LessonTally vs TimeFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LessonTally
Manage class schedules and track session hours automatically. This tool helps individuals and instructors organize lessons, handle check-ins, and analyze progress. Supports various class types and subscription plans.
- Automatic session deduction
- Learning and Teaching Modes
- Student course creation
- Check-in and cancellation handling
- Timetable and analytics
- Notifications and widgets
- iCloud sync and calendar integration
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Schedule lessons, check in, track credits, and understand course costs in one app. LessonTally is built for families, learners, teachers, tutors, and coaches managing piano, swimming, dance, personal training, language lessons, tutoring, and other recurring courses. Regular courses for Learning Mode and Teaching Mode • Learning Mode is for managing lessons for yourself or your family, with schedules and conflicts easy to review by person. Teaching Mode is for teachers, tutors, and coaches managing multiple students. • Use session packs or unlimited plans for weekly, daily, monthly, or custom schedules. • Add multiple schedule rules to one course, each with its own name, teacher, location, fee, class time, start date, and end date. • Choose Concise in Editing Mode for everyday courses, or Complete for multiple rules, advanced fees, and rule-specific details. • Set pause periods, expiration dates, bonus-session rules, reminders, and conflict handling. Teaching Mode also includes Flexible Scheduling • Designed for private lessons, coaching, tutoring, and other sessions whose times change from person to person. • Choose a person, then set each session's date, start time, and duration independently. Add several sessions in one batch without creating a repeating schedule first. • Check the selected day's full schedule and conflicts, choose from Common Times, set another time manually, or add a missed session on a past date. • Every flexible course has dedicated Course Details, Edit Course, and All Sessions screens. Sort by time, edit or delete upcoming sessions, and correct a checked-in session after using Cancel Check-in. • Flexible courses use actual duration for session totals, Teaching Time, and Units Used, and can sync to System Calendar. Keep every session accounted for • Check in manually or let Echo Phase handle automatic check-ins and credit deductions. • Cancel a lesson and choose whether to deduct or roll over the credit. • Add a make-up lesson or extra session, change a session's time, remove one occurrence, or move a lesson to the end of its schedule. • Add notes, choose a different teacher for a session, and keep renewal payment details. • Pause, resume, renew, end, reopen, or restore courses from Trash. See the whole schedule clearly • View today's sessions, what's next, and anything still needing attention from Home. • Open Timetable in Calendar View or Timeline View, with an entry point suited to your device size. • Filter by person, review notes, check scheduling conflicts, and use notifications, Home Screen widgets, and System Calendar sync. Understand progress and costs Track total fees, per-session prices, average costs, renewal payments, and different prices across schedule rules. Filter Stats by person, course, or date range to review completion, cancellations, estimated finish dates, session activity, and income or spending. Export reports as CSV or PDF files. Import, back up, and personalize Download a CSV template to import courses in batches, preview changes, and review previous imports. Export complete JSON backups, merge or replace restored data, and keep records in sync through iCloud. Choose English or Simplified Chinese, use Light or Dark Mode, and customize course colors, common durations, Common Class Times, card details, and Timetable layouts. Echo Phase does not collect your course data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://icancan.cc/apps/lessontally/terms
TimeFlow
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TimeFlow is a lesson scheduling, student attendance, and teaching income planner built for teachers, tutors, coaches, and independent instructors. Keep lessons, students, attendance, teaching hours, organizations, projects, and income in one place. Plan one-to-one lessons, group classes, recurring schedules, and fixed-income work with a clear daily workflow. Fast lesson scheduling • View lessons in calendar, month, and agenda layouts • Create individual, group, and recurring lessons • Schedule multiple dates and reuse lesson templates • Automatically refresh attendance status when lesson times change Students and attendance • Manage students, courses, organizations, and groups • Record attendance, leave, absences, and completed lessons • Keep students, lessons, and attendance connected • Review teaching records by student, course, or organization Teaching income and insights • Track lesson income, fixed income, and total income separately • Review lesson counts, teaching hours, hourly rates, and trends • Record project income, expenses, and profit • Display values in multiple currencies Reminders and productivity • Receive lesson start and completion reminders • Use widgets, Live Activities, and Lock Screen progress • Import and export CSV and PDF files • Choose dark mode and multiple visual themes Sync and privacy • Sync and restore your data across your devices with iCloud • Hide sensitive income and protect access with Face ID • No third-party advertising tracking SDKs TimeFlow helps teachers spend less time managing spreadsheets and more time teaching. Legal: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ubcca.github.io/timeflow-legal/legal/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TimeFlow at every 2 days against LessonTally's weekly. On price, ads, 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. LessonTally sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TimeFlow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LessonTally ships an update weekly, TimeFlow every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LessonTally | TimeFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 灿灿 李 | 智涛 钟 |
In-app purchases
LessonTally
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$3.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$19.99
TimeFlow
- TimeFlow Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- TimeFlow Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- TimeFlow Pro Lifetime$49.99









