The app
A tour of Bithoo
Everything a student does in Bithoo, screen by screen: from signing in to handing a book to a junior.
Sign in
No passwords to forget
Type your email and we send a 6-digit code. That's it.
- Your email is stored only in a scrambled form
- Codes work once and expire in 5 minutes
- Works with any personal email
Join your school
Your school says who gets in
Enter your school's invite code, your class and admission number. Add a photo of your ID card if you like.
- Matching the class roster approves you straight away
- Otherwise your coordinator checks you, usually within a few school days
- The app tells you exactly what's left to do
Browse
Your school's shelf, your class first
New books for your class are at the top. Search by subject, filter by class, board, condition or type.
- Only listings from your own school
- Free and swap books clearly marked
- Covers drawn in each subject's colour when there's no photo
Listing
Everything you need to decide
Photos, price, class, board, condition and edition, plus where the hand-over happens.
- Sellers show only a first name and class
- Report a listing in two taps
- Meet only at your school's hand-over point
Sell
Post a book in a minute
Add the cover and any pages worth showing, pick the condition and choose: sell, swap or give away.
- Photos are shrunk and stripped of location before upload
- Phone numbers, emails and links are refused
- Mark it reserved or delete it any time
Parents
Bring a parent along
Show a parent a one-time code from your app. They type it into theirs to link with you.
- Parents see your school approval status
- Where your school asks, a parent gives consent
- A new code cancels the old one
Me
Your account, your rules
See your school and hand-over point, your reports and your privacy, and delete your account whenever you want.
- Delete your account in the app, at any time
- See the reports you have made
- Help and support one tap away
Want this at your school?
Bithoo works one school at a time. Tell us about yours.