Diffit vs to teach: differentiated materials, lesson planning and exports

Diffit and to teach at a glance

See Diffit’s differentiation features, lesson workflows, resource library and to teach’s worksheet formats.

Using YouTube? The input workflow is different

Diffit’s YouTube help page says direct YouTube links are no longer supported. To use a video, copy its transcript from YouTube and paste the text into Diffit, then create your resource.

With to teach’s YouTube tool, you can paste the video link and create an editable worksheet from a video with subtitles or a transcript. If videos are a regular part of your lessons, this gives you a direct starting point without copying the transcript yourself.

Differentiation: what needs to change for your class?

A shorter text is not always the only thing a learner needs. Some students need vocabulary support; others need questions that ask them to explain a relationship rather than retrieve a fact. Diffit offers adapted texts, vocabulary scaffolding and question choices, making it a relevant option when you already have a source and want different routes into it.

With to teach, you can bring your existing material into preparation and build activities around the topic you are teaching. That is useful when you want to retain the source that fits your curriculum while changing the tasks your class completes. The next decision is the form of the activity: a printed worksheet, an editable document or an interactive exercise.

Take this English video worksheet. It includes a vocabulary crossword, matching tasks and open questions based on Emma Bryce’s TED-Ed video about discarded plastic. Open the student PDF and answer sheet to see the activities themselves. It is a useful example of several ways to work with one source, rather than another list of promised features.

PDF, Word, Google or H5P: choose for the way you teach

Diffit Basic includes printing and sharing as PDF. Its paid individual plan adds exports to Google Docs, Slides, Forms, Classroom and Microsoft. If your department works extensively in those formats, the paid export options are an important part of the choice. See Diffit’s individual plan.

With to teach, PDF serves printed worksheets, DOCX lets you continue editing documents in Word, and H5P supports interactive activities. If you want to move between paper and digital teaching, start by exploring those material formats. Shared interactive exercises can also be used by students without a to teach account.

Neither platform requires you to start every idea from a blank page. Diffit has a resource library, and you can explore to teach’s materials for starting points that fit your next topic.

Free and paid plans

Diffit’s free Basic plan includes resource creation, editing and PDF output. The individual subscription costs US$14.99 per month or US$149.99 per year. Schools receive a separate quote.

to teach’s free plan includes 5 exercises, 3 worksheets and 2 lesson plans each month. Starter costs €5 per month billed yearly, with 100 exercises, 20 worksheets and 5 lesson plans a month. Pro costs €10 per month billed yearly, with 200 exercises, 50 worksheets and 25 lesson plans. Both paid tiers include answer keys and lesson plans with materials.

For a teacher preparing worksheets each week, Starter provides a clear monthly allowance. For planning across several classes, Pro increases both worksheet and lesson-plan capacity. You can begin on the free plan with a topic already on your timetable.

When to choose to teach as your Diffit alternative

Choose to teach when you want your preparation to connect the lesson sequence, student materials and the way you distribute them. You can inspect a complete example, bring your own source, and build material for paper or digital use in the same preparation workflow.

Create a worksheet in to teach or start a lesson plan. Use your next teaching topic and turn the comparison into something you can bring to class.