Comparison

Zen Educate vs DPS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Zen Educate

This app connects educators with schools, streamlining the job search and hiring process. It allows teachers to manage their profiles and availability, while schools can find and book staff efficiently. The platform aims to be a more ethical and cost-effective alternative to traditional recruitment agencies.

Highlights
  • Manage teacher profiles
  • Set work availability
  • Accept/decline job offers
  • Search for screened staff
  • Save and rebook preferred teachers
  • Manage timesheets
Features
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We're building a fairer and more ethical alternative to traditional recruitment agencies, taking out the hassle — no more paperwork — and the waste — leaving more for the teachers and the pupils. Use our app to... For teachers, teaching assistants and special education paraprofessionals: - manage your teaching profile for how you show up to schools - manage your calendar to set when you want to work and when you don't - accept or decline offers for work from schools - see your past work For schools: - search for fully-screened and interviewed teachers, teaching assistants or special education paraprofessionals and request them for work - save your preferred teachers, check their availability and rebook them for future work - manage and confirm timesheets What people are saying about Zen Educate: "Really have enjoyed working with and for Zen Educate—they are helpful every step of the way" — Claire, Teaching Assistant "A great company who pride themselves on their honesty and ability to deliver good teachers to schools. Staff are paid more and schools pay less compared to competitors." — Colin, Teacher and former Principal "Zen Educate is a much-needed simplification of the substitute industry. Simple but rigorous onboarding, combined with efficient job placement, excellent and punctual pay and responsive support make Zen the go-to for schools and staff. Highly impressed!" — Sean, Teacher “Zen Educate has provided us with a highly professional service, their platform is easy to navigate, and their phone app means that a last-minute booking is easy to make. They've saved us money, without sacrificing the quality of staff we expect." — Yvonne, Exec Director “I now book my supply cover without picking up the phone! It's quicker, cheaper and more reliable than using an agency. I love it!" — Ann, Principal We're always rolling out improvements to our service and want you to be part of it. Please send us your feedback to help us improve.

About

DPS Mobile

Easily record and monitor your work hours from any device, whether you're in the office or on the go. This app helps you track billable time, especially for legal aid work, with simple taps and clear reports.

Highlights
  • Record time on the go
  • Monitor recorded time
  • Floating timer
  • Time sheet entry
  • Legal aid time recording
  • Graphical reports
Features
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Time recording is made simple with DPS. Whether you are in or out of the office, you will be able to quickly and easily record time and monitor time recorded with our time recording software solutions. You can do all of this within Spitfire from your computer, tablet or mobile phone, using our floating timer or time sheet to ensure you don’t miss any billable hours. But you can also do this from our mobile time recording and digital dictation app, DPS Mobile. With just a few taps, you can record time and have it saved to the case file. If you are doing legal aid work, you can record your time in the appropriate format, be it criminal or civil work. All of this time recorded can then be reported on with our graphical, easy to understand reports. You can find these in both Spitfire and DPS Mobile.

Screenshots

Zen Educate4 screens
DPS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zen Educate at 84% against DPS Mobile's 0%. Zen Educate also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). DPS Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Zen Educate holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Educate has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Zen Educate's written reviews are positive against 0% of DPS Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Educate ships an update every 11 days, DPS Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zen Educate versus DPS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen EducateDPS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZen Educate LimitedAccess UK Ltd

Customer experience

Zen Educate

All ratings1,115 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative13.7%

DPS Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Zen Educate

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Training modules take a long time to load
  • Cannot go backward in CV or interview prep documents on iOS
  • App login issues on iOS
  • App not showing jobs in certain areas
  • App doesn't work

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make job availability more accessible
  • Improve training module loading speed
  • Add backward navigation for CV and interview prep
  • Fix app login issues on iOS
  • Improve job search functionality for specific areas

DPS Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Zen Educate

No in-app purchases

None

DPS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen Educate free?
Zen Educate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DPS Mobile free?
DPS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zen Educate or DPS Mobile?
Zen Educate is rated higher. Zen Educate averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while DPS Mobile averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Zen Educate or DPS Mobile have ads?
Neither Zen Educate nor DPS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Educate or DPS Mobile?
Zen Educate ships an update every 11 days, and DPS Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Zen Educate was updated on September 29, 2026 and DPS Mobile on September 9, 2026.

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