Comparison

Total Drive vs Rated Driving

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

Head to head
About

Total Drive

This comprehensive application helps driving instructors and schools manage their entire business. It offers features for scheduling, pupil records, payments, progress tracking, and integrated training materials. Both instructors and learners can utilize the app for efficient management and progress monitoring.

Highlights
  • Diary and scheduling
  • Pupil records management
  • Lesson and payment tracking
  • Progress and test result monitoring
  • Integrated training aid material
  • Paperless digital records
  • Online and offline functionality
Features
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Save time. Reduce admin. Get paid faster. Total Drive is the all-in-one business management app for driving instructors and driving schools. Designed specifically for UK driving instructors, Total Drive helps you manage lessons, pupils, payments, teaching resources, and business performance from one easy-to-use platform. Whether you're an independent instructor or running a driving school, Total Drive gives you the tools to stay organised, improve efficiency, and deliver a better experience for your pupils. WHY INSTRUCTORS CHOOSE TOTAL DRIVE • Manage your lesson diary from anywhere • Track pupil progress and lesson records • Reduce no-shows with automated reminders • Accept card payments and get paid faster • Monitor income, expenses, and business performance • Use interactive 3D teaching aids during lessons • Improve lesson quality and pupil understanding • Manage waiting lists and new enquiries • Run your driving school more efficiently • Access your data securely across devices BUILT FOR DRIVING INSTRUCTORS Total Drive isn't a generic scheduling app. It's built specifically for the needs of driving instructors and driving schools, helping you spend less time on administration and more time teaching. JOIN THOUSANDS OF UK DRIVING INSTRUCTORS From managing lessons and payments to tracking pupil progress and growing your business, Total Drive helps you stay organised, save hours every week, and deliver a professional experience for every pupil. Download Total Drive today and take control of your driving instructor business.

About

Rated Driving

Connect with local driving instructors easily. Learners can find and book lessons based on price and offers. Instructors can manage students, schedule, and payments.

Highlights
  • Find local driving instructors
  • View lesson prices and offers
  • Book driving lessons
  • Manage learners on the go
  • Integrated diary and payment system
  • Receive reminders and notifications
Features
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Rated Driving is the end-to-end website and app application that connects learners with local driving instructors. With over 110 driving instructor volunteers contributing to help shape and mould the app so it is a useful tool, you can be assured that Rated Driving will benefit your business. Learners: Learners can find a local, rated driving instructor in their area by simply typing in their postcode. Once the form has been submitted, local driving instructors who match their criteria will show allowing them to see lesson prices and promotional offers before moving ahead and booking driving lessons. It’s totally free to submit an enquiry. Driving instructors: Rated Driving will provide you with all the learners you need to maintain a full diary. With no contract or weekly fee’s, you can pick us up or put us down as often as you need. You can manage your learners on the go, keeping them organised with reminders and notifications as well as having a fully integrated diary and payment system.

Screenshots

Total Drive4 screens
Rated Driving4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rated Driving at 76% against Total Drive's 66%. Total Drive's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Drive ships an update every 3 weeks, Rated Driving every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Total Drive versus Rated Driving: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal DriveRated Driving
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews76.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTotal Drive Software LtdRated Driving

Customer experience

Total Drive

Written reviews68 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative27.9%

Rated Driving

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.0%

Bugs and requests

Total Drive

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App can be slow or crash
  • UI not user friendly
  • Account deleted in line with GDPR
  • Progress not updating on student app
  • App broken, things not working
Show 16 more
  • App is more down than working
  • No access to diary, notifications
  • Instructor didn't arrive
  • App doesn't open, stays on loading screen
  • Password not correct, number not recognised
  • Adding lesson option glitch on mobile
  • Red line bar running through wrong day
  • App keeps hanging
  • Doesn't record scores properly
  • Old password doesn't work
  • No text message for password reset
  • App asks for school pin without account
  • Information gets lost without WiFi
  • Appointments disappear without WiFi
  • Syncing issues with personal calendar
  • iPad landscape mode unusable

Requested features

14 requests
  • Fix UI for clarity
  • Improve lesson gap feature
  • Add 20-hour block plan
  • Make cancellation charge customisable
  • Export receipts for payments
Show 9 more
  • Fix notification count bug
  • Sync personal diary with area names
  • Allow booking for waiting list pupils
  • Make 'book online' tab easier to find
  • Improve booking process for returning pupils
  • Develop chat feature further
  • Improve iPad experience
  • Fix red line bar issue
  • Allow adding lessons on mobile

Rated Driving

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Total Drive

No in-app purchases

None

Rated Driving

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Total Drive free?
Total Drive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rated Driving free?
Rated Driving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Total Drive or Rated Driving have ads?
Neither Total Drive nor Rated Driving shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Total Drive or Rated Driving?
Total Drive ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rated Driving every 2 weeks. Most recently, Total Drive was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rated Driving on October 20, 2026.

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