# Basic Concepts Skills Screener — user reviews > 8 indexed App Store user reviews of Basic Concepts Skills Screener by Smarty Ears, rated 5.00/5 from 4 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basic-concepts-skills-screener/id670072162/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/basic-concepts-skills-screener/id670072162.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Most critical reviews (8 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Scoring Issues *2021-06-16, version 3.3* I agree with the previous reviewer. The auto score feature and report generator are useless. I have been hand scoring and there have been as may as nine errors in scoring on one student. I too have been reaching out to Smarty Ears (messenger, website contact, in app contact) and have not received a reply. Very frustrating. ### 1/5 — Major problems with scoring *2021-06-14, version 3.3* I have used this app for years and only recently discovered (I don’t know how long I has been going on for) that it is making MULTIPLE scoring errors to the degree that results are useless. It has been really handy use the app and I found it really helpful in the past, but it is completely unreliable at this point. I tried to contact the developer twice but have had no response. ### 3/5 — BCSS is helpful for screening concepts *2014-05-15, version 1.1* However, I have a problem with one of the items. The children are standing in line to get a drink of water but are facing away from the fountain. The child is supposed to find the child at the end of the line. Generally, the person at the end of the line where the children are facing forward is the last one. Instead this item's correct answer is the child farthest away from the fountain. It took two SLPs to figure out the correct answer! Also, midway through the complete screen the "reinforcer" star stayed put on the page and was there through the rest of the screening test. Don't know if it would happen if I tried again. Great idea for an app though! ### 4/5 — BCSS Ap Review *2013-10-12, version 1.1* I LOVE this Ap. I work in a low income school with a high turn over rate of kiddos that transition in/out of my school. This Ap has been a great for me to collect baseline data on new kiddos as they enter my school. The kids enjoy answering the questions and are motivated to answer more. I like the quick screener for my pre-k kiddos due to attention span. I try to get my kindergarteners to complete the full screener. The only thing I'd change about this ap is-- I wish you could pause your "session" and continue. You must finish each "test" or redo to whole thing. I absolutely love the detailed reports that the Ap writes and parents love them too! I also love that the report includes the norms for typically developing peers. I use this ap all the time and it's a great way to collect baseline data on new kiddos-- or any kiddos working on goals with emebedded concepts. ### 4/5 — Nice screener *2013-08-24, version 1.1* This is a great way to quickly gauge where my kids are at as we start a new year of therapy. It tells how they have done compared to their age group, but it would be nice if it separated out the skills missed by age group also. ### 5/5 — A must-have for your toolkit *2019-04-30, version 2.4* I work with ages 3-7 in a school setting and frequently use this app for progress monitoring and as part of the assessment process in combination with other tests. The “long” version is comprehensive and the auto-generated reports are a huge plus! They are easily emailed and sync with the Therapy Report Center, which helps me keep my data in one place. The only small suggestion is that the quick screener could be improved by being slightly more age-specific (e.g. one for 3-4 year olds and one for 5-6 year olds). It is still very useful as it is now, just a minor suggestion :) ### 5/5 — Slpmlj *2018-01-25, version 2.0* Use as pre-post baseline &/or performance assessment for goal/objectives. I appreciate collected data in a reader friendly report for immediate share. I use frequently & glad to have this app, thank you creators & developers. ### 5/5 — Love it *2013-08-24, version 1.1* I use BCSS to keep track and measure the progress my kids have made over time. I don't track the individual concepts they have mastered, but rather their overall score on the screening. This lets me know if they're learning and retaining the general information. If I worked in a school I would probably use it as a screener. It doesn't have normed scores so I can't use it as a qualifying measure, but that's not how it was advertised anyway. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-01.*