Comparison

Patterns vs Say It... Or Not?

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

Head to head
About

Patterns

This educational app offers three engaging pattern games designed to teach foundational pattern recognition skills to young children. It features a wide variety of colorful characters and customizable game modes to keep learning fun and interactive.

Highlights
  • Teaches AB, AABB, ABC, AAB, ABB patterns
  • Three distinct pattern games
  • Customizable game modes
  • Variety of character themes
  • Engaging for young learners
Features
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This pattern game teaches patterns for Preschool, Pre-K, Kindergarten, or any child who is learning basic patterns: AB, AABB, ABC, AAB, ABB. Includes 3 unique pattern games including: - What comes next? - Make a pattern - Complete the pattern Includes cute collections of animals, candies, characters, cupcakes, dice, dinosaurs, monsters, pirates, popsicles, and robots. You can focus on just the games and patterns you like or mix it up all within the same game. The huge variety of characters and pattern games is sure to keep kids engaged. HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do. It's really what makes us, well, us. It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small. Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@grasshopperapps.com

About

Say It... Or Not?

This app helps children with autism and ADHD practice social filtering skills. It provides over 100 real-life scenarios to teach appropriate responses and how words affect others' feelings. The app offers independent and therapist modes with progress tracking and a reward system.

Highlights
  • Over 100 social situations
  • Identifies appropriate responses
  • Teaches empathy for others' feelings
  • Progress tracking
  • Reward Center
  • Independent and therapist modes
Features
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** The “Say It... Or Not?” app helps children with autism understand and practice what to say… and what not to say… in real-life social situations. Filtering thoughts can be a challenge for children with autism or ADHD. This app helps children find appropriate words for over one hundred common social situations. Kids also learn to think about how their words make other people feel. The “Say It… Or Not?” app gives your child the social filtering skills they need to better manage social situations at home, school and in the community. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you. *** 5 stars! Your social skill apps are excellent! “Say It… Or Not?” provides: - More than 100 situations frequently faced in a student’s everyday life, from annoying siblings to forgotten homework to unwanted birthday gifts. - Each situation can play out in four different ways. Students practice identifying how specific responses would make their friend feel and whether it is okay to say. For each situation where they might want to say something negative, students identify what is okay to say in that situation. - Students progress to the next level only when mastery of the current skill is demonstrated. - 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your learner is progressing. - The fun Reward Center motivates even hesitant learners. Most exciting, this app offers independent AND therapist mode. In independent mode, answers are displayed and the learner taps the correct answer. In therapist mode, no answers are displayed. For each question, the student answers orally and the therapist taps whether the learner's oral answer was correct or incorrect. Both modes earn coins for the Reward Center. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has one free book. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchases. (All levels can be purchased for $2.99 -- price may change.) If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition (SE) version of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 players. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem.  www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Screenshots

Patterns4 screens
Say It... Or Not?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patterns at 4.3 against Say It... Or Not?'s 3.3. Patterns also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 40 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 63%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Patterns sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Say It... Or Not? sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patterns holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Patterns has 43 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Patterns's written reviews are positive against 63% of Say It... Or Not?'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patterns ships an update weekly, Say It... Or Not? every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Patterns versus Say It... Or Not?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatternsSay It... Or Not?
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (43 ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.1 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovative Investments LimitedJanine Toole

Customer experience

Patterns

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral10.6%
Negative4.3%

Say It... Or Not?

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Patterns

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Parental control unlock not working
  • Three-finger tap for parent doesn't work on iPhone

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add language options
  • Allow custom voice feedback
  • Enable object naming instead of AB format
  • Increase complexity with more subtle image variations
  • Allow drag and drop for pattern completion
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  • Option for larger, simpler pictures
  • Ability to pause between patterns for discussion
  • Make parental control unlockable
  • Allow for incorrect answers at higher levels
  • VoiceOver identification for pictures
  • Customizable pattern duration before switching
  • Allow multiple solutions in create mode
  • Label patterns with AB, ABB, ABC etc.

Say It... Or Not?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Patterns

One-time10
  • Unlock Game 2$0.99
  • Unlock Game 3$0.99
  • Unlock Game 4$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock Game 5$0.99
  • Unlock Game 8$0.99
  • Unlock Game 10$0.99
  • Unlock Game 17$0.99
  • Unlock Game 19$0.99
  • Unlock Game 12$0.99
  • Unlock Everything$2.99
3 purchases

Say It... Or Not?

One-time3
  • 2 Users$1.99
  • 10 Users$2.99
  • Purchase All Levels$5.99

Questions

Is Patterns free?
Patterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Say It... Or Not? free?
Say It... Or Not? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Patterns or Say It... Or Not??
Patterns is rated higher. Patterns averages 4.3 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Say It... Or Not? averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Patterns or Say It... Or Not? have ads?
Neither Patterns nor Say It... Or Not? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patterns or Say It... Or Not??
Patterns ships an update weekly, and Say It... Or Not? every 40 months. Most recently, Patterns was updated on November 6, 2026 and Say It... Or Not? on November 2, 2026.

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