance or integration requirements?
EdTech software development cost
Scope
Estimated range
Timeline
LMS platform
LMS platform
$40,000–$80,000
12–16 weeks
Course marketplace
Course marketplace
$35,000–$65,000
10–14 weeks
Corporate training portal
Corporate training portal
$30,000–$60,000
10–14 weeks
Full EdTech platform
Full EdTech platform
$100,000–$200,000+
6–12 months
Frequently asked questions
EdTech software development is building custom technology products for education -- learning management systems, mobile learning apps, assessment platforms, school management tools, and AI tutoring systems. Off-the-shelf platforms like Moodle, Canvas, or Teachable handle common use cases well. Custom development is what you need when your curriculum structure, assessment model, multilingual requirements, or integration needs don't fit what a packaged platform can offer. RaftLabs has built EdTech products for K-12 schools, ed-startups, music education, and corporate training -- each with a different content model and a different set of user requirements. We scope the build around what you're teaching and who you're teaching it to.
Multilingual EdTech is more than translating strings -- it involves content management workflows for multiple languages, right-to-left text support, locale-specific assessment types, and curriculum mapping that varies by country or region. We've built a multilingual SaaS LMS for K-12 schools across Africa where curriculum standards differ by country and content needs to be delivered in multiple local languages. The approach depends on your requirements: whether content is translated by your team or crowdsourced, whether the UI itself needs full localisation, and whether reporting needs to roll up across languages to a single dashboard. We design the content architecture for multilingual delivery before writing a line of code.
Yes. SCORM compliance is a common requirement for platforms that need to ingest content packaged by authoring tools like Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate. LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) is the standard for embedding third-party tools into an LMS -- for example, adding a virtual lab, a video platform, or an AI tutor as a tool launch within a course. We build platforms that consume SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages, track completion and score data, and surface that data in your reporting layer. LTI 1.3 support is included where your platform needs to act as a tool consumer or tool provider. If your content ecosystem requires these standards, we design the platform around them from the start.
A focused LMS -- for example, a single-tenant platform with course delivery, assessments, and progress reporting -- typically delivers in 10–14 weeks. A multi-tenant SaaS LMS with multilingual support, custom integrations, and a learner marketplace takes longer, typically 16–24 weeks depending on scope. We scope every project before pricing it. You know what's included, what the delivery milestones are, and what the fixed cost is before development starts. We've shipped LMS platforms on both timelines -- the difference is always scope clarity at the start, not engineering speed at the end.
