Desert Sun Tanning vs Defensive Instructor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desert Sun Tanning
Connect with your dedicated account concierge, access exclusive deals, and earn rewards. Track referrals and submit private feedback to enhance your experience with this brand.
- Chat with account concierge
- Exclusive deals and rewards
- Submit and track referrals
- Submit private feedback
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Desert Sun Tanning brand advocates will find no better home than our new mobile app. Here are 4 ways to use the app right now! 1. Desert Sun Tanning clients & partners can now interact with their dedicated account concierge via the mobile app through our chat feature. 2. Desert Sun Tanning clients & partners will now have access to exclusive lifetime & short term deals through the mobile app and be able to accrue rewards. 3. Desert Sun Tanning clients & partners can submit & track referrals through the app. 4. Desert Sun Tanning clients & partners can submit private feedback through the app to help improve its overall experience.
Defensive Instructor
Organize your driving students, track their progress, and access valuable training materials. This tool helps instructors manage lesson evaluations and student development efficiently.
- Student management
- Lesson evaluations
- Progress tracking
- Training resources access
- Student development overview
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Manage your students, lesson evaluations, student progress and access training resources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Defensive Instructor at every 3 weeks against Desert Sun Tanning's every 19 months. Desert Sun Tanning's advantage is ratings volume (178 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Desert Sun Tanning against 5.0 for Defensive Instructor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desert Sun Tanning has 178 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Desert Sun Tanning ships an update every 19 months, Defensive Instructor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Desert Sun Tanning | Defensive Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (178 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Revetize LLC | GoRoadie Limited |
Customer experience
Desert Sun Tanning
Defensive Instructor
In-app purchases
Desert Sun Tanning
No in-app purchases
Defensive Instructor
No in-app purchases
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