Comparison

PitneyShip® vs Tutor Frog

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

Head to head
About

PitneyShip®

Compare shipping rates across carriers, print labels, and track packages from your mobile device. Save money on shipping and easily manage recipient contacts. Print discounted postage stamps directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Compare shipping rates across USPS, UPS, and FedEx
  • Access discounted rates
  • Print shipping labels wirelessly
  • Track shipment and delivery status
  • Save recipient contacts in an address book
  • Scan addresses using device camera
  • Print discounted postage stamp sheets
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

Tutor Frog

Manage student schedules, track attendance, and record payments for private tutors. Organize student contact details, lesson notes, and generate income reports. Offers a free plan for up to three students, with a Pro subscription for unlimited students and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Student roster management
  • Weekly lesson scheduling
  • Attendance tracking
  • Payment recording
  • Income and expense ledger
  • Lesson notes
  • Income reports
Features
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Tutor Frog is the simple scheduling and bookkeeping app for private tutors and teachers — music, math, languages, test prep, or anything else you teach. Stop juggling spreadsheets, paper notes, and calendar apps. Tutor Frog puts everything in one place: your student roster, weekly schedule, attendance, payments, and lesson notes. SCHEDULE • See your full week at a glance • Weekly, every-other-week, and one-off lessons • Reschedule a single lesson or shift a biweekly schedule • Sync your lessons to your iPhone calendar STUDENTS • Contact details, subject, lesson length, and rate • In-person or virtual, with saved meeting links • Parent contact details for younger students ATTENDANCE & PAYMENTS • Mark lessons in seconds with your own statuses — Present, No-Show, Late Cancel, and more • Record payments against any lesson, including cancellation fees • A ledger of income and expenses • Export your ledger to a spreadsheet or QuickBooks (Pro) • Send payment reminders by text or email, with the unpaid lessons and total filled in (Pro) REPORTS • Income and attendance by student, by month or year • See every unpaid lesson and mark it paid with one tap NOTES • Keep notes for each student, searchable by student and date • Add a quick comment to any lesson FREE & PRO The free plan includes up to 3 students. Upgrade to Tutor Frog Pro for unlimited students, ledger export, and payment reminders with a monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tutorfrog.app/privacy/

Screenshots

PitneyShip®4 screens
Tutor Frog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tutor Frog at 5.0 against PitneyShip®'s 3.8. Tutor 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 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. Tutor 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

Tutor 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, Tutor Frog daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PitneyShip® versus Tutor Frog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitneyShip®Tutor 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 — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPitney BowesRed Design Lab LLC

Customer experience

PitneyShip®

All ratings146 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative44.0%

Tutor 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

Tutor Frog

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PitneyShip®

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tutor Frog

Subscriptions1
  • Tutor Frog Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is PitneyShip® free?
PitneyShip® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tutor Frog free?
Tutor Frog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PitneyShip® or Tutor Frog?
Tutor Frog is rated higher. PitneyShip® averages 3.8 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Tutor Frog averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PitneyShip® or Tutor Frog have ads?
Neither PitneyShip® nor Tutor Frog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PitneyShip® or Tutor Frog?
PitneyShip® ships an update monthly, and Tutor Frog daily. Most recently, PitneyShip® was updated on November 7, 2026 and Tutor Frog on October 31, 2026.

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