Guide
Best driving instructor apps for your phone
You teach from the car, not a desk, so the phone app is the product. This is which UK driving instructor tools have a real native app — on iPhone and Android — and which are a mobile website.
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1. Lesson Diary
£9.99/moNative iPhone and Android apps, with the full diary and mock tests on the phone.
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2. GoRoadie Pro
£15/mo (free for PDIs)Mobile-first, with a pupil app learners recognise.
Lesson Diary vs GoRoadie Pro → -
3. Total Drive
£18–£26/mo (4 tiers)Native apps for instructor and pupil, plus offline mode.
Lesson Diary vs Total Drive → -
4. MyDriveTime
£19/mo solo (free for PDIs)Instructor and student apps, established since 2014.
Lesson Diary vs MyDriveTime → -
5. Passly
£14.99/mo, drops to £8.99 laterWorks on the phone browser, but there is no native app.
Lesson Diary vs Passly → -
6. DriveSchoolPro
Free until 31 Mar 2027, ~£22/mo expected afterBrowser only — no app to install yet.
Lesson Diary vs DriveSchoolPro →
The full comparison
| Lesson Diary | GoRoadie Pro | Total Drive | MyDriveTime | Passly | DriveSchoolPro | |
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| Price & terms | ||||||
| Monthly price | £9.99/mo | £15/mo (free for PDIs) | £18–£26/mo (4 tiers) | £19/mo solo (free for PDIs) | £14.99/mo, drops to £8.99 later | Free until 31 Mar 2027, ~£22/mo expected after |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial | 60-day free trial | 30-day free trial | 30-day trial + 6-month money-back | 14-day free trial | Free early access, then a 14-day trial |
| Cut of your lesson money | £0 — we never handle pupil payments | 1.9% on app-raised payments | Card fee set at sign-up, not published | No card processing in the app | 1.5% flat + Stripe fees | Stripe fees only, no platform cut |
| Everything on one plan | Yes | Yes | No | Per-instructor discounts for schools | Yes | Solo plan; per-instructor add-on for schools |
| Cancel yourself, anytime | Yes | Yes | Web form, ends at period end | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Diary & scheduling | ||||||
| Works on the web | Yes | Mobile-first, limited web | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recurring lessons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Working hours & time off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Double-booking flagged | Yes | Yes | Not advertised | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Phone calendar sync | Via the mobile app | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly |
| Gap alerts between lessons | Yes | Yes | Enhanced tools on higher tiers | Partly | Yes | Partly |
| Booking & getting pupils | ||||||
| Pupils book online themselves | Yes | Yes | Ultimate (£23) and up | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Booking link & QR code | Yes | Partly | Partly | No | Partly | Partly |
| Booking widget for your site | Yes | No | Not advertised | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Draw your pickup area on a map | Yes | Partly | No | No | Partly | No |
| Approve, defer or decline requests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Pupils & progress | ||||||
| Pupil records & lesson history | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Progress notes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DVSA syllabus tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 8 categories, 27 skills |
| Mock tests, marked DVSA-style | DL25-style, live pass/fail | Partly | Yes | Partly | Yes | Partly |
| Per-pupil pricing & packages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pupil portal | Web, no download | Pupil app | Branded native app | Student app | Web, no download | Web, no download |
| Waiting list | Yes | Partly | School feature | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Theory & practical test dates | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Money & admin | ||||||
| Who has paid, who owes you | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Payment records & financials | Yes | Finance + tax exports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Income & pass-rate reports |
| Export pupils, lessons & payments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic lesson reminders | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes, plus SMS | Yes | Email (WhatsApp coming) |
| Multi-instructor / school mode | Focused on solo — no bloat | Partly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
A note on fairness. We build Lesson Diary, and it is one of the tools on this page — so read the comparison with that in mind. Every rival figure was checked on 27 August 2026 against each company’s own website. Prices and plans change; if you spot something out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Sources: GoRoadie Pro, Total Drive, MyDriveTime, Passly, DriveSchoolPro
The app you’ll actually run from the car
Diary, DL25 mock tests and pupil progress on iPhone and Android. 7-day free trial, £9.99 a month after.