Ranking updated
Best apps for private tutors in 2026
For a language tutor on Android, LinguaPlanner: a lesson calendar with a meeting link for each lesson, student cards, automatic tracking of debts and advance payments, and reminders to students in Telegram, in English and Ukrainian. On iPhone and iPad, Tutor Planner adds group lessons, prepaid packages and lesson bills, and Tutor Note keeps a simple record of lessons and income by student. Full breakdown below.
How we picked: a private tutor usually runs the week from a notebook, a spreadsheet and a pile of reminders. We read each developer’s own store description for how lessons are scheduled, what is kept about each student, how payments are tracked and how reminders work.
An app for language tutors
LinguaPlanner replaces a language tutor’s notebook, spreadsheet and reminders. Lessons sit in a calendar by day, week or month, recurring lessons take seconds to set up, each lesson can carry its own online meeting link and a status of held, cancelled or planned. Each student has a card with contacts, notes and lesson history, and you can import your student list from Excel or CSV. It works offline, in English and Ukrainian, with a Lessons Today widget for the home screen.
Track who paid and who owes
In LinguaPlanner, debts and advance payments are counted automatically from the lessons, with a clear balance for each student; it records cash and transfers you log yourself rather than taking card payments, and shows how many lessons you taught and earned by month. Tutor Planner supports prepaid lesson packages and post-lesson billing, creates lesson bills and shares receipts, and keeps earned income, cash received, prepaid balances and outstanding amounts apart. Tutor Note saves each student’s lesson fee and settlement cycle and shows settled income by period and by student.
Never miss a lesson
LinguaPlanner sends push notifications before your lessons and reminders to students in Telegram. Tutor Planner schedules one-off, recurring, one-to-one and group lessons, lets you skip or move one lesson without breaking the series, records topics, homework and next steps, and works across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch with Calendar sync. Tutor Note tracks each lesson as scheduled, completed, cancelled or postponed, with reminders. For classroom teachers, see apps for teachers.
| App | Best for | Payments | Reminders |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinguaPlannerCensuusGoogle Play | language tutors on Android | debts and advances counted automatically, balance per student | push notifications, reminders to students in Telegram |
| Tutor PlannerApp Store | one-to-one and group lessons on iPhone and iPad | prepaid packages, lesson bills, receipts | reminders, Calendar sync, Today widget |
| Tutor NoteApp Store | a simple lesson and income record | settled income by period and by student | lesson reminders |
Frequently asked questions
What is the best app for a private tutor?
LinguaPlanner on Android keeps lessons, students and payments in one place with reminders to students in Telegram; Tutor Planner and Tutor Note do the same on iPhone.
How can a tutor track student payments?
LinguaPlanner counts debts and advance payments automatically with a balance per student, and Tutor Planner handles prepaid packages, lesson bills and receipts.
Is there a tutor app that works offline?
LinguaPlanner works offline and shows today’s lessons in a home screen widget.