Comparison

TeachMode vs Tutor Planner

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

Head to head
About

TeachMode

Features
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TeachMode - Smart Lesson Management for Music Teachers TeachMode turns your teaching into finished admin automatically. Built for music teachers, TeachMode helps you stay organised, save time, and deliver better lessons. Track students, plan lessons, generate reports, and create invoices as you teach so nothing gets left until the end of term. KEY FEATURES Teach Mode Walk into every lesson prepared with instant access to notes, tasks, and student progress. Student Tracking Keep all student information in one place including lesson history, attendance, and development. Lesson Notes and Planning Quickly record notes, set goals, and plan future lessons without interrupting your teaching flow. Professional Reports Generate clear, structured end of term reports that parents understand. Automatic Invoicing Create and send professional invoices directly from your timetable in seconds. Timetable Management View and manage your weekly schedule with an easy to use layout. Parent Portal Give students and parents access to lesson notes, progress, and upcoming lessons. Perfect for peripatetic teachers, private tutors, and music schools. TeachMode simplifies your workflow so you can focus on teaching. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.ppstix.com/privacy

About

Tutor Planner

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An app for private tutors: your schedule, students, payments and earnings in one place. Schedule View your week as a grid or a list. Set up a recurring lesson once and it will appear in your schedule automatically. Reschedule or cancel a lesson, or end a recurring series, in a few taps. Students and balances Each student has a balance, so you can see what they have paid in advance and what they owe. Payments are reflected in the balance, and you can check the payment history at any time. Student statistics Every student gets their own statistics: monthly totals and how they compare with last month. See how many lessons were taught and missed, what you have earned, what is still due and what was lost to cancellations. The Transactions tab keeps the student’s full payment history. Group lessons Combine students into groups and set an individual price for each student. Track payments and missed lessons separately for each student. Reschedule or cancel lessons for the entire group at once. Earnings See your week and month in one ring: earned, due, upcoming and lost. Tap a part of the ring or a student to see the details. Widgets Keep upcoming lessons on your Home Screen. Choose from three widget sizes, with information that updates automatically. Light or dark Choose a light or dark theme, or follow your device settings. Also included: – Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. – Reminders before lessons. – Support for different languages and currencies. – Your data is stored on your device and in your private iCloud account. Your schedule, students and balances stay with you when you change your iPhone. The developer cannot access your data. – Back up your data to a file and restore it in a few taps. – Support on Telegram: you get a reply from the developer, not a bot. Try all features free for 14 days, with no payment card required. After that, a subscription is required to keep using all features. Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms-of-Use---Zhurnal-Repetitora-09-02 Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy---Zhurnal-Repetitora-09-02

Screenshots

TeachMode4 screens
Tutor Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tutor Planner at every 2 days against TeachMode's every 10 days. TeachMode's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. TeachMode sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Tutor Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeachMode ships an update every 10 days, Tutor Planner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
TeachMode versus Tutor Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachModeTutor Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size32 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPHILIP MICHAEL CHARLES PAGEDenys Smirnov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TeachMode

Subscriptions1
  • TeachMode Monthly$9.991 Month
3 purchases

Tutor Planner

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Quarterly$12.993 Months
  • Pro Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is TeachMode free?
TeachMode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tutor Planner free?
Tutor Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TeachMode or Tutor Planner have ads?
Neither TeachMode nor Tutor Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeachMode or Tutor Planner?
TeachMode ships an update every 10 days, and Tutor Planner every 2 days. Most recently, TeachMode was updated on October 5, 2026 and Tutor Planner on October 10, 2026.

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