TabCAT vs Q interactive Assess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TabCAT
This medical tool offers a suite of cognitive tests for assessing executive function, memory, language, motor skills, and visuospatial abilities. It also includes multidimensional questionnaires for subjects, informants, and examiners, designed for standardized measurement in clinical and research settings.
- Cognitive tests
- Executive function assessment
- Memory assessment
- Language assessment
- Motor skills assessment
- Visuospatial skills assessment
- Multidimensional questionnaires
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The Tablet-based Cognitive Assessment Tool (TabCAT) is an application developed at University of California San Francisco for the administration of clinical and research tools. The variety of tools available on TabCAT includes cognitive tests of executive function, memory, language, motor skills, and visuospatial skills. It also includes a set of multidimensional questionnaires that are subject-facing, informant-facing, or examiner-facing. TabCAT tools are designed for use in diverse settings, and automated administration and scoring ensure high precision and standardization of measurement. The tests can be used for assessment and longitudinal monitoring of cognitive and behavioral abilities in adults.
Q interactive Assess
This digital platform streamlines clinical assessments for individuals. It offers real-time scoring through simple taps and swipes, significantly reducing administration and scoring time. The app eliminates the need for physical kits, allowing clinicians to focus on observation and interpretation.
- Digital assessment preparation
- Instrument and subtest level preparation
- Real-time scoring
- Reduced administration time
- Focus on observation and interpretation
- Eliminates physical kits
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Q-interactive Assess is a comprehensive digital platform that lets you quickly prepare your clinical assessment for a given individual at both the instrument and subtest levels. It helps you be more efficient: • Early indicators suggests saving 20% of administration and scoring time. • Real-time scoring, all with a few simple taps, swipes and scribes. • No more kits to haul around or share or go looking for when you need it. Q-interactive Assess scores on the fly and let’s you focus on observing and interpreting. It’s a more effective way to do your job, serve your clients, and evolve your practice.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TabCAT at 5.0 against Q interactive Assess's 2.0. TabCAT also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Q interactive Assess's advantage is ratings volume (60 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TabCAT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Q interactive Assess has 60 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TabCAT ships an update every 4 months, Q interactive Assess every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TabCAT | Q interactive Assess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California at San Francisco | Pearson Education, Inc. |
Customer experience
TabCAT
Q interactive Assess
In-app purchases
TabCAT
No in-app purchases
Q interactive Assess
No in-app purchases
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