BookDrive™ vs ADI Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookDrive™
This app helps driving instructors and schools manage lessons, pupils, payments, and business performance. It replaces manual tracking with an intelligent digital platform, offering features like automated reminders, progress tracking aligned with the DVSA syllabus, and secure payment processing.
- Digital lesson diary and scheduling
- Pupil management and progress tracking
- Automated lesson reminders
- Secure Stripe payments
- DVSA syllabus aligned competencies
- Multi-instructor management
- Performance and reporting tools
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BookDrive™ - Driving Instructor & School Management App House of Lords Start-Up of the Year Award Winner BookDrive™ is the UK's business management app built by a Grade A Approved Driving Instructor for driving instructors. Replace paper diaries, spreadsheets, and multiple apps with one intelligent platform designed for PDIs, ADIs, and driving schools. Manage lessons, pupils, payments, scheduling, and business performance from a single app - and get your evenings back. LESSON DIARY AND SCHEDULING * Smart digital lesson diary * Pupil management and progress tracking * Automated lesson reminders * Availability and zone management * Complete lesson history and records * Filter and sort by pupil, type, date, or credit BookDrive™ PROGRESS SYSTEM * DVSA syllabus aligned pupil tracking * 45+ driving competencies rated per lesson * 5 stage progress system from Intro to Reflect * Know objectively when a pupil is test ready * Stop guessing and stop overbooking PAYMENTS AND FINANCE * Secure Stripe payments * Pupil credit and lesson tracking * MTD compliant records * Cashless, paperless, and stress free PERFORMANCE AND REPORTING * Pass rate tracking and reporting * Lesson review scoring per pupil * Write reflections and notes DRIVING SCHOOL DASHBOARD * Multi instructor management * Pupil allocation tools * Team performance monitoring * School wide finance and reporting * Client waitlist management COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY * Automated email * DVSA standard lesson records * BookDrive Trust Instructor verified profile WHY BOOKDRIVE? * Free forever for up to 3 pupils * Save up to 10 hours every week on admin * No franchise fees * Enterprise grade infrastructure * Supported by Innovate UK * HMRC SEIS and EIS approved * House of Lords Start-Up of the Year Award * Formally aligned with 8 UN Sustainable Development Goals * Tree planted via Tree-Nation on every subscription anniversary * Built by a Grade A ADI for ADIs Whether you are a trainee PDI, independent ADI, or a growing driving school, BookDrive gives you everything you need to manage lessons, pupils, payments, and business growth in one place. Tonight you will be at your dinner table. Not doing invoices. Download BookDrive™ today. bookdrive.io
ADI Pro
This app helps driving instructors manage student progress, record lesson notes, and track bookings. It offers route recording and allows instructors to email progress reports to students. The app aims to streamline the teaching process for driving instructors.
- Student progress tracking
- Lesson notes (voice or text)
- Booking management
- Route recording
- Progress report emailing
- Easy navigation
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ADI Pro – your ultimate companion in the world of driving instruction. Designed exclusively for iOS, ADI Pro is a cutting-edge app meticulously crafted to empower driving instructors with seamless student progress tracking. Whether you're a seasoned driving instructor or just starting your journey in the field, ADI Pro is here to revolutionise the way you teach. Pupil Record - Record your pupils progress throughout their learning, unlimited amount of pupils. Lesson notes - Type up your notes on the lesson, or use the microphone to leave a notes as you speak. Bookings - Keep track of all your bookings in the app Route recording - Record your driving route during your lesson to keep track of areas visited. Easy Navigation - Plan your route to your pupils home with one click Reports - Email your pupil record to them to keep them up to date with their progress. As always we are open to ideas, so if you want more features in the app, just let us know and we will do what we can. You can use the app for FREE for 2 weeks after that the app will require a monthly subscription to use all features of the app. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BookDrive™ at 83% against ADI Pro's 25%. BookDrive™ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ADI Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. BookDrive™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
BookDrive™ ships an update every 5 days, ADI Pro weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | BookDrive™ | ADI Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lokd Group Ltd | James Clark |
Customer experience
BookDrive™
ADI Pro
In-app purchases
BookDrive™
No in-app purchases
ADI Pro
- Full Access$0.991 Month







