Comparison

Instructors Portal vs DriveSwift Instructor

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

Head to head
About

Instructors Portal

Manage pupils, schedule lessons, track progress, and monitor earnings for driving instructors. Offers a clean calendar, detailed pupil records, route planning, and business analytics. Syncs data across devices for convenience.

Highlights
  • Smart scheduling calendar
  • Pupil progress tracking
  • Route overview and planning
  • Earnings and analytics monitoring
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Paperwork-free business management
Features
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Plan your driving lessons, track pupil progress and manage your instructor business with Instructors Portal. Keep bookings, feedback, mock driving tests, earnings and expenses together, with a learner experience that supports preparation between lessons. START FREE Start with up to 5 lifetime learner places and 4 lessons per learner: 20 lessons in total, with no subscription required and no trial countdown. Recurring bookings use the same allowance. Upcoming bookings reserve a lesson place; cancelling them releases it. Completed lessons and learner places stay used, even after deletion or archiving. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited learners and lessons. PLAN YOUR TEACHING DAY Manage individual and recurring lessons in your calendar. See upcoming appointments, check your route overview and use reminders to keep track of your day. Open a pre-lesson briefing to review recent feedback, recorded progress and the learner's next focus. MAKE PROGRESS CLEAR Record lesson feedback and assessments across 27 driving skills. Keep lesson summaries, next focus, milestones and mock test results in each learner's record. Follow up on outstanding feedback from Home and keep a useful history for future lessons. ASK AVEN Use Aven to ask about saved learner progress, prepare lesson ideas, find availability and review your schedule. Follow-up questions keep the conversation moving, and relevant shortcuts take you to the records you need. Review suggestions and confirm bookings yourself. Generative AI features require a compatible device with Apple Intelligence enabled and available in a supported language and region. KEEP YOUR BUSINESS IN VIEW Track earnings, unpaid balances and expenses. Review teaching hours and business summaries alongside your lesson records, so you can spend less time piecing together your admin. SUPPORT LEARNING BETWEEN LESSONS Learner Mode includes illustrated skill guides, interactive road scenes, show me, tell me practice, private notes and personal confidence tracking. Learners can start without an instructor invitation. Connecting to their instructor adds shared lessons, feedback, assessments and mock results, with Aven support when relevant instructor feedback is available. Personal confidence stays separate from instructor assessments. BACK UP YOUR RECORDS Use the app's backup and export tools to keep a copy of your records, including iCloud backup options for your instructor workspace. PRO SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and annual Pro subscriptions unlock unlimited learners and lessons. Prices and any eligible offers are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in Apple Account settings. Instructors Portal supports learning and lesson management. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the DVSA and does not predict driving test results. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DriveSwift Instructor

Features
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The all-in-one driving instructor app built for lesson scheduling, student tracking, payments, and reminders, Calendar sync, Export all data, Generate invoice, reminder for each lesson, payment alerts. DriveSwift Instructor helps independent driving instructors and driving schools stay organized: STUDENT MANAGEMENT • Add students with contact details • Track lesson history and manual notes • Test prep checklist for theory and practical milestones • Quick-access student cards for call/text SMART SCHEDULING • Calendar view for upcoming lessons • Sync lessons to Apple Calendar • Reminders link directly to your notification settings PAYMENT TRACKING • Log cash, card, or bank transfer payments • Track outstanding balances per student • View payment history and totals REMINDERS & NOTIFICATIONS • Customizable reminder timings (e.g., 1h, 24h) • Local notifications keep you on time (no SMS costs) WORKS OFFLINE • Local-first storage for lessons, students, and payments • Sync when signed in; your data stays private and secure BUILT FOR INSTRUCTORS • Dark mode by default for comfortable viewing • Fast performance DRIVESWIFT PRO Upgrade to Pro for unlimited students, analytics, and future pro features. 7-day trial available on monthly plans. Download DriveSwift Instructor and manage your driving lessons with confidence. Support: support@driveswift.app https://driveswift.app/adi-instructor-terms https://driveswift.app/adi-instructor-privacy

Screenshots

Instructors Portal4 screens
DriveSwift Instructor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Instructors Portal at fortnightly against DriveSwift Instructor's every 6 months. DriveSwift Instructor's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Instructors Portal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and DriveSwift Instructor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instructors Portal ships an update fortnightly, DriveSwift Instructor every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Instructors Portal versus DriveSwift Instructor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstructors PortalDriveSwift Instructor
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAJA RAHEES TAHIRDEALFUSION TECH LABS LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Instructors Portal

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$19.991 Year
2 purchases

DriveSwift Instructor

Subscriptions2
  • Driveswift instructor monthly$9.991 Month
  • Driveswift instructor annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Instructors Portal free?
Instructors Portal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DriveSwift Instructor free?
DriveSwift Instructor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Instructors Portal or DriveSwift Instructor have ads?
Neither Instructors Portal nor DriveSwift Instructor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instructors Portal or DriveSwift Instructor?
Instructors Portal ships an update fortnightly, and DriveSwift Instructor every 6 months. Most recently, Instructors Portal was updated on October 24, 2026 and DriveSwift Instructor on October 25, 2026.

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