Now and Next Lite vs PinchPath

Show a child what is happening now, and what is happening next. Now and Next takes the part of the day that is hardest to explain and makes it something a child can see. Put the current activity on one side of a card and the one that comes after it on the other, and “we're leaving the playground after this” stops being an argument and becomes a picture to point at. Teachers and therapists usually call it a first-then board. It is the same idea, and the app does both. It was built by parents, and it is used at home, in preschool and elementary classrooms, and in therapy sessions: with autistic children, with children who have ADHD, with children whose speech and language is still developing, and with any young child whose day goes better when they can see it laid out. Now and Next Lite is free to use, with no ads, so you can find out whether it works for your child before you spend anything. WHAT LITE GIVES YOU • Two Now and Next cards • One choice card, offering two or three pictures to choose from • Three custom activities of your own • All 60+ built-in activities, the Time Line, spoken activities and your own wording • No ads NOW AND NEXT CARDS Pick two activities and the card is made. Tap a picture to hear the activity read aloud. If your family or your classroom says something other than “Now” and “Next,” change the wording to the words you already use. CHOICE CARDS, WITH TWO OR THREE PICTURES Ask with pictures instead of words. A choice card is a visual choice board: a question and two or three activities to choose from — milk or water, playground or backyard, which book at bedtime — so a child can pick one by pointing. TIME LINE Put your cards in order and the Time Line runs the routine for you. Each card stays up for as long as you set, then moves on by itself, with an optional friendly sound as it changes. 60+ ACTIVITIES, AND ROOM FOR YOUR OWN More than 60 illustrated activities come with the app, covering home and school from breakfast and brushing teeth to school, nap time and the dentist. Adding your own is just as easy: take a photo, choose one from your library, or create a picture with Image Playground on supported devices. IN YOUR LANGUAGE The app follows your device language in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Italian, including the names of the built-in activities. Anything you typed yourself stays exactly as you wrote it. UNLOCKING THE FULL VERSION One in-app purchase, with no subscription, lifts every limit: as many cards and choice cards as you need, as many custom activities as you want to make, and backing up and restoring what you have built. You never need it to remove ads: there are none. Everything you have already created stays exactly where it is. NO ADS, AND YOUR PRIVACY Lite shows no ads, whether or not you unlock the full version, and it never asks to track you. Whatever you create stays on your device. Your photos, activities and cards are not collected or shared, and there is no account to create and no sign-in. If you unlock the full version, Apple takes the payment, and the app checks your purchase with RevenueCat, our purchase service, using an anonymous identifier rather than your name.

PinchPath helps kids build handwriting and fine motor skills through guided practice. It follows the exact progression an occupational therapist would use, all in an app a child can actually enjoy. How it works Kids trace letters, numbers, shapes, and words with real time feedback on stroke formation. The app does not just check if they colored inside the lines, but whether each stroke was actually formed correctly. Every letter is built from proper stroke order, so kids learn the correct motion, not just the shape. The Adventure Map Pick your child's grade from kindergarten to fifth grade, and PinchPath lays out a guided path. They will tackle warm ups first, then shapes, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, writing practice, numbers, and words. Everything is sequenced the exact way handwriting is taught, rather than thrown at kids all at once. What is inside -Uppercase and lowercase letter tracing with stroke by stroke guidance - Number formation practice -Shape and pre writing warm ups -Word tracing and independent word writing -Name practice -Visual motor and fine motor mini games led by our friendly robot guide -Creative drawing activities Built for grown ups too Track progress per child with accuracy scores, session history, and performance data. This is incredibly useful whether you are a parent watching for improvement, a teacher managing a classroom, or a therapist tracking clinical goals. Multiple child profiles are fully supported. Settings that actually matter Left handed layout. Adjustable stroke width, guide opacity, and tracing difficulty. Sound, haptics, and animation intensity controls for kids with sensory sensitivities. High contrast mode. Privacy Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking, and no ads. Your child's name and progress never leave the iPad. Free to start All uppercase letters, tracing shapes, and connect the dots are free, plus a sample of lowercase letters and numbers. Unlock everything with a single one time purchase and absolutely no subscription.