Trust is a mobile app that connects prospective and current international students with verified peers for guidance on visas, housing, university culture, and settlement. The platform features topic-based communities, live chat sessions, and step-by-step documentation support, with 48 helpers currently online across 18 countries. It provides continuous, accountable support before and after admission, addressing the gap left by unreliable groups and disappearing consultants.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Prospective international students often receive conflicting or unreliable advice from unverified online groups, while paid consultants disappear after admission. This leaves students struggling with documentation, hidden costs, and a lack of ongoing support once they arrive in a new country.
Solution
Trust provides a mobile app where students can connect with verified international students who have real, current experience studying abroad. The platform offers topic-based communities, live chat sessions, and step-by-step guidance on visas, housing, university culture, and settlement costs. Every helper is identity-checked, ensuring advice is reliable and accountable. Support continues before and after admission, helping students navigate documentation, budgeting, and life abroad without the risk of misinformation or promotional scams.
Target Audience
Primary users are prospective and current international students seeking reliable, peer-based guidance on studying abroad, as well as students already living abroad who want to share their experience.
Features
- Verified student helpers with identity checks and current, real-world experience in their destination country
- Topic-based communities covering visas, housing, university culture, documentation, and cost breakdowns
- Live chat sessions with 48 active helpers and 127 sessions completed across 18 countries
- Step-by-step documentation guidance for visa, SOP, university, and housing paperwork
- Transparent cost insights shared by students already living in the destination country
- Continuous support that extends beyond admission and visa approval to post-arrival settlement