Daytical vs LessonSmith

Daytical is a digital teacher planner and micro learning management system for K–12 educators. It supports yearly, unit and lesson planning, as well as daily and weekly routines. Teachers can run lesson rooms to share classwork and review submissions; course tools include rosters, checklists and attendance tracking. Worksheet exercises can be marked automatically with feedback, though teachers remain responsible for accurate and fair assessment. Its AI agent helps draft teaching materials and can search the web, generate images and access Google Drive files selected by the user. Google sign-in is available, and Drive access is limited to individually selected files. Users can export materials in PDF and CSV formats and export account data. The installable progressive web app works on laptops and phones. The maker says roster data is not sent to AI providers and lists FERPA, COPPA and GDPR compliance. A 14-day trial is available, and the teacher plan is $12 a year, billed $144 once a year.

LessonSmith is a web app that drafts lesson plans, schemes of work and support plans for individual learners. Teachers can upload a syllabus PDF or add notes, then build a week-by-week scheme against a calendar. Plans can be edited directly or revised by describing changes in plain language, and exported to Word or PDF. The service lists 11 curricula, including Kenya CBC/CBE, South Africa CAPS, England’s National Curriculum, Common Core and NGSS, IB and Cambridge International. The app and generated plans follow the teacher’s chosen language, with nine languages listed. LessonSmith has a free plan, a one-off Demo, and paid tiers. Pro costs $8 a month or KES 1,000 a month; Max costs $40 a month or KES 5,000 a month. Pro lists 40 lesson plans monthly, while Max lists 80. The maker recommends excluding learners’ personal details from prompts and reviewing every generation before classroom use.