TallyFlex vs Classroom Volume Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TallyFlex
This app helps professionals collect, track, and report on behavior and skill data. It offers various data collection methods, progress graphing, and report generation tools for educational and therapeutic settings. A free plan includes core features, with advanced options available via subscription.
- Frequency, duration, latency, percent correct, interval recording, and momentary time sampling
- ABC data collection and task analysis
- Progress graphing and annotations
- PDF report generation
- Raw data export to CSV/Excel
- Session notes and service records
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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/
Classroom Volume Buddy
This app assists educators in controlling classroom noise levels with an on-device monitor and interactive rewards. Teachers can set noise thresholds and monitor student progress visually. The timer automatically pauses when noise levels exceed the limit, and audio is never recorded.
- On-device volume monitoring
- Customizable classroom rewards
- Real-time progress tracking for students
- Automatic timer pause for excessive noise
- Audio privacy (never recorded or uploaded)
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Classroom Volume Buddy helps teachers manage classroom noise using an on-device volume monitor and customizable classroom rewards. Choose a reward, set the noise threshold, and let students watch their progress in real time. When the classroom becomes too loud, the timer pauses automatically. Audio is never recorded or uploaded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TallyFlex at Free against Classroom Volume Buddy's $0.99. TallyFlex also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 1). Classroom Volume Buddy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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
TallyFlex is free to download; Classroom Volume Buddy costs $0.99 up front. TallyFlex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $27.99 per month. Classroom Volume Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Classroom Volume Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TallyFlex has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TallyFlex | Classroom Volume Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (91 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TallyFlex LLC | Ashley Schaub |
Bugs and 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
Classroom Volume Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TallyFlex
- TallyFlex Solo Monthly$27.991 Month
- Solo Yearly$279.991 Year
Classroom Volume Buddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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