Guide
The best apps for tutors, compared honestly.
apps for tutors, Six tools tutors use for schedules, homework and payments. We make Teach Space, so it comes first. Everything about the other five comes from their own websites.
The six apps
Six apps, one by one.
- 1
Best for: Tutors who want students and parents in the app
Teach Space
One shared space for tutors, students and parents: each with their own app, all looking at the same lessons, homework and payments.
- Price from
- $9.99/mo
- Free trial
- Plus 7 days · Pro up to 30 days
- Phone apps
- iPhone, iPad, Android and web
A good fit if
- You want students and parents to use the app with you, free for them.
- You want a live whiteboard and homework in the same class.
- You want parents to pay by card online, straight to your account, or report a transfer you confirm.
- 2
TutorBird
TutorBird runs your tutoring business from the browser.
- Price from
- $16.95/mo
- Free trial
- 30 days, no card
- Phone apps
- Browser only
- 3
Teachworks
Teachworks runs scheduling, billing and payroll for tutoring businesses from the browser.
- Price from
- $16.49/mo + $0.32 per lesson
- Free trial
- 21 days
- Phone apps
- Browser only
- 4
My Music Staff
My Music Staff runs your music studio from the browser.
- Price from
- $16.95/mo
- Free trial
- 30 days, no card
- Phone apps
- Browser only
- 5
TutorCruncher
TutorCruncher is built for tutoring companies that manage tutors, clients and payroll.
- Price from
- From £25/mo
- Free trial
- 2 weeks
- Phone apps
- Browser only
- 6
Teach 'n Go
Teach 'n Go helps schools manage classes, students and fees.
- Price from
- $79/mo for up to 100 students
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card
How to choose
Three questions decide it.
- 1
Who else will use it?
Students and parents get their own free accounts and see the same lessons, homework and payments as you, in the app on their phone.
- 2
How do families pay you?
Parents see what's due and pay by card online through your own Stripe or PayPal: the money goes straight to your account, with no Teach Space commission. If a family pays by transfer, they report it and you confirm with one tap.
- 3
How big will you grow?
Pick an app that grows with you. In Teach Space you start alone on Plus and move to Pro when you add teachers: 4 are included, and each extra teacher is $3.99 a month. Your students, lessons and history stay in one place.
Answers before you start
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free app for tutors?
You can try Teach Space free for 7 days, no card needed. Student and parent accounts are always free: the class is included in the teacher's plan.
Which tutoring app works best on a phone?
Teach Space has apps for iPhone, iPad and Android for tutors, students and parents, and the same account works in the browser.
How did you compare these apps?
We read each app's own pricing and features pages and wrote down only what they list. Where an app does not list something, we say so instead of guessing.
Guide
Try it with one class.
Every account starts with 7 days, free and without a card.
