Cherry APS vs Matric Ready

Cherry helps South African students plan their future after school — for free. Ask Cherry AI Chat with our AI assistant to get personalised degree, bursary and college recommendations based on your subjects, marks and interests. APS Calculator Enter your marks and instantly see your Academic Performance Score with a clear, animated breakdown. Explore Degrees & Colleges Browse university degrees and college programmes across South Africa. Filter by your subject combination to see only what you qualify for. Find Bursaries Discover funding opportunities matched to your field of study, with application deadlines and eligibility details. Past Papers Access DBE and IEB past papers to prepare for your final exams. Insights Read articles on careers, study tips and admissions guidance. No ads. No fees. Just a clearer path forward.

Matric Ready is where South African matrics practise for the real thing. Build a full exam paper for any of your subjects in under a minute, write it under exam conditions, and get it marked the second you hand it in. Every question comes from real past papers, and every mark comes with the memo, so you always know why. CAPS / DBE AND IEB Pick your curriculum once and the whole app follows. Papers, topics, subjects and languages all change with it, so an IEB learner never ends up studying a DBE paper by mistake, and the other way round. PRACTICE THAT MATCHES YOUR YEAR Choose the subject, the paper and the stage: March test, mid-year, prelims and trials, or finals and supplementary. Write the full paper, a single section, or one topic at a time. MARKED IN SECONDS Hand in and every answer is marked against the memo, with feedback on what was missing. No waiting, no guessing, no answer sheet to mark yourself. FIX WHAT YOU GOT WRONG Rebuild a paper made only of your weak spots, so the next hour of studying goes exactly where the marks are. WRITE IT ON YOUR LAPTOP Scan a code with your phone and write the paper on a bigger screen. Type your answers and attach your working, while your phone keeps the clock and does the marking. SEE WHERE YOU STAND My progress tracks every subject: your average, your best paper, which way you are trending, and how you compare to other learners at your school or across the country. YOUR TIMETABLE AND YOUR RESULTS Your exam timetable, built from your own subjects, with the next paper counting down. Results day handled, so you know exactly when marks land. A DAILY CHALLENGE One paper a day, the same one for everyone, on the clock. Top the board and the prize is real: airtime and data, sent to your phone. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Set a paper, send it to a friend, and watch the marks come in live while you both write. A COMMUNITY THAT STUDIES TOGETHER Ask a question and get help. Share a result. Post to the whole country or just to your school. Stories, replies, voice notes and reactions. KEEP THE STREAK Practise every day and build a streak. Earn Ready Points for the work you put in, climb from Bronze to Platinum, and unlock 45 achievements along the way. TURN POINTS INTO REAL THINGS Ready Points are not just a score. Reach Rewards Status and spend them on airtime, data, electricity and vouchers, delivered straight to your own number. Real rewards for real work. SAFE BY DESIGN Every post, comment, photo and profile picture is checked before anyone else can see it. Report or block anyone, and accounts that break the rules are suspended. Matric Ready is powered by Matric Live.