A flat price for every hour you teach
Class Spot is one monthly subscription. Pencil Spaces bills per session hour, with a 10-hour monthly minimum.
The whole lesson, and everything around it, for one flat price.
Class Spot puts a live classroom, self-marking homework, booking and payment tracking in one app, built for tutors who run their own practice.
Class Spot is the better fit when you run your own practice
Pencil Spaces builds a strong live classroom for tutoring companies. The difference shows up once the call ends: homework, reminders, invoices and the next booking. Class Spot keeps all of that next to the lesson, at a monthly price that stays the same however many hours you teach.
Your admin sits next to the lesson
A booking page, automatic reminders, payment tracking and invoices all come with Solo Pro.
Homework that marks itself, from $15
Auto-checked exercises are part of Solo Pro. Pencil Spaces lists autograding on its Master plan at $5 per session hour.
One app for tutor, student and parent
On iOS and Android, you and your students each get your own view of lessons, homework and invoices, and the parent view is coming soon.
Class Spot vs. Pencil Spaces compared
What each covers, how it bills, and where Pencil Spaces is the stronger pick.
| Class Spot | Pencil Spaces | |
|---|---|---|
| At a glance | ||
| How you pay | One flat monthly subscription | Per session hour, 10-hour monthly minimum charged at the start of the month |
| Free plan | Free forever: 40-minute lessons, 3 student profiles | Free Starter plan; limits not listed |
| Free trial | 14 days on every paid plan; card needed to start | 14 days on any paid plan, no card |
| Built for | Independent tutors, online schools and agencies | Tutoring providers, from boutique companies to franchises |
| How students join | A link in any browser, no account needed | An invite or guest access to a Space |
| In the lesson | ||
| Video, whiteboard, screen share | Every plan | Every plan |
| Live website in the lesson | Shared Tab Control, from Solo Pro: hand over mouse and keyboard; peer-to-peer, never stored | Web Viewer: a collaborative browser inside the Space |
| Lesson recordings | Solo Max, $25/mo | Expert, $1/hr, 90-day cloud storage |
| Homework that marks itself | From Solo Pro, $15/mo | Autograding on Master, $5/hr |
| Interactive materials | Study Guides built from your PDFs, Flash Cards, Materials Library | 1,000+ built-in apps on Expert; Kahoot, Quizlet and Google Docs inside a Space |
| Group teaching | Groups of up to 10 on Solo Max, up to 20 on Business | Breakout rooms, Lead and Follow, polls |
| AI | AI assistant at the whiteboard on every plan | Lesson summaries on Expert; tutor coaching and AI safeguarding on Master |
| Lesson length | 40 min on Free, 70 min on Solo Pro, unlimited on Solo Max and Business | Billed per hour; no cap listed |
| Around the lesson | ||
| Booking page | Public teacher page with open slots, from Solo Pro | Student self-scheduling in its tutoring management system |
| Payment tracking and invoices | From Solo Pro; students pay you directly, 0% commission | Not listed |
| Reminders | In-app and Telegram on Free; email from Solo Pro | Email or SMS reminders in its tutoring management system |
| Google Calendar | Two-way sync from Solo Pro | Google Calendar add-on for scheduling Spaces |
| Student threads | One thread per student with lessons, homework, invoices and recordings, from Solo Pro | Not listed |
| Parents | Parent view and parent reports coming soon | Not listed |
| Mobile | One app for iOS and Android | Runs in mobile browsers |
| Pricing | ||
| Free | $0, no expiry | Starter, free |
| Entry paid plan | Solo Pro, $15/mo flat | Pro, $0.40/hr, from $4/mo |
| Plan with cloud recording | Solo Max, $25/mo flat | Expert, $1/hr, from $10/mo |
| Top plan | Business, $99/mo: 5 teacher seats, up to 50 teachers | Master, $5/hr, from $50/mo |
| Large organisations | Business + $5 per extra teacher | Enterprise, from $1,000/mo |
| Longer billing | 15% off for 6 months, 30% off yearly | Multi-year terms on Enterprise |
| A full-time tutor, 60 hrs/month | $15 on Solo Pro, $25 on Solo Max | $24 on Pro, $60 on Expert |
Try it on the Free plan first, with real students and no card.
Start for freeLast checked October 20, 2026. Class Spot prices exclude VAT, from classpot.com/en/pricing. Pencil Spaces prices from pencilspaces.com/pricing. Both checked October 20, 2026. Pencil Spaces bills a session hour once a second person joins a Space. “Not listed” means the feature does not appear on the vendor’s public pricing, product or help pages on that date.
What changes when the whole practice runs in one place
Pencil Spaces runs a live session well. These are the places an independent tutor feels the difference in an ordinary week.
A flat price as your timetable fills up
Pencil Spaces bills per session hour once a second person joins, with a 10-hour monthly minimum. That suits a tutor who teaches a few hours a month. A full-time tutor teaching 60 hours a month pays $60 on Expert, the Pencil plan with recordings. Class Spot Solo Max, which also includes recordings, stays at $25.
Class Spot, any number of hours
Solo Pro: $15Pencil Spaces, 60 hours a month: Pro: $24
Solo Max, with recordings: $25Pencil Spaces, 60 hours a month: Expert, with recordings: $60
Business, 5 teachers: $99Pencil Spaces, 60 hours a month: Master, with autograding: $300
Pencil Pro costs less than Solo Pro below 37.5 hours a month, and Expert costs less than Solo Max below 25 hours. Past that, the flat price saves more every week.
Booking, reminders and invoices live next to the lesson
Pencil Spaces offers scheduling for tutoring companies and connects with management tools such as Teachworks. Class Spot builds the business side into the same app. Students book open slots on your public page, reminders go out on their own, and each lesson lands in your payment records with its invoice. Students pay you directly, and Class Spot takes 0% commission.
See how the admin worksClass Spot
In one app: the lesson, booking page, remindersPencil Spaces: In the Space: video, whiteboard, Web Viewer, recordings
Also in that app: payment tracking, invoices, one thread per studentPencil Spaces: Where tutors often keep the rest: a calendar app, a payments spreadsheet, a messenger
Homework that marks itself, from $15 a month
Drop a textbook chapter or your own notes into Class Spot and get a draft Study Guide with exercises that check themselves. Teach from it live, send it as homework, and see the score before the next lesson. Auto-checking comes with Solo Pro at $15 a month. Pencil Spaces lists autograding on its Master plan at $5 per session hour.
Explore Study GuidesClass Spot
Self-marking homework: Solo ProPencil Spaces: Autograding: Master plan
$15 a month, flatPencil Spaces: $5 per session hour
Hand the lesson to your student, privately
Both tools can put a live website inside the lesson. In Class Spot, one click gives your student the mouse and keyboard. You take over whenever they get stuck, then pass it back. They only see the tab you picked, and the shared tab runs peer-to-peer, so it is never recorded or stored on Class Spot servers.
Open any website
1Hand over the controls
2Step in anytime
3Pass it back
4Nothing to install on your student’s side. They join on the usual lesson link.
Class Spot vs. Pencil Spaces: which to choose
Pencil Spaces is a strong pick for a tutoring company running group sessions at scale. For a tutor who runs their own practice, Class Spot is the stronger fit.
Why tutors pick Class Spot
- You teach most of the week and want one monthly price, however full your timetable gets.
- You want booking, reminders, invoices and homework in the same app as the lesson.
- Your students check lessons and homework on their phones, and a parent view is coming soon.
When Pencil Spaces fits better
- You teach a few hours a month, so paying per session hour comes out cheaper.
- You run group sessions that need breakout rooms, polls, and Lead and Follow.
- Your organisation needs AI safeguarding alerts, coaching for tutors, or an enterprise contract.
| Tutor type | Better fit |
|---|---|
| Full-time independent tutor, 15+ lessons a week | Class Spot |
| Language tutor who sets homework every week | Class Spot |
| Tutor who wants each student’s history in one thread | Class Spot |
| Small online school with up to 50 teachers | Class Spot |
| Part-time tutor teaching under 10 hours a month | Pencil Spaces |
| Tutoring company with large group classes and safeguarding needs | Pencil Spaces |
Move to Class Spot at your own pace
1 link all your students need to join. Any browser, nothing to install.
Keep your current setup while Class Spot takes over the schedule, reminders and payment tracking. Move each student into the Class Spot classroom when it suits you both.
Bring your calendar
Connect Google Calendar. On day one your existing schedule copies across, links included, and it stays in sync both ways.
Turn your materials into guides
Upload the PDFs and notes you teach from. Class Spot drafts Study Guides with self-checking exercises, and tidying them takes minutes.
Add your students and balances
Upload a photo of your payment notebook or a spreadsheet. Check the balances once, then send each student their lesson link.
Frequently asked questions
Still have a question?Can I try Class Spot while I still teach in Pencil Spaces?
Yes. Class Spot’s schedule, reminders and payment tracking work around an existing video link, such as Zoom or Google Meet. Run them beside your current setup and move students into the Class Spot classroom one at a time.
What do my students need to join a lesson?
Your lesson link. It opens in any browser on a laptop, tablet or phone, with nothing to download and no password. Students create an account, which takes a minute, once you want to send them homework, messages and reminders.
How do Class Spot and Pencil Spaces prices compare?
Class Spot charges a flat monthly fee: $15 for Solo Pro, $25 for Solo Max and $99 for Business, before VAT. Pencil Spaces charges per session hour: $0.40 on Pro, $1 on Expert and $5 on Master, with a 10-hour monthly minimum. At 60 teaching hours a month, Solo Max costs $25 and Pencil Expert costs $60.
Does Class Spot take a cut of what my students pay me?
Your students pay you directly, the way they do now, and Class Spot takes 0% commission. You pay one flat monthly fee. Class Spot keeps the books for you: who owes what, invoices sent on time, and a polite reminder when a payment is due.
What do I get on the Free plan?
40-minute lessons, 3 student profiles, up to 3 Study Guides, Boards and Flash Card decks, and the AI assistant at the whiteboard. It needs no card and stays free. Paid plans come with a 14-day free trial; you add a card to start it.
How long can a lesson be?
Up to 40 minutes on Free and 70 minutes on Solo Pro. On Solo Max and Business, lessons run as long as you need.
Does Class Spot record lessons?
Yes, on Solo Max and Business. Each recording sits in the student’s thread beside that lesson’s homework, materials and invoice.
Can I teach groups in Class Spot?
Yes. Solo Max covers groups of up to 10 students and Business up to 20. Class Spot is built for one-to-one and small-group lessons. For large classes split into breakout rooms, Pencil Spaces offers more group tools.
How does Shared Tab Control compare with Pencil’s Web Viewer?
Both put a live website inside the lesson. Shared Tab Control, on Solo Pro and above, hands your student the mouse and keyboard for the one tab you choose, and you can step back in at any moment. It runs peer-to-peer, directly between you and your student, with nothing recorded or stored on Class Spot servers.
Can an online school or agency use Class Spot?
Yes. Business costs $99 a month and includes 5 teacher seats, with more at $5 per teacher, up to 50 teachers. It adds teacher management, a shared school workspace and materials, and a school public page.
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