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SmartCookie vs. the alternatives

SmartCookie vs. Google Calendar, Calendly, Excel, WhatsApp, Notion, Cal.com, Acuity Scheduling, TidyCal, Google Classroom, TutorCruncher, LangLion and Tuton

What each tool does for a freelance language teacher from day one, without you having to build it yourself.
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SmartCookie
Google Calendar
Payment trackingYesNo
Automatic invoicesYesNo
Automatic remindersYesYes
Lesson packsYesNo
AttendanceYesNo
Booking linkYesLimited
1:1, groups and clubsYesYes
Student portalSoon, Coming soonNo
Lesson notesYesNo
Lesson planningYesNo
Calendar with statsYesLimited
Automatic time zonesYesYes
Overlap warningsYesNo
Google Calendar syncYesYes
Stripe syncYesNo
Built for language teachersYesNo
You talk to the founderYesNo

If you have 4 students who never change their schedule and you charge class by class, Google Calendar and a notebook are plenty. If you work in a school, Google Classroom will help you more with grading (and it's free). SmartCookie is your best option if you're an independent language teacher with a growing practice who wants to win back the 5 hours a week you lose to admin.

What SmartCookie solves

Built from insights gathered through 100+ interviews with teachers.

Simplify and save time
5to1app

Go from juggling 5 different apps to having your entire teaching life in one place.

Get your time back
5h/week

Get back the hours you lose switching between apps and sending reminders.

Messages per booking
0messages

Your students choose a time from your actual availability. Your schedules line up automatically.

Trusted by real teachers

Teachers like you already trust SmartCookie

Discover how they simplify their admin tasks and save hours every week with SmartCookie.

Inés Areal Pérez on LinkedInInés Areal Pérez
“Con SmartCookie he conseguido organizar mi vida de profe de una forma clara y transparente. Me ha aportado mucha paz mental.”

Inés Areal Pérez

Spanish teacher

Órla Brennan on LinkedInÓrla Brennan
“Smart Cookie es una herramienta super útil para profes ocupadas que quieren despreocuparse por la organización y gestión. Antes de usarlo, apuntaba mis clases en una libreta, y ahora solo organizo mi calendario en un sitio y me olvido, ¡Smart cookie hace todo para mi! Y la atención al cliente de Martina no tiene precio. Un 10/10!”

Órla Brennan

Neurolanguage coach® and English teacher

Brígida Herrera Gutiérrez on LinkedInBrígida Herrera Gutiérrez
“La aplicación funciona a la perfección y, si algo falla, el servicio de atención es excepcional. Como docente, me ayuda a organizar mis cursos y las tareas. Es una herramienta de gestión educativa, planificación y organización que ahorra mucho tiempo y agiliza el trabajo.”

Brígida Herrera Gutiérrez

Teacher trainer and language coach

Silvia Cabello on LinkedInSilvia Cabello
“Aplicación sencilla y práctica que he recomendado a muchas profes para hacerse la vida más sencilla. El tiempo es lo más valioso que tenemos y una herramienta que te ayude a organizarlo y no perderlo, es oro puro.”

Silvia Cabello

Mentor for language teachers

Susan Quarm on LinkedInSusan Quarm
“Smartcookie debería ser LA app que usara todo profe de idiomas. Es esa herramienta básica que no puede faltar en la vida de un profe que lleva su negocio. En parte, es como si tuvieras un compañero en quien puedes delegar ciertas tareas sin tener que preocuparte de cargar con todo tú solo mentalmente.”

Susan Quarm

Admin assistant for language teachers

Olga Filimonova on LinkedInOlga Filimonova
“When you're a language teacher, you have to do a thousand things at once. So to manage everything, having an assistant really helps. Well, I see SmartCookie as if it were one :) It helps me plan my classes properly, manage notes, and keep track of students in a smooth and easy way!”

Olga Filimonova

Lecturer and PhD student

David Cabezas on LinkedInDavid Cabezas
“Smartcookie me ha ayudado a ahorrar tiempo como profe porque tengo todo organizado y accesible en un vistazo. También me da control, dirección y profesionalidad de cara a mis clientes. Eso me da tranquilidad y sensación de que estoy haciendo las cosas bien. Smartcookie es una hoja de ruta fundamental para nuestro sector.”

David Cabezas

Neurolanguage Coach® & Co-Founder of Learning Mindfully

Tinika Muller on LinkedInTinika Muller
“Within moments of using SmartCookie, it was obvious that this was built by someone that understands what it means to be a passionate teacher that cares about structure, a detailed overview and precision. SmartCookie completely takes care of my administrative tasks so that I can focus on being a passionate teacher.”

Tinika Muller

CEO at FloTutor

Óscar Ortega on LinkedInÓscar Ortega
“SmartCookie it's an essential app for teachers because it frees up our time by centralizing planning, student tracking, and assessment, reducing administrative tasks and allowing us to focus on what truly matters as educators: teaching.”

Óscar Ortega

Language teacher & Co-founder of didactas.com

Andrew Woodbury on LinkedInAndrew Woodbury
“When I met Martina, I knew she had the best interests of teachers in her heart. That's why I was so excited to learn about SmartCookie. I've interviewed her and was able to test it out - it's a lifesaver for independent teachers who want to focus on growing their business and leave busy work behind. Congrats to the Smart Cookie team!”

Andrew Woodbury

Educator & Co-Founder of ImPact Canada

Sara Novillo Martos on LinkedInSara Novillo Martos
“Como profesora de español online y mentora de profes, recomiendo SmartCookie porque reúne en un solo lugar calendario, reservas, estudiantes, notas, sesiones, pagos y seguimiento.”

Sara Novillo Martos

Founder of Profesara

Borja Odriozola on LinkedInBorja Odriozola
“SmartCookie soluciona uno de los grandes males de los profes online: todo el tiempo que dedicamos a lo que NO son clases. Al combinar la agenda, el seguimiento de los estudiantes, la reserva de clases te libera un montón de tiempo cada semana. Profe, si no lo has hecho todavía, tienes que probarla.”

Borja Odriozola

Spanish teacher

Carol
“SmartCookie es una herramienta muy práctica para profes de idiomas. Tener en un mismo lugar la gestión de clases, reservas, estudiantes y notas facilita muchísimo el día a día y ahorra tiempo en tareas administrativas. ¡Una solución muy completa e interesante para quienes damos clases por nuestra cuenta y buscamos una herramienta "all-in-one" para gestionar nuestro trabajo!”

Carol

Founder of Linguatua

Violeta de Rueda on LinkedInVioleta de Rueda
“Una herramienta muy útil para ejercer nuestro trabajo de profesor de forma tranquila y organizada.”

Violeta de Rueda

Spanish, French and English teacher

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