Thread Learning by CR vs TallyFlex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thread Learning by CR
This app offers comprehensive tools for educators and professionals to track and manage progress for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. It facilitates program setup, data collection for skills and behaviors, and note completion, with offline and multi-student capabilities.
- Track and achieve progress
- Manage students and staff
- Set up programs and curriculum
- Collect ABA data
- Complete Smart Notes
- Offline mode
- Multi-student data collection
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The Thread application provides authorized users with end-to-end tools to track & achieve progress for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. Teachers, clinicians, and direct care professionals use the app to complete their whole workflow: manage students and staff, set up programs and curriculum, collect ABA data on skills and behaviors, complete Smart Notes, and more! Offline mode and multi-student data collection are available. To use the Thread Learning by CentralReach app, your organization must already be subscribed to the Thread Learning platform. If you are unsure whether you can use the Thread application, please reach out to your administrator or supervisor.
TallyFlex
This app replaces paper data sheets for behavioral data collection. It helps professionals like BCBAs and RBTs work faster and more accurately with clients in clinics, schools, and homes. It offers various tracking methods and secure data export for reports.
- Replace paper data sheets
- Track ABC data, frequency, duration, latency
- Automatic timers for interval recording
- Task analysis and prompt codes
- Track multiple behaviors simultaneously
- Export data to PDF, CSV, XLSX
- Works offline
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Collect behavior and skill data, review progress, and prepare reports in one app. TallyFlex brings behavior and skill data, progress graphs, session notes, and reports together for BCBAs, RBTs, special education teachers, and other professionals. Collect during the session Track behavior and skills with frequency, duration, latency, percent correct, interval recording, and momentary time sampling. Record ABC data, break skills into task-analysis steps, and document prompt levels. Review session details Review a session’s collected data, graph, recorded events, and saved notes in one service record. Expand the event timeline to follow the sequence of recorded events. Follow progress over time Review progress graphs and add annotations for changes such as staffing or schedule updates. Organize programs into phases and targets to keep the skills you are working on connected. Bring clear reports to your next review Create PDF reports with graphs and summaries. Review session notes in a Notes Only report, or combine a day's service records, data summaries, timeline events, and notes in a Daily report. Export raw data to CSV or Excel. The Free plan includes core data collection, session notes, and basic CSV and Excel export. Programs, task analysis, prompt levels, full session timelines, and PDF reports require a paid subscription. Solo is a subscription for individual use, available through in-app purchase. Start collecting with TallyFlex. Questions? support@tallyflex.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TallyFlex at 64% against Thread Learning by CR's 0%. TallyFlex also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (87 vs 10). Thread Learning by CR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. TallyFlex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per month. Thread Learning by CR asks for nothing beyond the download.
TallyFlex holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TallyFlex has 87 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Thread Learning by CR's written reviews are positive against 64% of TallyFlex's.
Thread Learning by CR ships an update every 3 weeks, TallyFlex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thread Learning by CR | TallyFlex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (10 ratings) | 4.3 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 64.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CentralReach LLC | TallyFlex LLC |
Customer experience
Thread Learning by CR
TallyFlex
Bugs and requests
Thread Learning by CR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TallyFlex
Reported bugs
13 issues- Calendar not showing current sessions
- Data export results in empty Excel sheet
- Calculations and percentages are unreliable
- Data stops being counted after a certain number of opportunities
- Exported data format for duration is hard to graph
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- Recent update messed up client info
- Data not transferring when emailed
- Feature to see current sessions in 'today' tab stopped working
- Account verification email not received
- App stuck on email verification screen
- Account temporarily disabled
- Cannot add students on free version
- Cannot upgrade account
Requested features
27 requests- Offer a 'lite' subscription for SLPAs/BCaBAs
- Add more data collection options/types (chaining, TAs, checklists)
- Allow uploading pre-made data sheets
- Add sound alerts for timers
- Ability to re-organize behaviors on screens
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- Track exemplars
- Add sub-goals under main goals
- Cold probe button/data collection
- Shared sessions/collaborative data collection
- Ability to add multiple students in one session
- Add prompts needed for a correct response
- macOS app that syncs
- Ability to add other team members for consistency
- Printable daily reports
- More descriptive session names or notes
- Export to CSV or Google Sheets
- Export raw data and graph
- Prompt required tracking
- Add descriptions to behaviors and option to show/hide
- Go back to list of behaviors and add current behaviors during session
- Website for help and learning
- Easier way to export data with graphs
- Time-stamped keystrokes for individual bouts
- Break down sessions further if needed
- Export qualitative notes
- Export session duration with time
- Shared location for a single student
In-app purchases
Thread Learning by CR
No in-app purchases
TallyFlex
- TallyFlex Solo Monthly$27.991 Month
- Solo Yearly$279.991 Year
Questions
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