Paid for nothing
I was charged 9.99 when I downloaded the app, but once I opened the app, I was presented with different “subscriptions” to actually do anything. 4.99 for 1 month, 9.99 for 3 months, 19.99 for a year. I attempted to “restore purchase” thinking it just hadnt recognized that I paid 9.99 when I downloaded the app from the App Store. Nope. So let me get this straight - I have to pay 9.99 just for the pleasure of having the app on my phone PLUS additional money to be able to use the app? No thank you. I submitted a request to Apple to refund me because this is ridiculous.
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Bad business
Downloaded cancelled and billed after a week - crappy business
Rip Off
So you charge 9.99 for the app and then only allow very limited access and request a subscription to get more access. Why did I pay the 9.99??? You should stop the bait and switch and give full disclosure about the access.
Do NOT Get!
Such a waste of $10. I was super excited to use but you can’t even add anything (yes I know you can do more with subscription) but even with the $10, you can’t even input any ABC data since it prompts you every single time to add student. Don’t purchase!
Terrible
You can’t see the info. You can’t add students name to an observation. It’s difficult to use. I was so excited for this-it was such a let down. Worst $10 spent. The BOSS app is better than this
Great idea
Can’t put in observation later or change dates and times. As a K teacher, I don’t have time to enter data at that moment and need to do it in my preps or later that day. This app doesn’t allow that. Confusing on how to save data. I’ve lost lots of data cause I didn’t save correctly. Makes you buy app and pay subscription to use. Huge cost
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Behaviour Snap
A very worthwhile observation tool
Privacy policy issue
I desperately want to use this product. The design is user friendly and information can be presented in easily understood visual format that is ideal when communicating with teachers and parents in the school environment.
However, the privacy policy does not indicate what information is collected by the publisher, how it is stored, or used. Given the laws around student data, I can not use this product without this information.
The use of this tool in the public education setting may be in violation of FERPA.
However, the privacy policy does not indicate what information is collected by the publisher, how it is stored, or used. Given the laws around student data, I can not use this product without this information.
The use of this tool in the public education setting may be in violation of FERPA.
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Great App!
The best purchase I have made in a long time. Very professional print outs.
Deceptive Marketing
The fact you have to pay $10 to “test drive” the app with such limited capability without a subscription is criminal.
So helpful!
This app is perfect for school-based observations! The reports the app generates are great for discussing behavior with parents/teachers/admin.
Still the best
I initially purchased the app within a week of it being released. It remains one of the best apps I own.
Requires in App Purchases
I am a special education teacher and have been looking for this sort of app for a while now. In the past, doing student observations required a clipboard, paper, timer, and pencil. I had to juggle those things while watching the behavior of the target student and other students in the class. This app allows you to select the sort of observation, time period, your specific behaviors and keeps track of the time with or without an audible signal at the interval selected. Each time the period ends and you record data, the timer stops and then restarts making sure no behaviors are missed while you are looking down. The reports contain data and snazzy graphics like pie charts. The problem is that they are printed in too large a font and take up to 8 printed pages. With three observations in different settings each student could have more than 20 pages added to their special education file, way too many. The biggest problem with this app is that after a maximum of 12 observations you must purchase a time limited subscription. So the app costs $10 and you get soaked for as long as you use the app. I'm probably not going to spend the money from my limited budget. Looks like it's back to clunky clipboard and juggling act.
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Response from developer
Hi GrannyMH50 - Thank you for your thoughts. As a user myself, when I have printed reports I have selected to print multiple screens per page to cut down on the number of pages printed. Also, if you no longer need observations you've conducted previously, you can delete and continue using the app - staying under 12 observations. We appreciate feedback from all users. Thank you for taking the time to review BehaviorSnap.
Useless
It's bad enough that the app is clunky and requires WAY too much tapping after one interval, but now they made this poorly executed app subscription based?! Imagine a 30 minute observation where you have to WAIT for the 15 or 30 seconds to elapse before you can choose on or off task, only to find that you have to navigate a labyrinth of multiple choice options and buttons before moving on to the next interval! My 30 minute observation has now turned into 90 minutes! I wonder how many subscribers they have or if the developers have actually ever done a classroom observation! Very frustrating, I wish my district could get their money back for buying the original app for 10+ people!
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Response from developer
Hi Mugsybear - We're sorry you find the app clunky. We are two school psychologists ourselves who use the app to conduct behavior observations. We set the Interval observation up to be used as a Time-Sampling observation. Therefore, the app waits until the interval is complete to allow behavior coding. While the observation does take longer than the length you've set, we've found that we've become fairly agile at finding the correct behavior quickly. We want to make sure that you know that users who purchased the app before the subscription pricing are not required to subscribe, ever. Within the app, you find the My Subscriptions button and hit "Verify Previous Purchase". You can then continue to use the app as you always have without paying any more money. You can always contact iTunes for a refund if you are still dissatisfied. We appreciate feedback from all users, even unhappy ones. Thank you for taking the time to review BehaviorSnap.
Subscription change
I love this app, but was somewhat skeptical at first when I heard about the subscription change. I paid for the app in its original version and it wasn't cheap. But I saw on the website that current users don't have to subscribe to continue using the app. I am going to subscribe though because I like the new teacher interaction tracker on Interval observations. I'm hoping one of the future enhancements will be the ability to add customized behaviors on Interval. Sometimes I see a behavior that doesn't necessarily fit into one of the provided categories. Developers, please add this! Love your app!
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Decent until now...
The program had a few flaws, but was still better than most. I don't like that I paid for an app only to later be forced to pay again to be able to take full advantage of it. There is a reduced price for subscribers, but still is not what I bargained for when I first purchased the app.
Was a great app back before subscriptions were required.
So I go to use Behavior Lens at work today, having not upgraded to a subscription and find that I am over my max of 12 observations. So I begrudgingly delete a number of "less critical" observations and do a couple observations. I go to run a report and find that is grayed out. I just wanted the plain old report. The new version should have been launched as a different program. Time to go back to the clipboard.
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Please Fix!!
There are some great things going for this app, but it's completely useless to me until some changes are made. Namely, You cannot back date anything!!! As a behavioral interventionist, I rely on what is reported to me and use that information to identify patterns, generate reports. The fact that you can only do recordings in real time, even on the ABC data collection, is a HUGE FLAW. I'm very disappointed that I spent this much money on an app I can't even use.
Do not buy unless you'll be able to access the app right then and there at the exact time without going back and adding info later.
Do not buy unless you'll be able to access the app right then and there at the exact time without going back and adding info later.
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Response from developer
Hi RMattingly - We recognize that this review is several years old, but iTunes has just begun allowing developers to respond. We understand your frustration, wanting to backdate your data. However, we made a conscious decision to not allow this so as to make the app legally defensible. This app is only able to be used in real time so that data cannot be manipulated. We hope that you've found a suitable alternative. We appreciate all feedback from users, even unhappy ones. Thank you for taking the time to review BehaviorSnap.
Love it
This app has really helped me! It makes taking behavior data so much easier. The graphs are nice and easily understood. I would like to see some more flexibility with the report generator. I am having problems combining reports for the same child. It's well worth the cost.
Great with some annoyances
I love this app! I have been looking for a comprehensive behavior tracking application for the iPad and I finally found one. There is one annoyance I have with the Time Sampling method of observation. The pop up menus for documenting behaviors move around and are never in the same place. It makes it difficult to tap on the behavior and distracts from the observation. I would suggest making the menses pop up in the same location each time you go to log a behavior.
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