# First Then Visual Schedule HD — user reviews > 36 indexed App Store user reviews of First Then Visual Schedule HD by Good Karma Applications, Inc, rated 3.20/5 from 25 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-then-visual-schedule-hd/id624035410/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-then-visual-schedule-hd/id624035410.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 8 ## Newest reviews (10 of 36) ### 2/5 — Disappointing functionality for paid app *2024-09-02* The idea and structure work, but the ease of use, interface, and options are lackluster for the price paid. ### 2/5 — Not worth it *2024-08-16* This app is really basic and not worth any money. ### 3/5 — Great app don’t like the changes in the Nd version *2020-05-06* I had the oriofonal first then and it was amazing I could swipe sidways and I had larger images I really dislike that I can’t have those anymore, I really hope they bring those back not having those is a major down side to this purchase and it’s going to be hard to adapt to this version but the original just isn’t around anymore . ### 4/5 — Great App, Ugly Interface *2018-10-19* This app has been useful for me as an autistic adult who struggles with executive dysfunction. I do wish the interface wasn’t so ugly and outdated. Some visual customization would be nice for the older people making use of this thing, so it doesn’t feel so childish. ### 2/5 — Great in theory but not working *2018-09-28* The app is great in theory and seemed to be working but now closes the app for no reason when I try to make choices. Updated it to the IOS 12 update and still not working. Paid over $20 for this app and really annoyed that it’s not working. ### 4/5 — Life saver *2017-08-10* My son is excited to use this app. You can customize your own lists with pictures. (Setting, edit mode. Was hard to find) Would like it if you could change the order of items when creating the lists. **Developer response:** Hi Thank you for the feedback! Please email me support@goodkarmaapps.com and I can help you with changing the order on your schedule. ### 4/5 — Alarm *2016-09-01* Good apps but, that will be better if we can make alarm in the routine! Bonne application mais, ce serait bien si vous pouvez faire en sorte qu'une alarme avise lorsque le temps est venu de faire une tâche! **Developer response:** Hi - Sorry for the delay in response, apple has just allowed us to reply to the reviews. Please email us at support@goodkarmaapps.com and we can help you with the timer. ### 4/5 — Great app totally worth every penny *2014-09-04* Has made morning routine so much better, my son knows if he does all on the list before bell rings to put on shoes he can have a bit of TV time. We like using are own photos and setting up routine together. Totally worth the money ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing *2014-08-06, version 1.1* I can't tell you how many times I have tried to set up a schedule, save it, and then not be able to find it. It's so irritating. I need this ASAP. I downloaded the HD version so I could use it on the iPad, which was a waster of more money because it won't work on phone or iPad. On top of this, I keep getting messages saying that it can't connect to iCloud, but I'm not even trying. ### 1/5 — Poorly done *2014-04-27, version 1.1* I cannot get anything set up..... ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Does not work on iPad *2025-01-24, version 2.31* I paid 14.99 app that doesn’t work, the pictures mean nothing. I will be returning this. I wanted to warn others not to buy it. ### 1/5 — What a waste of money *2023-10-21* So disappointed with this app. Functionality is buggy and I can’t create anything in it. I can go thru the examples but sadly that’s it. For such an expensive autism app, this is a waste of $$$ ### 1/5 — Did I just get swindled? Waste of money. *2022-11-30* This app was expensive, and I can’t find anywhere to create nor edit schedules like it’s meant to. There are no instructions. There are just a couple of basic pre-made routines and otherwise no way to create custom schedules. I want my money back. I had higher expectations based on the summary. **Developer response:** Hi. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. When you first open the app you are in "USER mode.' This is where you can use the schedules, but can't edit. To edit, create or delete new schedules, simply tap the grey gear icon in the corner screen of the app to open the SETTINGS MENU. Then slide toggle button that says "EDIT MODE" to green. You now can edit and create schedules. When you are finished, simply slide that same button back (will go to grey) and you can use the app for visual schedules. Having two different modes for editing and using that are activated by a "hidden button" , helps accidental deletion by our users. There are more detailed instructions on how to use our many features on our website at www.goodkarmaapps.com or you can reach out to us at support@goodkarmaapps.com and we would be happy to walk you through any issues you maybe having. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2022-06-23* The idea was great, there are screen shots of the being able to edit and create my own schedules. But there aren’t any options to edit or create. I definitely would not recommend this, it’s a waste of money and I could have created this on my own. Don’t buy! **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. To Edit and create schedules you need to be in "EDIT mode," when you first open the app you are in "USER mode." USER mode is where you can use the schedules, but can't edit. To edit, create or delete new schedules, simply tap the GREY GEAR icon in the corner screen of the app to open the settings menu. Then slide toggle button that says "EDIT MODE" to green. You now can edit and create schedules. When you are finished, simply slide that same button back (will go to grey) and you can use the app for visual schedules. Having two different modes for editing and using that are activated by a "hidden button" , helps accidental deletion by our users. There are more detailed instructions on how to use our many features on our website at www.goodkarmaapps.com or you can reach out to us at support@goodkarmaapps.com and we would be happy to walk you through any issues you maybe having. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Wasted $14.99!!! *2020-12-31, version 2.27* I just spent $14.99 on this app and I don’t even know how to use it. There’s no explanation. Very poor quality. I’m very upset!! Want $$ back.. ### 1/5 — I’ve lost all my schedules with the last update *2019-10-01* Quite a few schedules have disappeared and I don’t know why Can you help? **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for reaching out. Could you please email support@goodkarmaapps.com so we can remedy your schedule issue? thank you ### 1/5 — Really disappointed! *2018-11-12* This was one of my first picks for my daughter’s new iPad. I’m less than impressed especially with the amount of money I spent on it. A free version would have given me similar features. The ability to personalize may be there if I have time to spend hours taking my own pictures and creating my own schedules. You would think there would be more than get dressed, school routine, and Saturday chores available from the start. ### 1/5 — Missing Features *2017-07-06* The timer and different screen outlays don't work or display on the screen. To pay that much for an app and it not work is very annoying. ### 1/5 — Not working *2017-01-18* Not working waste of money **Developer response:** Hi - Sorry for the long delay, we are just now able to reply to reviews Please email us at support@goodkarmaapps.com and we are happy to help get you started. ### 1/5 — Awful *2016-11-18* This is terrible! Not even a tutorial. Just a couple schedules that you can't even modify. I can't believe I just wasted my money on this! **Developer response:** Hi - Sorry for the long delay, we are just now able to reply to reviews Please email us at support@goodkarmaapps.com and we are happy to help get you started. http://www.goodkarmaapplications.com/faq.html we have tutorials on our website. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My favorite app *2025-05-31* It's a to-do app intended largely for children and mentally disabled, but as an adult, for daily repeated to-do lists, this app really helps me to stay on top of my daily routine. Thank you! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. We can’t express enough how much comments like yours mean to us. You remind us why we continue to do what we do. Thank you!!! ### 5/5 — Great for repeated daily activities *2020-05-11, version 2.27* Thank you! I have been using this very simple app for several months now to help me keep on course with doing repeated daily things. It helps me so much every day to focus and be less distracted when doing basic daily activities. As well it helps me recognize some of the patterns in my life and how to perhaps improve. Thank you so much for this fabulous yet simple app. I am so happy with it every day. It's so helpful to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. We can’t express enough how much comments like yours mean to us. You remind us why we continue to do what we do. Thank you!!! ### 5/5 — I literally bought an iPad for this app *2018-05-02* I had been debating a Goally are after seeing them on Facebook for weeks, and a friend suggested this app and an iPad to me instead as a more cost effective and way more fun way to do the same thing and WOW was she right. I love everything (well almost) about this app. It's incredibly intuitive, I love the integration with Google Images so I'm not stuck using childish Images (I'm an autistic adult, so using baby pictures did not appeal to me), etc. A few minor tweaks and suggestions, if I may? I want to switch to landscape mode. Most cases stand up in landscape mode. This is a minor annoyance, but an annoyance nonetheless. When I print, I want the option of putting the pictures inside the box with the words. Again, not a deal breaker, but would be super nice. And last, but most importantly to me, can you make a way to hyper link the routines? Like, if you have a routine that says "morning routine" that includes 4 steps and one is "brush teeth" you should be able to click on "brush teeth" to take you to the embedded "brush teeth" routine. And when done with that routine, it takes you back to the morning routine, not the front page. Please? ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2017-09-07* This app is simple and VERY effective! I requested a timer with an audible alarm and BAM- it got added! My son uses this app at home and in school everyday. This is for schedules and as a Token Board with his choice of reinforcers. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! I will see what we can do to offer a sound option. ### 5/5 — Made this special educators life a billion times easier!!!! *2017-08-17* I've spent HOURS if not DAYS putting together schedules for my students! I literally bought this app and 20 minutes later I printed out schedules for all my students for the entire day!! Well worth the money! Thank you for making this amazing app! The best part is if a student gets s new service or time in another classroom I can easily edit and print! Omgosh so happy! **Developer response:** Amazing! I am so glad you find our app useful for your students! Welcome to the Good Karma Family ### 5/5 — Needs customizable picture sizes and a separate choice board feature *2016-03-20* *Also want to add to this review whenever I record sound in the choice board, they all come out with the same recording. I tried making a breakfast items choice board, and no matter how many times I deleted and recreated the items, they all say "cereal..." I was expecting an option to go straight to the choice board, but there wasn't one. I would like a separate choice board feature that is independent in and of itself. Something where i could quickly select photos from customizable categories to present 2 choices to my daughter. You could have more choices than that, say, up to 6 or even just one for teaching purposes. The photos need to automatically adjust to screen size. The same is true with the visual schedule. The pictures are too small for us. Needs to be resizable. The option to remove text should be there as well. Would be a great app if those changes were made. A voice activated choice board would be incredible. Sometimes my daughter reaches for 2 food items and id like to just push a few buttons (one, imaginably) to say "blueberry or chip" and the choices would appear as two large images on the screen to pick from. And like once you push it, it enlarges to full screen **Developer response:** Hi - Sorry for the delay in response, apple has just allowed us to reply to the reviews. Please email us at support@goodkarmaapps.com and we can help you. ### 5/5 — First Then Visual Schedule *2015-05-29* Great stuff and it works.....thanks **Developer response:** Thank you for your positive review! If you ever need anything please email us at support@goodkarmaapps.com ### 5/5 — Amazing App! *2015-03-27* I love this app. I was a little concerned about the price. I wrote to the company to find out if it would do what I needed it to before I purchased it. I needed to make a schedule to help my autistic daughter learn to shower without me in the shower with her. They immediately responded to me. They said that the app would do what I needed. They were very friendly and knowledgeable. I decided to go ahead a buy it and hope for the best. It worked better than I had hoped. You can make a schedule for anything. You type in the name of the schedule. You then put in the first step. Then it lets you choose a picture. They didn't have a picture I thought she would understand so I hit the "Google" button. It looked for an appropriate picture for me. Then it will resize the picture so it fits. That is amazing! I love it! Then, you get to choose to record yourself verbalizing the step. This is such a neat app. Definitely worth the money! But, then, I got a check in email from them to find out if the app was up to my expectations and if it did want I needed! That was so great! They went above the call of duty I feel. I am very pleased! This app is definitely worth every penny! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your positive review! I wish I could have replied sooner, but we just recently are able to reply to reviews. If you ever need anything more please email us! support@goodkarmaapps.com ### 5/5 — Best App I've Found! *2014-06-27* My 4-yr old son has a developmental delay and this app is great for helping him visually see what we are going to be doing or to teach specific skills. I like the video and voice functionality. Also the Google connectivity to add pics is great! I wish it was easier to sync across devices and that I could use the steps I've created in one board for another rather than having to recreate all steps for each new board. ### 5/5 — Love it *2014-06-21, version 1.1* Works great and easy to use! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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