Comparison

Note ABA vs Aloha Data Collection

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

Head to head
About

Note ABA

This HIPAA-compliant mobile solution streamlines field operations for ABA practitioners. It allows for configuring care plans, managing schedules, and capturing/analyzing session data in an intuitive interface. Designed for mobility and ease-of-use, it simplifies complex clinical tasks for BCBAs and BTs.

Highlights
  • HIPAA-compliant mobile solution
  • Configure care plans
  • Manage scheduling
  • Capture and analyze session data
  • Offline capabilities
  • Curriculum library
  • Care team management
Features
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HIPAA-compliant mobile solution for ABA practitioners on the field. Configure care plans, manage scheduling, capture and analyze session data in one seamless interface. As an ABA professional your work is mobile by nature, but your desktop computer is not. Note for ABA addresses the need for mobility, offline capabilities, simplicity, and ease-of-use. Setting itself apart from other digital tools for ABA, Note draws upon human interaction developed through day-to-day use of common mobile apps. Clinical, operational, and technical complexity at the core of all app functionality is masked in a delightful intuitive experience for BCBAs and BTs. Scheduling • Manage scheduling with your clients with a guided scheduling experience that ensures all hours worked will be reimbursable. • Flexibility to edit schedule within payor and practice guidelines. • Sessions are validated against practice database • Day/Week/Month views with filtering capabilities • Color-coded statuses for easy scanning On-the-Go Care Planning • Predefined domains and subdomains ensure consistency across clients and ensures alignment with core deficits of Autism • Future view for planning in advance • In Progress view of all open goals, targets, and behaviors • Past view shows client’s progress over time Curriculum Library • Easily put together a curriculum from predefined ready-to-use goals and targets commonly found in the ASD curriculum • Curriculum based on high clinical standards and fully customizable for your own use Data Collection • Data can be collected directly from within scheduled session. • Collect data on multiple targets simultaneously or on individual targets • Scores calculated in real time once expected trials are met for a target • Target teaching instructions and behavior intervention plans easily accessible during data collection. Data Analysis • Target graphs followed by detailed target history • Automatic and manual phase changes help visualize trends • Target configuration can be viewed along with graph Care Team Management • View of entire care team schedule with filtering by provider for easy supervision scheduling and care team management • Data collection and documentation within every session of care team members • Target assignment for each target in the care plan gives the BCBA precise control over which BT can address that target in sessions. This allows the BCBA to ensure that only trained practitioners implement interventions and allows for balanced distribution of the care plan between care team members

About

Aloha Data Collection

This app allows ABA clinicians to efficiently collect real-time session data and notes. It supports various data types, including skill acquisition, behavior reduction, and ABC data, with offline capabilities and seamless syncing. Designed by BCBAs for BCBAs, it streamlines documentation and practice management.

Highlights
  • Collect skill acquisition and behavior reduction data
  • Complete session notes with templates
  • Capture ABC data in real-time
  • Offline data collection and syncing
  • Navigate clients, programs, and targets easily
  • Audit-ready documentation
Features
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Welina is the mobile-first companion to AlohaABA, designed specifically for ABA clinicians to capture high-quality session data and notes in real-time. Built by BCBAs for BCBAs, helping keep you focused on your clients, not your clipboard. Our dedicated clinical data collection platform is purpose-built to complement AlohaABA practice management. From mobile session note-taking and in-the-moment data capture to web-based program design and performance insights, Welina keeps clinical teams focused, fast, and connected. What You Can Do in the Welina App: Collect skill acquisition and behavior reduction data Complete session notes with built-in templates Capture ABC data as behaviors happen Work offline and sync when connected Easily navigate between clients, programs, and targets Ensure clean, audit-ready documentation

Screenshots

Note ABA2 screens
Aloha Data Collection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aloha Data Collection at 5.0 against Note ABA's 3.6. Aloha Data Collection also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Note ABA's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 2). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aloha Data Collection holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note ABA has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note ABA ships an update monthly, Aloha Data Collection every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Note ABA versus Aloha Data Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote ABAAloha Data Collection
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (36 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size492 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChorus Software Solutions LLCAloha Practice Management Inc

Customer experience

Note ABA

All ratings36 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative36.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

Aloha Data Collection

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

In-app purchases

None

Note ABA

No in-app purchases

None

Aloha Data Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note ABA free?
Note ABA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aloha Data Collection free?
Aloha Data Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note ABA or Aloha Data Collection?
Aloha Data Collection is rated higher. Note ABA averages 3.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Aloha Data Collection averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Note ABA or Aloha Data Collection have ads?
Neither Note ABA nor Aloha Data Collection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note ABA or Aloha Data Collection?
Note ABA ships an update monthly, and Aloha Data Collection every 5 days. Most recently, Note ABA was updated on August 18, 2026 and Aloha Data Collection on September 11, 2026.

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