Lesson Complete vs Lesson Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lesson Complete
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Lesson Complete is the all-in-one app for music teachers and the students they teach. Built for working musicians, traveling teachers, and the schools that hire them — every screen designed for the way music lessons actually happen. FOR TEACHERS • Today: see every lesson in one place. Tap to start, mark complete, log notes. • Calendar: drag to reschedule, swipe between weeks, switch between Day, Week, and Month with one tap. • Students: full roster with instrument, age, and status. Private notes only you see, auto-saved as you type. • In-Lesson Mode: open Pieces, Files, Lesson Logs, Practice History, and Profile without leaving the lesson. • Practice Tools: a metronome that keeps clicking when the screen locks, plus a tuner and practice timer. • Files & Music Library: stream PDFs of any score. Share files or whole folders with a student in one tap. • Driving Today: ETAs to every stop on today's route, computed on device, with one-tap Apple Maps. • Driving History: log trips for tax season and export a clean CSV. • Live Activities show your next lesson on the Lock Screen. • Face ID / Touch ID unlock keeps your roster private. FOR STUDENTS & FAMILIES • Today: today's lesson, this week's assignments, and recent practice at a glance. • Practice Logger: log time and pieces, and watch your weekly practice bar build up. • Pieces: every assigned piece with score, reference recording, and your teacher's notes. • Materials: every file your teacher has shared, organized by folder. • Messages: secure messaging with your teacher. • Billing: invoices and autopay, handled in seconds. BUILT TO BE TRUSTED • Your school's data never crosses tenant lines. • File downloads use short-lived signed links, never raw cloud URLs. • No tracking, and no third-party ad SDKs. A SUBSCRIPTION ON THE WEB UNLOCKS THE APP Lesson Complete on iOS pairs with your studio's existing Lesson Complete subscription on the web. Sign in with the same email and you're in. There are no purchases inside the app. Built by music teachers, for music teachers.
Lesson Diary
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The ultimate lesson management app for tutors, teachers, and instructors! Streamline your music, art, sports, or private tutoring lessons with Lesson Diary. Track session times, keep detailed progress notes, and manage lesson fees effortlesly. Key Features • Real-Time Lesson Timer: Record start/end times and view elapsed and remaining time live during sessions. • End-of-Session Alerts: Receive notifications before the lesson ends so you can wrap up smoothly. • Status Icons: Instantly check current activity with clear 'In Session' and 'Alert' indicators. • Detailed Progress Notes: Write notes for each student to track homework, progress, and next steps. • Tuition Fee Tracking: Easily check completed session counts and hours to calculate lesson fees accurate. • Smart Search: Filter records by specific location or student to access lesson history instantly. Focus more on teaching with Lesson Diary!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lesson Complete at none against Lesson Diary's shown. Lesson Diary's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. Lesson Complete sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lesson Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lesson Complete ships an update weekly, Lesson Diary daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lesson Complete | Lesson Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Don Dye | SnowdropSoft |
In-app purchases
Lesson Complete
- Background 2Free
- Flowers BackgroundFree
- Dinosaur BackgroundFree
Lesson Diary
- Remove Ads$3.99
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