All TutorBird Reviews
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Georgina
Education Management, 2 - 10 employees
Used unspecified
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed November 2023
Saving Time Means Gaining My Life Back.
Helen
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Managing my students.
Helpful system, mostly intuitive with the help desk on hand for questions. Love the automations. It would be helpful for a quicker turn around with questions and for it to integrate with other tools.
PROSThat I can receive enquiries, schedule my students, invoice them, and then set it up the invoice automatically and receive the payments as well.
CONSIt doesn't integrate with other platforms and tools such as Calendly, Zapier, Pencil Spaces.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
Better for a solo tutor.
Trevor
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
I love TutorBird!
Tutorbird is a very simple and straightforward program for managing tutoring appointments and billing. It has saved me a ton of time compared to the business I used to run before I started to use Tutorbird and I can focus my efforts more on the communications with clients that matter most, truly!
CONSThe student side of Tutorbird is a bit heavy with features that I don't all use, so there has sometimes been a bit of confusion from clients on how to focus on just the features that I use. I do wish that unused features could be switched off on the client side. Other than that, though, once clients are familiar with the program and how registration with me works on Tutorbird, everything from scheduling to billing runs fairly autonomously and automatically.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
TutorBird's pricing was significantly better than competing products with the same core features.
Bex
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2023
Ok but glitchy
It’s really handy to have the app run the money side of the business. Invoices & documents for tax purposes are easily generated.
PROSTB is helpful to run my sole operation but can be glitchy at times. It has improved over time though & there are updates regularly.
CONSThe glitchyness was pretty frustrating at first but it is improving. I’ve always used Tutorbird so it wasn’t enough for me to check out other options.
Elizabeth
Primary/Secondary Education, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Useful Online Tutoring Tool
The customer service is amazing. If I can’t find something in the help menu, I can always ask a customer service rep. They are responsive and super helpful even if they have to research a solution.
PROSI love the fact that my families can have an account and cancel or schedule sessions on their own. I also love the invoicing feature.
CONSI don’t like how expensive the fees are with the online payment system. I also would prefer to have an accounting system within TutorBird. I would really like to be able to input expenses and create profit and loss statements at the end of the year for tax purposes. It would also be helpful to have an app for TutorBird to collect mileage and another app for families of my students.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
TutorBird has more helpful features.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
I loved the features that gave my tutoring families the ability to view bills, view their tutoring calendar, cancel appts, reschedule make up sessions.
Ludmilla
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Excellent tool
My experience at Tutorbird has been amazing so far.I left another tutoring management company for tutorbird. I AM SO HAPPY WITH TUTORBIRD. I felt like a huge load lifted off my shoulder. However there are many features in Ayotree that could serve tutorbird well but it was such a complicated tool and required a lot of administrative work.
PROSI really like how neat the tool is. Using it is not complicated. And it removes a lot of administrative work.
CONSThere are some functionalities that are missing that are very important to tutors. For example, the ability to add a link that they can click on to access an online material. Right now we have to add the link in a word document and upload the document. It's much work for us this way. And some other feature would be needed as well maybe like a forum per class where students can share notes and thoughts.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
Simplicity of use, Canadian, price matches value.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
Ayotree was very complicated to use. Although I likes how we had more control over our customization then Tutorbird, the tool itself was hard to get around and took forever. The biggest issue for me was the billing system. In my opinion it is poorly built. There were a lot of issues like inability for the tool to make the math and count how many lessons to bill. There were workarounds but it was too hard and even explaining it is complicated. The billing was not customizable enough for all types of needs. Every month end I would spend 4 hours redoing or making invoices. All that changed with Tutorbird.
Lauren
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
My business would not run the way it does without TutorBird
My business is as automated as it is because of Tutorbird. I spend 10% of the time on administrative tasks as I would if I had to do them all manually every month.
PROSTutorbird is worth its weight in gold. Everything is integrated into one central place so tutors and families can access schedules, billing, lesson reminders, and resources. The time that it saves is invaluable and the customer service is top tier.
CONSThere are some billing features that I am still learning, but I'm slowly getting the hang of it and the customer support team has been very helpful.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
No other products have customer service that compare to Tutorbird's. This was a deal breaker for me and the deciding factor in choosing Tutorbird.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
I learned about tutorbird from another tutor and once I did my complementary demo, there was no turning back.
Stephanie
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Great Tutor Scheduling Software
TutorBird has not only improved our scheduling and invoicing but has also aided in communication. We love that tutors can keep notes about their students and that we can attach lesson plan materials to a student's session.
PROSTutorBird made a big difference to our business. The ease of scheduling, automatic invoicing, and online payment system freed up our administrative staff to do other work. We love that tutors have their own personal sign-on information and have access to their schedule and their payroll.
CONSSome of the updates in TutorBird take a little getting used to. However, the support staff at TutorBird is very responsive. We email them our concerns, and they always get back to us in a timely fashion to resolve our issue or make note of suggestions we have for improvement.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
We needed software that would automate scheduling, billing, and payroll.
Shay
Primary/Secondary Education, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Kept me in business
It's been almost a completely positive experience. It doesn't have all the features I would want but for the price and responsiveness of customer support, it's pretty great.
PROSTutorBird, formerly MySchoolBooks, is one of the most intuitive interfaces I've dealt with. It's fairly simple but is chock full of features for a great price, especially compared to other systems. They have kept my business alive honestly, especially through the pandemic. It's easy to keep track of and contact my customers.
CONSI wish passwords could be assigned by the administrator and/or a link came when sending attachments. When families get a private attachment, they have to log in or else they cannot access the document. But there are also several folders the document could be in.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
Oases was cumbersome to navigate and much more expensive.
Anuschka
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Impressive booking system for online teaching
Overall Tutorbird is generally the best online booking service on the market. I have been working online for almost 4 years and they do exactly what they say. The customer service is helpful and quick to respond and bookings are easy to maintain.
PROSGenerally speaking its overall easy to keep track of my classes and stay up to date. You can integrate you website or use their options.
CONSInvoicing is an issue because if i have multiple currency's , I have to change the region on my overall settings. I also cant just copy a prevoius invoice amount. However they do updates daily on the system
Reason for choosing TutorBird
They offer the most value for money and I liked that I could use there website options until mine was complete.
Amy
Primary/Secondary Education, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
TutorBird Works!
I like Tutorbird's calendar feature and the ability for my clients to cancel or reschedule. It takes the burden off of me to remember.
CONSI would like more features to add to my website - such as a blog to which people can easily respond, the ability to send out newsletters, and also to have forms for new clients to fill out.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
It seemed that TutorBird was more valuable for the money. Quickbooks seemed too complicated for me.
John
Education Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Great system overall!
The calendar is so easy to use for all of our tutors and the reminder system is fantastic. Also, invoicing is extremely easy now.
CONSThe transition from our old system to Tutorbird was a little tedious, but the customer support made it a lot easier.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
Tutorbird was way easier to use and had features (such as the reminder system) that we actually could use, whereas Quikbook was confusing and didn't really serve any purpose for us.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
We needed a more efficient system for both our tutors and office management
Rozanne
Individual & Family Services, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Get your life back with Tutorbird!
My experience has been absolutely amazing. The team has been super fast at responding to any technical issues that I experienced, and the easy of use and value of money means that I keep on recommending it to others.
PROSI love that this software is an all-in-one solution for my tutoring business. From individual pricing, managing pre-payments, automation of invoicing and reminders, online portal for parents and students... this software does it all. It sends out reminders to students and parents about lessons, and it has given me my life back!
CONSI would like the option for upcoming appointments to be displayed in the monthly invoice.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
I was frustrated by the invoicing options, clunkiness and pricing. I also wanted more flexibility in how appointments were structured.
Naseem
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
All in one tutoring management app
I like that I can use it as an app on my phone for quick access
PROSI like the attendance and the post notification to parents the most because I use this on a daily basis and it is very easy to use
CONSI have not ome to any road blocks yet.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
Tutor bird is easy to use has many features like News and blog post, calendar, scheduling, managing students, families and invoices, attendance are a few things.
Mildred
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Excellent Program for Tutors and Educational Businesses
My workload has been dramatically cut. I no longer need a secretary, Tutorbird is so easy to use and their customer service is great. Most of the time when I need help from a company I go through several robots before I can talk to a human. Tutorbird is not like that. I talk to real humans and they are very patient and helpful.
PROSI love that the staff can see their schedules. I like that I can color code the tutorials so that the Tutors and find their schedules quickly especially if there is a last-minute change. I love that all of my students' information is in one place. I really love that the clients can pay, get their voices, and see their students' tutorial summaries. I love the automated email features. I love that both the students and the parents have their own portals. Tutorbird has so many features that I still haven't explored and used everything.
CONSI tried to find a con and couldn't. I did like the setup of the older version, it gave me more options for differentiating my staff ( like more color choices, and auto-fill was much better. I only had to enter the date range for my invoices once and as long as I didn't close my window, each invoice will have that date range. Now I have to apply the date range every time I do an invoice)
Reason for choosing TutorBird
Functionality, Customer Service, Easy to use, able to add PayPal for payment, able to customize invoices to reflect my business, automated emails (send out birthday wishes, appointment reminders, etc.), Price, able to add my staff and them also having access to the schedule.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
This definitely catered to my profession. Rain Maker is a martial arts software and I had to make so many alterations to get it to work for my business. I also had to have a secretary to help out with all of the office functions needed. With Tutorbird mostly everything I need is in one place.
Pam
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Time saving scheduling and invoicing
It is very easy to set up my tutoring schedule for repeated weekly sessions. It is easy to cancel a session as well as to add extra sessions. Takes me a few seconds. Or even better, students can access my calendar to cancel or book their own. Also, the invoicing is very easy. Even though I've been using the product for a few years, I still feel joy at how easy and quick it is to invoice all my families. I like that I have been able to add my logo to the invoices and to customize the communication with my families. Also, I like that they send out birthday wishes!
PROSThe ease of sending out invoices. It used to take me ages but with this software I can do it in about a minute! I also love the ease of scheduling students. I love that I can send reminders by both email and text and my students and their parents love that too. I love that tutorbird helped me set up a website so students can cancel or book sessions easily.
CONSAfter I create the invoices I have to click on each one to email it to my families. I wish I could just click a button to email all new invoices at once. I also wasn't thrilled that you changed the name of the company. Tutorbird just sounds odd to me. I liked myschoolbooks better.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
The price was reasonable and it offered everything I needed in terms of invoicing and scheduling.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
Freshbooks was not suited for tutoring and took me time and it was finicky to set up the calendar for weekly sessions. Also, since I was booking weekly sessions that sometimes got canceled, the invoicing was awkward. All the problems I had with Freshbooks, tutorbird fixed for me!
Lara
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
I couldn't live without TutorBird
I love that the scheduler synchs with my Google calendar. I don't have to remind students about upcoming lessons anymore, as Tutorbird automatically does that for me. It also automatically sends out invoices and even "nags" parents who don't pay on time with a polite "overdue invoice" reminder email. It collects payments by credit card or direct deposit into my bank account. It keeps lesson records for me and emails them to the parents (replacing the need for me to record them in a document, then copy and paste it into an email). It keeps all contact information on each of my students and records of all payments. So, it's like an invoice program, scheduler, payment platform, reminder, finance record keeper, etc. all in one (no more multiple spread sheets and docs for multiple kids). I love it.
PROSTutorBird makes running my tutoring business so much easier and more professional. I use it for scheduling, invoicing, online payments, keeping records and contact information on my students, sending lesson notes, sending out email and text reminders of upcoming sessions, etc. It's a one-stop shop for all my needs. I started with a free trial and quickly realized I couldn't live without it and would gladly pay the monthly fee. I'm part of a tutoring support group on Facebook made up of thousands of tutors from around the world and I'm always singing the praises of TutorBird to the others wanting solutions for their scheduling, invoicing, and online payment needs.
CONSNothing. I love it all. I don't use their website builder because I already had a website, so I can't speak to that.
Kimberly
Primary/Secondary Education, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Best Software for Teachers/Tutors Around the World
I started using Tutorbird before it was renamed Tutorbird :) and I love it! I live in the Caribbean, Jamaica, so I was pretty happy when I was able to locate a program that is available to me. This is one of the best software I have ever used. It is soooo easy to use. Since my first day of using the software, I have not had the need to go to the HELP section. I have definitely recommend this products to friends in the teaching field and I will continue to do so. Thank you Tutorbird.
PROSThe feature that made me subscribe was the invoicing - I love the fact that I can set a reminder for payments to be made. I also appreciate the calendar feature as the parent or myself is able to schedule the tutee for their session easily. Overall I love the accessibility and how easy it is to use for both myself and my parents/tutees.
CONSFor me, I would love to see a grade book. I believe this would provide my parents and tutees with results and or comments in live time. Also, a payment plan option would be nice for accessibility to parents to choose from, especially when they sign up/register. I normally have to modify the student payment option a lot and it takes a lot of time and calculating.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
Has more features and in my budget.
Karen
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Great for small practices!
Excellent! I use it daily!
PROSThere are many useful features that help with running a small business. The Student Portal is key, allowing clients to check on their schedules, invoices, and even making their own appointments.
CONSInvoicing and billing can get complicated. The business templates for forms could have more features.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
Quickbooks didn't have the right features
Megan
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Tutorbird has helped my tutoring business grow!
It has been great. Any time I've had questions someone has helped me. I can't imagine having my tutoring business without it!
PROSBefore tutorbird, I was having a hard time keeping track of all of my tutoring students. Many students and families were missing scheduled meetings. Now, Tutorbird allows me to create easy and professional invoices and keep track of payments. I love that feature that allows parents and students to receive automated email and text reminders before appointments. I LIVE on tutorbird and now enter all of my lessons on the calendar so they automatically populate on my phone!
CONSI honestly have not had any features that are missing. One thing that would be great is to have multiple business accounts available under one log-in. For example- one for my yoga class appointments and another for my tutoring appointments. That way, when parents/learners receive an automated reminder it will say which company it's coming from.
Nicola
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
An asset to my business
I wanted a one stop shop for my business and Tutorbird has been the best solution I have found. There are areas for improvement but the team are very responsive to suggestions and regular updates are offered. What do I like most? For me scheduling is important and the option to produce professional invoices and offer parents a view to their account has been invaluable. Everything for my customer is transparent and there is an option to communicate through one channel, which is great. My accounting system in on there but I have yet to submit my taxes as yet so cannot comment on their suitability for that. A fantastic decision was made when I committed to use tutorbird for my business.
CONSSome tweaks in the system regarding charges for group sessions I also would like an input of number of weeks for invoicing rather than dates. In addition, I would like an option to add notes that are not attached to a particular session for a student. Is there an option for that? At the moment you can add weekly notes but they have to be put in when logging attendance or they are attached to a session. I want something standalone. Could I also add another business set of accounts so that I have one place to go to?
Karen
Education Management, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Game Changer for my tutoring business
It’s my game changer. I use it countless times a day.
PROSGoing back 5 years, I remember my cumbersome paper planner I carried in my purse and countless daily texts from parents requesting to schedule a session. Now I’ve streamlined my whole process by adding TutorBird. The best part? It takes me 5 minutes to send out monthly invoices.
CONSAdding information can take a while, locating sections is not always easy and I use the search bar frequently. Also, screens do not move easily from one section to the next. (Especially the invoices section on my iPhone app) I’m hopeful this can be improved because I’m not sure I can live without this program.
LaVonnda
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
One place for all things tutoring
I am incredibly pleased with TutorBird and don't see our company navigating to another platform anytime soon.
PROSTutorBird is a convenient means of booking, payment management, employee management, and client communication. Having everything in one place streamlines our operations for a much needed peace of mind.
CONSOne feature that our business could benefit from is limiting student bookings to the balance on their account. Our clients pay for packages but will sometimes book more than their account balance covers so then we have to bill collectors to ensure we are compensated for the extra bookings.
Reasons for switching to TutorBird
Needed more functions out of Beta
Khaled
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Why I Love Tutorbird!
Amazing, it took my business to the next level!
PROSIt has everything I need in one place. This includes scheduling, reporting, resource sharing, invoicing, creating business reports, managing multiple tutors, and more!
CONSI'd like students/parents to be able to request to schedule their own lessons where there are available time-slots without making "open lessons" everywhere. I also wish they had more CRM feature like easier flow from prospect to full time client, and email campaigns with triggers and timed emails. Lastly, would like to be able to see how much I'm owed for a specific month (not up to a certain date)
Elaine
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
This software saved me!
Tracking my income and finally feel in control! Saving SO MUCH TIME! It was great that I could jump in simply, then I slowly started to add features as my comfort level increased. Moreover, it is not too complicated and bogged down with features I'll never need.
PROSIt is as if someone read my mind about all the features I needed to run more efficiently, and she created TutorBird. The features are easy to learn and exactly what I need, customer service is amazing, the functions are always improving.
CONSThat I hadn't found it sooner. I didn't like that I couldn't click and drag sessions from month view - but now I can.
Reason for choosing TutorBird
I was told a tutor's spouse created the software, so I knew it would have what I needed, and it is at a price I could afford the other system was too costly. I really like that in the slow summer months I can drop down to fewer tutors to save money!