Maktab QuranHow much do affordable Quran classes cost?
At Maktab Quran, the Group Batch plan costs $12 per month for five live 30-minute classes every week — around 60 cents per class, taught by a qualified teacher with our real-time synchronized Quran screen. In local currency that's roughly ₹1,000 in India, £10 in the UK, A$18 in Australia and C$17 in Canada (billed as $12 USD). There are no hidden fees, no long-term contract, and you can try a free lesson first with no card required.
For comparison, most reputable online Quran academies charge $30–$80 per month, and private tutoring costs far more — see our full 2026 price guide for what affects the numbers.
Why most "cheap" Quran classes are a false economy
Reciting the Quran correctly depends on one thing: the teacher hearing you individually and correcting you. Very cheap classes usually get their price by packing 20–30 students in front of one teacher — so each student recites for barely a minute, mistakes go unnoticed, and months pass with little real progress. Paying less per month but learning nothing is the most expensive option of all.
That's why our affordable plan is built differently: the batch is capped at 10 students, timings are fixed so the same group builds momentum together, and every class is structured so each student recites aloud and is corrected — every single session. You get the lower price of a group without the wasted seat-time of a crowd.
What's included for $12 a month
- 5 live 30-minute group classes every week with a qualified teacher
- Small batch — never more than 10 students
- Individual recitation and correction for every student, every class
- Real-time synchronized Quran with word-by-word highlighting and Tajweed colours
- Fixed batch timings that keep the whole group consistent
- Works on any device — nothing to install
- Cancel anytime, month-to-month
You can study everything we teach — Noorani Qaida for beginners, Tajweed, recitation fluency and revision — and children are welcome in age-appropriate batches.
Group batch or private 1-on-1 — which should you choose?
Honestly: if you can afford it, private 1-on-1 lessons ($40/month) are the fastest way to learn — your own teacher, your own schedule, every minute spent on your recitation. The Group Batch exists so that when $40 is out of reach, learning doesn't stop. Many families also mix the two: one child in a group batch, another in private lessons. Read our full 1-on-1 vs group comparison, or see both plans side by side on the pricing page.
And because both plans are month-to-month, you can start in a group batch today and upgrade to 1-on-1 whenever you're ready — your progress carries over.
Affordable, but never careless
The teachers who lead group batches are the same qualified teachers who teach our private students. The technology is the same too — the synchronized Quran page, highlighting and Tajweed colour-coding all included. The only difference is that you share the class with a few other students at fixed timings. It's a genuine maktab, the way neighbourhood Quran classes have always worked — just online, and never overcrowded.