Daytical vs PlanbookEdu

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.

PlanbookEdu is an online lesson planner for teachers to create weekly plans, attach materials and standards, and share plans with colleagues. The Free plan includes unlimited weekly plans, A/B day and rotation schedules, and word-processor editing. Lessons can be tagged with Common Core, state, and custom standards. Users can print plans in a browser or export them to Word and PDF. Premium adds file attachments, collaboration, search, and spell check. School and district administrators can manage teacher accounts centrally, review submitted plans, and leave comments; school accounts can use Google Workspace for Education single sign-on. The website is available on the web, Android, and iOS, though mobile access is listed as web-only. PlanbookEdu is freemium: the Free plan is free, billed free forever, and Premium is $30 a year. A 14-day trial is listed. The company says it began in 2004 and was built by a teacher and a developer.