Switching from Lesson Diary?
Import everything.
Switch in 10 minutes.
Bring your pupils, keep your data, and get pay-at-booking, AI debriefs, Making Tax Digital records and more, free for instructors.
Create your free accountFree for instructors · no card needed · every feature included
Why ADIs are switching
Making Tax Digital built in
Orbit totals your lesson income and expenses into your quarterly Making Tax Digital updates. It's built on HMRC's MTD for Income Tax API; live submissions open once HMRC approves Orbit.
Pay-at-booking, not after
Pupils pay when they book. No more chasing payments after the lesson. No more unpaid lessons piling up.
Automatic cancellation fees
Late cancellations are charged to the pupil's saved card automatically. No awkward conversations. Lesson Diary doesn't enforce this.
How it works
Switch in 4 simple steps
Export from Lesson Diary
Download your pupil list from Lesson Diary. Export as CSV from the app's settings or pupil list screen. Takes 2 minutes.
Sign up to Orbit
Create your free account. No card needed. Your booking page goes live immediately.
Import your pupils
Upload the CSV in Settings → Import. We map the columns automatically. Your pupils are in Orbit in seconds.
Share your new booking link
Send your pupils your new Orbit booking page. They book, they pay, you teach. Done.
Plus everything Lesson Diary doesn't have
Want the full breakdown?
See the full feature comparisonReady to switch?
Create your free account. Import your pupils. See the difference in your first week.
Create your free accountBased on publicly available information as of March 2026.