Comparison

Skeme vs Lesson Diary

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

Head to head
About

Skeme

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Skeme puts your curriculum onto your schedule — and moves it for you when plans change. Made by a teacher, for teachers. Plan a topic once. Skeme schedules its lessons across the right periods, in the right order, for every class you teach. When a lesson cannot happen — a field trip, a PD day, a closure — Skeme bumps the rest of the sequence along, and the homework and preparation move with it. SCHEDULING THAT DOES ITSELF • Schedule one lesson, the rest of the topic, or your whole teaching order across topics • See exactly which lesson lands in which period before you commit to it • Topics can be reordered so that every class group follows its own Teaching Order WHEN PLANS CHANGE — AND THEY ALWAYS DO • Bump a sequence forward or back, a slot at a time • Lock a period that cannot move — a test, an assembly, a lesson already taught — and the bump goes round it • Mark a day as non-teaching and the lessons shift themselves • Homework dates and preparation tasks follow the lesson, not the calendar YOUR DAY, ON ONE SCREEN • Every lesson, event and task for today, in order • Four ways to look at it: day, week, class group and schedule • One-week or two-week schedules, with A and B days • Homeroom, break and lunch named the way your school names them PLAN ONCE, REUSE FOR YEARS • A proper curriculum: courses, topics and lessons, with rich-text plans and outcomes • The same lesson works in any period, any class group, any academic year • Preparation checklists become tasks the moment the lesson is scheduled HOMEWORK THAT KEEPS UP • Set homework on a lesson once — every class that reaches that lesson gets it • Set and due dates both attach to lessons rather than calendar dates, so each group's dates arrange themselves around their own schedule • The Class Planner grid shows every group side by side: what is set, what is due, what is next YOUR SCHOOL'S WORDS, YOUR SCHOOL'S YEAR • Terminology for the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Hungary, India, Russia and international schools • Homeroom or tutor time or roll call; semester or term; Grade 9 or Year 9 • Available in 31 languages NO ACCOUNT. NO SERVER. NO SIGN-UP. • There is nothing to sign up for and no email address to give • Your planning syncs privately between your own iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud • Export any curriculum or whole academic year to a file, at any time SHARE YOUR PLANNING WITH COLLEAGUES • Export a course, send the file, and a colleague imports it • Re-importing a revised scheme updates it rather than duplicating it — and never deletes anything you added yourself ONE SUBSCRIPTION, THE WHOLE APP Skeme has one subscription, with everything included. Setting up your school year is free. Then try everything in Skeme free for 14 days — no subscription or payment details required, and nothing to cancel. After the trial, choose a yearly or monthly subscription to keep planning and editing. The App Store shows your local price before you subscribe. Cancel any time. If your trial or subscription ends, nothing is locked away. Your planner stays fully readable and everything stays exportable. Terms of Use: https://skeme.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://skeme.app/legal/privacy

About

Lesson Diary

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The ultimate lesson management app for tutors, teachers, and instructors! Streamline your music, art, sports, or private tutoring lessons with Lesson Diary. Track session times, keep detailed progress notes, and manage lesson fees effortlesly. Key Features • Real-Time Lesson Timer: Record start/end times and view elapsed and remaining time live during sessions. • End-of-Session Alerts: Receive notifications before the lesson ends so you can wrap up smoothly. • Status Icons: Instantly check current activity with clear 'In Session' and 'Alert' indicators. • Detailed Progress Notes: Write notes for each student to track homework, progress, and next steps. • Tuition Fee Tracking: Easily check completed session counts and hours to calculate lesson fees accurate. • Smart Search: Filter records by specific location or student to access lesson history instantly. Focus more on teaching with Lesson Diary!

Screenshots

Skeme4 screens
Lesson Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skeme at none against Lesson Diary's shown. Lesson Diary's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Skeme sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lesson Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skeme ships an update every 2 weeks, Lesson Diary daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Skeme versus Lesson Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkemeLesson Diary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew MacLeodSnowdropSoft

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Skeme

Subscriptions2
  • Skeme Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Skeme Yearly14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Skeme Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Lesson Diary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Skeme free?
Skeme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lesson Diary free?
Lesson Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Skeme or Lesson Diary have ads?
Lesson Diary shows ads; Skeme does not.
Which is updated more often, Skeme or Lesson Diary?
Skeme ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lesson Diary daily. Most recently, Skeme was updated on October 4, 2026 and Lesson Diary on October 9, 2026.

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