LessonApp vs LessonSmith

LessonApp helps teachers plan lessons, support student engagement, and reduce work outside the classroom. Its tools arrange lessons into pedagogically structured stages and offer research-based teaching methods. Teachers can browse lesson plans from other users; Premium users can keep lessons private and share them in groups. LessonApp says it is not tied to a particular curriculum and follows a socio-constructivist approach. The free Basic Licence includes 50+ teaching methods, up to 10 draft lessons, printing, and the ability to browse and apply others’ plans, with limited access to plans, videos, and pedagogy instructions. Premium costs $99 per year, equivalent to $8.25/month, with a one-year minimum; possible VAT is not included. It adds over 150 teaching methods, unlimited private lessons, full pedagogy instructions and videos, self-assessment, groups, and whole-unit design. Schools can request an offer for Premium features, volume discount, training, and the School Manager Dashboard. The app works on Android, iOS, and web, and requires an internet connection and browser.

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.