Comparison

DRVN vs ProgressBook Parent/Student

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DRVN

This app helps parents guide their teens through supervised driving practice. It structures driving sessions, tracks time and skills learned, and provides concise coaching prompts to ensure comprehensive driver education.

Highlights
  • Structured driving plan
  • Skill tracking and feedback
  • Time tracking for supervised hours
  • Concise coaching prompts
  • Progress monitoring
Features
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Who is teaching your teen to drive? You are. Optimize the time you spend with your teen during the supervised driving process with the DRVN app. The app tracks time, helps you structure driving sessions, and strengthens understanding through skill checks with your teen. DRVN offers: • A Guided & Structured Driving Plan • A Diverse Range of Skills & Environments • Progress Tracking & Feedback WHY DRVN? Most states require parents to supervise their teen’s driving practice for 50 hours during the temporary license period. While lots of resources exist to help parents, those require a parent to plan ahead for sessions. DRVN is the only app that supports parents during the parent supervised experience with an easily accessible guide for teaching. No need to plan ahead, just get in the car and drive. HOW TO USE DRVN: 1) Pair With a Driver or Coach If you are a parent, you’ll want to pair with your teen driver. If you are a teen driver, you’ll want to pair with your parent coach. 2) Start a Drive Once a parent starts a driving session from the passenger’s seat, they are provided with a list of recommended skills to help them structure the drive. If a parent isn’t sure how to teach a skill, they can select it for more information. The skill information is provided in concise, direct chunks optimized for delivery in the car. 3) Check off Skills and Rate Drive When the parent concludes the driving session, they will be asked what skills were covered and given the opportunity to rate their teen driver’s performance. If the teen did well, those skills are marked as complete. If the teen had some troubles, DRVN will keep those skills open so that they can be practiced again. FEATURES TRACKS TIME: Most states have a number of hours that parents need to accompany their teens for during their temporary license period before they can be licensed. The standard is 50 hours, including 10 at night. The app keeps a running total of driving session time so that you don’t have to, even noting when you were traveling after dark. COVERS DIVERSE RANGE OF SKILLS: Outside of right turn, left turn, stop and go, do you know what skills to cover? The app offers lessons with skills grouped from most basic to most complex to help you cover the widest range of skills without having to plan ahead and do the research. CONCISE COACHING PROMPTS: Just because you’ve parallel parking 1000x doesn’t mean you would know where to begin with explaining how it’s done. The app has quick cues to help you through explaining the skills to your teen. TRACKS PROGRESS: You’re not usually a pro after a first attempt. If you note that your teen could use more practice with a skill, we’ll help you remember to revisit the skill until your teen has mastered it. GIVES DRIVER FEEDBACK: When a student covers a skill but doesn’t demonstrate complete competency, they will receive some information to help them better understand the ins-and-outs of successful completion of the skill. This way they have the opportunity to improve through better understanding. CHECKS DRIVER UNDERSTANDING: When the driver has successfully mastered a skill in practice, the app serves up a quick question to them after the driving session about the skill. This checks for understanding and helps solidify comprehension. _____ DRVN is a supplement to the in-class driver’s education course and the behind-the-wheel time a prospective driver should get with a certified driving instructor during the learner’s permit stage. The app seeks to give parents the tools to be a better coach during the time they spend guiding their teens toward driving proficiency and licensure, but does not serve as a substitute for the educational requirements imposed by your state. Check with your local BMV for state-specific information regarding obtaining a driver’s license.

About

ProgressBook Parent/Student

Access essential student information on the go, including grades, attendance, assignments, and class schedules. This app connects parents and students to their learning community with no extra setup required.

Highlights
  • View grades
  • Track attendance
  • Check assignments
  • Access class schedule
  • On-the-go information
Features
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The Frontline ProgressBook Parent/Student mobile app for Ohio schools empowers your learning community with necessary student information at their fingertips. Everything students and parents need to be informed about the in’s and out’s of the student experience is now on-the-go… and the best part is there’s no additional set up. All you need is an existing Frontline ProgressBook Parent/Student record and you can download the app to access your info on your smart device. Easily access grades, attendance, assignments, and class schedule via the mobile app.

Screenshots

DRVN4 screens
ProgressBook Parent/Student4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DRVN at 100% against ProgressBook Parent/Student's 46%. DRVN also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). ProgressBook Parent/Student's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DRVN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProgressBook Parent/Student has 5.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DRVN's written reviews are positive against 46% of ProgressBook Parent/Student's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRVN ships an update every 4 months, ProgressBook Parent/Student every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DRVN versus ProgressBook Parent/Student: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRVNProgressBook Parent/Student
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (5.7K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrody Knob LLCFrontline Technologies Group LLC

Customer experience

DRVN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ProgressBook Parent/Student

All ratings4,473 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive46.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative44.8%

Bugs and requests

DRVN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ProgressBook Parent/Student

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant need to update app with no update available
  • App gets stuck in loading loop and won't open
  • Zoomed in UI on tablets makes it unusable
  • Login issues and inability to access grades

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to adjust font/UI size
  • Include option to view graded assignments
  • Improve communication with teachers
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

DRVN

No in-app purchases

None

ProgressBook Parent/Student

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DRVN free?
DRVN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ProgressBook Parent/Student free?
ProgressBook Parent/Student is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DRVN or ProgressBook Parent/Student?
DRVN is rated higher. DRVN averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ProgressBook Parent/Student averages 4.7 from 5.7K ratings.
Do DRVN or ProgressBook Parent/Student have ads?
Neither DRVN nor ProgressBook Parent/Student shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DRVN or ProgressBook Parent/Student?
DRVN ships an update every 4 months, and ProgressBook Parent/Student every 5 months. Most recently, DRVN was updated on November 2, 2026 and ProgressBook Parent/Student on November 13, 2026.

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