CR Essentials vs ABA Schedules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CR Essentials
This utility app helps therapy practices manage their business operations. It facilitates data collection, electronic visit verification, and other essential information to streamline practice management.
- Data collection
- Electronic visit verification
- Practice management
- Business account integration
- Therapy practice tools
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Everything you need to deliver care, right from your phone. Whether you're starting your day, heading to your next appointment, or wrapping up documentation, CR Essentials mobile app helps you stay connected, organized, and focused on your clients, not paperwork. Here's what you can do: - View your schedule and manage appointments on the go - Start sessions and track visit progress in real time - Collect skill acquisition, behavior, and ABC data during therapy - Complete session notes and collect caregiver signatures - Generate AI-powered visit summaries to save time on documentation - Access client information and service details - Continue working with offline support that syncs when you're back online - Move seamlessly between web and mobile without missing a beat Built for ABA providers and care teams, CR Essentials mobile app brings scheduling, documentation, data collection, and client management together in one easy-to-use app. Because less time on admin means more time delivering quality care.
ABA Schedules
This application provides specialized scheduling software for professionals in the Applied Behavioral Analysis field. It helps organize appointments and manage tasks within the ABA industry.
- Specialized ABA scheduling
- Task management
- Appointment organization
- Business productivity tool
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ABA Schedules is a standalone scheduling software specifically designed for the Applied Behavioral Analysis industry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ABA Schedules at weekly against CR Essentials's every 5 weeks. CR Essentials's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for CR Essentials against 3.2 for ABA Schedules. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
CR Essentials ships an update every 5 weeks, ABA Schedules weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CR Essentials | ABA Schedules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (20 ratings) | 3.2 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Behaviorsoft LLC | ABA Schedules |
Customer experience
CR Essentials
ABA Schedules
In-app purchases
CR Essentials
No in-app purchases
ABA Schedules
No in-app purchases
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