Comparison

The Autism Helper vs Autistic Empathy

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

Head to head
About

The Autism Helper

This app offers training, tools, and a supportive community for individuals focused on improving the lives of those with autism. Access evidence-based courses, downloadable resources, and live Q&As with experts. Connect with professionals and parents in dedicated sub-groups.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based practice training
  • Enrollable courses on behavior change
  • Free weekly downloadable tools
  • Exclusive professional community
  • Live Q&As with experts
  • Dedicated sub-groups for professionals and parents
Features
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The Autism Helper provides resources and community support for those striving to create the best life possible for individuals with autism. When you join The Autism Helper community you gain access to: + Training on evidence based practices in a way that is easy to access and easy to implement + The ability to enroll in evidence-based courses on behavior change, literacy, and executive functioning skills + Free weekly downloadable tools and materials to work on academic, functional, and communication-based skills + An exclusive community of like-minded professionals ready to collaborate and share best-practices + Live Q&As with Sasha Long, MA, BCBA to get your questions answered + Access to dedicated sub-groups for speech language pathologists, parents of autistic children, special education teachers, and more!

About

Autistic Empathy

This app connects individuals aged 18+ who identify as autistic or Asperger's with like-minded people for dating or friendship. It aims to provide a more understanding and direct approach to forming connections, bypassing the complexities of mainstream social apps. Managed by autism specialists, it offers support and advice for members.

Highlights
  • Dating and friendship connections
  • For autistic and Asperger's individuals
  • Direct communication style
  • Managed by autism specialists
  • Helpline support
  • Dating and friendship advice
Features
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A dating and/or friendship app for 18+ individuals who identify as having Asperger's syndrome/Autism and who are seeking the companionship of like-minded individuals who can provide the empathic understanding they are seeking and which they deserve. Apps for all neuro-types are not discerning enough for Asperger's/Autistic individuals, and the potential for harm to the Aspergic/Autistic individual is enormous. Literal, black and white thinking, which is part of the Asperger's/Autistic mindset, while it can be a benefit in certain areas of life and living, it can be problematic in relationships if not empathically understood by the person with whom you wish to be close to. Finding someone who thinks in a similar way to how you think at first encounter, this app provides a shortcut through the social dance that the more mainstream dating/friendship apps engender. This app is managed by qualified autism-specialist counsellors, who will be on hand with bespoke advices, if, for whatever reason, a difficulty is encountered via a helpline. Autistic Empathy also provides generic advices reference dating and friendship for all members to access.

Screenshots

The Autism Helper4 screens
Autistic Empathy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Autism Helper at 4.8 against Autistic Empathy's 4.1. The Autism Helper also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Autistic Empathy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

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

The Autism Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 48 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Autism Helper ships an update fortnightly, Autistic Empathy every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Autism Helper versus Autistic Empathy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Autism HelperAutistic Empathy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings) — better4.1 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews—6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2148 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB78 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperThe Autism Helper, IncAction for Neurodiversity

Customer experience

The Autism Helper

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Autistic Empathy

All ratings47 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative19.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative81.3%

In-app purchases

None

The Autism Helper

No in-app purchases

None

Autistic Empathy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Autism Helper free?
The Autism Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autistic Empathy free?
Autistic Empathy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Autism Helper or Autistic Empathy?
The Autism Helper is rated higher. The Autism Helper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Autistic Empathy averages 4.1 from 48 ratings.
Do The Autism Helper or Autistic Empathy have ads?
The Autism Helper shows ads; Autistic Empathy does not.
Which is updated more often, The Autism Helper or Autistic Empathy?
The Autism Helper ships an update fortnightly, and Autistic Empathy every 2 months. Most recently, The Autism Helper was updated on November 3, 2026 and Autistic Empathy on November 3, 2026.

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