DriveSchool
For driving instructors
Your learners and lessons, in one diary.
DriveSchool records lessons, shows each learner's logged hours and keeps your upcoming lessons in one place. For independent instructors in 21 countries, with 12 app languages and country-specific test names and licence types.
Everything for 14 days, then three learners on the standard tier.
Pro is $9.99/mo or $89/yr.
WHERE EACH LEARNER IS
Lesson hours, topics and test status
Each learner has a progress tab showing total logged hours and hours by topic, from the cockpit drill to the mock test. Their record also holds the theory and practical test as not yet, booked or passed, with the date. The traffic light on the list is a plain count of hours: green from 25, amber from 10, red below.
- 25 topics to pick from on every lesson: junctions, roundabouts, dual carriageways, parallel parking, emergency stop, show me tell me, independent driving and the rest
- Licence types and test names follow the learner's country: Theory and Practical in the UK, the EDT in Ireland, the Theorieprüfung and the Sehtest in Germany, Code and Conduite in France
- Contact details, address, date of birth, provisional licence number, an emergency contact, a photo and private notes on every learner
- A learner's hourly rate and currency can differ from your default
The traffic light is a count of hours logged, not a judgement of readiness. You decide when a learner is ready for the test.
21 COUNTRIES
The test names and licence types of your country
Choose your country at the start and the app takes its test names, licence types and currency. The app itself runs in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish.
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Spain
- Portugal
- Poland
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Finland
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
WHAT IT KEEPS
The lesson, the diary and the package
Log a lesson in the car
Date, start and end with the duration worked out, pickup and drop-off, the topics covered, private instructor notes and the fee. When the lesson is done, rate it from one to five, record the learner's own rating, add completion notes and the miles covered, and mark it complete.
Today, in time order
Today's lessons with the learner, the time, the pickup and the fee, with today's lesson count and the next start time. Scheduled lessons move to done as you complete them.
The calendar
A month and a week view of every scheduled lesson, with the day's lessons listed below it. Schedule a lesson on any day; if it overlaps another, DriveSchool warns you and lets you decide.
Lesson packages that draw down
Set up a package for a learner with a name, the number of lessons, the total hours, the price and its currency, and each lesson you mark complete comes off it. The card shows how much of the package is used.
A reminder before each lesson
A notification on your phone 24 hours and 2 hours before every scheduled lesson, set when you save it and cleared when you cancel it. The reminders are for you; nothing is sent to the learner.
Your country, currency and language
Choose your country at the start and the app takes its test names, licence types and currency. Eleven currencies, from pounds and euros to kronor and zloty, and the app itself in twelve languages.
The screens
Scroll sideways, or use the arrow keys
WHY IT WORKS THIS WAY
Built for the instructor between lessons
Record a lesson between appointments
The lesson form takes the learner, the date and the times and works out the duration. On a learner's card, only the name is required.
The test names are the country's
An instructor in Ireland sees the EDT, one in Germany the Theorieprüfung and the Sehtest, one in France the Code and the Conduite.
Money stays in its currency
Every fee and package carries its own currency, and a learner can be billed in a different one from your default. Nothing is ever added up across currencies.
Learner data lives on your phone
There is no account, no cloud sync and no backup export. Crash reports and usage statistics are sent so problems can be found and fixed.
The standard tier keeps your lessons
After the trial, three learners, the lesson log, the calendar, packages and reminders stay. Pro lifts the learner cap and removes the banner from Today.
PRICE
Standard, or Pro
STANDARD
Up to 3learners
- Up to three learners
- The lesson log, ratings and notes
- Today and the calendar
- Lesson packages
- Reminders 24 hours and 2 hours before each lesson
- A banner on the Today screen
A new install gets everything for 14 days with no card. Pro is priced in your own currency on Google Play: £9.99 or €9.99 a month and £89 or €89 a year, with the prices for other currencies shown on Google Play. The subscription renews unless you cancel it in Google Play.
QUESTIONS
Before you install it
Does DriveSchool send reminders to my learners?
No. The reminders are notifications on your own phone, 24 hours and 2 hours before each scheduled lesson. Nothing is sent to the learner.
What do the traffic lights mean?
They count the hours a learner has had with you: green from 25 hours, amber from 10, red below that. They are a count, not a verdict on readiness.
Can learners pay through the app?
No. You record lesson fees and set up prepaid lesson packages that draw down as lessons are completed. There are no card payments and no invoices.
Which countries does it cover?
The UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, each with its own test names, licence types and currency.
What happens when the 14 days are up?
You keep three learners, every lesson you logged, the calendar, packages and reminders, and a banner appears on the Today screen. Pro lifts the learner cap and removes the banner.
Where is my learners' data kept?
On your phone. There is no account, no cloud sync and no backup export. Crash reports and usage statistics are sent so faults can be fixed.
Keep your learners, lessons and calendar on your Android phone
Android only. Pro is $9.99 a month or $89 a year, in your own currency.