Onion Academy 洋葱学园 SMS Verification

Signing up for a Chinese-curriculum learning app? You can pass the Onion Academy SMS verification step with a virtual number; know the content and payment terms first.

Onion Academy (洋葱学园) is an online learning app for primary to high-school students from Beijing-based Guanghe Xinzhi. It started in 2013 as Onion Math with maths lessons and was renamed in 2019 as it expanded into subjects such as Chinese and English, reporting more than 30 million students at the time. It offers short animated lessons, AI-assisted study plans and photo-based problem solving.

Chinese families living abroad, students following the Chinese curriculum or teachers researching edtech can receive the sign-up SMS code with a virtual number. Tying accounts to a phone number is common among online services in China; some apps accept only +86 numbers or restrict codes by region, in which case the number may be rejected.

If the account belongs to a student, keep control of the recovery details yourself as the parent; losing access to the number can make it harder to get back to purchased courses. Paid courses are priced in yuan. The app may not appear in your region's store; avoid unofficial APK files and enter your child's personal details only where required.