Which apps actually get music teachers new students?
Most apps sold to music teachers are scheduling tools. They make the students you already have easier to run, which is worth a few dollars a month, but they do not add a single student to your calendar. Of the 9 tools below, 7 only run students you bring yourself.
Getting new students is the hard part, and it is paid for one of three ways: a cut of every lesson (marketplaces), a fee per lead (Thumbtack), or a flat price for a channel you own (your website, Google listing, reviews, and ads). The table sorts the tools that get you students to the top.
| App | Gets you new students? | What a new student costs you | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoachGrow (ours) | Yes | $19 a month plus 0.99% of each booking, no cut beyond that | $19/mo after a 7-day free trial |
| Lessonface | Yes | 15% of every lesson | Teacher keeps 85% to 95% |
| Superprof | Yes | Free listing; students pay for access | Free listing; students pay for access |
| My Music Staff | No | None: it only books students you bring | $16.95/month |
| MakeMusic Studio | No | None: it only books students you bring | $19.95/month |
| Duet Partner | No | None: it only books students you bring | $9/month |
| Music Teacher's Helper | No | None: it only books students you bring | $14/month for up to 20 students |
| Teachworks | No | None: it only books students you bring | From $16.49/month plus per lesson |
| Opus1 | No | None: it only books students you bring | From $98/month |
| Better Practice | No | None: it helps keep students, not find them | Free for teachers; $4.25/student/month |
What does a new student cost you?
This is what one new student who books a weekly lesson costs you over a year, at a typical $50 lesson. Card processing is left out because every option charges it.
Marketplaces are the fastest way to fill an empty calendar and the most expensive way to keep a student, because the cut comes out of every lesson the student ever books. Pay per lead is cheaper per student, but you pay for leads that never book. A channel you own costs the same however many students it brings, so it gets cheaper per student as you grow. Our advice: use a marketplace to fill the first gaps, then move your growth to a channel you own.
| Way to get students | How you pay | Cost of one weekly student for a year |
|---|---|---|
| CoachGrow (ours) | Flat monthly plan plus 0.99% of each booking | About $24 in booking fees, plus $228 a year for all your students; ads extra |
| Lessonface |
Apps that get you new students
These are the only tools here that add students you did not already have. They charge for it with a cut of each lesson, a fee per lead, or a monthly price, and the student relationship often stays on their platform.
Lessonface: An online lesson marketplace with booking, video, and payments. Its fee page says teachers keep 85% of private lesson fees when Lessonface finds the student and 95% when the teacher brings them. [1]
Superprof: A large tutoring and lessons marketplace where teachers list a profile and students pay for access to contact them. Superprof bought Tutors.com in September 2026, and Lessons.com now redirects to it. [2]
Studio and scheduling software
These run your studio: the lesson calendar, invoices or autopay, reminders, and a portal for parents. They make existing students easier to run, and none of them finds new ones.
My Music Staff: Scheduling, invoicing, online payments, a parent portal, and a teacher website. It costs $16.95 a month plus $4.95 for each extra teacher, with a 30-day free trial. [3]
MakeMusic Studio: Formerly Fons. Scheduling, automatic billing, reminders, and cancellation policies for $19.95 a month with unlimited students, plus card processing fees. 14-day free trial. [4]
Duet Partner: A calendar-first app with family billing, statements, and text reminders for $9 a month or $99 a year at any studio size, with a 30-day free trial. Families pay a 1% fee on statement payments. [5]
Music Teacher's Helper: Scheduling, invoicing, payments, student records, and a built-in website. The price rises with student count, from $14 a month for up to 20 students to $49 for more than 100, with a 14-day free trial. [6]
Teachworks: Scheduling, billing, payroll, and timesheets for tutoring and music schools. Its pricing page shows two price sets, so confirm the current rate. The higher set starts at $16.49 a month plus 32 cents per lesson.
Practice tools
These keep students practicing between lessons and show you who did the work.
Better Practice: Teachers assign practice, students log it, and the studio sees who is keeping up. It is free for teachers and $4.25 a month per student, and it fills the gap Tonara left when it shut down in 2023. [9]
Where does CoachGrow fit?
CoachGrow is made by TeachMe.To, which also publishes this guide, so weigh this section with that in mind.
CoachGrow is built for independent music teachers who want more students, not only a calendar. One plan includes a coach website with booking and payments, prepaid lesson packages, listings on Google and other directories, review requests after lessons, Facebook and Instagram ads, and follow-ups with past students. It costs $19 a month after a 7-day free trial, plus 0.99% of each direct booking and card processing. Ad spend is separate and up to you.
It is not a video analysis tool, and it does not run leagues or team rosters. Many music teachers pair it with one of the teaching tools above.
TeachMe.To also runs a lesson marketplace where coaches set their own rate and students pay a booking fee on top.
How should music teachers choose?
If you teach alone and want the lowest cost, start with Duet Partner or My Music Staff. Both have 30-day trials, so run a real week of lessons through each.
If late cancellations cost you the most, MakeMusic Studio is built around autopay and firm cancellation rules.
If you are hiring teachers, Teachworks handles payroll and timesheets. Opus1 is built for schools and costs more.
Studio software will not fill open slots. Add a marketplace like Lessonface for online students, or a website and Google listing that rank for "piano lessons near me" in your town. TakeLessons shut down in 2024, so older advice that points there is out of date.
Sources
- Lessonface. Lessonface fees. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Killeen Daily Herald. Superprof acquires Tutors.com, becomes the number one tutoring platform in the United States. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- My Music Staff. My Music Staff pricing. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- MakeMusic. MakeMusic Studio pricing. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Duet Partner. Duet Partner home page. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Music Teacher's Helper. Music Teacher's Helper pricing. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Teachworks. Teachworks pricing. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Opus1. Opus1 pricing. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Better Practice. Better Practice pricing. Accessed October 12, 2026.
