GapFiller vs Planboard: which lesson planner fits individual teachers?
Honest comparison of GapFiller and Planboard for teachers who plan alone, switch schools, or need a personal teaching archive.
GapFiller or Planboard — which should you choose?
Choose Planboard if you want a familiar digital plan book focused on scheduling lessons and aligning to standards in a calendar view. Choose GapFiller if you need a personal teaching workspace: lessons, materials, timetable, curriculum and yearly plans in one archive that follows you across schools — not a school LMS. Many teachers use a planner for the week and still lose files when they change school; GapFiller is built to prevent that.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Planboard | GapFiller |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Digital plan book / lesson calendar | Personal teaching workspace + archive |
| Who it is for | Teachers organizing daily/weekly plans | Individual teachers across schools and years |
| Materials with lessons | Limited / attachment-oriented | Files linked to lessons and curriculum topics |
| Timetable → auto lessons | Not the core model | Set timetable once, generate lessons for the term |
| Curriculum by topic | Standards / unit planning focus | Topic sequence you reuse and adapt yearly |
| Follows you if you change school | Depends on account and school setup | Designed as your personal archive |
| Pricing model | Free tier + paid subscription (typical) | Standard / Pro subscriptions + Lifetime (one-time) |
Choose Planboard if…
- You mainly need a clean calendar-style plan book for daily lessons
- Standards alignment and shared school workflows are your top priority
- You are happy keeping materials in Drive/Docs outside the planner
Choose GapFiller if…
- You want lessons, materials, curriculum and calendar in one personal workspace
- You teach in multiple schools or change schools and cannot lose your archive
- You want to generate a year of lessons from a timetable and reuse curricula
- You prefer Lifetime (pay once) or a workspace built around the teacher, not the institution
Frequently asked questions
Yes, for individual teachers who want more than a plan book. GapFiller overlaps on calendar planning but adds a personal archive, timetable generation, curriculum topics, and materials tied to lessons.
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