Zen Educate vs myTP Staff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Manage teacher profiles
- Set work availability
- Accept/decline job offers
- Search for screened staff
- Save and rebook preferred teachers
- Manage timesheets
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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.
myTP Staff
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Make booking school supply staff a breeze with myTP Staff. Suitable for primary and secondary schools in England and Wales. The right educator for you, right now myTP Staff gives you access to the UK’s largest pool of available educator talent, wherever you are, and whenever you need them. Take control of school staff bookings myTP Staff puts you in control. Create your own bookings, set the criteria for a good match, and choose the educators you’d like to invite. Rebook your favourite educators Every educator you’ve had at your school is saved in your myTP Staff Talent Pool. When you invite educators to a booking, they will be notified in seconds via myTP Work (our educator app), where they can instantly accept. Better with every booking Tell us about how your educators perform, and we’ll use the data to help match your bookings with the best fit educators for your school. Complete transparency with a human touch Every booking, timesheet and invoice is monitored by our friendly and knowledgeable branch teams. When you need support, we will be there to help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Zen Educate at none against myTP Staff's shown. Zen Educate also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). myTP Staff's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zen Educate ships an update fortnightly, myTP Staff monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Educate | myTP Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zen Educate Limited | Teaching Personnel Ltd |
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
myTP Staff
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zen Educate
No in-app purchases
myTP Staff
No in-app purchases









