Markly · The honest comparison
Markly vs the spreadsheet
Most tutors don't run competing software. They run a spreadsheet, a notes app, a camera roll full of marked work and a group chat with parents. Here is where that setup costs you.
| Every week you need to… | Spreadsheets + notes | Markly |
|---|---|---|
| Work out what each student actually needs next | Gut feel, memory, flicking back through old marks | A ranked priority list from marked diagnostics, weighted by exam relevance |
| Build the lesson and practice set | Hunt for questions, reuse last year's sheet | Drafted from 10,000+ hand-built questions, you approve or swap anything |
| Set and chase homework | Texts, reminders you forget to send | Set in a click; students upload photos, reminder emails send themselves |
| Show parents progress | A message when you find the time | A live parent portal plus updates written from logged evidence, sent when you approve |
| Track topic-by-topic mastery | A colour-coded grid you maintain by hand | Moves every time you log a lesson or mark a piece of work |
| Invoice at month's end | Count lessons off the calendar, hope you didn't miss one | Every logged lesson tallied per student, invoice printed in a click, paid or unpaid tracked |
| Keep it all in one place | Five apps and a folder called "tutoring stuff" | One system, one login, works on the phone |
When a spreadsheet is genuinely enough
If you tutor one or two students casually, know their gaps cold, and their parents are relaxed about updates, a spreadsheet is fine and we will happily say so. Markly starts paying for itself when the book grows past a handful of students, when parents expect to see progress, or when the admin starts eating your Sunday.
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