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Learnkasts vs Selar.

Both are built in Africa, both take Naira. But they solve different jobs. Selar is a brilliant digital storefront for selling files and tickets. Learnkasts is a full teaching platform for educators who want to run a real school.

The short version

Selar is the right pick if you just need to sell a PDF, an ebook or a one-off event ticket fast. Learnkasts is the right pick if you teach a real curriculum, run cohorts, want gamification and certificates, and need a learner experience your students actually finish.

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Same continent. Different jobs.

Selar is a digital marketplace. Learnkasts is a teaching platform. Both ship in Naira. Here is where the lines part.

What changes

Learnkasts

Selar

Primary job

Selar is built to sell files. Learnkasts is built to teach.

Teaching platform

Digital storefront

Local currency at checkout

Both ship Naira-first. This is a tie.

Yes

Yes

Payouts to a local bank

Selar is faster on payouts. Genuine win for them.

Weekly

Daily

Take rate on sales

Practically a tie. Enterprise on Learnkasts is 0%.

2.5% + ₦100

5% + payment fees

Course player + LMS

Selar plays videos. It does not run a course.

Full LMS

Basic

Cohort programmes

Selar has no cohort engine.

Yes

No

Gamification

Quiz battles, XP, streaks, leaderboards.

Yes

No

AI course builder

Drafts a full curriculum from a prompt.

Included

No

Certificates

Real completion certificates.

Branded, signed

No

Custom domain

Your school on your domain.

On Pro

Limited

Pricing reflects publicly listed Selar rates as of 2026. Always check selar.co for the latest. Selar is a quality product. We just solve a different job.

Where each platform earns its keep.

Selar is excellent at what it does. So are we. The trick is matching the platform to the job.

The core job

Tie edge

Learnkasts

A real teaching platform. Courses with lessons, quizzes, assignments, drip schedules, certificates, cohorts, live classes, gamification and a learner portal. Built for educators who want their students to actually complete.

Selar

A clean digital storefront. Sell an ebook, a template, a one-off masterclass or an event ticket. Customers pay, the file lands. Excellent at this. Not designed to run a curriculum.

Payouts and fees

Tie edge

Learnkasts

Weekly payouts to your local bank in your currency. Flat 2.5% + ₦100 platform fee per sale, dropping to 0% at Enterprise. Honest with the maths.

Selar

Daily payouts and a clean 5% + payment processing fee on each sale. Great cash-flow win for one-off digital products.

Learner experience

Learnkasts edge

Learnkasts

Branded portal on your subdomain or custom domain. Learners log in, see their progress, finish modules, earn badges, get a certificate. Real LMS behaviour.

Selar

After checkout, learners get a download link or a page with embedded videos. There is no learner account experience, no progress tracking, no certificates.

Engagement and completion

Learnkasts edge

Learnkasts

Quiz battles, XP, streaks, badges, leaderboards, cohorts, attendance, peer review. Built to keep learners moving through a serious curriculum.

Selar

Nothing to build engagement against. That is by design. Selar is a checkout, not a classroom.

Pick the platform that matches your reality.

A lot of operators end up using both. Selar to sell quick one-off products. Learnkasts to run their real courses, cohorts and school. They live happily together.

Learnkasts Choose Learnkasts if you...
  • Teach a real curriculum, not just sell a download
  • Run cohorts, live classes, coaching sessions or graded programmes
  • Want learners to log in, track progress and earn a certificate
  • Need gamification, AI course building and accessibility built in
  • Want a branded school on your own domain
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Choose Selar if you...
  • Sell one-off digital products (ebooks, templates, music, tickets)
  • Need daily payouts to your Nigerian bank
  • Do not need a course player, certificates or cohorts
  • Want the fastest, simplest checkout on the African market
  • Are running a side hustle, not a full school
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Outgrowing Selar?

We will move you over. On the house.

Already selling files on Selar and ready for a real teaching platform? Our team imports your products, learners and order history for free. Most schools are fully moved over in under three working days.

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