Software comparison
Miles & Minutes and Total Drive compared.
Both products bring a teaching diary, pupil information and school work together. The clearest choice is whether you need Total Drive’s published native apps and payment collection now, or want to explore Miles & Minutes’ connected records in controlled access.
This comparison is published by Miles & Minutes. Checked: 2 October 2026. Total Drive statements below paraphrase its official public pages; we have not tested its operation. “Not stated publicly” means the checked pages did not establish the detail, not that the feature is absent.
Common ground
What both describe.
- A diary with Lessons, pupil records and progress information.
- Tools for multi-instructor schools and pupil-facing access.
Miles & Minutes features are available to authorised accounts according to role and settings; this is not a public signup offer.
Miles & Minutes approach
Keep the details of your teaching day connected.
See booked lessons alongside blocked time and available teaching capacity, with pupil progress and recorded payments close by. If you work with a school or trainer, the relevant people can use their own permitted view.
Miles & Minutes keeps booked Lessons, blocked time and open teaching capacity separate. It also connects school roles, trainee/Trainer/Academy work and private professional development. Total Drive’s public pages do not state an equivalent end-to-end training and private development workflow; that is an unknown, not an absence.
Explore the Diary, pupil records and training workflows for the actual Miles & Minutes scope.
A real difference today
Where Total Drive publishes capabilities Miles & Minutes does not currently offer.
- Total Drive advertises Apple and Android instructor, pupil and parent apps. Miles & Minutes currently offers responsive web workspaces, without native apps.
- Total Drive publishes optional booking for existing pupils, payment collection and Google Calendar/Apple iCal sync. Miles & Minutes also supports eligible existing pupils booking published lesson times within their authorised account, subject to school rules, current availability, terms and existing pupil credit. Instructor offers and pupil requests are separate paths. Its calendar subscription is read-only; pupil card payments are not currently enabled.
- Total Drive advertises tailored setup and migration support. Miles & Minutes has no public self-service migration offer.
Prices and trials
Compare the offer as well as the price.
Vendor pricing checked 7 November 2026. Offers and conditions can change; confirm them with each provider.
Miles & Minutes: a 30-day free trial is built into new business registration, with no payment details and no automatic charge. Access is currently by invitation; new business registration and trial sign-up are closed, including public self-service registration. Planned Essential is £12.99 per month per teaching Instructor. Public purchasing is not open; final prices and applicable VAT will be confirmed before an order. There is no separate free PDI offer. See planned prices.
Total Drive: its Basic plan is advertised at £18 per month including VAT, with a 30-day trial. Its PDI Head Start describes free use after starting a trial and supplying a PDI badge, until qualification and/or up to 12 months; confirm eligibility and expiry with Total Drive. Pricing · PDI terms.
Compare what each plan includes, VAT, any payment fees, trial eligibility and how records can be exported before switching. The figures above are published offers, not a like-for-like cost guarantee.
Platform and access
How you can work with each product.
Total Drive advertises web access plus Apple and Android apps. Miles & Minutes is a responsive web product for authorised accounts.
Miles & Minutes has no paid self-service registration. Its planned monthly subscription prices are on the homepage. See provider pricing for Total Drive; plan, billing and VAT details should be confirmed on its current site.
Who may find a fit
Make the choice around your priorities.
Total Drive may suit someone who needs native apps or online payment collection today. Miles & Minutes may suit an instructor or school that values connected operational and training records and is comfortable with controlled access.
For the full list of current gaps, see Miles & Minutes current limitations. The public roadmap separates current access from uncommitted ideas.
Sources
Official vendor pages checked 2 October 2026.
- Total Drive homepage (totaldrive.co.uk)
- Total Drive membership and feature tiers (totaldrive.co.uk)
- Total Drive online booking (totaldrive.co.uk)
Sources establish published claims only. Contact the provider to confirm plan-level availability and current terms.
Take a closer look
See the current product in context.
Read the existing feature information and guides. Current product access is controlled; an Early Access request is not a paid account or a guaranteed invitation.