Comparison

Phases Parent vs ABA Play

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

Head to head
About

Phases Parent

Features
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Phases is a cloud-based platform enables Special Education Institutes and daycare centers to manage the core operations and connect the daycare center with students’ families effectively in a way that will really lead to higher performance of education for people with disabilities. Phases offer a variety of integrated applications that want to make the easiest collaboration between educators, therapists, and parents to provide children with the help they are needed. Phases Parent app helps parents of children with disabilities to follow up on the educational and therapeutic plans for their children. With Phases, parents can follow up on the individual educational plans (IEPs) for their child, and view the class information, schedule, and the specialist’s profile for each class. They also can update the daily follow-up E-Notebook, and view the test results and reports. In addition to communicate with the therapeutic specialist to discuss the child’s IEP progress and decide what did and did not work for the child's IEP. The application allows the user to access his personal profile and show his information including his assigned children’s cases with their individual educational plans. The application is available in both (Arabic- English) languages and allows the user to adjust his account settings. There is also “change password” option which enables the user to modify his account password and also “Forgot password “option which enables the user to retrieve his account password. ** FOR PARENT ACCOUNT YOUR CHILD INSTITUTE MUST SUBSCRIBE FOR PHASES PLATFORM FIRST.

About

ABA Play

This educational app uses AI-generated content and data-driven teaching principles to create a customizable learning environment for early learners. It supports multiple profiles and includes autopilot modes for independent exploration, with on-device data tracking to monitor progress.

Highlights
  • Customizable learning environment
  • AI-generated images and voice prompts
  • Multiple learner profiles
  • Autopilot exploration modes
  • On-device local data tracking
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ABA Play is an educational tool designed around powerful learning principles. The goal of this app is to provide a fun and engaging playground with customizable learning delivered in a way that aligns with data driven teaching practices. The images and voice prompts included are AI generated, leveraging AI tools to democratize access to these resources for underserved children. It also serves as another opportunity for children to maintain and generalize skills. Features: - Deeply customizable learning environment designed to be accessible to a wide range of early learners - Multiple profiles for multiple learners - Autopilot modes for parents to allow learners to explore learning targets with guardrails to prevent overwhelming them - On-device local data tracking to assess learning and make changes to programming This application was built by a single developer and has many planned updates.

Screenshots

Phases Parent4 screens
ABA Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phases Parent at none against ABA Play's 3. ABA Play's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ABA Play sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Phases Parent asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phases Parent ships an update monthly, ABA Play every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Phases Parent versus ABA Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhases ParentABA Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB1.4 GB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhases companyMATTHEW ODELL BLANEY

In-app purchases

None

Phases Parent

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ABA Play

One-time3
  • Full Access$9.99
  • Add 8 Additional Profiles$29.99
  • Upgraded Access AND 10 Profiles$39.99

Questions

Is Phases Parent free?
Phases Parent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABA Play free?
ABA Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phases Parent or ABA Play have ads?
Neither Phases Parent nor ABA Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phases Parent or ABA Play?
Phases Parent ships an update monthly, and ABA Play every 5 days. Most recently, Phases Parent was updated on October 12, 2026 and ABA Play on October 14, 2026.

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