The admissions layer for Africa

University applications,
as easy as a WhatsApp to your cousin.

A free, AI-powered guidance assistant built inside the platform 94% of South Africans already use. Check your APS, match to degrees, find bursaries — no app, no login, no portals.

500+ active students 2,500+ conversations FNB App of the Year
Univio on WhatsApp showing a matched degree with APS requirement met
🎓 APS 41/42 — you qualify
12 programmes matched
About our philosophy

Talent is universal.
Access to opportunity is not.

94% of South Africans open WhatsApp every single day — so we built the university admissions layer inside it.

700K

students write matric every year

70%

qualify for university

20%

actually apply — the gap is infrastructure, not ambition

The problem

For decades, every family has accepted the 26-portal scramble as reality.

Different portals. Different APS rules. Different deadlines. A separate funding system. The student who finishes school first isn't always the one who applies — it's the one who can navigate the maze.

up.ac.za/applications

Undergrad Applications

APS calculator · 18 documents required before you even begin.

wits.ac.za/study

How to apply — Wits

Different APS rules entirely. Closes on a different date.

nsfas.org.za/funding

NSFAS Funding

A separate portal, with its own separate deadline.

uct.ac.za/apply

UCT Admissions

NBT required — and it has to be booked somewhere else.

Live today · on WhatsApp

What Univio actually does.

We turn WhatsApp into a full admissions assistant — every step is one message.

Instant APS

Share your marks. Get an accurate APS for every university.

Enter your subjects and percentages once. Univio calculates the right APS for UCT, Wits, UP, UKZN and more — each university scores differently, and we handle all of it.

  • Per-university APS, explained in plain language
  • Subject requirements checked automatically
Univio showing APS scores per university
Degree and Bursary Matching

Personalised programmes and bursaries, ranked by what you can actually get into.

Univio matches your profile against thousands of programmes and available funding options, showing exactly why each one fits — APS margin, subject requirements, fees, and closing dates.

  • "Why this matched" on every result
  • Filter by faculty, qualification or university
Univio showing a matched Bachelor of Science programme
11 official languages

Ask in isiZulu, isiXhosa or English — and get answered in kind.

Univio meets students in the language they think in. NBTs, NSFAS, deadlines, requirements — ask anything, any time, and get a real answer right in the chat.

  • A conversational RIASEC career quiz
  • Always-on guidance — no office hours
Univio answering a student question asked in isiZulu
[Soon]

Apply via WhatsApp.

We're taking the final step to eliminate the 26-portal scramble. Soon, you'll be able to complete and track your actual university applications and document uploads right from your chat.

  • Submit applications directly
  • Secure document uploads in chat
Univio showing future apply via WhatsApp feature
A student journey, in minutes

How Univio works.

No download. No login. No tab-hopping. Just open the chat you already have.

1
Quick registration form inside WhatsApp

Register

Three quick questions — name, grade and province. Done in the chat.

2
APS calculator collecting subjects and marks

Enter your marks

Add your subjects and percentages with a simple interactive form.

3
Selecting fields of interest

Set preferences

Pick the fields you're curious about and how you plan to fund it.

4
Univio qualification report PDF

Get your matches

An instant report of every programme you qualify for — and how to apply.

Why WhatsApp?

In South Africa, WhatsApp isn't a chat app. It's infrastructure.

FlySafair issues boarding passes through it. Banks process money through it. Companies deliver payslips through it. We meet students inside a platform they already trust.

Two products · one journey

Discover what you qualify for — then actually get it done.

Univio isn't a portal or a search engine. It's infrastructure that follows students across the whole lifecycle — from "what can I study?" to "I'm enrolled."

Free forever
Access layer

Univio WhatsApp

discover what you qualify for

A free AI guidance assistant built entirely inside WhatsApp. The entry point for every student — and our distribution engine.

  • Instant APS
  • Degree matching
  • Plain-language guidance
  • Bursary discovery
  • Career assessment
  • 11 official languages
Premium
Execution layer

Univio Edge

Total orchestration and family peace of mind.

A premium management dashboard for power users and families navigating high-stakes transitions. Edge doesn't change if you apply, our free WhatsApp engine handles core execution for everyone. Edge changes how you manage the journey, replacing administrative chaos with clear, centralized oversight.

  • Parent Dashboard
  • Multi-Apply Orchestration
  • Smart Institutional Comparison
  • Progress Analytics
  • AI Admissions Strategist

Let's make applications as easy as texting your cousin.

Talent is universal. Access to opportunity is not. Help us build the admissions layer for Africa — start a chat, or contact us.