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  • Follows CAPS
  • Grade 8 to 12
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The whole journey

From Grade 8 to your first day at varsity or college.

TRY isn’t just practice. It walks with you all the way — whether you’re top of the class, struggling with a subject, or applying again next year.

  1. 01

    Study

    Past papers with memos, guides, textbooks, formula sheets — offline.

  2. 02

    Practise

    Tests and whole exam papers that mark you and name your mistakes.

  3. 03

    Know your marks

    My marks per term, and your APS worked out for you.

  4. 04

    Choose

    Courses you already meet — and the mark you need for the rest.

  5. 05

    Apply

    All 26 public universities and 47 TVET colleges: courses, how to apply, closing dates.

  6. 06

    Fund it

    NSFAS and bursaries that fit you — step by step, with closing dates.

Study it

Everything you need to study, in one place.

Past papers with their memos, study guides, textbooks, exam guidelines, and formula and data sheets — open them in TRY, or save them and study with no signal.

  • Past papers with memos, by exam and year
  • Study guides, textbooks and exam guidelines
  • Formula and data sheets for your subjects
  • Explore: lessons and videos for your subjects
  • Save to My downloads and read offline
Study material: past papers, TRY questions, study guides, textbooks
Explore: lesson videos for your subjects
Practise it

Practice that marks you —
and tells you why.

Pick a chapter. TRY makes a fresh test for your grade, marks every answer, and names the mistake behind each lost mark. Then it makes a new test on exactly what you got wrong.

  • New questions every time, for every chapter
  • Marked straight away, with the memo
  • Your mistakes, named: “Doubled BC”, “Halved DE”
  • A test on your weak spots, in one tap
A Euclidean geometry question with its diagram
Results: 16 out of 25, with each mistake named
TRY questions

A whole exam paper.
And its memo.

Choose your subject, Paper 1 or Paper 2, full or half. TRY makes a brand-new paper set like your real exams — and a memo that shows where every mark comes from.

  • Numbered like the real exam: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3…
  • The memo opens after you’ve finished writing
  • Saved as a PDF on your phone
TRY questions: choose subject, paper and length
A page of a TRY Grade 12 Mathematics Paper 1 A page of its memo, with the marks ticked in red
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematical Literacy
  • Technical Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences
  • Technical Sciences
  • Accounting
Plan what’s next

Own your future —
varsity, college and the money to get there.

Put in your marks once. TRY works out your APS and shows the courses you already qualify for — and the mark you need for the rest — at every public university and TVET college. Then it helps you pay for it: NSFAS and bursaries, step by step, before they close.

  • Your APS, worked out from My marks
  • Future Finder: courses you meet, side by side
  • 26 public universities and 47 TVET colleges: courses, how to apply, prospectus
  • NSFAS and bursaries: what they cover, how to apply, closing dates
  • Notify me: a reminder before applications close
  • Struggling, or applying again next year? TRY shows the routes that fit your marks
Places to study: universities and universities of technology
Future Finder: courses you qualify for with your APS
A university page: courses by faculty, apply, prospectus
With learners like you

You’re not studying alone.

Ask a question, answer someone else’s, share what worked for you. TRY’s Community is made for learners — with rules that keep it safe.

  • Ask, answer and share tips with students
  • Follow schools, universities and learners you know
  • Safe by design: reporting, blocking and clear rules
TRY's Community feed
Play and tools

Brain games, and the tools
you use every day.

Warm up with quick brain games and the daily challenge. Keep your marks, your exam dates and your study time in one toolkit — with a scientific calculator built in.

  • Brain games: Speed Math, Compare It, Pattern Hunt
  • The daily challenge and leaderboards
  • My marks, exam planner and study timer
  • A full scientific calculator
The toolkit: brain games, my marks, exam planner, daily challenge, study timer
TRY's scientific calculator
Aton · TRY’s AI helper

Just ask.
Aton does the work.

“Make me a maths paper 1.” “Give me a test on trig.” “When does NSFAS close?” Aton finds it or makes it, and hands it to you — straight from TRY.

Study modeTests, TRY papers, past papers and memos, explanations
Chat modeBursaries, courses, universities and closing dates
Aton making a Mathematics Paper 1 with a button to open it
Aton's Chat mode: bursaries, courses, deadlines
Built for your phone

Made for the phone in your hand.

Cheap phones too

TRY is built for everyday Android phones, not just the expensive ones.

Offline when it counts

Save past papers, memos and your TRY papers, and study with no signal.

Light on data

Nothing big downloads unless you tap it. Your data is yours.

Who it’s for

Built for learners.
Trusted by the people behind them.

For learners

Study, practise and plan your next step, all in one app.

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For parents

A safe, CAPS-aligned study partner for your child.

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For schools

Free practice and study material for every learner.

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