DrivingSchoolSoftware.com vs MyDriveTime

DrivingSchoolSoftware.com helps driving schools coordinate scheduling, billing, enrollments and student records. Its scheduler supports drag-and-drop planning of in-car lessons and road tests across one or more instructors, while students and parents can book lessons online from computers, phones and tablets. Student profiles can bring together contact and permit details, notes, account tasks, billing, appointments, driving records, schedules and scanned documents. Students can sign classroom and in-car sheets electronically; signatures are associated with the student, lesson and instructor and include a date and time. Schools can send customizable email and text reminders for lessons and classroom sessions. ZoomConnect manages links for virtual classes, which students can reach through the student center. Billing tracks card, cash and check payments, discounts, instructor payroll hours, sales, and earned and unearned income. The service also includes a mobile-friendly school website with hosting and email, as well as staff training and support. Supported platforms are Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows, though mobile app coverage is listed as none. Pricing is available on request.

MyDriveTime is a diary and administration app for driving instructors and schools, available on Android, iOS and the web. Instructors can schedule, cancel and rebook lessons and practical tests, record personal commitments, and share diary information with Google, Apple and Outlook calendars while choosing how much detail to share. Lesson tools include customizable syllabuses, reflective logs and journey tracking. Invited students can use a separate student app to track lessons and access instructor-selected resources. For finances, users can record income and expenses, track student balances, save receipt photos and export accounts in a standard spreadsheet format; configurable payment types are aligned with HMRC categories. Privacy Mode shows a diary without details. The company says its service has been available without interruption since October 2014 and invests in data and security systems. Support is available by email, phone or chat on weekdays from 9:30–5:00. A 30-day trial requires no card and can be cancelled at any time. The company also says it will migrate records from another system at no cost.