Comparison

LessonLoop vs BatchBook

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

Head to head
About

LessonLoop

Features
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LessonLoop runs your music school — the diary, the registers, the invoices and the parents — so your evenings go back to music, not admin. BUILT FOR UK MUSIC SCHOOLS Solo teachers, multi-teacher schools and agencies. Ā£ from day one, UK terms and half-terms, VAT-free flat pricing. YOUR DAY, SORTED • Today screen: lessons, attendance to confirm and messages the moment you open the app • A colour-coded calendar for every teacher, room and location — repeats, one-offs and make-ups included • Take the register in seconds; completed lessons flow straight into billing GET PAID WITHOUT ASKING TWICE • Termly billing runs raise every invoice in one pass • Online card payments, automatic receipts and gentle reminders • Family accounts show who's settled, who owes and who's in credit — always current PARENTS STAY CLOSE, NOT CHASED • A calm parent portal: schedule, invoices, messages and practice streaks • One tap to pay the moment an invoice lands • Push notifications for lesson changes, payments and replies PLAN NEXT TERM IN MINUTES • The Term Planner rolls this term's timetable into next term in one review pass • Continuation runs ask every family "carrying on?" — and book the yeses RUN IT FROM YOUR POCKET • Home-screen shortcuts: New Lesson, Take Attendance, Invoices • Links in LessonLoop emails open straight in the app on the right page • Works beautifully in light and dark Start free, no card needed. Your first term's admin will feel like it did itself. Privacy Policy: https://lessonloop.net/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://lessonloop.net/terms/

About

BatchBook

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The simplest tuition manager for independent tutors. BatchBook helps you run your classes — students, attendance, fees, batches, and reminders — without the bloat of school management software. Built for one person teaching outside an institution. MADE FOR • Home tutors running private tuition classes • Coaching class owners • Music teachers and instrument coaches • Dance, yoga, and fitness instructors • Sports coaches and trainers • Art, language, and exam-prep teachers WHAT YOU GET • Students — add fast with phone import from Contacts. Track parent name, class, school, and notes. • Batches — create class groups with weekly schedules. Quick presets for Weekdays, Weekend, M-W-F, or pick custom days. • Attendance — mark Present, Absent, or Leave. Bulk "All Present" for quick days. Mark any past date. • Fees — Monthly, Per-Class, or Custom fee structures. Auto-tracked per student per period. • Payments — record cash, UPI, bank transfer, or any mode. Edit or delete history anytime. • WhatsApp fee reminders — one tap from the student profile. Pre-filled message in your language. • Test reports — log marks, subjects, test type, and notes. Subject autocomplete from past entries. • Daily reminders — gentle nudges to mark attendance and collect pending fees. Skipped when there is nothing pending. • Dashboard — today's batches, total students, active batches, pending fees, at a glance. • Free iCloud backup — your data syncs across your iPhone and iPad. No account, no setup. • 17 currencies — INR, USD, GBP, EUR, AED, AUD, BDT, CAD, JPY, KRW, LKR, MYR, NGN, NZD, PKR, SGD, ZAR. WHY BATCHBOOK • Offline-first. No login. No signup. No internet required to use. • No ads. No tracking that identifies you. No data sold. • Designed for one tutor running their own classes — not a school of 500. • Usable in your first batch. No training, no onboarding wizards. PRICING • Free. Every feature included. No ads. No subscription. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Your students and fees stay on your iPhone. We do not have a server. Your data syncs privately to your iCloud for free backup. We cannot see it. Privacy policy: https://zuniclabs.com/batchbook/privacy/ Questions: support@zuniclabs.com

Screenshots

LessonLoop4 screens
BatchBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LessonLoop at every 2 weeks against BatchBook's every 5 weeks. LessonLoop also leads on iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LessonLoop ships an update every 2 weeks, BatchBook every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
LessonLoop versus BatchBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLessonLoopBatchBook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjamie mckayeZunic Labs LLP

In-app purchases

None

LessonLoop

No in-app purchases

None

BatchBook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LessonLoop free?
LessonLoop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BatchBook free?
BatchBook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LessonLoop or BatchBook have ads?
Neither LessonLoop nor BatchBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LessonLoop or BatchBook?
LessonLoop ships an update every 2 weeks, and BatchBook every 5 weeks. Most recently, LessonLoop was updated on September 9, 2026 and BatchBook on September 28, 2026.

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