Comparison

VBMAPP vs ORB Leader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VBMAPP

This app is a digital tool for assessing, guiding curriculum, and tracking skills for children with autism or language delays. It simplifies the assessment process with accessible information and automatic scoring, offering video tutorials for guidance.

Highlights
  • Criterion-referenced assessment tool
  • Curriculum guide
  • Skill tracking system
  • Unlimited assessments per student
  • Automatic scoring and plotting
  • Built-in video tutorials
  • Integrated guide with IEP goals
Features
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VB-MAPP for iOS! Created on behalf of Dr. Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D. The VB-MAPP is a criterion-referenced assessment tool, curriculum guide, and skill tracking system that is designed for children with autism, and other individuals who demonstrate language delays. The VB-MAPP is based on established developmental milestones, and research from the field of behavior analysis. The VB-MAPP App facilitates an unlimited number of assessments for each purchased student. Additional students can be unlocked via an in-app purchase. Additional students also enjoy an unlimited number of assessments. The objectives, materials, examples and scoring criterion are readily accessible as part of each question, making the process of conducting the VB-MAPP assessment much, much easier. The results are plotted on the scoring forms automatically saving you a significant amount of time. Built in video tutorials show how to add students, start assessments, explore the scoring forms and how to export the results to parents or colleagues. The entire contents of "the guide" is also built right into the app providing all the suggested IEP goals, guidance on materials that facilitate conducting the assessments and a vast library of information that can greatly enhance any verbal behavior, applied behavior analysis program.

About

ORB Leader

This tool helps Award Leaders manage participants for The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. It allows for quick processing of registrations and section approvals directly from a mobile device. Requires the latest Online Record Book system and a valid Award Leader login.

Highlights
  • Manage Award participants
  • Process registrations
  • Approve sections
  • Mobile device management
  • Works with ORB Next Generation
Features
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This application was developed by The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation as a simple, and fast tool, to assist Award Leaders in managing their Award participants from a mobile device. From this App, the Award Leader is able to quickly and easily process multiple actions, such as Award Registrations and Section Approvals, anytime, anywhere. Your Award must be using the latest version of the Online Record Book system (sometimes known as "ORB Next Generation") and have a valid Award Leader login to the system in order to be able to use this App.

Screenshots

VBMAPP4 screens
ORB Leader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ORB Leader at 5.0 against VBMAPP's 3.7. ORB Leader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). VBMAPP's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VBMAPP sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ORB Leader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ORB Leader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VBMAPP has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of VBMAPP's written reviews are positive against 33% of ORB Leader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VBMAPP ships an update every 5 weeks, ORB Leader every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VBMAPP versus ORB Leader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVBMAPPORB Leader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperData Makes the Difference, LLCThe Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation

Customer experience

VBMAPP

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative47.1%

ORB Leader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

VBMAPP

One-time10
  • 1 VB-MAPP Assessment - 1 year$21.99
  • 1 Evaluación VB-MAPP - 1 año$21.99
  • 1 VB-MAPP Avaliação - 1 ano$21.99
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  • VB-Mapp Training - ABA 101$29.99
  • 3 VB-MAPP Assessments - 1 year$53.99
  • VB-Mapp Training Library$149.99
  • 10 VB-MAPP Assessments-1 year$169.99
  • 25 VB-MAPP Assessments-1 year$399.99
  • 25 VB-MAPP Évaluations - 1 an$399.99
  • 25 VB-MAPP Avaliações - 1 ano$399.99
None

ORB Leader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VBMAPP free?
VBMAPP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ORB Leader free?
ORB Leader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VBMAPP or ORB Leader?
ORB Leader is rated higher. VBMAPP averages 3.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while ORB Leader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VBMAPP or ORB Leader have ads?
Neither VBMAPP nor ORB Leader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VBMAPP or ORB Leader?
VBMAPP ships an update every 5 weeks, and ORB Leader every 4 months. Most recently, VBMAPP was updated on November 2, 2026 and ORB Leader on November 2, 2026.

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