Comparison

LessonLoop vs Teachworks

Teachworks is a mature, flexible platform built for tutoring companies of every subject. Here’s an honest look at where LessonLoop is different — and where it isn’t.

The short version

Different tools for different businesses.

Teachworks is tutoring-first and subject-agnostic; LessonLoop is music-first and UK-first. Start from what you run.

Choose Teachworks if…

You run a multi-subject tutoring company — music alongside maths, languages, academics
You like usage-based pricing that scales down in quiet months
USD billing and a US-centred toolset suit your business

Choose LessonLoop if…

You run a music school and want repertoire, practice and instrument lending built in
You want a bill that never moves — however many lessons you teach
You want GBP, VAT-aware invoicing, an AI assistant and a ChatGPT/Claude connector

Where LessonLoop is different

Three reasons music schools pick us.

Flat, not metered

Teachworks bills a base fee plus a fee per student-lesson — a busy term costs more. LessonLoop is one flat fee, however much you teach.

Music-native

Repertoire journeys, practice streaks, instrument lending, ABRSM/Trinity-friendly progress — not a generic tutoring core with music bolted on.

An AI that does the admin

LoopAssist drafts invoices and reschedules lessons — plus a connector for ChatGPT, Claude and any MCP client. Teachworks’ AI is a support chatbot that answers questions about Teachworks.

How pricing works

A meter, or a flat fee.

Teachworks charges a base fee plus a per-lesson rate, in USD — flexible, but your bill moves with your timetable. LessonLoop charges one flat fee in pounds.

Teachworks

From $16.49 /mo

+ $0.065–$0.32 per student-lesson, by plan · billed in USD

Bill moves with lesson volume

LessonLoop

£15 · £39 · £119 /mo

Unlimited teachers, pupils and lessons · billed in GBP

Same bill, busy term or quiet

Fair note: both include unlimited teachers, and for a very small lesson volume Teachworks’ metered Starter plan can come in cheaper. The trade is predictability — and a subscription in dollars. Teachworks pricing from teachworks.com, June 2026.

Feature by feature

The full comparison.

Feature	Teachworks	LessonLoop
Pricing model	From $16.49/mo + $0.065–$0.32 per student-lesson	Flat £15 / £39 / £119 — no per-lesson fees
Billing currency	USD	GBP
Teacher accounts	Unlimited	Unlimited
Built for	Tutoring, all subjects	Music schools, UK-first
AI assistant	Support chatbot only	LoopAssist — drafts & proposes, you confirm
Connect to ChatGPT & Claude	Not advertised	Yes — the MCP connector
Repertoire & practice tracking	Not advertised	Yes — journeys, streaks, achievements
Instrument & book lending	Not advertised	Yes — loans with due dates
Family accounts & prepaid balances	Invoicing & billing tools	Derived ledger — reconciles to the penny
Two-way Xero sync	Not advertised	Yes
VAT-aware invoicing & UK GDPR	Multi-currency client invoicing	Built in
API access	Growth & Premium plans	Agency tier
Free trial	21 days	30 days, no card

Competitor details from teachworks.com public pricing and product pages, reviewed quarterly. Last reviewed June 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

Predictable money

A bill you can put in the budget.

Metered pricing means a busy term costs more — the months you earn most are the months you pay most. LessonLoop’s flat fee never moves, and the family ledger keeps every pound reconciled.

✓ One flat fee in GBP — no per-lesson meter, no FX surprises
✓ Family accounts with prepaid balances, to the penny
✓ Auto invoicing, late fees and two-way Xero sync

app.lessonloop.net/family-accounts

Music-native

Built for pupils, not “students of anything”.

A tutoring platform tracks sessions. A music platform tracks the journey — the pieces, the practice, the instrument that went home in a pupil’s bag.

✓ Repertoire journeys: assigned → in progress → polished → performed
✓ Practice streaks and achievements parents actually open
✓ A lending library for instruments and books

app.lessonloop.net/repertoire

Switching is easy

Move from Teachworks in a day.

Bring your studio across without the drama. We do the heavy lifting — free, on every plan.

Export

Export your data from Teachworks — students, families and lesson history.

We import

Send it over. We map and import it for you, free, and check it together.

You’re live

Invite your parents and you’re running — usually within a day.

Questions

The honest answers.

Is Teachworks bad?

No — it’s a mature, flexible platform, and for multi-subject tutoring companies its subject-agnostic design is a genuine strength. This page is about fit for music schools, not knocking it.

Is LessonLoop cheaper than Teachworks?

It depends on volume. At very small lesson volumes Teachworks’ metered Starter plan can be cheaper. As your timetable fills, per-lesson fees add up while LessonLoop stays flat — and you always know the bill in advance, in pounds.

Can I import my Teachworks data?

Yes — students, families and lesson history come across, and we help you do it, free, on every plan.

What does Teachworks have that LessonLoop doesn’t?

True multi-subject breadth — if you teach maths and languages alongside music under one roof, its generic model fits that. LessonLoop is deliberately music-first.

Does the per-lesson fee really matter?

Do the maths for your own timetable: 400 student-lessons a month at $0.32 is $128 on top of the base fee. The point isn’t that metering is wrong — it’s that flat is predictable.

Is LessonLoop UK-only?

It’s built UK-first — GBP, term dates, VAT, UK GDPR — but studios anywhere can use it; billing is in GBP via Stripe.

See it on your own studio.

30-day free trial. No card. Bring your Teachworks data — we’ll help you move.

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