Comparison

DRVN vs ABB

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

Head to head
About

DRVN

This app helps parents guide their teens through supervised driving practice. It structures driving sessions, tracks time and skills learned, and provides concise coaching prompts to ensure comprehensive driver education.

Highlights
  • Structured driving plan
  • Skill tracking and feedback
  • Time tracking for supervised hours
  • Concise coaching prompts
  • Progress monitoring
Features
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Who is teaching your teen to drive? You are. Optimize the time you spend with your teen during the supervised driving process with the DRVN app. The app tracks time, helps you structure driving sessions, and strengthens understanding through skill checks with your teen. DRVN offers: • A Guided & Structured Driving Plan • A Diverse Range of Skills & Environments • Progress Tracking & Feedback WHY DRVN? Most states require parents to supervise their teen’s driving practice for 50 hours during the temporary license period. While lots of resources exist to help parents, those require a parent to plan ahead for sessions. DRVN is the only app that supports parents during the parent supervised experience with an easily accessible guide for teaching. No need to plan ahead, just get in the car and drive. HOW TO USE DRVN: 1) Pair With a Driver or Coach If you are a parent, you’ll want to pair with your teen driver. If you are a teen driver, you’ll want to pair with your parent coach. 2) Start a Drive Once a parent starts a driving session from the passenger’s seat, they are provided with a list of recommended skills to help them structure the drive. If a parent isn’t sure how to teach a skill, they can select it for more information. The skill information is provided in concise, direct chunks optimized for delivery in the car. 3) Check off Skills and Rate Drive When the parent concludes the driving session, they will be asked what skills were covered and given the opportunity to rate their teen driver’s performance. If the teen did well, those skills are marked as complete. If the teen had some troubles, DRVN will keep those skills open so that they can be practiced again. FEATURES TRACKS TIME: Most states have a number of hours that parents need to accompany their teens for during their temporary license period before they can be licensed. The standard is 50 hours, including 10 at night. The app keeps a running total of driving session time so that you don’t have to, even noting when you were traveling after dark. COVERS DIVERSE RANGE OF SKILLS: Outside of right turn, left turn, stop and go, do you know what skills to cover? The app offers lessons with skills grouped from most basic to most complex to help you cover the widest range of skills without having to plan ahead and do the research. CONCISE COACHING PROMPTS: Just because you’ve parallel parking 1000x doesn’t mean you would know where to begin with explaining how it’s done. The app has quick cues to help you through explaining the skills to your teen. TRACKS PROGRESS: You’re not usually a pro after a first attempt. If you note that your teen could use more practice with a skill, we’ll help you remember to revisit the skill until your teen has mastered it. GIVES DRIVER FEEDBACK: When a student covers a skill but doesn’t demonstrate complete competency, they will receive some information to help them better understand the ins-and-outs of successful completion of the skill. This way they have the opportunity to improve through better understanding. CHECKS DRIVER UNDERSTANDING: When the driver has successfully mastered a skill in practice, the app serves up a quick question to them after the driving session about the skill. This checks for understanding and helps solidify comprehension. _____ DRVN is a supplement to the in-class driver’s education course and the behind-the-wheel time a prospective driver should get with a certified driving instructor during the learner’s permit stage. The app seeks to give parents the tools to be a better coach during the time they spend guiding their teens toward driving proficiency and licensure, but does not serve as a substitute for the educational requirements imposed by your state. Check with your local BMV for state-specific information regarding obtaining a driver’s license.

About

ABB

This educational game helps children develop English and Spanish listening and spelling abilities. A password is required to access and play the game.

Highlights
  • Develops listening skills
  • Improves spelling abilities
  • Supports English and Spanish
  • Password protected access
  • Educational gameplay
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Making Words is an educational game that promotes listening and spelling skills in English and Spanish. A password is required to play this game.

Screenshots

DRVN4 screens
ABB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DRVN at 5.0 against ABB's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DRVN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DRVN versus ABB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRVNABB
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrody Knob LLCEducation Service Center, Region 20

Customer experience

DRVN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ABB

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

DRVN

No in-app purchases

None

ABB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DRVN free?
DRVN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABB free?
ABB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DRVN or ABB?
DRVN is rated higher. DRVN averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ABB averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DRVN or ABB have ads?
Neither DRVN nor ABB shows ads.

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