Comparison

BehaviorFlow vs GAINS®

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

Head to head
About

BehaviorFlow

This app centralizes all essential ABA tools for educators, students, and families. It offers automation, cloud-based connectivity, and a modern interface, integrating 17 different ABA functions for efficient learning and data management.

Highlights
  • 17 ABA functions
  • Cloud-based team connectivity
  • Automation for efficiency
  • Remote learning support
  • Real-time data collection
  • Customizable schedules and timers
  • Teacher dashboard view
Features
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BehaviorFlow is ABA made simple. We’ve taken all - and we mean ALL - of the ABA tools that teachers, students, and families use every day and put them into one app. Then for good measure we added in automation for efficiency, made it cloud-based to keep your whole team connected, and wrapped it in a modern and intuitive user interface. The proven science of ABA meets the best of modern technology - that’s BehaviorFlow. We’re not here to knock other apps that offer data collection and graphing - that’s a great start. But ABA is so much more than that. What about Reinforcement? What about Task Analyses and Activity Schedules? What about Daily Schedules, Timers, VI Timers, and Counters? Yea… we’ve got all of that, and so much more. In BehaviorFlow you can customize from any of our 17 different ABA functions including: MOTIVATION SYSTEMS - Teacher AND Student facing to increase independence - Token Economy - DRO - Points system - Register EDUCATION PROGRAMS - enable REMOTE LEARNING with real time sharing - Task Analysis - Discrete Trial - Activity Schedule OBSERVATION DATA - take data in REAL TIME, miss less - Frequency - Duration - Interval - ABC DATA - generated AUTOMATICALLY any time you create a new program - Data Sheets - Graphing TOOLS - never again lose, break, or pay to replace ANY of these - Customizable Daily Schedules - Timers - VI Timers - Counters Not only are all of these ABA tools now available on one screen, but you can access them from anywhere in the world, at any time. BehaviorFlow’s cloud-based platform means that (secure) sharing and instant access makes the whole support team more efficient and more connected. BCBAs no longer need to waste hours driving from classroom to classroom to see data. Teachers can instantly update and share materials for their students from the classroom, home, or the office. Families can be fully integrated into the teaching process like never before, empowered with all of their student’s learning materials. The final cherry on top of the BehaviorFlow sundae is the teacher dashboard view; designed to give teachers control of their classroom in a way they never have before. We’ve put all of your students, and all of their tools, onto a single page. Once more, for emphasis: this is ALL of your students, and ALL of their tools, on one screen. This means that you can reward one student, then start another student’s timer, then track another student’s behavior data in mere seconds, from anywhere in the classroom. We’re maximizing teacher efficiency and increasing student independence. BehaviorFlow was born from decades of experience in ABA instruction, and a passion to improve and modernize this life-changing practice. We designed this app with input from BCBAs, BCBA-Ds, and M.Eds, spoke with autistic students and families, and tested with public school teachers and administrators. This is an ABA tool of and for the community. We know that everything you do boils down to one thing - helping students improve outcomes and achieve their dreams. We know that because we are driven by the same goal. Welcome to BehaviorFlow. We can’t wait to see the amazing things that we achieve together. This app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA), found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GAINS®

This application provides expert guidance for instructors and caregivers to support individuals with developmental and neuro-related disabilities. It automates data collection and report generation, adapting to learner progress in real-time.

Highlights
  • Expert guiding software
  • ABA, SLT, and OT techniques
  • Mitigates developmental challenges
  • Automated data collection
  • Automated report generation
  • Adaptive learner progress tracking
Features
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Guiding Technologies, a spin-off of Temple University, is building technology to convert expertise into expert guidance. GAINS® (Guidance, Assessment, and Information System), which runs on tablets and phones, is powered by expert guiding software that uniquely incorporates knowledge of techniques used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy, Speech Language Therapy (SLT), and Occupational Therapy (OT). GAINS assists instructors and caregivers to help mitigate developmental challenges due to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), intellectual disabilities (ID), and neuro-related disabilities such as speech loss due to strokes. While GAINS® reduces the burdens of data collection and automates report generation, it is not merely a data collection app. Like Google Maps that guides you step-by-step and updates as you go along, GAINS® guides instructors and caregivers to provide quality instruction and adapts to the learner’s progress on the fly.

Screenshots

BehaviorFlow4 screens
GAINS®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GAINS® at none against BehaviorFlow's 6. BehaviorFlow's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BehaviorFlow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. GAINS® asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BehaviorFlow ships an update every 11 days, GAINS® every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BehaviorFlow versus GAINS®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBehaviorFlowGAINS®
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB105 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBehaviorProGuiding Technologies Corp.

Customer experience

BehaviorFlow

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

GAINS®

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BehaviorFlow

Subscriptions2
  • Single Student Plan Monthly1 Month trial$17.991 Month
  • Unlimited Student Plan Monthly1 Month trial$54.991 Month
One-time4
  • Single Student Monthly Plan$17.99
  • Unlimited Student Monthly Plan$54.99
  • Single Student Yearly Plann$199.99
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  • Unlimited Student Yearly Plan$599.99
None

GAINS®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BehaviorFlow free?
BehaviorFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GAINS® free?
GAINS® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BehaviorFlow or GAINS® have ads?
Neither BehaviorFlow nor GAINS® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BehaviorFlow or GAINS®?
BehaviorFlow ships an update every 11 days, and GAINS® every 2 months. Most recently, BehaviorFlow was updated on September 3, 2026 and GAINS® on September 8, 2026.

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