My Music Staff vs LessonLoop

My Music Staff8.6Visit LessonLoop8.5Visit

Higher score My Music Staff #6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 8.6/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit My Music Staff

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LessonLoop #7 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software 8.5/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit LessonLoop

• My Music Staff fits best

  Established studios needing mature operations

• LessonLoop fits best

  Multi-teacher schools using Stripe and Xero

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Side by side

Feature	My Music Staff 8.6/10 Visit ↗	LessonLoop 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software	#7 in Music Lesson Scheduling Software
Best for	Established studios needing mature operations	Multi-teacher schools using Stripe and Xero
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$4.95/user/mo	£150/yr
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	30 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Docs
Integrations	12 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features My Music Staff 6/6 · LessonLoop 6/6
Student records	✓	✓
Recurring lessons	✓	✓
Attendance tracking	✓	✓
Online payments	✓	✓
Student portal	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Handles private, group, workshop, and recurring lesson scheduling Combines billing, payments, attendance, payroll, expenses, and reporting Student Portal, website tools, and broad calendar and business integrations	Handles recurring, group and substitute lessons across rooms and locations Combines attendance, billing, payment plans and prepaid balances Connects Stripe, Xero, Google Calendar and parent-facing portals
Cons	Starts at $16.95/month and has no free plan Additional teachers or staff cost $4.95 per user per month Available on the web rather than as a listed native desktop or mobile app	No free plan is available Solo pricing is limited to one teacher WhatsApp access is prepaid and in early access
Our verdict	My Music Staff is studio management software for private music teachers, music studios, schools, travelling teachers, and retail lesson programs. It brings student profiles, family contact records, lesson scheduling, attendance, lesson… Read the review →	LessonLoop is cloud software for private music teachers and music schools that need one system for scheduling, attendance, student records, billing and parent communication. It supports lessons across teachers, rooms and locations,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• My Music Staff — where it wins

  • Handles private, group, workshop, and recurring lesson scheduling
  • Combines billing, payments, attendance, payroll, expenses, and reporting
  • Student Portal, website tools, and broad calendar and business integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $16.95/month and has no free plan
  • Additional teachers or staff cost $4.95 per user per month
  • Available on the web rather than as a listed native desktop or mobile app

• LessonLoop — where it wins

  • Handles recurring, group and substitute lessons across rooms and locations
  • Combines attendance, billing, payment plans and prepaid balances
  • Connects Stripe, Xero, Google Calendar and parent-facing portals

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Solo pricing is limited to one teacher
  • WhatsApp access is prepaid and in early access

• My Music Staff8.6/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad studio-management system for scheduling, billing, communication, and administration.

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• LessonLoop8.5/10 · 30-day trial

  A focused platform for managing music lessons, payments, attendance and families.

  Visit LessonLoopFull verdict →