StudyRoster vs Teachworks: an honest comparison for tutors

StudyRoster vs Teachworks

Teachworks is a mature, full-featured platform with strong scheduling and billing, often chosen by larger tutoring businesses. Two honest differences matter for an independent tutor: Teachworks prices per lesson and leans on QuickBooks or Xero for accounting, while StudyRoster includes expense tracking and a tax-ready income export by year, quarter, and student, and starts with a free 30-day trial, no credit card.

Side by side

Feature	StudyRoster	Teachworks
Price	Free 30-day trialthen plans from about $10/mo, flat	From $16.49/mo base plus a per-lesson feeCost rises with lesson volume
Built for	Independent tutors and small centers	Tutoring centers and busier businesses
Scheduling and recurring sessions	Yes	Yes
Invoicing and online payments	Yes	Yes
Automatic reminders	Email reminders	Email; SMS is a paid add-on
Session notes shareable with parents	Yes, from a link, no login	Yes, by email
Expense tracking	Yes	Not included
Tax-ready income export	By year, quarter, and student, with net	Revenue reports export to ExcelNo tax-time summary; relies on QuickBooks or Xero
Mobile	Installable app (PWA)	Mobile web, no native app

How we compare: figures are from Teachworks' public pricing and feature pages as of June 2026. Teachworks has strong revenue reporting that exports to Excel and integrates with QuickBooks and Xero. We mark expense tracking and a tax-time income summary as differences because they are not part of its documented feature set; for accounting it points you to QuickBooks or Xero.

Where StudyRoster is different

Taxes built in, not bolted on

StudyRoster tracks expenses and exports income and expenses by year, quarter, and student, with the net for your Schedule C. No separate accounting subscription to wire up.

Flat and predictable

Teachworks charges a base fee plus a fee per lesson, so a busy month costs more. StudyRoster starts with a free 30-day trial, with simple flat pricing planned at launch.

For one tutor, on a phone

Teachworks is built for busier centers and has no native mobile app. StudyRoster is mobile-first, installable as an app, sized for an independent tutor.

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If you are an independent tutor who wants your scheduling, invoicing, and taxes in one simple tool, StudyRoster is built for you. Free 30-day trial, no credit card.

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