Comparison

TEFL Handbook vs LessonLoop

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

Head to head
About

TEFL Handbook

Access a vast library of offline English teaching materials, including lesson plans, activities, and games. Designed for educators, it offers inspiration and practical tools for engaging students across seven CEFR levels.

Highlights
  • Offline access to 700+ activities and games
  • Supports CEFR levels A1-C1
  • Minimal classroom resources required
  • Fluid and elegant user interface
  • Sample board work and lead-in activities
  • Adaptable English language games
Features
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The TEFLHandbook app is a reader app for the TEFLHandbook platform, giving members offline access to English teaching materials. The TEFL Handbook gives English teachers access to a growing library of ESL course outlines, activities and games that can be accessed offline and brought into the classroom for quick reference. It currently supports seven distinct levels within the CEFR, ranging from lower A1 to C1 (Beginner to advanced). Save on paper and preparation time. Our activities and games require nothing more than the bare essentials of an ESL classroom (whiteboard, markers and some students). We want to give English teachers the confidence to feel like they could pull any ESL lesson plan, activity or game out of their back pocket. FEATURES: GET INSPIRED - ESL Teachers will access over 700 offline activities and games. And we’re only getting started! FLUID NAVIGATION - A powerful and elegant user interface that provides smooth navigation through ESL materials, making it perfect for in-class use. IMPROVED INTERACTIONS - Sample board work/lead-in activities are included for each topic to support efficient lesson planning and improved teacher-student interaction in the ESL classroom. This is especially useful for new teachers who may not have considered how to teach a particular focus area. CLASSROOM FUN - Over 150 ideas for English language games which can be adapted to any EFL or ESL classroom, independent of resources.

About

LessonLoop

Features
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LessonLoop runs your music school — the diary, the registers, the invoices and the parents — so your evenings go back to music, not admin. BUILT FOR UK MUSIC SCHOOLS Solo teachers, multi-teacher schools and agencies. £ from day one, UK terms and half-terms, VAT-free flat pricing. YOUR DAY, SORTED • Today screen: lessons, attendance to confirm and messages the moment you open the app • A colour-coded calendar for every teacher, room and location — repeats, one-offs and make-ups included • Take the register in seconds; completed lessons flow straight into billing GET PAID WITHOUT ASKING TWICE • Termly billing runs raise every invoice in one pass • Online card payments, automatic receipts and gentle reminders • Family accounts show who's settled, who owes and who's in credit — always current PARENTS STAY CLOSE, NOT CHASED • A calm parent portal: schedule, invoices, messages and practice streaks • One tap to pay the moment an invoice lands • Push notifications for lesson changes, payments and replies PLAN NEXT TERM IN MINUTES • The Term Planner rolls this term's timetable into next term in one review pass • Continuation runs ask every family "carrying on?" — and book the yeses RUN IT FROM YOUR POCKET • Home-screen shortcuts: New Lesson, Take Attendance, Invoices • Links in LessonLoop emails open straight in the app on the right page • Works beautifully in light and dark Start free, no card needed. Your first term's admin will feel like it did itself. Privacy Policy: https://lessonloop.net/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://lessonloop.net/terms/

Screenshots

TEFL Handbook4 screens
LessonLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LessonLoop at fortnightly against TEFL Handbook's every 5 weeks. TEFL Handbook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEFL Handbook ships an update every 5 weeks, LessonLoop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TEFL Handbook versus LessonLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEFL HandbookLessonLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAllan Sweeneyjamie mckaye

In-app purchases

None

TEFL Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

LessonLoop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEFL Handbook free?
TEFL Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LessonLoop free?
LessonLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TEFL Handbook or LessonLoop have ads?
Neither TEFL Handbook nor LessonLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEFL Handbook or LessonLoop?
TEFL Handbook ships an update every 5 weeks, and LessonLoop fortnightly. Most recently, TEFL Handbook was updated on October 1, 2026 and LessonLoop on October 12, 2026.

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