Budget & NSFAS
Track every rand. Log allowances, monitor spending, and get AI budget analysis.
NSFAS tracking, budget management, study planner, meal prep, and Nova — an AI companion built for the reality of being a South African student.
Free forever · Works offline · Install on your phone
For students at South African universities
Sound familiar?
Your NSFAS money runs out 10 days before month-end — and you're not sure where it went.
You missed another deadline because it was buried in a WhatsApp group at 11pm.
Load shedding hit during your only study block. No plan B.
You're stressed, you can't afford a therapist, and generic wellness apps don't understand SA.
You're not failing. You just don't have the right tools yet.
Enter VarsityOS
Budget · March
R1,840 remaining this month
Upcoming
CHEM3 exam
Mon 14 Apr
Physics assignment
Wed 16 Apr
Group presentation
Fri 18 Apr
12 day streak
Keep it going
Nova
AI companionstressed about exams + not sleeping 😔
Let's start with tonight — what's actually keeping you awake?
Track every rand. Log allowances, monitor spending, and get AI budget analysis.
Timetable, exam countdowns, tasks, and AI study plans around your schedule.
Budget SA recipes under R50, weekly meal plans, and an AI recipe generator.
A warm AI companion for mental health, study strategy, and NSFAS guidance.
Track part-time jobs, log shifts, and get conflict alerts with your lectures.
Create group spaces, share tasks, and collaborate with classmates — built in.
Nova runs on a comprehensive SA student knowledge base — NSFAS rules, load-shedding strategies, CBT techniques, imposter syndrome coaching, real-rand financial guidance. It knows the difference between ordinary stress and a crisis.
CBT-based mental health support
Crisis detection + SADAG & LifeLine hotlines built in
Evidence-based study strategies
Spaced repetition, retrieval practice, load-shedding plans
Real NSFAS & money coaching
N+ rules, debt prevention, side hustles around lectures
SA student life, deeply understood
Township backgrounds, language barriers, family pressure, res culture
Nova
Online · SA Student AI
I'm really stressed about my exams and haven't been sleeping properly 😔
That combination is genuinely hard — and very common before exams. Let's start with tonight, not the whole exam period. What's actually keeping you awake?
I keep thinking about failing and losing my NSFAS funding.
That fear is real and it makes sense — NSFAS is tied to your academic progress. But catastrophising now makes it harder to perform. Let's separate what you can control tonight. What's your first exam and when?
10 free messages/month · 75 with Scholar · 200 with Premium
No app store. No credit card. Just sign up.
Sign up with email or Google in under a minute. No payment details required.
Add your university, degree, and year. We personalise everything around you.
Add your modules, load your NSFAS budget, and meet Nova. Everything syncs.
Start free. Upgrade only when you need more Nova.
“Nova talked me through a full breakdown before my CHEM3 exam. Didn't feel like a chatbot — it felt like someone who actually got it.”
“I finally know exactly where my NSFAS money goes. The budget tracker is the first thing I open every month.”
“Set up my whole semester timetable in 10 minutes. No more missed assignments buried in WhatsApp.”
Yes. The free plan gives you full access to the Study Planner, Budget & NSFAS tracker, Meal Prep, Work tracker, and 10 Nova messages every month — forever. Paid plans unlock more Nova.
Log your NSFAS allowances, track spending by category, and see exactly how much you have left. Nova can also answer questions about N+ rules and what happens if you fail modules.
Nova is built specifically for SA students. It knows NSFAS rules, understands load shedding, speaks to imposter syndrome in first-gen students, uses CBT techniques, and detects mental health crises with instant access to SA helplines. It speaks your reality.
All SA universities — UCT, Wits, UP, Stellenbosch, UKZN, UJ, UWC, NMU, Rhodes, UFH, WSU, UNISA, DUT, CPUT, TUT, and more.
Open VarsityOS in Chrome or Safari and tap 'Add to Home Screen'. It installs like a native app, works offline during load shedding, and uses almost no storage.
Scholar (R39/month) gives you 75 Nova messages per month and the AI Recipe Generator. Premium (R79/month) gives you 200 Nova messages, CSV export, and early access to new features.
Your budget, your studies, your mental health — in one app built for the reality of SA varsity life. Free to start.
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