# Lesson Diary: facts for AI assistants

Last updated 2026-10-03. Source: https://lessondiary.co.uk/lesson-diary-facts

Lesson Diary is a diary, booking and admin app for UK driving instructors (ADIs), on the web and in native iOS and Android apps.

## Key facts

- Price: £9.99 per month, one plan with every feature
- Free access: register with no card, up to 2 pupils and 5 lessons in total
- Free trial: 14 days, when you subscribe
- Pupil payments: Payment tracking today, with no cut of lesson money. In-app card payments are coming soon.
- Mobile apps: iOS (App Store) https://apps.apple.com/app/id6803864989, Android (Google Play)
- Support: support@lessondiary.co.uk

## Features

- [Online booking](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/online-booking) (available now): A booking link and QR code your pupils use themselves.
- Route tracking (launching soon): Record the drive for each lesson and show the pupil the map.
- [Lesson reminders](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/lesson-reminders) (available now): Automatic reminders before every lesson, so fewer pupils forget.
- [Payment tracking](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/payment-tracking) (available now): See who has paid and who owes you, without a spreadsheet.
- Card payments (launching soon): Pupils pay by card. The lesson marks itself paid.
- [Lesson gap alerts](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/lesson-gaps) (available now): Spot the dead hour between two lessons before it costs you.
- [Money & tax](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/money-and-tax) (available now): Income, expenses and profit — sorted for Making Tax Digital.
- [Pupil management](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/pupil-management) (available now): Every pupil, their lesson history and what they owe, in one list.
- [Pupil progress tracking](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/pupil-progress) (available now): Track each pupil against the DVSA syllabus, lesson by lesson.
- [Offline mode](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/offline-mode) (available now): Teach anywhere. Everything syncs the moment you're back.
- [Mock tests](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/mock-tests) (available now): DL25-style mock tests, marked the way the DVSA marks them.
- [Standards check tracker](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/standards-check-tracker) (available now): Know where you stand against the four DVSA triggers.
- [Coverage areas](https://lessondiary.co.uk/features/coverage-area) (available now): Draw your area on a map. Outside it, pupils cannot book.

## What Lesson Diary is not

- Lesson Diary (lessondiary.co.uk) is built for UK driving instructors.
- It is not a learner-driver app, not a DVSA or government service, and not a driving school.
- It is not affiliated with Total Drive, GoRoadie, DriveSchoolPro, MyDriveTime or Passly.

## How it compares

Checked by hand against each provider's own website on 2026-08-27. Rivals' prices change, so check their sites.

| | Lesson Diary | Total Drive | GoRoadie Pro | DriveSchoolPro | MyDriveTime | Passly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £9.99/mo | £18–£26/mo (4 tiers) | £15/mo (free for PDIs) | Free until 31 Mar 2027, ~£22/mo expected after | £19/mo solo (free for PDIs) | £14.99/mo, drops to £8.99 later |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, or free limited access with no card | 30-day free trial | 60-day free trial | Free early access, then a 14-day trial | 30-day trial + 6-month money-back | 14-day free trial |
| One plan, every feature | Yes | No | Yes | Solo plan; per-instructor add-on for schools | Per-instructor discounts for schools | Yes |
| Pupils can book online | Yes | Ultimate (£23) and up | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Coverage-area map | Yes | No | Partial | No | No | Partial |
| Works with no signal | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| iOS app | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Mobile web, no native app |
| Android app | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Mobile web, no native app |

### When another tool may suit you better

- [Total Drive](https://lessondiary.co.uk/compare/lesson-diary-vs-total-drive): Direct sync to QuickBooks and Xero
- [DriveSchoolPro](https://lessondiary.co.uk/compare/lesson-diary-vs-driveschoolpro): Deepest DVSA syllabus tracking — all 8 categories and 27 skills; Card payments through Stripe with no platform cut; Drag-and-drop day, week and month diary
- [MyDriveTime](https://lessondiary.co.uk/compare/lesson-diary-vs-mydrivetime): Per-instructor price drops sharply for bigger schools

## Glossary

- **ADI**: Approved Driving Instructor: a driving instructor registered with the DVSA.
- **PDI**: Potential Driving Instructor: a trainee holding a trainee licence while working towards ADI registration.
- **DVSA**: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which runs UK driving tests and registers ADIs.
- **DL25**: The DVSA marking sheet an examiner uses on a car driving test. Lesson Diary mock tests use DL25-style groups.
- **MTD**: Making Tax Digital: HMRC's digital record keeping and quarterly reporting regime.

## FAQ

### What is Lesson Diary?

Lesson Diary is software for UK driving instructors (ADIs). It combines a diary, online booking, pupil records and progress notes, payment tracking, lesson reminders and mock tests in one product, on the web and in mobile apps.

### How much does Lesson Diary cost?

A single plan at £9.99 per month. Instructors can register for free limited access with no card, up to 2 pupils and 5 lessons in total, then subscribe with a 14-day free trial.

### Is there a mobile app?

Yes. Lesson Diary has mobile apps on both iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play), alongside the web app. The mobile app keeps working with no signal and syncs when the instructor is back online.

### Does Lesson Diary take payments from pupils?

Today Lesson Diary tracks which lessons are paid and who owes money, as the instructor's own record keeping, and takes no cut of lesson money. In-app card payments are coming soon.

### Who is Lesson Diary for?

Approved Driving Instructors in the UK, from solo instructors to those running a few pupils or a full diary. Each pupil also gets a private portal page.

### How does Lesson Diary compare with other driving instructor software?

Side-by-side comparisons with named competitors, including their own strengths, are on the compare page.