Comparison · verified 4 Sep 2026

LessonLoop VS MyMusicStaff

MyMusicStaff charges $16.95 a month plus $4.95 for every additional teacher or staff member, in US dollars, and its own support documentation says the mobile app was retired. LessonLoop is £15 or £39 a month, flat, in pounds, with a native iPhone app on the App Store. Every figure below is dated and sourced.

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The 60-second verdict

The default choice vs the better deal.

Pricing model

Flat £39 vs $16.95 + $4.95/teacher

Every teacher you add costs $4.95/mo, forever. Around eight teachers you’ve passed our £39 School tier — and their base just rose 13% ($14.95→$16.95) with no announcement.

LoopAssist vs nothing

No AI anywhere in MyMusicStaff — their closest automation is receipt-photo scanning. LoopAssist drafts invoices, chases balances and answers questions in every LessonLoop plan, plus an MCP connector for ChatGPT & Claude.

Mobile

Native iOS app vs retired app

MyMusicStaff’s mobile app is officially gone — their support docs now tell users to bookmark the website. A rebuilt app is promised in review replies; today it’s browser-only.

What MyMusicStaff does that LessonLoop does not

MyMusicStaff’s subscription includes SMS reminders and a website builder. LessonLoop has neither: there is no SMS channel, and no site builder. MyMusicStaff also publishes a 90-day money-back guarantee alongside its 30-day trial; LessonLoop’s trial is 30 days with no card and a 7-day extension.

Do the maths

MyMusicStaff pricing in 2026

Their bill grows with your team. Ours doesn’t. MyMusicStaff charges $4.95/month for every teacher beyond the first. Drag to your team size.

Teachers on your team 8 teachers

MyMusicStaff

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per month

LessonLoop

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per month · unlimited teachers

MyMusicStaff US list pricing, read from mymusicstaff.com/pricing on 4 September 2026 — $16.95/mo + $4.95/mo per additional teacher or staff member; unchanged since our July pass. Their /affordable legacy page still shows the pre-increase $14.95 + $4.95 (and £11.95 + £3.95 in GBP). GBP conversion approximate at ~$1 = £0.78, for comparison only. LessonLoop: £15/mo Solo (1 teacher) · £39/mo School, unlimited teacher accounts.

Feature by feature

LessonLoop vs MyMusicStaff, feature by feature

Feature	MyMusicStaff	LessonLoop
Pricing model	$16.95/mo + $4.95/mo per additional teacher	Flat £15 / £39 — unlimited teachers
Cost as you add teachers	Climbs with every hire — base rose 13% in late 2025, unannounced	£39/mo flat — same at three or thirty
AI assistant	None	LoopAssist — drafts & proposes, you confirm
Connect to ChatGPT & Claude	— (no open API; Zapier only)	Yes — the MCP connector
Mobile app	Officially retired — “bookmark the mobile site”	Native iOS app
Family accounts & prepaid balances	Yes — recent reviews flag invoice confusion	Yes — derived statement, reconciles to the penny
Group lessons & ensembles	Yes	Yes — per-pupil billing within a group
Self-serve booking	Yes — booking widgets added 2025	Yes — into real slots, with make-up credits
Messaging	Email + SMS reminders; no two-way messaging	Free push, email & in-app + WhatsApp
Your branding	MyMusicStaff branding forced on emails & portal	Custom branding on every plan
Practice in the parent portal	Practice log	Practice log — with a streak, a weekly goal and practice over time
Accounting sync	Exports only	Automatic Xero sync
VAT invoicing	Generic “sales tax” fields; no documented VAT support	VAT-aware invoicing, UK GDPR
UK support hours	Canada-based; opens 2pm UK time	UK team, replies within one working day
Free trial	30 days, no card + 90-day money-back	30 days, no card + live demo, no signup

Sourced from MyMusicStaff’s public pricing & product pages · last verified 4 Sep 2026 · spot something stale? Tell us — we fix it fast.

✓ Pricing: mymusicstaff.com/pricing, checked 4 Sep 2026✓ Old $14.95 price: their own legacy page, still live 4 Sep 2026✓ App retired: their support docs✓ Branding & API complaints: Capterra/Trustpilot, 2025–26

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Also compared

MyMusicStaff alternatives

The rest of the category, priced from each vendor’s own page and dated. LessonLoop is the flat-price one.

Teachworks From $16.49/mo + $0.320 per student lesson taught Meters student lessons taught, so every pupil in a group lesson counts separately. Prices in US dollars. Opus1 From $98/mo; Starter capped at 200 active students Publishes one price and routes the rest to a demo. Meters active students. Prices in US dollars. My Music Lessons £9.95/mo + £2.95 per teacher, plus each hired facility UK-priced in GBP, and meters teachers and facilities rather than charging one flat fee. MakeMusic Studio (Fons) $19.95/mo + $4.95 per staff member + 2.9% + 30¢ per card charge Takes a cut of every payment on top of the subscription: 2.9% + 30¢ per card charge, 1.8% ACH, 0.4% of subscription volume. Jackrabbit Music From $49/mo, tiered on total student count at month end Prices on the whole roll rather than on teaching, and publishes only its starting figures. Prices in US dollars. MusicNotes PMI £0 until January 2027, then £12/mo UK, GBP, built for independent teachers: invoicing and scheduling, free until January 2027.

All nine in one table, with the criteria published before any product is named: music school software, compared on the facts · teaching on your own? the solo-teacher version · run the cost on your own numbers

Or skip the comparison and read what LessonLoop does for your shape of studio: music school software for a whole team of teachers · music teacher software for teaching on your own

Questions

Straight answers.

What is MyMusicStaff pricing in 2026?

$16.95 a month, plus $4.95 a month for each additional teacher or staff member, priced in US dollars. The base rose from $14.95 in late 2025 — their own legacy page still shows the old figure. The trial is 30 days with no card, with a 90-day money-back guarantee. LessonLoop is £15 a month Solo or £39 a month School, in pounds, with no per-teacher fee at all.

Is LessonLoop actually cheaper?

For a solo teacher the starting prices are close ($16.95 vs our £15). The gap opens when you hire: every teacher adds $4.95/mo on their plan while ours stays flat — by around eight teachers you’ve passed our £39 School tier, and it keeps widening. Use the slider above with your own numbers.

Can I import my MyMusicStaff data?

Yes — pupils, guardians and lesson history come across, and we help you do it, free, on every plan. Most studios are live within a day.

What does MyMusicStaff have that LessonLoop does not?

SMS reminders and a website builder, both included in their subscription. LessonLoop has neither — there is no SMS channel, and no site builder. What LessonLoop has that MyMusicStaff’s own materials do not describe: a flat price with unlimited teacher accounts, Bacs Direct Debit with payment plans and automatic late fees, an AI that performs admin actions on your confirmation, a native iOS app shipping today, one-way Xero sync, and billing in GBP.

Do they have a mobile app?

Not anymore. The beta app was retired — their own support docs say to bookmark the mobile website. Their team has said a rebuilt app is in progress in review replies; nothing had shipped when we checked on 4 September 2026. LessonLoop’s native iOS app is on the App Store today.

Is LessonLoop UK-only?

It’s built UK-first — GBP, term dates, VAT-aware invoicing, UK GDPR — but studios anywhere can use it; billing is in GBP via Stripe.

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