Comparison

PitneyShip® vs Lesson Frog

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

Head to head
About

PitneyShip®

Easily compare shipping rates from major carriers, print labels, and track packages on the go. Save money with discounted rates and manage recipient contacts efficiently. Print postage stamps directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Compare shipping rates across carriers
  • Print shipping labels
  • Track package status
  • Save recipient contacts
  • Print discounted postage stamps
  • Access discounted carrier rates
Features
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Rate shop across shipping carriers, create a shipping label, and track packages anytime, anywhere using your mobile device or tablet with The PitneyShip App 
PRINT SHIPPING LABELS: o Compare shipping rates across carriers (USPS, UPS and FedEx) o Access to discounted rates (USPS, UPS) o Print directly from the mobile app using a Wi-Fi printer TRACK PACKAGES: o Track shipment and delivery status o Share tracking information via email 
ADDRESS BOOK: o Save recipient contacts in your address book for future shipments o Easily add addresses using your iPhone or iPad camera PRINT POSTAGE STAMP SHEETS: o Print discounted postage stamps on stamp sheets o Print directly from the mobile app using a Wi-Fi printer 30-day Free Trial available for registered PitneyShip Accounts (US Only). To continue using the product after the 30-day free trial, you will need to add a payment method in your PitneyShip account.

About

Lesson Frog

This app simplifies administrative tasks for private music instructors. It offers scheduling, student management, attendance tracking, and income logging in one place. Spend less time on paperwork and more time teaching your students.

Highlights
  • Student roster management
  • Weekly schedule overview
  • Attendance and income tracking
  • Lesson notes
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Virtual lesson link storage
Features
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Lesson Frog is the simple scheduling and bookkeeping app built specifically for private music teachers. Stop juggling spreadsheets, paper notes, and calendar apps. Lesson Frog puts everything in one place — your student roster, weekly schedule, attendance history, income tracking, and lesson notes. SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT • View your full week at a glance • Support for weekly, every-other-week, and one-off occasional lessons • Shift biweekly schedules when a lesson is skipped • Sync your lesson schedule directly to your iPhone calendar STUDENT PROFILES • Store contact info, instrument, lesson type, duration, and rate • Track whether lessons are in-person or virtual • Save virtual lesson links for quick access • Support for student and parent contact details ATTENDANCE & INCOME • Mark lessons as attended, cancelled, or rescheduled in seconds • Automatically log income entries when attendance is recorded • View a running ledger of payments and cancellations • Keep lesson notes for each student • Quickly reference what was covered last week WORKS THE WAY YOU TEACH • Light and dark mode support • Calendar sync keeps your existing calendar up to date • Simple, clean design — no unnecessary complexity FREE & PRO The free plan lets you manage one student — perfect for getting started. Upgrade to Lesson Frog Pro for unlimited students at $4.99/month. Whether you teach piano, guitar, voice, violin, or any other instrument — Lesson Frog helps you spend less time on admin and more time teaching. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lessonfrog.com/privacy

Screenshots

PitneyShip®4 screens
Lesson Frog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lesson Frog at 5.0 against PitneyShip®'s 3.8. Lesson Frog also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). PitneyShip®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (146 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Lesson Frog sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. PitneyShip® asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lesson Frog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PitneyShip® has 146 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PitneyShip® ships an update monthly, Lesson Frog daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PitneyShip® versus Lesson Frog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitneyShip®Lesson Frog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (146 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings146 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPitney BowesEmergent Skills LLC

Customer experience

PitneyShip®

All ratings145 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative24.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative44.0%

Lesson Frog

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PitneyShip®

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Label printing issue: printing label on entire sheet instead of 1/2 label, 1/2 receipt
  • Option to print label with receipt no longer working
  • Cannot save labels as PDFs
  • Cannot create a profile on the app, keeps bugging out
  • App states shipping not supported on iPhone, but recommends downloading the app for shipping
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  • App crashes every time it opens or when trying to track a package
  • Unable to process request error when printing stamps/shipping labels
  • App is down every day
  • Stuck on login page after successful verification code
  • Chats don't always deliver, have to go back and re-verify
  • Account became locked after setup and adding CC
  • Cannot send a reply in chat after leaving and returning
  • App crashes every time I click on a shipment in history
  • Update prompt won't allow app usage
  • Automatic address scan no longer works after update
  • Unable to connect to PitneyCube
  • App keeps crashing, cannot print labels
  • Servers too busy error message

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to print postage for envelopes
  • Schedule pickup option
  • Better mobile app experience
  • Option to save labels as PDFs
  • App to pay bills online
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  • Basic 'Remember me' function for login
  • More advanced capabilities for mobile printing
  • Integration with ShipAccel

Lesson Frog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PitneyShip®

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lesson Frog

Subscriptions1
  • Lesson Frog Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is PitneyShip® free?
PitneyShip® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lesson Frog free?
Lesson Frog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PitneyShip® or Lesson Frog?
Lesson Frog is rated higher. PitneyShip® averages 3.8 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Lesson Frog averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PitneyShip® or Lesson Frog have ads?
Neither PitneyShip® nor Lesson Frog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PitneyShip® or Lesson Frog?
PitneyShip® ships an update monthly, and Lesson Frog daily. Most recently, PitneyShip® was updated on October 21, 2026 and Lesson Frog on October 16, 2026.

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